Today, while everyone was writing sentimental posts and acrostic poems about dads, I was hoping to baby Jebus that my husband wouldn't remember it was Father's Day. Not that he really would've remembered. Tenzin and I are sort of famous for not making a big deal out of holidays anyway. Truth be told, I wasn't [...]
Destroying the House, Chinese New Year Style
February 20, 2013 – Posted in: Holidays, Mawage, Parties, Personal Insanity, Tenzin, Things To Do with Kids, This Is Supposed to be FunSo every year for I don't know how many years (I'd have to look it up) we've had a Chinese New Year party. It's something my husband, Tenzin, and I always wanted to do before we had kids but never managed to pull together. Then we tried to do it after kids and could never [...]
Valentines? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Valentines…
February 14, 2013 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Chronic Pain, Holidays, Mawage, TenzinJust to be clear from the get-go, I like flowers. Nothing against flowers. I've received, grown, and bought many a flower that's made my life a happier place. That said, I probably won't be getting flowers on Valentine's Day. There's the slightest chance my husband and kids will stop off at the store on the [...]
How to Teach Kids about Sex: Go See Les Mis and Leave the Kids with Dad
December 29, 2012 – Posted in: Elfie, Mouths of Babes, Movies, Newt, Parenting, Personal Insanity, Sex, Tenzin, Thank God Your Father's Home, TV, Worrying, Worst Mom ReviewsI went and saw Les Miserables with a girlfriend the other night. It was an amazing movie, but for some reason, I still feel like I could just nitpick it to pieces. I'm starting to think this could be my calling -- professional life nitpicker. Too bad I can't get someone to pay me for that... [...]
How I Bumped my Head and Lost my Mind
November 12, 2012 – Posted in: Chronic Pain, Elfie, Family, Grief, Logan's Story, Mom dying, Momless, Newt, Personal Insanity, Sappy Tammy, Tenzin, Thank God Your Father's HomeOne of my favorite lines of all time is from Young Frankenstein (coincidentally just viewed by the kids and me the other night -- they were, of course, totally impressed). Dr. Frankenstein and Igor have just pushed a coffin out of a grave, and Igor says, "Could be worse. Could be raining." Cue thunder clap [...]
I’m Sure My Son Isn’t TRYING to Make Me Insane…
October 18, 2012 – Posted in: Conservatives are Funny, Crazy Tammy, Elfie, Foot in Mouth, Losin' It, Mouths of Babes, Newt, Parenting, Personal Insanity, Politics, Stuff I Probably Shouldn't be Thinkin', Tenzin, Thank God Your Father's HomeSo this is basically how our morning went... Me (pointing at a photo of people shaking Joe Biden's hand on the front page of the newspaper): Hey, look -- if I would've gone to the Biden event yesterday, that could've been me. Newt: You're in there? Me: No, I could've gone. And my friend had [...]
The Best Anniversary Present Ever
August 9, 2012 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Cleaning, Elfie, Holidays, Mawage, Newt, Personal Insanity, TenzinLast night I came home from a friend's house to find this: Now to the untrained eye, this may look like a mere desk with some random (really random) stuff on it in a typical suburban home. But to me, it was -- don't laugh -- the best anniversary present evah. Today is our fifteenth [...]
Vagina! Say VAGINA!
June 27, 2012 – Posted in: Elfie, Okay That's Funny, Personal Insanity, TenzinMy husband, Tenzin, is sort of infamous for giving the kids a hard time. You'd think by now they'd know that they live in a house where half of what comes out of either parent's mouth is pure crap. But apparently, not so much.Anyway, this is what transpired between Elfie and her dad after she [...]
What? You Haven’t Seen the Latest Trend in French Manicures?
June 24, 2012 – Posted in: Beauty, Elfie, Okay That's Funny, Tenzin, Things To Do with Kids, Worst Mom RandomnessSo I've been all over town today with my nails looking like this:Photo by Tammy SoongI have my 7-year-old daughter to thank for my new look. I never paint my fingernails, only my toenails (and even that gets dicey). But the other day her friend was over, and when 7-year-olds get ahold of nail polish, [...]
Mother’s Day, the Partly Sunny Way
May 13, 2012 – Posted in: Dogs, Elfie, Holidays, Jasper, Newt, Tenzin, Videos, Worst Mom RandomnessAh, Mother's Day. You started out so well. Jasper, the puppy, miraculously slept most of the night. Tenzin, the husband, got up with the dog and let me sleep in. Then around 8:30, Elfie, the 7-year-old, brought me breakfast in bed. True, Tenzin made French toast with expired eggs and there's a 50/50 chance I'll [...]
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