Fun with Jane & Dick

You may remember last year when the girls were reading up a storm to claim their prize for the summer reading book club. Well, this year they were a little less motivated since they already knew what the prize was…a booklet that had freebies like a free ice cream, free tickets to our Ladies Soccer [...]

My sister Lucy and Prince Abu-bu were in town visiting us again…yay! My girls love it when they visit. So, while they were in town, they decided to make some red velvet cupcakes and try out their decorating skills. The girls and I are huge fans of Cake Boss so this is lots of fun [...]

It seems Amy Chua, that militant Chinese lady who wrote the article for the Wall Street Journal “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”, got quite the backlash at her uber-extreme strict rules for raising children and why she thinks Chinese (and moreso Asian) kids are “more successful” than Western kids. Click HERE for my comments on her [...]

As I was saying, my girls just love dressing up their little brother in their girly clothes from when they were small. Their most recent make-over was to put Benz in a ladybug ballet outfit they had for a recital when they were 4 and 5. Look at my sweet girlies!! People used to ask [...]

I like to buy things at the dollar store to use for arts and crafts projects at home. It’s a great inexpensive way to let your kids tune into their artistic side without spending tons of money because arts and crafts supplies can get pretty pricey. At the dollar store you  usually find wooden frames, boxes, birdhouses, [...]

Some pictures of our 3BR, 2.5BA house in Gotham City that we just cleaned up.

Another great find in my vintage GREEN INDEX CARD HOLDER. Like many teenagers these days, body image was important and I was always concerned with my weight (which lead to my eventual bout with Bulimia). Apparently, when I was a teenager, I thought this is all it would take to lose weight. The bulk of [...]

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 [...]

To her teenage daughter who was giving her attitude: “I can have a stinkin’ attitude…I’m grown!!!”