You know the office gift exchange, where you draw names and give each other calendars or mugs filled with candy or snowflake socks? We decided that we’ve done that one too many times, and this year we’re participating in a local “adopt-a-family”.  Yeah, we like presents as much as anyone, but why exchange Barnes and [...]

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The seasonal lights abound. This weekend is the start of the Tucson Zoo’s annual “Zoo Lights”.  Lots of pretty sparkly things, hot chocolate, and Santa (so, yeah, it’s more “Christmas” than “Holiday”–but Santa-Christmas, rather than Baby-Jesus-Christmas). The event runs Thursday through Sunday evenings during the month of December, from 6-8pm. The animals aren’t on display [...]

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an essay on working and parenting, from Heidi, a twentysomething TucsonMama: Compared to most of the college-educated mothers I know in Tucson, at age 25 I am considered young. Aside from the nervous glances I got at the OB’s office–even though I was 23 when I was pregnant I looked like I was 16–I don’t [...]

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