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	Anger Management Feb 8, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Sometimes, when you are angry with someone, it helps to sit down, take a moment to cool off, and think about the problem. [read more]
	Small and Mighty Acts of Kindness Feb 4, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM My seven year old and I have walked the same route to school every day for the past year and half – through his entire Kindergarten year and now First Grade. On the way, we pass a large, rather sterile-looking nursing home whose bedroo ... [read more]
	A Date! I Had a Date! Feb 4, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass T was offered some cheap tickets to the minor league hockey game on Friday. Hockey? I loooove hockey! (I went to high school in North Dakota where, unlike Texas, football was a side note and hockey was the main event. We had no Spri ... [read more]
	Holly Feb 4, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass It turns out that Holly has more in common with the plant for which she was named than we thought. Which is not to say prickly and semi-poisonous. Have you ever tried to remove a holly bush? Impossible! You can't kill the stuff. Ou ... [read more]
	Construction: Day 11-15 Feb 4, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass First off, nothing bad has happened! I have had several inquiries as to whether my lack of posting equated Very Bad Things construction-wise. Nope! Just lazy. And tired. Blah, blah, blah. [read more]
	Sniff!! Feb 4, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Out of nowhere at bed time tonight: Z: Mommy, when will Mimi get better? R: (gulp) Well, honey, she's not going to get better. Z: But why? R: Well, Alzheimer's Disease, the disease she has that makes her memory sick, doesn't have ... [read more]
	Going to the Dogs Part II Feb 2, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM As threatened, I have returned with my stealth investigative report of the Golden Gate Kennel Association’s 105th All Breed Dog Show this past weekend. Although I remain a dog un-enthusiast, I must say that the expedition was a good ti ... [read more]
	Going to the Dogs Jan 29, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM My husband cheerily suggested over breakfast that we take the kids to the Golden Gate Kennel Club’s All Breed Dog Show Best at the Cow Palace this weekend. “It will be fun and besides it’s a good place to go to get out of the rain.” He ... [read more]
	Construction: Day 10 Jan 29, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Thank goodness they got the addition enclosed yesterday! It rained like god was mad at us this morning. (Wester floods like Venice every time it rains, but that's another post!) We had a little leak above the laundry room, but it app ... [read more]
	A Bat Versus A Fox Jan 28, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM The whole concept of “sibling battles” is a new one for me. After all, I was an only child and so there wasn’t anyone to scuffle with except my cranky cats. Even after the husband and I took the plunge and had kiddo number two, there ... [read more]
	Yipe! Yipe! Yipe!* Jan 28, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass With the workmen here, our already spastic new dog has taken her spazz-ness to unheard of levels. Yesterday, while the kids were at school and I was out running errands, Holly munched Q's newest favorite sword (the one from KK's broth ... [read more]
	Construction: Day 9 Jan 28, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Like ants swarming to repair an ant hill, the framers swarmed my roof all. day. long. The gable is now entirely enclosed - including windows. This is really a good thing because tomorrow we have rain in the forecast and bitter cold is ... [read more]
	Anxiety Attack Jan 27, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass It is 3:30 a.m. and I can't sleep. I am freaking out about the attic. The more I think about it, the more I am worried that we have made a massive mistake. Part of the beauty of our house was its nice simple lines: a classic west Tex ... [read more]
	Super Hero Jan 27, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass On the way home from school today: [read more]
	Construction: Day 8 Jan 27, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Wow. That is all I can say. Wow. When we got home from school today, Z and I were greeted with a 22 x 11 foot hole in the roof. By sundown, the whole dormer was framed in. They expect to get it all closed in by tomorrow. That was ... [read more]
	Disappointed Jan 26, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass While we were away there were crews in and out of our every day. Our contractor was a sheriff's deputy for 27 years, so we had no fears for our worldly possessions. So can anyone explain what happened to the ten pound jar of change i ... [read more]
	Construction: Day 7 Jan 26, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass They made amazing progress today. All of the sub-floor is in, so you can see how the rooms will shape up. Lots of noise: compressor, air nailer, saws, hammers. Poor Griffin is about to have a nervous break down. Maybe the next phas ... [read more]
	Making pooping time fun Jan 26, 2010 \| Author: Annz \| Source: A Woman's Perspective 1/26/2010 [read more]
	Meet me halfway Jan 25, 2010 \| Author: Annz \| Source: A Woman's Perspective I love listening to this song by black eyed peas because I know that it is really a requirement in maintaining a relationship. Making a relationship work means doing your part in nurturing the relationship but it also means to wait pat ... [read more]
	Construction: Days 2.5 - 6 Jan 25, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Through the magic of everyone assuming T is in charge of the decision making re the remodel, we didn't have any framers on Monday. This resulted in a panicked phone call to the contractor from yours truly. Turns out that they were at ... [read more]
	Elevating George Clooney Jan 24, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM This is sheer blasphemy but I 'll put it out there anyway. I am not a fan of George Clooney. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I agreed with any movie reviewer who liked his performance in a film. Yes, I appreciate that Clooney ... [read more]
	The meaning of my tooth dream Jan 22, 2010 \| Author: Annz \| Source: A Woman's Perspective 1.22.10 [read more]
	Things that Go Thump in the Night Jan 21, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM My children haven’t been playing by the rules. Not at all. The rules are clear and unwavering– children must sleep in their own beds at night unless a fire or some large natural disaster compels them to do otherwise. It’s a rule tha ... [read more]
	Rainy Day Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 \| Author: SF Mommy \| Source: MOVEOVERMOMMY.COM It’s a wet blustery Tuesday here in San Francisco. According to the weather report, we are in the midst of a series of winter storms which will be drenching the city through the weekend. When the rain started yesterday, both kids wer ... [read more]
	Decade in Review Jan 19, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Melissa stole this idea from Ian, and I thought it was such a good idea that I am stealing it, too! [read more]
	Ow. Jan 19, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Holy middle-aged sag, Batman! I went to a new class at the Y yesterday called Power Cuts. It is a group weight lifting class. Every muscle group in my whole body aches. I sound like a little old man: I groan when I sit down; I groan ... [read more]
	Weekend Wordles: (First) Construction Edition Jan 17, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Join the fun at The Asylum, aka Last Shreds Of Sanity, to participate in Shan's Week~End Wordles. She has Mr. Linky up and running. For instructions on how to participate, go here. [read more]
	Six Word Saturday Jan 16, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass My six words: I hope the construction goes quickly. [read more]
	Construction: Day 2 Jan 16, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass Well, I was clothed when the workers arrived this morning, so that's something. After they had been in the house for all of ten minutes, a guy popped his head into the kitchen. [read more]
	Call Me Murphy Brown (aka:Construction: Day One) Jan 15, 2010 \| Author: Rae Ann \| Source: Critical Mass The big excitement around our house is that we have started the attic conversion project. Yesterday afternoon we handed over an eye-watering check to Eldon the contractor and the worker bees arrived promptly at the crack o' dawn this m ... [read more]