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Santa Claus is Coming to Town

November 24, 2009

I didn’t grow up with Santa Claus. Being raised Catholic meant that we focused more on the Birth of Jesus as the reason for Christmas. Add to that, coming from an Asian country, the idea of a white bearded man dressed in red and bearing gifts was a bit foreign. Plus we didn’t have chimneys. […]

Thanksgiving Dinner a Week Early

November 20, 2009

Last Sunday, avid home “chef” and my fellow blogger at OC Family, Priscilla invited me over for an early Thanksgiving Dinner. We had hoped that the Costa Mesa Big Foot would join us but apparently the Sasquatch had other obligations. Yay, more turkey for me. Here’s a little slideshow from that day. To get the […]

The new mommy uniform according to a celebrity stylist

November 9, 2009

This weekend I got the chance to meet celebrity stylist Sam Saboura at a meet and greet/makeover event at Coldwater Creek in Seal Beach. Okay, so Coldwater Creek isn’t top of mind when shopping for me but when Sam started making over store shoppers, I watched with admiration. Many of the women I met at […]

Do mothers lose their identities?

November 2, 2009

During our “meeting” at Peet’s Coffee Sunday morning, we thought of making a video to No Doubt’s “I’m Just a Girl” after seeing these guys belt out the Backstreet Boys. I don’t know how we’ll pull it off exactly but it’s one of those crazy things that come up when you get some mommy bloggers […]

It’s not too late to give…

November 2, 2009

Thank you to everyone that attended RISE AGAIN. If you missed it and would still like donate to help the typhoon victims in the Philippines, you can send check donations via snail mail. ALL CHECKS MUST BE PAYABLE TO: “Ayala Foundation USA” Please indicate in the note part that the donation is “for the Victims […]