One Year... and Counting

It's official, we survived our first year in Silicon Valley! At the one year mark we packed up the family and headed to Denver. I was really afraid the visit would be bittersweet, but it wasn't. Every night was filled with friendship, fun and laughter! My friends in Denver are life long friends and no matter where we live we will make time for you all.

I know most of the country is struggling with extra cold weather, but the weather is great here. The kids usually don't need a jacket except in the morning. Sometimes we have fog, but it burns off. Walking in the hills near the house it is cooler, sometimes even frozen mud puddles. The kids really enjoyed the snow in Denver, but I think they got their fill. We are heading up to Big Bear soon and will check out the skiing and snow California style!

I have a few other projects going on and have started a blog about the Android phone. I received the new Google Phone, Nexus One, for Christmas thanks to Fred's new project at work. As you know, if you know me at all, I LOVED my iPhone. But its gone, long gone now. So I will be reviewing Android Apps for Moms, family and kids on my new blog Mommy Has an Android Now. Its a bit on the bleeding edge, since these phones aren't known at all in the Stay At Home Mom crowd. But I have a feeling they will be! These phones are more like a mini computer and completely integrated with other Google products (gmail, Google Calendar, Lattitude, Picasa, Google Voice, Youtube, etc.) which I use. If you have an Android phone, I would love for you to follow the blog and give me your input!

I also have been blogging about a new Low Sugar plan that I have been doing with Jorge Cruise. If you are interested, let me know and I'll send you a link to it. Don't read this blog unless you want to know the ugly details about me (ie. how much I weigh... you REALLY don't want to know that!). I have struggled with my weight ever since my first pregnancy and I feel like I have found great answers with this program. I have lost 27lbs during my 12 Week program, and still have more to go. Turns out this is the way Fred eats and really how I see Europeans eat and it makes so much since. I write this blog semi-anonymously, since I don't want people to know I'm fat... and yes I get the humor in that! If you are looking to lose weight or lower your sugar intake in the New Year I highly recommend Jorge's new book The Belly Fat Cure.

Of course I still have the boy's Mystery Toy Blog too. So if you don't see me doing much here, you know where I am at a least! Blogging is a way to exercise the writing muscle and I really enjoy it. I had a few blogs published last year in bigger venues, but I didn't get much pleasure from that. So I decided to write only about the things I am excited about: My kids, my new diet and my new phone!