tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86501501426458169232024-02-19T02:07:41.831-08:00Bride Of MukorThe Game Of LifeTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-66137864861598301032011-04-08T07:59:00.001-07:002011-04-08T08:08:41.111-07:00How Not Too Cook - Pork ChopsOnce a week, I get together with my friend Danielle, and we cook something from The Food Network.com recipe site. This week we attempted pork chops. Enjoy the 4 minutes of pure comedy. You will learn nothing.Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-8130542196054801552011-02-03T14:58:00.000-08:002011-02-03T18:56:32.244-08:00From The Mouth Of BabesI was frustrated with my daughter.BoopaLoop's picture taken by me and then improved by AllThingsBDShe wasn't eating dinner, and I was pretending she was until she hurt her foot messing around in the kitchen. (After spending 30 minutes eating my dinner, I excuse myself, so I don't see the 3-course microwaved meal I slaved over get sneered at.)My BoopaLoop comes sobbing into the living room where Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-47543449497865143272011-01-28T19:36:00.000-08:002011-01-28T20:00:21.538-08:00Can You Help A Mom Out?I'm a morning person.Me and my brother, All Things BD's hubby, Christmas morning 2010Others in my family... are not.The side-effect of being a morning person (aside from the derision of friends and strangers alike) is that by the time the clock strikes 5 PM, I'm beyond done. I'm exhausted. I'm grumpy. I'm useless.Fortunately, My Mukor takes over the night time duties since he's a night owl. Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-77308454071298973382011-01-13T12:48:00.000-08:002011-01-13T14:01:45.200-08:00Pick Your Moment WiselyWe have two children.Christmas 2010BoopaLoop is 6 years, and LittleMan is 8 years.I had been watching a lot of the crime dramas on T.V. the last few weeks, and it distressed me to see how many shows depicted the victim as an 8 year old child. In all instances, the child was first kidnapped by strangers.After torturing myself by watching these programs in their entirety, I was somehow inspired toTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-27157942831426891772011-01-10T15:09:00.000-08:002011-01-11T12:09:22.883-08:00The Light After The End Of The TunnelI have been wanting to update my blog for some time now, but the reason for my prolonged absence was fairly depressing, and I didn't know how to write about it.My sister-in-law, AllThingsBD, does a great job of encapsulating "the event" that took place and put my life on temporary hold. However, I feel like I should add some kind of Zen statement that can put into perspective my reality. But, Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-37694234700292314742009-07-04T07:27:00.000-07:002009-07-04T08:06:06.554-07:00Happy 4th of July! IT'S PLAYTIME!!I'll post our 4th of July festivities on my next blog. Herein lies the reason my blog is pretty dead: It's SUMMERTIME PLAY, baby!Allowing the children to run to the playground seemed like a good idea - until I saw everyone ditch MamaDB's Charlie Brown. He didn't seem to notice, though.Pretty cool teeter-totter. LittleMan "assisting" Lucy and Charlie Brown in getting the structure to rock. Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-59106220131367933752009-07-01T19:13:00.000-07:002009-07-01T19:33:33.506-07:00"I don't like him! Bring me someone else."This blog title is a quote from Robin Williams who was the stand-up comedian act before Barbara Streisand's One Voice concert (back in the dinosaur age or the late 1980's, I think). He was looking out at the audience full of people who spent $5K per person to be there to see Babs sing, and what he saw was a sea of powerful celebrities. Governors. Mayors. Actors. Singers.Robin Williams claimed Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-15014564703752091862009-06-27T16:50:00.001-07:002009-06-27T17:08:04.179-07:00Day Late and a Dollar ShortI think I'm on Jamaican time. I didn't order AllThingBD's present in time, I didn't mail off my niece's present in time, and I didn't post this Happy Birthday blog in time.Right now, I have a system to assure that I get to appointments on time or early. I set my car clock ahead 5 minutes. This way I scream through traffic and take short cuts to make certain I arrive on time.Yes, I recognize as Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-61556701390412646902009-06-24T14:10:00.000-07:002009-06-24T16:36:51.994-07:00How Not To Cook - Shrimp LinguiniI believe I mentioned in my last How Not To Cook post that MamaDB and I had come up with a better format for displaying our mad cooking skillz. Turns out that the new method really is better editing. Well, I'm not a professional editor nor do I play one on TV, so you (the audience) kind of get what you get.However, I'm not a total jerk, and I have decided to dedicate a little more time to editingTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-65385780111662537232009-06-23T09:28:00.000-07:002009-06-23T09:29:17.951-07:00Kindergarten