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It’s SO hard to find a good mechanic. Well we have found one!…kinda.

02 December 2009 By Jane 2 In Cars, Dick

Our garage is a multipurpose room for us. When we first bought the house, there was no room for a “playroom”. So, Dick sealed up the garage, cleaned it and painted the concrete. We layed down a couple of rugs, put our spare king bed out there, all the kids toys, and later the ping [...]

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Stay-at-Home: Do you feel you don’t “contribute”??? WHATEVER!!!

By Jane on September 15, 2009

I know so many stay-at-home Mom’s who feel like they have to “contribute”. WTF??? We work our asses off 24-7 taking care of our husbands and children with lots of expectations and no appreciation, raises, or adult interaction. And, much respect to those who are working Moms as well because you then have TWO [...]

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Thelma and Louise: Bjork Doo and Bubbles

By Jane on November 28, 2009

Thelma and Louise are girly girls and love to play with their hair. They found these curlers and had me put them on. I love the Bjork look girls. Not sure why but Louise was keeping her eyes shut on purpose while I was taking pictures. DONNING THE BJORK

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Aston Martin Rapide: Talk about a sport sedan.

By Jane on April 22, 2012

While we were walking around LA, we spotted this gorgeous Aston Martin. It looks like a Vanquish or DB9. But, as we kept walking and took a closer look, we realized that it was a sedan called the Rapide! Just absolutely gorgeous! The doors are so inconspicuous that the rear doors simply melt into the [...]

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Looks like I’m not the only one in need of a workout…

By Jane on December 13, 2009

I saw this in a boutique window in West Hollywood. Cute. Happy Holidays! -Jane, Needing to Lose Some Winter Weight

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Now that’s GANGSTA! Mini Daddy Adrianisto – El Nino Mas Bonito

By Jane on February 26, 2010

Just got this from my favorite Gossip Gangsta, Perez. Except, this kid totally OUT-GANGSTAs Perez. He’s AWESOME and SO DANG CUTE! I bet this kid has been pinched alot in his day. BITE-ABLE, just BITE-ABLE! -Gangsta Jane.

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What is this “Mom” businesses? I’m MOMMY!!!

By Jane on March 5, 2010

Eight seems to be the year that your kids start transitioning into a more grown up phase in their life. Thelma seems more mature and she even tells me all the time: “I really love being eight.” I can’t believe she’s eight already. Just a couple of weeks ago, my 8-year old started calling me [...]

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Ancient Mystical Palace: Tomb of Tu Duc in Hue City.

By Jane on March 2, 2011

This tomb boasts one of the most intricate royal architecture from the Nguyen Dynasty, dating back to the mid-1800s. You may recognize the name NGUYEN…almost every Viet person has this difficult-to-pronounce-if-you’re-not-Vietnamese last name. Freddie Mac is so cute. What chu lookin at??? Great pic of my mom in between that arch. The weather was perfect [...]

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Together 4 Ever.

By Jane on May 25, 2010

There are so many people out there with personalized decals on their cars. Here’s one I spotted the other day. Darius & Tina. Together 4 Ever. Seriously? Is this really necessary? Here I am professing how much I want to use my husband as a punching bag sometimes. And here they are, OBVIOUSLY COMMITTED to [...]

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Your daily Benz: Planking baby.

By Jane on July 22, 2011

Planking is this new crazy trend where people will lay stiff like a board (plank) and take pictures of it in random places. It’s all the rage and the new “cool” thing to do on Facebook. Plank and post to FB. Planking baby Benz!! For my friend who loves to plank. “Mommy why do you [...]

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Thelma and Oscar sleep in.

By Jane on December 29, 2009

Morning bliss at its best. Too cute. -Jane.

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Checking out cars.

By Jane on August 27, 2010

Every once in a while, I like to go to the auction to check out the cars. Dick usually does it but I like to see what’s there and test drive them. I thought that Eminem, being a young man, would enjoy seeing all the different cars. He did. AUDI When we check out cars, [...]

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Jane loses humiliation bet but can definitely ROCK a mustache!

By Jane on August 24, 2010

With Lucy and my cousins being in town, we’re playing lots of cards. You remember the popular Vietnamese card game, Tien Len? TIME FOR HUMILIATION BET Normally, I don’t play for money but we had been playing for a little just to make it interesting. Well, it got boring one night while we were at [...]

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I am without my iMac…

By Jane on October 22, 2009

The Geek Squad at Best Buy has hijacked my iMac for repair of the harddrive. It’s so hard to be without my baby. Hopefully I’ll get it back today. -Jane, Mac-less

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Dick locks the keys in the Caddie, while it’s still running!

By Jane on January 14, 2011

The other day we were going to the grocery store and so since it was cold, Dick decided to warm up the car for a bit first. It is always a good idea to warm up your car before you take off but especially in the winter. I’ve always hated having to wait to warm [...]

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Missing traditional Vietnamese food: My dad finally makes Pho!

By Jane on February 9, 2011

Since my parents have been gone and traveled to Vietnam to eat a ton of super yummy Vietnamese food, my dad finally made some Pho for us while Lucy was in town. This is the first time we have had pho in over two months and I was totally missing it!! If you don’t know [...]

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