It came to me at the last minute that my cousin from Australia, MIA, needs the FULL COUNTRY EXPERIENCE before she heads on to her next destination…May-hee-Co. Yes, Mexico. Now going country line dancing isn’t exactly my usual scene but I’ve been before…albeit about 15 years ago but I’m no newbie and actually, I’ve always [...]
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The girls want to do their own pumpkins and Jane is inspired by Despicable Me.
By Jane on November 1, 2010
This year, I bought two smaller pumkpins for the girls to carve themselves, totally forgeting that smaller pumpkins are harder to carve. I cut off the tops and let the girls gut the pumpkins themselves. I had bought the pumpkins like a week or so ago and kept delaying carving them. Last year, we carved [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Getting Out Tea Stains with Oxy Clean
By Jane on February 15, 2010
We’re Persian, so we drink a lot of Persian Black Tea. We like to drink it hot and iced. My container for the iced tea is stained pretty badly. But, it’s impossible to clean and is only getting worse. How do I scrub this out with a sponge? I’ve tried and it doesn’t work! OXY CLEAN [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Emergency cell phone rescue today paid off.
By Jane on December 1, 2009
I had the most unfortunate task of saving my cell phone today. Because I was wearing my PJs and had no pockets for my phone, I slid it down the back of my pants, so that my panties were holding it in place (Luckily, I don’t wear thongs). I know, great place right? Whatever. So, [...]
Category: Jane Rant
By Jane on February 26, 2010
Our girls decided to raid our closets for Jammies after taking a shower. Louise seems raided mine and Thelma in Dick’s. -Jane, Mother of Thelma & Louise.
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Jane’s Maternity Wear: From Trashy to Belly-baring Glamour.
By Jane on April 13, 2011
Lucy suggested that I also try to take some “nicer” shots while I was pregnant and while she was available to assist me with getting pictures. You know Dick wouldn’t be patient enough to help me. Plus, I don’t like his photography skills. Lucy finds this shirt that I had in my closet. Believe it [...]
Category: Anything Maternity/Pregnancy
J Lo, Will and Carlton visit us in Metropolis.
By Jane on May 12, 2010
My sister-in-law, J Lo and her boys, Will and Carlton, are visiting us for a couple of weeks and my girls are SUPER EXCITED. They adore their cousins. We’re still homeschooling so Will and Carlton get to come with us to the Co-op. Coming from LA, I guess we’re considered the “cun-tree” but I’d take [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Pregnancy Rhinitis is killing me. I hate not being able to breath through my nose.
By Jane on December 17, 2010
One of the things I detest most in life is having a stuffy nose and having to breath through my mouth. I feel like I’m eating all the dust particles in the air. Since being pregnant, it’s been non-stop stuffage of the nose. After doing some research, it turns out this actually a condition and is [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Bubba hooks his finger and I get the catch of the day!
By Jane on July 15, 2010
After getting to our industrial spot for fishing, we start to fish. See, life jacket no more. I know how to swim. I know, even people who know how to swim can drown. Whatever, I just don’t like wearing it ok? Makes me sweaty. MIA follows suit but then my aunt attaches this cord to [...]
Category: Random Stuff
The girls’ FIRST and LAST swim meet for the season.
By Jane on August 11, 2010
With us traveling and Thelma’s burn, the girls didn’t have an opportunity to participate in any meets. So, when it came down to very last swim meet, Coach decided to let the girls at least experience ONE FINAL meet. PRACTICE There is swim practice daily and the coaches prep the kids for the final meet. [...]
Category: Thelma & Louise
Ice Skating fun turns into a trip to the ER. Yes, stitches required.
By Jane on October 30, 2009
As I may have mentioned, Thelma is taking ice skating lessons and cannot get enough of it. She wants to go at every opportunity and likes to get there early so she can maximize ice time. We went for a private lesson today to prepare for a competition that is coming up. She had her [...]
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Recipe: Pan Seared Red Snapper and Stripe Bass and Sauteed Snow Pea Leaves. (Ca Chien)
By Jane on March 2, 2010
We just went shopping at our local Asian grocery store and bought some fresh fish. Now to cook it up! The fancy way to say how we’re preparing this is “pan searing” the fish. Basically, we’re frying it in a pan. In Vietnamese, fried fish is called “Ca Chien” and it’s quite simple. I picked [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on January 4, 2010
Lucy comes over to my in-laws and we have a Boggle rematch. Remember, last time I lost because I was a little under the influence and lost by a mere 2 points. (Click HERE for that story.)
Category: Lucy Lu
Breast Feeding: The pros and cons of having watermelons for boobs.
By Jane on June 29, 2011
I love nursing. Aside from it being the best milk for your child (unless you’re downing shots of tequila daily or shooting up heroine), for someone who is lazy like me, it’s perfect except for two three things…they’re too huge, having to wear a bra 24/7 and fatty armpits. Yes, fat armpits! WATERMELONS One being [...]
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Off to Gotham City for Business and Pleasure.
By Jane on April 16, 2011
It’s off to Gotham City for yet another trip of business AND pleasure. It’s always like that for us. There’s always work to be done but there’s also room for PLAY. You remember the girls’s friends who stayed with us for a few days and didn’t want to leave? Well, it was their birthday so we [...]
Category: Anything Maternity/Pregnancy, Family
I’ve died and gone to GARDENER’S HEAVAN.
By Jane on April 27, 2010
This is the time of the year when my mom and I go look at flowers and plants. My mom loves to garden. So, we go visit one of the local nurseries here that is just beautiful!
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on May 28, 2010
Hungry and lazy to make too much of a fuss over something to eat for lunch, I put together a quick Turkey wrap to eat. INGREDIENTS Basically, I just threw this together with stuff that happened to be in my fridge at the time. It includes, in order from bottom to top: A large whole [...]
Category: Culinary Goddess
Riding the ChooChoo…at the mall.
By Jane on March 10, 2011
Like I said, I haven’t been to the mall in like two years…and I realized why. Besides it being outside “the bubble” that I live in, it’s crazy crowded (at least it was that day) and stressful. While we were there looking at the Orchid Exhibit, the girls see a Choo Choo Train that goes [...]
Category: Random Stuff, Thelma & Louise
Queenie Quotes: Words of wisdom from the Queen!
By Jane on January 8, 2011
Quotes (and words of wisdom) from my Aunt, Queen Latifa (aka The Chin). Queenie is a no-nonsense, blunt and to the point woman…texted to me from my sister while they are in Vietnam. “If I’m paralyzed, take me around all day. At least 8 hours a day…less if it’s cold. Don’t leave me at home. [...]
Category: Faves, Random Stuff
Paint da fence. Up, down, up, down.
By Jane on April 30, 2010
Turbo-pressure washing my porch the other day made it look great, however, it knocked off a little more paint than I wanted off the railing. I haven’t painted it in a few years and it’s been worn by the weather. I like the DISTRESSED look but I also don’t want my railing to rot. So, [...]
Category: Do It Yourself
Red Man chillin’ with the Ole Lady.
By Jane on August 12, 2010
Guess who I spotted out on his front porch again while I was in Gotham City: RED MAN, our local celebrity. Same RED chest, different shorts. But look! His wife is outside with him and not talking from the other side of that window! Where’s your beer RED MAN??? -Jane, Fan of Red Man.
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