I was asked to share our family traditions for Tet (Chinese New Year). My family mixes Chinese and Vietnamese traditions. I’ll do this in a two-part series because there’s just so much. This is the first part - prep, or the days before new year. The second part will be the actual new year stuff. [...]
I’ve noticed a lot of bloggers taking on weekly goals. It’s interesting to read. I find myself cheering them on, and feeling inspired by them. I may have to copy them because I am all about lists and goals and organizing, but not just yet.
I realize as 2008 zooms right past me that my husband [...]
Just a small caution. When applying for a job as an editor, there are a couple of things that you should know going in so that you can impress your potential future co-workers. For example:
When you see the word isn’t, please don’t take out the apostrophe. That’s it’s home, and if you cross it out [...]
Chloe is finally getting better since getting sick over a week ago. I’m spending this week getting all caught up on the should-have-done’s of the past week and a half, mostly things for the upcoming new year. I have a love/hate relationship with Chinese New Year. I do love it just because [...]
I’ve never been a “treat others like you would like to be treated” kind of person as a way to respect people. I do understand that it’s more complex than that and a lot of times it is best and more respectful to “treat others like they would like to be treated.” That’s [...]
ETA more appropriate terms.
I am almost done with writing our Dear Expectant Mother letter. I should be done this week. I have about 5 of 7 sections done. I’ve been writing it for a couple of weeks now, and you would think that means that I have pages and pages of wonderful [...]
I was a very tired mommy when I wrote that last post. It’s a few days later. Chloe is laying on me, tired, still sick and catching up on her episodes of Little Bill. Daddy is upstairs sleeping because we caught what Chloe has.
My daughter is a preschooler. And you know what that means, right? [...]
So my daughter not only does not ever want to return to preschool ever again, but we have had 2 bedsheet changes, 4 changes of clothes, one ruined favorite blanket (*my* favorite blanket), and having to call over one poor grocery store worker to clean up puke - we’re not exactly excited about preschool either. [...]
That’s Chloe. On her way to her very first day of preschool.
One of my favorite songs by BareNakedLadies is “If I Had a Million Dollars.”
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn’t have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars
Now, we’d take a limousine ’cause it costs more
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn’t have to eat Kraft Dinner
But we would eat Kraft Dinner
Of [...]
