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Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Only it’s not so funny when it’s you.
I went out to the car yesterday to bring a file in that I needed to work on. I was about to take the girls upstairs to get ready for bed, and once they were in bed I was going to get some work done.
RK was doing dishes [...]

Computer Time

Friday, July 6th, 2007

GlitterGirl has now introduced TwinkleToes to the computer.
She had her up in her lap and then went on the Sesame Street site. And the Caillou site. And the Bob the Builder site. And the Clifford site.
There are some Elmo games designed for babies. The baby touches the spacebar and Elmo does something. Touch the spacebar [...]

Speaking of Potty Time

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Is there some unwritten rule that moms do not get to go to the bathroom in peace?
Take this morning, for instance.
While in the bathroom attempting to take my, err, morning constitution, I had a full audience.
First, TwinkleToes wanted up in my lap. I’m not exactly going to tell her no, so up she came.
Then [...]

Kool-Aid Hair Dye

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

When I was little we’d use Kool-Aid on our hair and we’d have vibrant pink hair for about two weeks before it came out. But, my hair was not black when I was little.
Has anyone tried this on black hair? Does it show up? I don’t want to try it and have it not [...]

The bathrooms in China

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

I’ve seen people stress about this way more than they should. Way more.
As a child I was taught to hover in public bathrooms and to never sit on a public toilet. As an adult I still can’t bring myself to do that. I still hover.
So for me the squat toilets were no big deal. They [...]

There and back

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

Someone asked me to post about airline choices.
This really depends upon where you are flying from. My favorite is the premium economy from China Southern – leave LA late at night and arrive in China in the morning time China time. You have to force yourself to stay up all day, but then you will [...]