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Signing up for volleyball was foolish...
Feeling inspired, I picked up a pen.
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. ~Ernest Hemingway Every few months I get a catalog in the mail from our local high school's extension program. They offer hundreds of classes on everything from yoga to finance. Three years ago I signed up for my fi...
I love this list, dear friend. Something I will be looking about, for sure. xoxo
Tis the season of giving, but giving what?
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." ~ Lao Tzu I love that we've all embraced that it's the thought that counts, and that it's better to give than to receive. I think, though, we're only part way to finishing that ...
Holding you in my thoughts and prayers even more so today than most days. xoxo
Remembering My Mother
Three years ago today was the worst day of my life. My mother died. I wasn't there, so I'll never know first-hand what it was like to see her pass into eternity, and part of me feels cheated that I wasn't present and another part of me feels fortunate that she was alive in my last memory of he...
Much love to you, dear friend.
To My Mother On Her 70th Birthday
My mother would have been 70 today. She loved her birthday. She was the kind of woman you didn't dare give a kitchen appliance or home accessory to as a gift. And you never, ever forgot her birthday, because she wasn't quick to forgive that sort of slight, no matter how unintentional. Mami died ...
My heart goes out to you and your girls. I'll be making a pie for my family, in Mike's memory and in your honor.
for mikey
This is where his wedding ring used to rest. Nestled on the fourth finger of his left hand is where it belongs. It was supposed to be there for decades to come, but tonight it hangs from my neck. I took this picture on our last date. He had just come off an insanely busy project at work. We ha...
Aww, happy anniversary! You know I am a big fan of your husband (and you!) and you two definitely complement each other. :)
Ten Things I Love About My Husband
My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary on June 2, 2011. As a joint gift to each other, we traveled to London and Paris sans kids for the 11 days leading up to our anniversary. Ten feels special and worthy of congratulations. Being married in double digits isn't easy, and it would be ...
I forget how very diverse our area really is...until I leave it to visit The Husband's family in the Midwest. There, my kids and I stick out like sore thumbs.
Home Is Where the Diversity Is
My good friend Kim and I are in the Big Easy this weekend to speak about 21st Century Families at the Mom 2.0 conference with the amazing Mir, Polly, and Deb. I'm not fully operational (I've been battling an arse-kicking virus all week, and my normally latent asthma seems to have kicked in jus...
That Schmoopette...she's a smart one.
I love that she said that.
And I love that you all purposefully chose to find a culturally heterogeneous community.
My Daughter and her Theory on Race
My 6-year-old daughter, aka the Schmoopette, is about to join a brand-new Daisy Troop at her elementary school. In it will be several of her closest friends in the world (we mothers were pretty much commanded by our kindergartners to enroll them -- and it's hard to fight a pack of pleading fiv...
Thanks for loaning me your books!! Since you gave them to us this past weekend, I have ignored my entire family and absorbed the first two books of The Hunger Games trilogy...and am now desperately trying to find the third in the series.
Confessions of a New Y(oung) A(dult) Addict: The Hunger Games
If you're wondering why I haven't posted in a month, the answer is simple -- I've been too busy reading. Reading Young Adult books, to be exact. This was a complete shock to me, since I never read YA books as an actual teen, preferring to turn my nose up and read Serious Books and Classic Auth...
I am gleeful and simply glad that you finally made it!!
I Caved
This is so not worthy of a blog post, but if you have been hanging around here the past 4 plus years, it is. After YEARS, YEARS of, I'm not joining Facebook, I'm never going to join Facebook, it is never, ever, ever, going to happen..... Well, um, guess what? I'm on Facebook. (People, it took ...
Another comment for dear WhyMommy. Well, really, for lymphedema sleeves...but in honor of WhyMommy!!
If we're going to argue about something stupid, let's raise money for WhyMommy and breast cancer while we do
If you read my blog through a feed reader, then you make the decision to click through to the full post based on my snappy title and compelling first 100 words because I choose to publish partial feeds. Lately, I've been made aware that this really pisses a lot of you off. Actually, I've known ...
I'd be happy to be your hot Asian wife.
Except I'm already someone else's wife.
And I'm not hot.
But I am Asian!
If we're going to argue about something stupid, let's raise money for WhyMommy and breast cancer while we do
If you read my blog through a feed reader, then you make the decision to click through to the full post based on my snappy title and compelling first 100 words because I choose to publish partial feeds. Lately, I've been made aware that this really pisses a lot of you off. Actually, I've known ...
Aww, thank you Sandie! You're on my thankfulness list, too. Hope to catch up with you in person soon!
