August 6th, 2010 04:37pm

Fair Endings – photo gallery

by WineCountry.Mom


Fair season is almost over (ends this Sunday). Have you seen everything there is to see? (Read the article… )
May 10th, 2010 04:28pm

Battling for Checkmate

by WineCountry.Mom

In the world of ranks, files, and black and white pieces, chess is making a strong comeback. This was more than apparent at Strawberry School on May 1st where young players met for duel, a queen and her men as their weapons, for the 2nd Annual Countywide Chess Tournament. (read the post…)
April 5th, 2010 02:07pm

Easter Photo Blog

by WineCountry.Mom



Easter is a huge celebration in our family. Read on to view photos as we prepared for the holiday. (more…)
March 30th, 2010 02:41pm

When kids drive you crazy

by WineCountry.Mom

Yesterday was a busy day of laundry and cleaning. Not only did it need to be done, but I am expecting the landlord to come by today for our annual inspection to make sure that our apartment is still intact and that we aren’t housing any pets like dogs or the regular city sewage rat. Thankfully, we have neither. Children are enough of a necessary hassle to be tended to without adding an animal to the mix. And this was even more apparent when I heard something drop to the floor in the bathroom, and an “oops” out of my daughter. She rushed into the kitchen and grabbed some paper towels, and then disappeared around the corner.

“Everything ok?” I asked her.

“Um, fine,” she said. “Except I might have spilled some nail polish on the floor…” Engrossed in my work, I told her to just use some of the nail polish remover on the linoleum. “Uh, ok,” she said. “But it’s not coming out of the carpet.” (more…)
March 16th, 2010 09:43am

Cleaning tips from the Taz

by WineCountry.Mom

Conversations with the Taz after our 30 minute clean-up… (more…)
February 5th, 2010 03:27pm

9 years ago today…

by WineCountry.Mom

9 years ago today, a loud and wailing cry sounded from a tiny hospital room in North Santa Rosa. That’s right folks, the Taz had entered the building – and the world – and was making his presence known. (more…)
July 29th, 2009 07:53am

Two Kids, 4 hours, and the Fair Before Time

by WineCountry.Mom

We only had 4 hours to spare for the fair today. I didn’t think it would be enough time. My daughter thought it would be too much time. We’d see……