- the kids collect flattened pennies now. at 51¢ a pop, i thought i had figured out a genius way of spending less money on souvenirs. turns out those stankin' machines are everywhere. apparently there are 96 different designs at disneyland alone. nice one.
- the manchild is surprisingly skilled at taekwondo, which requires quite a bit of hand-eye coordination and strength. yet at swim lesson he looks like a salmon fighting the current. confuse.
- there is a place called la petite provence near my house. it is a delightful little french bakery and restaurant. we love the risotto cakes, poached eggs, and croissants w/housemade strawberry jam.
- the little one loves to act 2 years old and routinely pastes buzz lightyear and strawberry shortcake bandaids all over her body. one day she asked me to remove one on her neck, and i demonstrated the fast-and-painless-removal technique in the airspace between us several times before i finally convinced her that it was the best method. little did i know that her skin is freakishly thin and would come off along with the bandaid. oops.
- whenever something in the house goes missing i immediately want to blame my housekeeper and that makes me a nasty and horrible beech who doesn't deserve a housekeeper at all.
- the skin around my elbows is becoming thin and old-ladyish.
- i lovelovelove that you can read long excerpts of books on itunes or kindle before committing. ham on rye by charles bukowski...to buy or not to buy?
- i can't believe i almost didn't graduate from college yet have obscenely high academic aspirations of my children.
- i really want to make one of these, but i'm scared i won't do it right.
- the downstairs toilet's handle keeps getting stuck and then the water runs continuously until someone gently sets it back to neutral and it has been driving me way past bonkers and insanity for weeks now. fortunately my husband put a stop to the incessant sound of running toilet water (or was it my high-pitched whining he got sick of first?) and wedged a giant foam sticker onto the back of the lid to keep said lid from interfering with the handle. unfortunately my husband seems to believe that a giant foam sticker stuck to the back of the toilet lid is a permanent and not, as i had hoped, temporary solution to a rather disturbing problem.
- newman's own sockarooni sauce tastes exactly like a sauce i've had at a restaurant somewhere. olive garden, is it you?
- we don't eat at fast food restaurants anymore because after eating chicken nuggets one day the little one broke out in giant hives all over her body the same way it used to happen to me when i was her age.
- my sister turns 30 this year and i feel a deep-seated need to top the trip to tulum just so i can show her who's boss. where to?
- one of my new year's resolutions is to follow my children's example and be a loyal and unconditional friend.
Can I see manchild's TaeKwonDo performance when I go up there?
As far as I remember,his dad and uncle were black belt holders.
Also his dad got the 1st place and his uncle 2nd from the tournament in Sacramento in 1989?.
Time flows so fast.
That remids me of old "Toys R Us" song;"I don't wannna grow up to be TRS kid".
See you there.
Posted by: FIL | Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 06:41 AM
i always enjoy your intrusions (is that a word??).... thanks for sharing =)
Posted by: John | Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 09:24 AM
sink skirt?? don't do it! so ugly son. just like those boots...*shaking head*
also, turning 30 = end of youth. :(
Posted by: grace | Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 01:53 PM
LMAO-I love Ahjahshee's comments to your posts-I'm so impressed:) Your kids are so freaking CUTE! I'm going to call them C squared;) So, what does Grace want to do to celebrate the big 3-0? If you go on an exotic trip/excursion, can I please tag along?
Posted by: Lynn | Friday, February 18, 2011 at 06:44 PM
you finally got the housekeeper...was kev the one holding you back from this?
joey got me a kindle. love it & the free sample exerpts! i just bought outliers--i'm a big malcolm gladwell fan. any other book recommendations from the bookworm? i haven't read anything in ages. i want a 'fluffy' book rec as well please!
chicken mcnuggets are the only thing i will order at McD's, besides their ice cream.
Posted by: sarah oh | Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 12:43 AM