Thankful For...
I'm so late with this, but I think it's important to stop and count blessings. Even though Thanksgiving weekend is long gone, here are five quick reasons I'm thankful right this minute. Everyone in my family -- nuclear and extended to my siblings and their kids -- has everything they *need.* ...
My favorite Disney movie is probably Aladdin. Such humor in it! :D
Tangled Giveaway
I'm going to combat my annoying whiny post from yesterday with a giveaway. That will make it all better. I am ridiculously excited to see Tangled. I love Disney. I love me some Disney movies. I just need to convince Michael to see a "Princess movie." Disney is providing a Tangled prize pack ...
Happy blogaversary!! May there be 5+ more years of blogging in your future!!
And I can't wait to win my Sony Dash from you. :)
Happy Blogaversary to Me (and a Sony Dash Giveaway!)
I started this blog 5 years ago today, on October 9, 2005, with a simple plea: "Send Airbeds!" I started blogging to help our community efforts to assist people in Louisiana who had been hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. I had been sending numerous long-winded, information-laden emails to my lo...
You have a very good point...one my mom has tried to gently put on me regarding my father and his past. Thanks for the reminder.
Understanding our parents' generation
I've always had an inkling that our Korean parents' generation suffered from post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. (I'm in my mid thirties.) I think that would explain some of the dysfunction that I see in that generation. (I'm thinking, those who were born before, during, and after the Korean...
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Stage fright
The kindergarten classes at Bito’s elementary school put on a musical recently. I knew Bito had been practicing for it -- I caught him humming the song his class was to sing. I also knew that there was a strong possibility that Bito would not end up performing with his class at all. BC (Before...
Interestingly, the color of skin hasn't come up with my kids. Instead, Bito likes to know who is Asian and who is not Asian, and then loudly proclaim this news anywhere and everywhere!
How Do You Talk To A Preschooler About Race?
After my daughter was born, I became more conscious of how I should approach race with her. With an Asian-American and a black father, she would be constantly question about her ethnic background. Perhaps I was a little naive to think people would be as rude as to ask, "Is she yours?" After h...
Maybe Vanny wants to remain hubcapless, so as to make all other cars jealous with his naked ways? :)
I'm Falling Out of Love with My Mini-Van
I loved him. No, I adored him. When he first joined our family, he felt strong, he felt safe, he felt like home. I eagerly fell into step as his most vocal adorer; I unabashedly, proudly, bravely sang his praises whenever I had the opportunity: He’s so smooth. He’s so sleek. He’s so cool...
Way to go!
Goldfish are notoriously messy. It's not your fault the bowl gets so dirty!
Mommy is a Fish Murderer
Yes, it is true. I killed the family fish. And it was an accident. It all started quite innocently once afternoon when I went to clean the fish bowl. We don’t have an aquarium, filter, rocks, or even multiple fish. Our setup included one goldfish, a plastic plant, and a 1 gallon bowl. ...
Mama bear
Posted May 28, 2010 at DC Metro Moms
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Hey, I just used the word 'bifurcate' in a sentence this morning...in a conversation, no less!!
Sounds like a lovely birthday present (Happy birthday a bit early!)...except for the loud TV blaring. And the botched omelette. Still. Time away with the husband...yay!
Of Whine and Roses
Doug and I celebrated my birthday this weekend. It is actually next weekend, on Mother's Day to be precise, but he wanted to bifurcate the two (G-d I am such a lawyer. Who uses bifurcate in a sentence unless it is a legal document?), and planed this amazing dinner out involving a chef's table ...
I'm so glad you have found friends that make living here more enjoyable. If only you lived in the NoVA area...we could see each other more often!
Strong Friendships Equal Strong Roots
I should've known better than to doubt my friend Jen, who presciently told me that it take three years to fully acclimate yourself to a new place, especially if you loved the place you used to live. Ask anyone who's met me since moving down to the DC area -- be it a fellow blogger, a mom at t...
You're awesome and your status as the cool mom in the hood simply confirms it.
The Most Popular House on the Block
Some mothers aspire to be the cool neighborhood mom. They want all of the kids to want to come and hang out at their house. I've heard the upsides. If all the kids are at your house you know exactly where your children are and precisely what they are doing. Point taken. My kids have been in e...
Yes! Recognizing all the teachers/staff that educate the children is wonderful.
Do you make your own honey butter?
Teacher Appreciation
In 2004, I put down my chalk after spending a decade as a public school educator. The following five years found me in a school only to vote each Election Day. Then Bito started kindergarten last fall, and I have become involved in public school education once again. Only this time, I'm on...
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