I’m taking Thelma and Louise on a field trip with their homeschool co-op. Where are we going today? We’re headed to Parrot Mountain and Wonderworks. Because our co-op scheduled a group tour, we were able to get a discount at Parrot Mountain for only $5 per child, one parent is free. Also, [...]
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We’re off to the pool to go winter swimming.
By Jane on January 5, 2010
It’s winter in LA and the weather fluctuates constantly. Even if it’s in the mid-60s or 70s, if you’re in the shade, it’s still kinda chilly. No, I’m not complaining…just sayin’. Today was a warm day, high 60s, and the kids are dying to go swimming. The pool is heated so I let them but this [...]
Category: Thelma & Louise
By Jane on October 25, 2009
It is so true that when something goes wrong, everything goes wrong. What’s that law called? Mitch’s Law? Michael’s Law? I hate it when I can’t remember something I know I should know! It drives me crazy until I do remember…Oh yeah… Murphy’s Law!! It seems that Murphy has decided to make examples of us [...]
Category: Jane Rant
By Jane on March 5, 2011
I saw these rose petals laying around the other day and asked the girls why this rose had been taken apart. I thought there were doing it just for fun or to put in a bath or something. It was a rose from a bundle my dad had bought for my mom for Valentine’s day. [...]
Category: Thelma & Louise
Queenie Quote Update: Queenie responds to my blog about her.
By Jane on January 8, 2011
Upon reading the blog I just posted about her: “Why she do like that?” LOL. Yesterday. Queenie is like everyone’s GODMOTHER. People come to her for advice or many times, she just gives it. Quote yesterday, on people giving you shit: “Now you learn lesson for people give you shit.” And she don’t take SHIT from [...]
Category: Kwik Kwotes
By Jane on September 22, 2009
We had to stop by AT&T today because Dick’s new phone wasn’t working properly. The girls and I got bored waiting for them to resolve his problem and get him a new phone. Of course, BOREDOM prompts CREATIVITY. Therefore, I take my little point and shoot Canon out and I play.
Category: Random Stuff, Thru My Lens
By Jane on November 3, 2009
A few weeks ago, Dick and I attended the wedding of some dear friends of mine, Tiffany and Patrick. You may remember Tiffany from the Bruchetta Recipe Post. She’s the founder of GoBigHead.com. The ceremony was touching, the wedding decor was gorgeous, and the Bride was glowing.
Category: Random Stuff
The family gets paid to spend a day on the lake for a Bayliner Boat shoot.
By Jane on August 11, 2011
Our family was fortunate enough to be selected to do a shoot for Bayliner, the boat company. I guess they liked our family’s International look. Except, poor Benz is too small to be on a boat so I had to make arrangements for him to stay home. Luckily, as I may have mentioned, my parents [...]
Category: Acting & Modeling
By Jane on December 28, 2009
Thelma got $40 for her birthday and spent almost all of it on Monk for Christmas. Monk got two onesies, the wings and wand…
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on August 4, 2011
I’m not sure why Thelma persists to torture her little brother by putting him in girls clothes, or now, a long black-haired wig. Such the jokester she is. It’s not that she even means him any malice…she adores him. And it’s not that she wants a little sister. I think she just thinks it’s hilarious [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on February 27, 2010
I just discovered that I am also a poet. I found this poem I wrote in my newly found GREEN INDEX CARD HOLDER. Written probably about some boy I had a crush on. I must have thought the poem was pretty good otherwise I wouldn’t have taped it to this lovely green piece of construction [...]
Category: Random Stuff
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What kind of motorcycle is this?
By Jane on September 16, 2010
I passed this motorcycle on the road the other day and it definitely caught my eye. I’m not sure what kind this 3-wheeler is but it’s dang futuristic. Most bikes don’t have that back rest. Having that makes being a passenger seem not so bad. Looks like some kind of transformer. Do you convert into [...]
Category: Cars, Random Stuff
Despite thunderstorm forecasts, Queen Latifa takes us fishing.
By Jane on July 14, 2010
My aunt Queen Latifa loves loves loves to go fishing. We always go fishing at least once every time I’m in Toronto. Queenie has a small ski boat that really only seats 4 but because we’re Vietnamese, we’re squeezing in 5 adults and my two kids. Yahoo! Now, in order to get to the place [...]
Category: Random Stuff
KWICK KWOTE: Let’s Plant Some Flowers and Drink Some Wine
By Jane on April 4, 2010
Besides using the chalkboard paint in the girls room, I also used it on our pantry door…an ugly white eyesore. Originally when I thought to use the chalkboard paint, it was intended for this door. I wanted to be able to write grocery lists, our favorite wines list, maybe even homeschool while I’m cooking, writing [...]
Category: Do It Yourself, Kwik Kwotes
Louise and Daddy duke it out…Kung Fu Panda-Style.
By Jane on December 15, 2009
One of the reasons I love Dick so much is that he’s really a fantastic Dad. Dick ADORES his girls and loves hanging with them, playing sports with them, wrestling with them, watching cartoons with them, etc. Being a big kid himself, all of this comes super naturally and easily.
Category: Dick, Thelma & Louise
Our first real swim meet…a very long one.
By Jane on July 1, 2011
It’s our first real swim meet of the season. The girls are excited because their best friends from Gotham City are here, you know…the ones where we had the meltdown in the parking lot? First are warm-ups. This is before all the chaos starts. Swim meets are usually pretty crowded. You have the swimmers and [...]
Category: Random Stuff
HORRIBLE! Kids committing suicide over being taunted for their sexuality.
By Jane on September 30, 2010
It seems that all I hear in the news these days is about kids who are bullied over their sexuality and more recently, at least 3 teenagers have taken their own lives in the last week or two alone! I am SO SADDENED and actually kind of IRATE at the SENSELESS deaths of these poor [...]
Category: Jane Rant
Eggrolls, Lenny’s Subs, PacMan Carrot Cake and Red Velvet Ghost Cupcakes: Birthday Time!
By Jane on December 21, 2010
It’s Thelma’s 9th birthday and because she had quite the party last year (Click HERE for last year’s birthday in LA.), we decided to let her invite just a handful of friends over for a simple yet intimate gathering. Initially, Thelma wanted to have Persian food. But, Persian food, although super delicious, is time consuming [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on September 18, 2009
WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME KIDS! My dear Dick, a man of many talents…yes, hoola hooping with a beer.
Using the Oreck Orbitor as an alternative to steam shampooing rugs and carpets.
By Jane on January 19, 2012
Now that Benz is mobile, we’ve been wanting to clean the rugs. My mom especially wants to clean her carpets but doesn’t like the shampooing wet method. She wanted to try Oreck’s Orbitor dry cleaning method and since she was already renting it for a day, she let me borrow it so we can clean [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Maybe I should get one of these…
By Jane on December 2, 2009
Saw this the other day. I always wonder why people get personalized tags. Must be an ego thing. Anyway, I can relate to this one. -Jane, Lover of Starbucks
Category: Starbucks
