It's hard to believe its already October, the last couple of weeks have felt like the middle of July! We have lots of fun events happening this month at Java Mama starting with a special Halloween Character Dinner. Join Captain Jack as he regales you with tales of his adventures on the high seas in pursuit of Davy Joes' secrets. Includes dinner, games and lots of time with Captain Jack. $15/$10 per sibling. Friday, Oct. 10th, 6:30pm.

Interested in a home-based business but are not sure where to start or who to contact? Check out our Mompreneur Fair. Here you'll find a home-based business that suits you and your interests, book a party for the holiday season or simply find a product or service that you can enjoy. Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 11:45-3pm. Then check out a fabulous selection of purses, jewlery, Christmas decorations, barettes, tutus, knit diapers covers and more all designed by local moms at our Fall Java Mama Boutique. Monday, Oct. 20th 10am-Noon.

Finally, join us for a Halloween Party featuring crafts, games, a costume contest, face-painting by Paradise the Clown, cookie decorating and more! Due to the popularity of last year's event, we are limiting the number of kids to 30. $7/child; $5/sibling. Please sign-up at the register. Friday, Oct. 31st, 10:30-12:30.

October brings new classes, including Fit 4 Baby, and Spanish for Kids! View All Events. Does your baby or child love to dance? Check out our fabulous music classes. There is still room in Toddler's Tango (Sat. 10:30 and 11:30am and Tues. 9 and 10am.) $40 for a 4 week session. We have also teamed with Wagner's School of Music to offer Kindermusik (drop-in for a free demo on Fridays at 10:15). If you are interested in a musical theater class for ages 6-11 or a Kid's yoga class for ages 5-10, please email alicia@javamama.com. Don't forget we also offer Prenatal Yoga, Mommy and Me Yoga, Yoga for Preschoolers, Spanish, Messy Art and Baby Sign!

Happy October! In the past couple of newsletters, I have written about Max and the challenges of being a mom. This month, I was going to focus on the election, especially Sarah Palin. I had asked some moms to write about their opinions of Palin and whether voters should consider her abilitity to be a good mother to five kids along with being a good Vice President. In the midst of writing my personal opinion of Palin and her political views, I was forwarded a very opinionated political email that I disagreed with. I found myself so offended that someone I barely knew would send me such an email out of the blue, that I decided to keep the politics and opinions out of this newsletter. I do want to say that regardless of what side of the aisle you find yourself, it's exciting to have a woman and a man of color running for these high offices. During the Vice Presidentail debate the other night, I tried to explain to my daughter why its a big deal for a woman to be running for VP and what that means for her one day. She's only six and said it sounds boring to be President of the United States. Hopefully, in 30 or 40 years when she could run for President, if she wanted to, our Country will be at a point where she is judged on what she can do for our country, leaving her gender or the color of her skin to barely an afterthought. One day, when my daughter is sworn in or watches one of her female peers elected President, she can look back to watching Palin on TV that night and think to herself what a long way we've come.

Speaking of politics, one of the biggest topics hitting us right now is the economy. It's tough right now, so thank you to all of our customers who continue to drive from around San Diego County to support our small business. We truly appreciate you and your patronage!