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Maxine
San Jose
Enjoying the moment, the adventure of it all!
Interests: guitar, laughing, cooking, reading, writing, camping, drinking red wine, watching sports
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Enjoyed the post. currently enjoy the photos from my Nikon D???? it is an old version provided from a friend who bought something newer. What do you think about purchasing used equipment?
Creating Your Digital Camera Wish List
When it comes to camera equipment, like other tech gadgets, the list of latest and greatest gear changes by the minute. It's not
When it takes a long time to heal ...I wonder?
Posted Jun 24, 2010 at Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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10 months and Kindergaten was over...wow that was quick!
Posted May 28, 2010 at Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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Passing on our fears or not!
Posted May 23, 2010 at Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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thanks for the comment. I imagine these signs and pictures will be around our house for many years to come. Maxine
Signs of all kinds...what is a mom to do?
Her sign habit started really early in her life. Perhaps this obsession began as we approached a corner and she pointed and said, "Octagon", or did her fascination begin with the octagon that said, "Stop?" Once she learned the meaning of the red circle with the slash, well that was it, her l...
You know, I like the idea once in a while too. I just got to figure out how to make it happen without taking a trip to Africa. I really enjoyed the post and the ideas you posed. Have a fun run in Napa.
When a husband and wife take separate spring breaks
Last week, during spring break, my husband and I took a break from each other. I don't mean "take a break" as in a trial separation, but as in we took vacations separate from each other. It wasn't planned to happen that way. We had actually talked about taking a family driving trip during sp...
Hi Noel,
Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I am glad you see your parents in your boys! Got to love that.
Take care Maxine
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Hockey and Grandmamma Margo
Tonight, at the San Jose Sharks game I discovered that I am my mother’s daughter. I know that was a strange place to come to such a realization. I was at the game with a friend, and my mom was watching the game on TV…and well, I found my connection with her. You see, my mom is a jockette, ...
My daughter and I read this post together. A sweet reminder of who we are and purpose of who we will become.
Mini Me
The winter in southeastern PA has been none too kind. This corner of the state has endured every snow, ice and cold that anyone could begin to imagine. People were trapped inside their homes, for days on end, with nothing left to do but wait for Spring. To avoid the inevitable cabin fever, I ...
Totally enjoyed the article in the SJ Merc News. Wow you all have come far! A publishing empire! I love it. Thanks for letting me tag along! enjoy the anniversary
Silicon Valley Moms Blog featured in the San Jose Mercury News: SILICON VALLEY ENERGY SPURS BLOG FOR EVERYMOM
What a beautiful way to celebrate four years of collaborative blogging in the Bay Area! Silicon Valley Moms Blog is featured today in the San Jose Mercury: Silicon Valley Energy Spurs Blog For Everymom, written by Mike Cassidy. Silicon Valley Moms Blog launched four years ago (March 2006). At...
I love this post. You caught me up in the world of politcs in these few paragraphs. I have no clue if she is a good mother or not but she fails the grade on leadership! I hope her try at running is abandoned quickly!
Sarah Palin, You're a Bad Mom
Sarah Palin, you're a bad mom and a bad example. I don't take this statement lightly and I'm not going to make this about political affiliations. This conversation is much more important than our government preferences. We can be civil about that discussion. This isn't about female power and s...
Thank you for inspiring me back to the gym. I have been on a two month break. Today I en the break. I usually work out regularly and take the teal age test to encourage me in the bennefits of healthy lifestyle. Thus far I am now seven years younger. My goal is to get back to 39. Currently in realage life I am 45. My true age is older. So now are you as confused as I sound. Bottom line have fun exercising or just healthy living.
I am OLD
On Superbowl Sunday, I ran the Redondo Beach Superbowl 5K. Partly inspired by the marathon training running log of fellow LA Mom Blogger Losangelista but mostly I signed up because someone asked me to do it. My inability to say no aside, the race turned out to be a wake up call that my body has...
