So Dick and I haven’t been out in months. We’re just too busy and we enjoy time at home with our girls or playing ping pong. This year, Halloween fell on a Saturday so I was thinking of having a Halloween party at my house. But, like I said, we’re super busy and I just [...]
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Being Green. I’m not talking about the environment, I’m talking color!
By Jane on April 8, 2011
It was green day at our homeschool co-op again. Usually it falls on Saint Patrick’s Day but we had to delay it due to maintenance being done at the school. Even still, our co-op is about having fun and GREEN DAY was still on the agenda. Yay! Because my girls love to dress up, [...]
Category: Homeschooling
Back in the land of the communicable…for now…
By Jane on October 24, 2009
After having had my iMac (Time to give it a name…Qwerty) held hostage for the last couple of days, and nearly dying because I thought the Geek Squad was going to continue to hold Qwerty hostage until the end of next week, I now have my iMac back and can breath again. Initially they thought [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Men making beds: Now that I know you know how to do it correctly…
By Jane on February 16, 2010
Of course, I’m always the one making the bed. I like a made bed and hate it when I get ready to go to sleep at night as see a messy bed. Plus, when I sleep, the sheets hardly move but when Dick sleeps, they’re ALL OVER the place! (Which makes my job oh so [...]
Category: Jane Rant
Dogs: The latest accessory and social magnet.
By Jane on May 19, 2010
People have dogs for companionship but lately, dogs have become kind of like an accessory and social magnet. Right beside the fountain of geysers where we were splashing around in the water is a field where many people like to come to kick around a ball, throw a frisbee, toss a baseball, or many people [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Some added PIZZAZZ: More Custom wall painting
By Jane on March 11, 2010
In addition to painting the walls, I also wanted to add something “extra”. I went online and found some inspiration for the room. The flowers are just beautiful. I love the colors but decide to replicate it in a simpler form. I pencil the drawing on the wall first. This is where the bulk of [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on November 29, 2010
From our window, we have a view of many of the high rises that make up Gotham City’s sky line. Since it’s been a while since I’ve stayed here, I noticed this new building basically just pop up in front of that taller building you see. Then I noticed those guys that basically look like [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on September 14, 2009
“I know what fertilize means! It means to put trash in it.” -Louise (I think she’s referring to compost. LOL)
Category: Kwik Kwotes, Random Stuff
Biking with the family to Olive Garden for dinner.
By Jane on October 8, 2010
As you may or may not know, we have our own piece of Europe in my back yard, where if we wanted to, we can bike to almost all the places we need…big names including Super Target, Super Wal-mart, Starbucks, Ross, Old Navy, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, Cracker Barrel, Victoria’s Secret, Pier 1…well, there’s just too [...]
FO REALZ BALLS OF FURY. PING PONG THROW DOWN.
By Jane on April 13, 2010
The other night, I beat Dick in ping pong. Quite a victory for me considering, against Dick, I don’t win often. Yes, it irks me to admit it. HOWEVER, I can feel I’m getting better. So, during dinner, I challenged Dick to another game…so I could see if last night was just a lucky game, [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Biking and Hill-Climbing Preggar.
By Jane on January 21, 2011
The other day, we were blessed with unseasonable warm weather for this time of the year so we decided to take our bikes out and enjoy it! Plus, we had to go get some groceries. The hill next to our house was still iced over in parts so we had to be super careful. Dick’s [...]
Category: Family
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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 [...]
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Giving our guests the bike tour: Movies, Starbucks, Greenway.
By Jane on March 23, 2011
The weather was perfect for biking so we decided to give our guests the bike tour, as we do with many of our guests. Like when Lucy went with Oscar, or when I went biking in my 4-inch heels, or when we went with the cousins around the suburbs or to get some burgers. Luckily, with [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on October 27, 2009
Because I’m a do-it-yourself Jane and I don’t like paying for things I can do myself, I’ve learned how to do a few electrician-type things around the house. I can change electrical outlets and even install new lights and ceiling fans. Fortunately, I’ve never electrocuted myself. A plus, since I need to retain all the [...]
Category: Random Stuff
By Jane on November 28, 2010
Ok, so I’m going out of order so I could post the Thanksgiving pictures. Back to when we were in Gotham City. As I mentioned, our studio condo is only about 500 sq. ft. so there’s hardly room to move around yet play. However, my girls are able to transcend all that and still have a [...]
Category: Family, Random Stuff
Babies and Doggies…Benz and Oscar’s forced photo shoot.
By Jane on September 26, 2011
One day Auntie Lucy was spending some time with her nephew Benz. Benz was quite happy and content to just hang with Auntie. However Aunt Lucy got this “brilliant” idea to try to take a picture of my baby with her baby. (Hmmm…Does that make them “cousins”?) She thought, what a great picture it would [...]
Category: Benz
By Jane on April 17, 2011
Thelma was inspired to do a painting the other day. She found this extra piece of plywood I had in our shed and painted it white. Working on her masterpiece. Truly an artist at work. It’s almost like she’s doing a dance. Go on girl! Get that creativity out! -Jane, Mother of Artistic Thelma.
Category: Random Stuff
Jane’s Maternity Wear: Goth Preggar.
By Jane on March 17, 2011
You may remember that occasionally this Jane’s inner Goth comes out. Mostly around Halloween…like when I was a Goth School Girl or Goth Geisha Girl. For my 34th birthday, I also had a Goth Party. Pregnancy doesn’t keep me from getting my Goth on. OMG, can we say HUGE COW? Lucy takes this picture under unfavorable [...]
Category: Anything Maternity/Pregnancy
Family time at the park full of tangles, pedometers, and feet.
By Jane on June 11, 2010
We’re at the same park again. It’s the kids’ favorite. This time, we bring the whole family. Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac and Lucy Lu are all with us. Freddie Mac is enjoying to his iPod versus listening to Fanny Mae yammering on about how he talks too loudly when listening to his iPod and can’t [...]
Category: Random Stuff
Jane and Dick celebrate 15 years together! How we met and how I hit the “jackpot”.
By Jane on February 3, 2011
Fifteen years ago, I meet Dick at an International Party at a nightclub. Yes, a nightclub. I broke at least one if not several of “The Rules” from that dating book written by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider by accepting to go on a date with him the very next day. Plus, I’m pretty sure [...]
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 [...]
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