Posted in day to day on Apr 9th, 2010
I haven’t been around in awhile. It’s because sometimes I feel a need to step away from my Virtual World. Blogging. Tweeting. Using my computer to Google information quickly. Other times, Real Life steps in and forces me away from my computer. Last week during spring break, I made the decision to reduce my online [...]
Posted in day to day on Mar 26th, 2010
You know my children are half-Asian, right? The Husband is a blond, blue-eyed, white-bread Midwesterner. If you know anything about genetics, well, you wouldn’t be surprised that my kids kinda look Asian. Still, I have gotten somewhat used to being asked about my kids’ racial mix. However, I did not expect this to happen today. I [...]
Posted in day to day on Feb 24th, 2010
I decided to go have lunch with Bito at his school today. (Just in case you were wondering, school cafeterias haven’t changed one bit since you were a student.) While there, one of the lunch ladies came up to me to ask if I’m Bito’s mom. When I acknowledged that I am, she laughed a [...]
Posted in day to day on Feb 15th, 2010
Monkey, rat, sheep, rooster and boar. What do these five animals have in common? Why, they are the Chinese lunar animals for the years of birth for The Husband, me, Bito, Cupcake, and BabyMuffin (in that order)! Now I must confess that I do not truly believe in the Chinese zodiac any more than the [...]
Posted in day to day on Feb 7th, 2010
This whole Snowpocalypse Snowmaggedon SnOMG Snowlapalooza Snowtorious B.I.G. has caused snowbound Me to go a little stir crazy. Fortunately, The Husband is here and keeping The Crew occupied more or less, which leaves me with lots a little time to do what I want to do. A bit of that time has been spent reading, [...]
Posted in day to day on Feb 6th, 2010
Last night, I Tweeted: I don’t want to blog, Twitter, or Facebook about snow. Will.not.do.it. Of course, I then proceeded to anyway. So I may as well go all out and show you* a couple of my favorite pictures from today. Stay warm, stay safe, and drink all that milk that you just had to [...]
Posted in day to day on Feb 1st, 2010
One of my favorite bloggers, Asianmommy, clued me into this her: This is Kira, Barbie’s Asian friend. Did you know she existed? I sure didn’t! Thanks, Asianmommy, for introducing her to me. Apparently she’s been around since 1990–way past my Barbie-playing days. Now I wonder if I should hide her existence from Cupcake?
Posted in day to day, mommying on Jan 26th, 2010
I admit it: by the time The Husband gets home from work, I am Done with being Mommy. Done with questions that mostly involve the word Why. Done with requests for 337 snacks. Done with distracting, re-directing, diverting, etc. Done with Dora, Barbie, Tinker Toys, Legos, Curious George and every other single toy game book [...]
Posted in day to day on Jan 14th, 2010
Are you a lurker? If I were a betting woman, I’d say yes! Celebrate National Delurker Day and leave a comment here, wouldja? It’s not fair to say that bloggers live for comments…but we sure do like knowing people are reading. So if you’re out there (and I know you are), say hello…or tell me [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Dec 23rd, 2009
The beautiful Snow-pocalypse the East Coast endured gave me a something I didn’t anticipate: the gift of time. You see, all that snow made the roads messy. The main artery in our neighborhood still hadn’t been plowed as of yesterday morning. Even the big-main roads, although passable, weren’t looking too pretty. Say what you will about [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Nov 25th, 2009
Today, I lost Cupcake in a department store. It was only for a few minutes–maybe four at the very most–but it was my first time losing a child. Ever. I admit, I didn’t have her in sight, but I knew where she was. She, however, did not know my location. And then, a cleaning person [...]
Posted in day to day on Nov 17th, 2009
Yesterday, I had a super productive day. I dropped kids off at school (and then picked them up later on). I grocery shopped for the week. I cleaned the main level of our home. I started dinner and prepped meals for the rest of the week. I started laundry, put away some clean clothes, [...]
Posted in day to day on Nov 9th, 2009
Seasonal Affective Disorder. Call it what you will–the winter blues, winter depression, whatever. I have it. For years, I refused to acknowledge its presence in my life, thinking it would go away if I pretended the symptoms weren’t there. As I’ve gotten older, though, there is no ignoring the symptoms that persist despite all my [...]
Posted in day to day on Oct 25th, 2009
We’re fighting the sickies over here in the W&M house. All five of us are in varying stages of some type of sickness. Not fun. Not fun at all. Last night, as I was lying in bed waiting for the next dosage of medicine to kick in so I could breathe, I composed a list [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Oct 5th, 2009
There are some days when the afternoon seems to stretch endlessly. Of course, I am more anxious for The Husband’s arrival on those days. The Crew must smell a weakness in me, because they are exceptionally squirrely. We had one of those days recently. After battling with the kids for a bit, I threw my [...]
Posted in day to day, mommying on Sep 17th, 2009
I admit it: there are days where I let my kids watch more TV than they probably should. Like today. It’s rainy, damp, and a bit chilly outside. We don’t have any errands that need to be run, and I am content to sit in front of my computer to catch up on work and [...]
Posted in day to day on Sep 7th, 2009
Bito starts Kindergarten tomorrow. Not quite sure how I feel about this because my emotions change on a moment-by-moment basis. Elated, thrilled, sad, nervous, melancholy, excited… I am pleased with the school and he has a great teacher. I am sure he will do great. Will I?
Posted in day to day on Aug 30th, 2009
Sometimes I don’t want to be The Responsible Adult. Well, really. It’s more than just sometimes. It’s often. I am the youngest child in my family and was always taken care of. Life was easy when I knew my parents and sister were looking out for me. I like knowing someone else is the responsible [...]
Posted in day to day, nablopomo on Aug 25th, 2009
Tomorrow I will wake up and still be on vacation! Tomorrow my good friends will leave to go home, but my other close friends will arrive. Tomorrow I will kiss The Husband and The Crew and tell them how much I love them. Tomorrow I will park my bottom in a beach chair right at [...]
Posted in day to day on Aug 24th, 2009
There’s something about beach waves that fascinate me. I could sit all day long and watch the water come in and go out. Part of it is the science geek in me likes to watch the waves breaking , reminding me of the enery carried in the water. Mostly it’s the mesmerizing effect of watching [...]