We read to our daughter for six of six years. Meaning something every day and we both had and have fun. She is in kindergarten and loves to read. Suddenly it just all came together for her. So now we love going to the library and we sit at the same table and read our own books. And yes I still read books to her. She loves to snuggle inmy lap with a good book. Currently we are reading from the magic treehouse series by Mary Osborn Pope... Or is it Pope - Osborn. I can't ask my daughter she is still sleeping. She told us the name of the author when we were looking for the books. Amazing what they remember.
If you want to teach kids to read - just do it.
There is this commercial on my children's television station that makes me crazy. I'm not sure of all the details because I try not to pay attention when it comes on, but I know there are babies and flashcards involved. Ugh. I spent ten years in schools teaching kids to read and write. For nin...
Angela,
Thank you for the post! I get lost with being a radical, but on this occasion I will try. I was at a conference the other day, not about education, but the following fact was produced. The state of Florida, calculates the number of prison beds it will need in the future dependent upon the success rate of fourth graders, passing their fourth grade skills. Reading is the main skill set. It turns out in communities in Atlanta, that if a child does not pass the fourth grade, their future is one of poverty, economic and social chaos, ending with a prison term. No wonder Florida uses that metric for its future prison building. With that said, our family is trying to foster a love of learning. Today we packed our lunch, went to the library to find books to read, and ate and read while inside the library. This was the idea provided by our 6 year old. We all had fun! But now about the future education… that is a challenge. I will check out some of your links. And I will try and come up with ways to write about education. I did recently post a bit about my observations in Togo on my blog. Education keeps us out of a broken state of disarray! It is not just another poor country’s problem, it is our problem. Maxine
You Deserve to Have Your School Taken Away
Parents, I’m a Geography instructor at the College of San Mateo and my colleagues and I have been fighting tooth and nail to save the San Francisco Bay Area's schools as the State of California systematically dismantles our entire public education system. But as the semester progresses, I need...
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I like the dark chocolate surprise and red wine on valentines day. So honey did you read this? Hint hint
OVO by Cirque du Soleil Giveaway - Enter to win a pair of Valentine's Day tickets to see OVO by Cirque du Soleil in San Jose!
This post is sponsored by Cirque de Soleil *** UPDATED! Our winner is Tara S who shared many things she loves about Valentine's Day...conversation hearts, being able to dress up in pink and red for one day and not feel tacky, watching her twins decorate the sliding glass doors with valentin...
I love that on this day 15 years ago my husband asked me to marry him on bended knee. Well actually I was in his arms. It was very very funny, because i asked him three times if he was sure he really wanted to marry me. Good thing he said yes...oh so did I!
OVO by Cirque du Soleil Giveaway - Enter to win a pair of Valentine's Day tickets to see OVO by Cirque du Soleil in San Jose!
This post is sponsored by Cirque de Soleil *** UPDATED! Our winner is Tara S who shared many things she loves about Valentine's Day...conversation hearts, being able to dress up in pink and red for one day and not feel tacky, watching her twins decorate the sliding glass doors with valentin...
This is a very thought provoking conversation. My district is oak grove here in south bay. I am not sure what kinds of programs they have going. I know one family's child goes to an upper grade math class. My daughter is learning with the rest of her kinder class touch math. In fact it is her "trick" for addition. I purchased a math book of sheets for her level and she has worked through it. So now I will look for another level. I am going to ask some friends who home school what they use for math. I always hear them discuss the classical method. I am guessing it is what I used in the 60's. But in reality she will need to work through the studies with her questions. My friends are also having their kids learn Latin as part of their curriculum. I may try and figure a way to do the same. Now I know why I will not be working much if I need to supplement my little girls learning. All of this to say we have all participated I the destruction of the public school system. It seems however we are perceived as concerned parents we are. We can't afford private so it will be me and extra curricular exposure. Right now she loves science and the planets so we shall start there.
Giftedness: The Third Rail of Public Education in California
I attended elementary school in the 1970s. I remember having a school nurse. I remember riding a bus on field trips. I even remember gifted programs. Due to education budget cuts in California, these are vestiges of the past. While my friend Darin's first grade son in New Jersey is identifie...
Thank you for sharing your post. My husband and i will keep you and your mom in our prayers. It really is tough with chronic pain and or disease especially in our parents. In our family it is Alzheimers, so we engage my dad, but it is still not the same. Feeling helpless seems to be the common thread, but embracing what is there seems to be our comfort.
