Car Seat Installation and Inspection in Bay Area

To get certified person to install car seat for you in Bay Area, you can check following places:

AAA - Menlo Park: 700 El Camino Real, Ste. 175 (650) 289-5626
Mountain View: 900 Miramonte Ave. (650) 623-3209 (Spanish)

California Highway Patrol (CHP) - San Jose
2020 Junction Avenue, San Jose 95131
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 408.467.5400

Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road, Palo Alto 94304
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 650.736.2981

You can also check this website to find more stations: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm

写给走在离婚边缘的她

一个朋友对老公失望至极了，想要离婚，但看到幼小的一双儿女有时在下不了决心。我理解走在离婚边缘的她，这是就好像走在悬崖的边缘，退回去，现有的生活太痛苦，不然也不会被逼着走到这悬崖边缘；跳下去，也很可怕，因为还有对亲人的意思留恋，也有对未知崖底的害怕。我经历过，所以我理解。幸好我走了回来，我和老公work out了。现在看到朋友这样痛苦，我给她写了这样一段话。


不知道你现在感觉怎样了.真心地希望你们可以走过这一关.
你老公还是爱你和孩子的.为了他们,坚强,乐观一点,风雨过后一定有美丽的彩虹的!
其实,过什么样的生活,我们是可以主宰的.不要想着两种都是煎熬.找一天,请一个baby sitter，让自己放个假，做一天自己最想做的事；找一天，给老公和自己都放个假，在重温一下二人世界；或者在晚上睡觉前，静静地想一想今天让你感到happy的事情，生活不是很美好吗？在静静地想一想，列出老公的30条优秀品质，你是不是会感到能有这样一个老公，是上天对我的垂青呢？
其实每个人，每件事都有好与坏的一方面，关键在于我们关注（focus）于什么。想要快乐，就关注于快乐的一面吧！

我知道，这小小一段话不能马上让她从痛苦中走出，我只是希望，她能够慢慢地转移注意力，更多地关注那些让她快乐的事情，她快乐了，孩子就快乐了，老公也快乐，她也就更快乐了！

Costco now accepts VSP insurance

Today I went to Costco to get a pair of glasses. Costco is famous on its low prices. But they usually not accept any Vision Insurance. We need to handle reimbursement by ourselves.
However, they told me today that they accept the VSP plan now and they directly ask me for the out-of-pocket price. It's really a good deal. Price is much lower than other stores which usually accept VSP plans.
Good place to go for the glasses.

几个中国家庭外卖

在湾区，很多人都很忙，下班，接孩子，再做饭，确实很累。我们有一阵子经常点外卖。开始是去饭店点，后来觉得饭店的菜油太大，又很咸。当然价格也不便宜。后来经朋友介绍，去点家庭catering的家常菜，觉得不错。这中间，我听说个如下几个catering，写下来，分享一下。（先声明，我没有试过所有的，所以质量，味道好不好，不作评论。我也没有准备给他们做广告，根本就不认识他们，只是收集起来，方便大家。如果你知道其他的家庭外卖，请加在comment里边。谢谢。）

West San Jose and Cupertino area:

Ho Ho Catering (家家): 408-252-1043, hohocatering@hotmail.com
http://www.wix.com/hohocatering/home

Jenny: 408-242-3079(cell phone), 408-774-1052(Home)

Mrs. Xu: (408)446-5380

Fremont area:

Rose Garden (39055 Cedar Blvd Newark CA): (510)713-9188
$25 for 3 dishes
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/rose-ca/article?mid=414&prev=-1&next=413

Mountain View:
Jenny Shen: 650-918-9528


San Jose: 
Chef Xu’s Private Kitchen: 408-872-1410, hangzhouxuji@gmail.com
$23 for 3 dishes

Good nursing bra can prevent Blocked Ducts

Blocked duct is a common problem that new Mom may face during the breastfeeding. It's painful! I know how bad it can be, as I have suffered from that a lot. Plus, during the time the block is present, the baby is fussy when nursing on that side, as milk flow may be slower than usual.

Based on my experience, I think using good nursing bra can prevent blocked ducts. I tried many different nursing bras and conclude that good nursing bra should have following three features.

1. Bra should not have string in it, whether the plastic one or metal one. In breastfeeding, breast needs space to grow when milk comes. 
2. Bra should have thin and stretch cloth, as breasts need to breathe. And it's very easy to get sweaty within the first several months postpartum. 
3. Bra should have good support at the bottom. Otherwise, your breast may get saggy.

Baby Proofing Products Review

I'm a Mom with little ones at home. I tried lots of baby proofing products. Some works great. Some just waste my money. Usually expensive ones work. But that's not always true.
I'd like to share my experience to help you find the good products with low prices.

•  Power Strip Cover

I tried two brands Safety 1st and Mommy's helper. Both work well. But Mommy's helper wins as it's cheaper ($5.54). (Now, Safety 1st also reduces the price to $6.79, but still more expensive.)

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• Outlet Cover

I tried several brands and two of them work for us: one is Outlet cover and Cord Shortener, the other is Plug N outlets cover. Both works fine. The first one can hide some cord inside the cover. But, for me, I don't think I need to pay $5 more for that feature. Thus, Plug N outlet Covers Win.

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• Outlet Plugs

We tried several different brands. Those clear plugs with simple press do not work for my little at all, as he can easily get them off. I would recommend Safety 1st Delux Press-Fit Outlet plugs and Universal Outlet Cover. If you don't like using screw driver, the former will work better for you.

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• Door Pinch Guard

We used two products to prevent the hazards of slamming doors. Two sides of the door can pinch the figure and we want to prevent both of them. We first bought Panda Door Pinch Guard. It works fine but can't prevent the hazard from the inner side of the door. Hence, we bought American Red Cross Door Finger Guard, which works. However, the problem is that we need to take it off whenever we close the door. We find Finger Guard Shield, it seems solving the this problem. But we haven't tried it yet.

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