Even with a baby on the way, I think this is the year I will hone my skills and restructure my portfolio and start focusing my free time(what little I will have) on our long-term investments. Since B was born I sold out of the market, which was pretty good since that was when everything started to go downhill. Now I need to step back and really treat my investments like a business, more serious, think of real money goals/plans and read/analyze as much as I can.

The most amazing food ever. A great way to start the 2010. A fun evening with girlfriends who enjoy good food, love to read & write about food and just know how to have fun!

I'll be posting more about my thoughts for each course.

We've been blessed this year and we hope that you have been too. For this holiday season in lieu of presents please consider donating to a local shelter or food bank. Or if you'd like to give to organizations we support here is a list of them:

Blossom Birth of Palo Alto
A birthing resource center in Palo Alto that provides services to everyone even those with economic hardships.

Family Connections
A local free non-profit parent cooperative preschool for disadvantaged families of East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City.

World Vision
We have sponsored a little girl since 2007 in Sri Lanka and it's been a blessing to get updates about how she, her family and her village is doing over the past couple of years.

Bethlehem Ministry
A ministry that supports the welfare of those in poverty in Haiti by building schools and establishing clean water programs.

Open Gate Nursery School
B's preschool is a non-profit parent cooperative that relies on fundraisers and donations and the support of its parents to run this school. The school is also involved in supporting preschools such as Family Connections.

Abundant Life Christian Fellowship

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in memory of Jeff's dad, Stephen Chan.

This is also from the environmental working group: http://www.ewg.or/babysafe
It's mainly about bottles, formula

This one is about children's health in general: http://www.ewg.org/featured/14

I follow this website for general information around child safety, eco-friendly products etc: http://safemama.com/

http://thesoftlanding.wordpress.com/

http://parents.berkeley.edu/