The ABCs of After School for Smarty Pants … and The Weekly Kids Co-Op

The blogger mom behind After School for Smarty Pants appears to be quite the smarty pants herself! She was born and raised in the former Soviet Union and came to the US when she was 24. She started as a software engineer in NYC and now is a product manager at a giant technology company in Silicon Valley. Her blog highlights “enrichment activities and life skills for advanced learners.” I LOVE the fact she and her husband took it into their own hands to help nurture their own little smarty pants! AND that she shares their ideas with us! So, here are …

The ABCs of

Age	45
Beverage of Choice	Coffee
something you’d like to Change in your Life	Make exercise a habit
favorite Diversion	Blogging
Essential start of the day	A cup of coffee and my email/FB
Favorite Color	Green
Favorite Game	Ticket to Ride
Height	5′ 3″
favorite Ice Cream flavor	Chocolate
Beloved piece of Jewelry	My engagement ring
Kids (names & ages)	Smarty (7 year old)
Where do you Live	San Jose, CA
Favorite Movie(s)	Forest Gump. The Muppet Christmas Carol
Nickname	Mama
Occupation	Product Manager
a weird thing in your Purse/bag	A lucky penguine
favorite Quote	Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you
Right or left-handed	Right handed
Siblings	None (a single child)
Time it takes to get ready	Depends on what, but usually I am fast
Unusual Fact	Met my husband on Craigslist
Best Vacation	Egypt 2001
What makes you late	Spending too much time online
Xrays you’ve had	Mostly teeth X-rays
Yummy food that you make	Homemade pizza, crockpot dishes
favorite Zoo animal	Big Cats

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Laura Hutchison

Laura Hutchison (aka PlayDrMom) is a chubby kid turned competitive figure skater tween turned high school pom pon girl turned MSU Spartan turned grad student turned Mrs. HutcH turned Dr. turned Mom. She adores living in the Mitten, is addicted to Diet Coke, and firmly believes that ice cream is a main food group.