Even though we don't have pets, I like to think that we're animal friendly.  We've planted all kinds of butterfly and humming...

I don't consider myself a material girl, and I didn't get into blogging for the free stuff, but I must admit, I was pretty excite...

One year ago, I realized that I'd be turning forty, so made up a list of 40 things I wanted to do before I reached that all-importan...

It seems like people who turn forty always want to prove that they're no older or more decrepit than they were at 39 -- in fact they ...

Way back in the old, old days, turning forty was literally the end of your world; if you hadn't succumbed to disease or childbirth or...

Bonggamom's note:  This is an old post I wrote for Silicon Valley Moms in 2007 .  I'm reposting it here to celebrate Bay to Brea...

Bonggamom's note: this is an old post I wrote for the Silicon Valley Moms in 2006.  I'm reposting it here to celebrate the 101s...

Last week I participated in a virtual potluck hosted by my friend Gina, author of the Taste This! series of cookbooks.  All the particip...

No one knows mothers like their children, and no one can articulate just what makes moms great, quite like an eight year-old can.  For Mo...

I've never been a big alcohol drinker.  I like to say it makes me the perfect date and perfect party companion, because I don't l...