I wrote this piece for www.theexaminer.com, as am a featured columnist, so it's specific to Los Angeles but most places offer same as below.

As a parent of 9-year-old twin girls, I spend a great deal of time looking for ways to entertain them…

Being MIA…hasn’t done me much good!

I love this MS clip-art I found because it shows exactly what I have been doing over the last few weeks. I feel like I have been beating myself down and keeping the happy…

I just had to say…really??!!!!

I went to pick up my daughter from school and it is always a 10-15 minute wait to get around the school and out of the parking lot.

I had my…

My sister told me the other day they were going to put a bell around my neck...

Like a cat...

So they always know where I am.



I took great pride in this statement.



I started with the whole 'ninja' thing (it's in just about any profile of mine you can possibly find- Twitter, Top Mommy Blogs, Facebook, everything) a few years ago, and it started…

Back when Mr. Pants was the teeniest of tiny babies, I was overcome with emotion thinking about one day sending him to school. I shit you not, I cried about it. Postpartum hormones were not very nice to me. I was an unholy mess. I would stare at my perfect little baby and cry about all kinds of things. He would maybe get married someday (tears). He would someday sing in a Christmas pageant (floodgates). Someday we will snuggle and watch Goonies (Sniff Sniff). But the most frequent…

What is a MUST during Chinese New Year? Besides the food, of course.... hahaha... Red packets are very "vital" during this festive season especially to those who are not married yet... they are the receivers whereas the married ones are the givers..



Just look at the receivers' faces... oh, I must also give with a cheerful heart.. hahaha.... the red packet.. it doesn't matter how much you put inside.. it is just a Blessing... not the money that counts, right? :)…

This is the latest article from Tantrums, Troubles, and Treasures.  The Most Overlooked Report Card Truths details what the second report card really means for a child.  Most teachers don't go into this much detail so I hope the "truths" help your family.  Best wishes!

The Most Overlooked Report Card Truths

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Each day that I walk home from Aliya's bus stop I chat with one of my neighbors who also has a child that rides the bus with her. We basically share our thoughts on general things like life, kids and whatever we can think of for our five minute catch up as we walk home.

I work from home and I didn't have the previous day scheduled to work so me being my Martha Stewart self (I like to think so) kept myself busy. I told her how I organized Ayanna's entire closet before she came home…

Signing is my passion as I feel it is a great communication tool for children to use in order for them to develop their vocabulary and sense of concepts.

 There is much controversy on whether baby signing benefits children or not, I’m interested to hear your view points.  How do feel about it?…

How do you use technology to educate your child?

On Monday we go to the surgeon for a pre-op appt concerning getting his feeding tubes removed! He gets them out first part of March. He is beyond excited!!!

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Paying bills stress & weight gain…a viscous circle…

Here's my latest blog post about gift giving that encourages the parent child relationship.  http://http://wp.me/p1f1q6-jM