My Mom is Sick. Now What?
For a few years in my young childhood, my mom was in a wheelchair, her beautiful (no really, like Latina Beauty Queen type-beautiful) face hidden behind the effects of steroids. As a young kid, I truly didn't really care -- my life was great, and as far as I was concerned that blue handicapped...
Way too funny! I laughed out loud at this one. thanks for the fun of it all.
Maxine
There are no short cuts in parenting
I have noticed, in my almost six years of parenting, that there are no short cuts available to parents. Have a meeting to get to, necessitating a quick drop off at preschool, no tears? No way. A three-year-old can smell that quick leave attempt a mile away, stretching your process out even long...
Linsey, ok, you made me cry with a bit of joy. Now I need more wine! You want to come over?
My #Best09...Inspired by @GwenBell - Tea of the Year, Word or Phrase, Best Shopping, Best Car Ride, Best New Person
Continuing @GwenBell 's #best09 Blog Challenge... Read all of my #best09 here. December 16 - Tea of the Year Fancy Nancy Tea Party Lily and Ava were invited to our neighbor's five-year-old birthday fancy tea party (ala Fancy Nancy) and it was so...fancy. If you are ever planning a litt...
I just laughed out loud at the very end. Thank you!
It doesn't matter how good you've been, you're not getting it kid
When I attended his class Holiday Party, I moved around the room to see all the work displayed from floor to ceiling. There were glittery poinsettias, construction paper dreidels, and reindeer’s antlers made from their own hands. And tucked away into the far side of the room, where most pare...
Thank you for your encouraging words Shana. She really is amazing.
My 1st God Daughter now look at you!
This photo is of my god-daughter, Claire Sloan, it was made by her too. A very long 6 hour exposure while she slept. She sleeps so peacefully here now, BUT that was not the case when she was young. Yes Claire I remember, you ruled the roost sort of speak. In fact there used to be a picture...
Thank you for your comments. I am so glad you were able to check out her work. I am always amazed by her perspective. And yes, Claire is the daughter of Dr. Mark Sloan, the author of Birth Day.
My 1st God Daughter now look at you!
This photo is of my god-daughter, Claire Sloan, it was made by her too. A very long 6 hour exposure while she slept. She sleeps so peacefully here now, BUT that was not the case when she was young. Yes Claire I remember, you ruled the roost sort of speak. In fact there used to be a picture...
This was just too funny. Oh I remember as a little girl visiting the Eggo Factory here in San Jose. Not sure if it is still here. I think that is how I started to enjoy Eggo's. Otherwise my mom made them. And no, I do not make waffles either. But I can make a mean batch of pancakes!
My Eggo Confession & the Absurdity of the Waffle Shortage
Sure, I heard something about the Eggo waffle shortage, but I didn't realize how dire the situation was until recently. A few mornings ago we ran out of Eggo Blueberry waffles, and I couldn't find them ANYWHERE. That morning, after trekking to our 4th local supermarket and, once again, failin...
Angela, thanks for the great story. I am so glad I am not the only one trying to teach my child to "gather" her emotions. We too work with the breathing or long breath. Sometimes I am not as kind, and just say, ok, don't cry now. I know I know it goes against a parenting teaching somewhere. But once she cry's in specific situations, she brings up every incident in her life that ever happened and then she is sad, oh so sad and not even a breath can console her poor little soul. Darn I just digressed. But it actually does work if I catch her before she gets lost in the emotion of many moments.
The second point I really loved was your bringing up of telling stories from the family history. I will start doing that, I just hope I remember something. :)
I am so glad your calm lead to saving your brother's life. That is probably very understated from your perspective. A hero at 12. Not bad girl, not bad at all. Of course you do not see yourself as a hero, you just did what made sense, and what was driven by love.
Thank you.
CALM DOWN: A Breath To Save A Life
Boo is screaming in frustration as she tears off the three layers of clothing I’ve just struggled her into. “I hate all that stuff! Why are you making me wear all these clothes? This is the worst day ever!” The temperature outside is dropping from a cool 57 degrees and Hubby is taking our 7- a...
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