While Lucy was in town visiting, she rented a movie for us to watch. OKURIBITO or in English…DEPARTURES. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, this was an EXCEPTIONAL movie. Moving, tender, loving, funny…it is an emotional-filled movie that is food for the soul!! The story tells of a young cellist who’s [...]
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By Jane on December 21, 2009
Being that my iMac is large, it is not portable when you have to fly somewhere. I’m working off Dick’s PC laptop. I hate it. I miss my iMac greatly. It is true. Once you go Mac, you never go back. I need to get a Macbook Pro. Gods! Santa! You can add that to [...]
Category: Random Stuff
People camping out at the mall for iPad 2.
By Jane on March 14, 2011
While at the mall the other, I notice some people sitting outside the Apple Store. They were camping out for the iPad 2. The only time I ever camped out for anything was for New Kids on the Block tickets…but really, it was just to hang out with my friends and was something to do. [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Grocery shopping with a baby carrier.
By Jane on July 6, 2011
I had forgotten how going grocery shopping with a baby carrier leaves no room for actual groceries. You in there Benz??? I could use a baby carrier, as I’ve seen some women do, but the baby is asleep and I don’t want to wake him. I know I’m always talking about eating healthy but it [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Em discovers Jean Diapers on a late night run to Walmart.
By Jane on August 26, 2010
My whole family is a family of LATE-NIGHTERS, minus Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac, so, it’s great to have a 24-hour Super Walmart that is accessible to us. What are we looking to buy? Nothing in particular. Em spots Jean Diapers! “Sick!” Spoken like a true teenager. I just think it’s funny that my 18-year old [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on August 9, 2010
Yes, I sometimes take pics of ROADKILL. Remember the other skunk and possum? This one is not as graphic. Poor thing looked so cute. Didn’t smell as cute though. Please use Pepe as a reminder that life is not guaranteed and anything can happen in the split of a second. Now go out and live [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Early Maternity Wear: Sporty Maternity and layering clothes at 4 months.
By Jane on December 29, 2010
Being around 4 months pregnant, I kinda still fit in some of my clothes. Kinda. Being in that in-between stage where one does not yet look fully pregnant and is thicker in the middle than usual makes it difficult to find clothes to wear. I want to be able to use whatever clothes I have [...]
Category: Anything Maternity/Pregnancy
John Mayer’s song HEARTBREAK WARFARE
By Jane on April 14, 2010
I was trolling on my favorite blogger’s website, Perez Hilton and came across some great music, as I often do on Perez. This is John Mayer’s LIVE performance of Heartbreak Warefare and this Jane totally DIGS IT! I love the guitar on this song. John Mayer is a true talent and has a pretty, smooth [...]
Category: Music to My Ears, Videos
Some people just don’t get the social cues.
By Jane on August 10, 2010
I was at the Asian grocery store the other day and it was PACKED! It’s the day that all the produce comes in FRESH and everyone always comes that day. So, I’m standing in line, which is backed up, and there’s a woman at the register who is yammering away. You know the kind…the ones [...]
Category: Random Stuff
“Sherlock and Watson” on the search for a Wasp Nest.
By Jane on November 19, 2009
In the last few days we’ve killed about 3 wasps in our house. Wasps, not bees. Their sting is much worse, or so I’ve heard, but I’m not wanting to find out first hand. I’m not scared of bees at all but for some reason, wasps, hornets or yellow jackets seem way angrier and scarier. [...]
Category: Thelma & Louise
Simple, quick snack for the Lazy Parent: Bread, oil & vinegar.
By Jane on February 15, 2011
If you’re looking for an easy quick snack for the kids? How about some bread, oil and vinegar? Just toast up your favorite whole grain bread (baguette’s are great too!). On a separate plate, put Extra Virgin Olive Oil, your favorite Balsamic Vinegar, some salt and pepper and you’re good to go! I love this [...]
Category: Food
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Tenant moves out so it’s off to Gotham City to “camp out” again.
By Jane on June 15, 2010
Although Dick goes to Gotham City all the time, I mostly go when a tenant moves out and the cleaning crew (ME) comes in. So, after showing the car and picking up Louise from swim practice, I pack and load up the car. Yes, it’s time to camp out again. Here’s all our gear. Blankets, [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on April 5, 2010
Yes, my family is the craziest funniest group of people I know. Loves them. Here’s some pics of Lucy and my cousin from Toronto, Eminem, duking it out.
Category: Family, Random Stuff
LANDLORDS BEWARE: Craigslist scam targeting landlords.
By Jane on August 11, 2010
I get SO MANY of these e-mails where someone PRETENDS to be interested in an ad that I’ve posted to rent one of my properties. I’ve compiled a list of typical things a scammer will tell you in their email. CRAIGSLIST RENTAL SCAM CHECKLIST: Usually, they are some kind of FOREIGNER who writes in somewhat [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Don’t have a scale at home? Weigh your baby at Walmart.
By Jane on September 16, 2011
We were at Walmart getting a few things when Dick saw a scale and decided he would see how much Benz weighed. Yeah, at Walmart…in the grocery department. Babies have a 1-month and 2-month check-ups where we usually find out how much they weigh, how big their head has gotten and how long they are. [...]
Category: Benz
Our tribute to Sunday Dim Sum Brunch
By Jane on October 4, 2009
We love to eat Dim Sum but there are no restaurants that have this in our area. So, I have the next best thing. Frozen dumplings. So, I whipped up these fried vegetarian leek gyoza for our Sunday “brunch”. It’s fast, you just follow the directions on the bag, and voila! Serve with some sauce [...]
Category: Culinary Goddess, Random Stuff
CD Chaos makes this Jane flip her SHIZ.
By Jane on January 27, 2010
Dick LOVES music. He has a huge collection of CDs that started when he was a kid in Germany. Only, all of them were stuck in diaper boxes since our move back to Metropolis and have been there for the last five years. Dick got a wild hair in his butt was inspired to take [...]
Salmon with Dirty Brown Rice: Yeah I’m grocery shopping in my PJ’s.
By Jane on January 15, 2010
Since I was already in my pajamas for pajama day at our homeschool co-op, I decided that I was SO COMFORTABLE that I did not want to change out of my outfit, even though I had some grocery shopping to do later that day. Yes, it’s FREAKIN’ COLD! Ok, so I did get a few [...]
Category: Culinary Goddess, Faves
Request for the Hubby to do the dishes…
By Jane on September 12, 2010
After I made dinner last night and after we ate it, it was quite the disaster area, like usual. We were watching a movie so I didn’t realize how much of a disaster until I came back into the kitchen later. Ugh. Not wanting to have to do them, I mentioned it to Dick, in [...]
Category: Dick
VIDEO: Riding the Bull: She moves her body like a CYCLONE.
By Jane on March 30, 2010
MIA, June Cleaver and I end the night by riding the bull! Yes, by that time we were ready to take the plunge and ride that large mechanical piece of hide. After watching several people fall off and hearing everyone go “OHHH!!!”, we did our best to try not to fall off. So, here you [...]
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 [...]
Category: Faves, Random Stuff
