August 2009 Archives
Are you staying in the Valley today if you had a choice?
My neighbors and his boys are staying in but we've evacuated to my in-laws for today at least. The smoke was just too much for me. I felt sorry for anyone out in the smoky streets this morning, but of course everyone has to go about their business: waiting for the bus, walking their dog.
Hubby opened the windows last night when the skies were still clear, but by midnight, smoke was wafting around the house already. It only got worse as the morning approached so we packed up the kiddos and headed due south. I would not have been able to stand the smoke for the whole day and I worry about the boys breathing that for such a long time too. So now we're raiding Grandma's fridge, enjoying the AC and hunkering down, hoping to get a call from our neighbor with the all clear signal.
How about you?
Breathe easy,
My neighbors and his boys are staying in but we've evacuated to my in-laws for today at least. The smoke was just too much for me. I felt sorry for anyone out in the smoky streets this morning, but of course everyone has to go about their business: waiting for the bus, walking their dog.
Hubby opened the windows last night when the skies were still clear, but by midnight, smoke was wafting around the house already. It only got worse as the morning approached so we packed up the kiddos and headed due south. I would not have been able to stand the smoke for the whole day and I worry about the boys breathing that for such a long time too. So now we're raiding Grandma's fridge, enjoying the AC and hunkering down, hoping to get a call from our neighbor with the all clear signal.
How about you?
Breathe easy,
"Witness the emotional struggles, physical
complications and financial burdens of this single mother of 14 ... including
the private moments and reactions of Suleman's family, as well as Suleman's own
feelings, doubts and fears."
That's how Fox is teasing its special on Octomom Nadya Suleman, set to air on primetime tomorrow, Aug. 19.
Will the promise of never before seen footage, etc. make us miss our guilty pleasure, Wipeout? (Oh, we LOVE that show!)
That's how Fox is teasing its special on Octomom Nadya Suleman, set to air on primetime tomorrow, Aug. 19.
Will the promise of never before seen footage, etc. make us miss our guilty pleasure, Wipeout? (Oh, we LOVE that show!)
Continue reading Are you going to watch?.
The endless
amazement parents have for the kids usually entails how different one is from
the other.
Firstborn Son has a genuine horror for "bad" words while his younger brother enjoys tweaking them just enough not to get in trouble.
At our house, aside from the usual repertoire of unmentionable swear words, we forbid saying "stupid," "shut up," "hate" and OMG, substituting "silly," "be quiet" "don't like" and "oh my gosh" instead.
Continue reading Swearing it off.
OK, I am having a major hankering for Donut Man donuts. I hear the peach season is in full swing. The last time we were there (for the humongous strawberry-filled donuts you have to eat with a spoon!), Donut Man himself, Jim Nakano, told me to make sure to come back in July for peach donuts. (AND I got a free, freshly made cinnamon bun too. Must have been the pregnant belly!)
But since I have been a little busy baking something up myself, I haven't returned...until today, when a full-fledged pregnancy craving erupted in my brain. Hubby's going to have to drive over there for some peach heaven tonight!
Donut Man is at 915 E. Route 66 in Glendora. Keep an eye out for the sign since it's easy to miss. But boy, is anything from there always worth it! The specialty donuts are $2.60 each.
Ahhhh, I say, salivating ala Homer....DOUGHNUTS!
But since I have been a little busy baking something up myself, I haven't returned...until today, when a full-fledged pregnancy craving erupted in my brain. Hubby's going to have to drive over there for some peach heaven tonight!
Donut Man is at 915 E. Route 66 in Glendora. Keep an eye out for the sign since it's easy to miss. But boy, is anything from there always worth it! The specialty donuts are $2.60 each.
Ahhhh, I say, salivating ala Homer....DOUGHNUTS!
That's what my Dad always used to say to anyone driving us to anywhere. He would watch as the driver would back up, raise a palm to stop him, lean in, and say, "Be careful. Remember you're carrying precious cargo."
He would say it even if only one of his six daughters was in the car, or all of us. Mom would remind drivers of that too.
So it begs reason why a 36-year-old mom would have 10 drinks and smoke marijuana before attempting a 100-plus mile drive from an upstate New York campsite to her home. She had five children in the minivan with her. Four of the little ones, including the driver's own 2-year-old, were killed when she drove the wrong way on a parkway north of New York City.
Read the full story here.
It's sad to read her husband say he didn't notice anything wrong with her before they parted, or her relatives insist the children were always her first priority. What happened then? Why did she make the choice she made?
I don't drive with my glasses on because I feel I lose too much peripheral vision and I like to joke if I could tie mattresses on all sides of the car, but especially where the kiddos sit, I would.
Because it takes one time and one wrong choice to lose it all. Precious cargo.
He would say it even if only one of his six daughters was in the car, or all of us. Mom would remind drivers of that too.
So it begs reason why a 36-year-old mom would have 10 drinks and smoke marijuana before attempting a 100-plus mile drive from an upstate New York campsite to her home. She had five children in the minivan with her. Four of the little ones, including the driver's own 2-year-old, were killed when she drove the wrong way on a parkway north of New York City.
Read the full story here.
It's sad to read her husband say he didn't notice anything wrong with her before they parted, or her relatives insist the children were always her first priority. What happened then? Why did she make the choice she made?
I don't drive with my glasses on because I feel I lose too much peripheral vision and I like to joke if I could tie mattresses on all sides of the car, but especially where the kiddos sit, I would.
Because it takes one time and one wrong choice to lose it all. Precious cargo.