Graduation?LittleMan has graduated. At age 6. Who knew it would happen so quickly? Okay, fine - it isn't a REAL graduation. He is going from Kindergarten to 1st grade.I'm reminded of a quote from Mr. Incredible in "The Incredibles" - "They keep creating ways to celebrate mediocrity."If it isn't bad enough to have the children don caps and march to "Pomp and Circumstance", they are also given awards. Now, I Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-9277079846394959102009-06-17T19:35:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:49:26.934-07:00Why Watch Comedies When I Live ThemOr maybe it is only I who thinks that my children are pretty hilarious.Let me quantify this hilarity by saying that I don't mean that my children tell mean knock-knock jokes. Although, who can get tired of the punch lines that usually involve the noun of the joke bonking someone on the head. Now that's pure comedy!However, what I'm referring to here is how my children constantly surprise me. Let Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-25350546778708071892009-06-16T19:15:00.000-07:002009-06-16T21:23:15.679-07:00Family At PlayI have been very bad about keeping up with my blog. It isn't because there hasn't been anything to blog about, but I have been so busy these days, I haven't had time to blog. That's not the part I miss though. What I miss most is reading all of your blogs. I'm going to do that as soon as I post these pictures.Today, we took a deep breath and enjoyed our yard. I had been unable to take full Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-69325405136205568152009-06-11T20:55:00.000-07:002009-06-11T22:22:45.668-07:00Settling In NicelyWinston (a.k.a. Winnie) has slowly settled into our family lifestyle. Don't get me wrong. He'll still bolt out the door and zig-zag across the street at the first opportunity - but now he'll let me pick him up after about 2-3 minutes of freedom.Today, he wandered right into a neighbors house.Don't worry. I knew the neighbor. But it is a silly conversation to have...Me - Excuse me. I hate to Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-37857065337612400292009-06-09T17:38:00.000-07:002009-06-24T14:10:25.841-07:00How Not To Cook - Chicken with RiceMamaDB and I were talking about our video today, and we have a new idea for showcasing our mad cooking skillz. We were going to do it this week, but I deleted the video before we could make changes. That's how I roll - when I'm done with you, I DELETE!So until I learn to not be such a spaz with the delete button, I give you the following How Not To Cook recipe.Roasted Pineapple Ginger Chicken Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-74774638162535825402009-06-05T17:43:00.001-07:002009-06-05T18:04:14.069-07:00All I Want For Christmas...... is my two front teeth.Anyone remember this song? I remember singing it when I was in Kindergarten - and of course my two front teeth were missing. I remember laughing, spitting (because you can't whistle without your two front teeth), and making a mockery of the Christmas show.But what teacher expects a bunch of Kindergarteners to be serious during THAT song? I don't remember being in troubleTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-67423244598064531202009-06-03T16:51:00.000-07:002009-06-03T19:51:17.260-07:00Confessions of a KindergartenerFor his Kindergarten class, LittleMan has a journal that he has to write in every M-Th. I really like this idea, but I find it interesting the kinds of things my soon-to-be-7-years-old son writes about.Sometimes, he'll declare that he doesn't know what to write, so I'll suggest he write about doing Karate class or playing with one of his friends. These suggestions are ALWAYS met with, "Uh... no Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-79972580435101843392009-06-01T20:11:00.001-07:002009-06-01T20:26:58.504-07:00Let Me Introduce To You...... the newest member of our family.This is Winnie, short for Winston.We believe he is a poodle/terrier mix, and we have adopted him. There is still a remote chance that his family will claim him, but it has been approximately 1 1/2 weeks, with posters and local shelter calls, and nothing.He seems to be fitting right into our humble abode.This is our other dog's, Travis-pup's, bowl. I guess the Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-34799082498240996942009-05-30T15:57:00.000-07:002009-06-07T17:50:11.402-07:00How Not To Cook - Paradise PastaSo, I haven't blogged in a little while because I have been editing a full version of How Not To Cook with MamaDB. Instead of our "snippets" which are about 2 minutes in length, the full version is a whopping 10 minutes.Here is the recipe we were attempting:Pine Nut Paradise PastaSource: Sunset MagazineServes: 41 LB Mushrooms (finely chopped)1 t(easpoon) Basil1 t Oregano1/3 c(up) Pine Nuts1 Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-25460509949504281202009-05-27T13:35:00.000-07:002009-05-27T13:46:54.202-07:00Final ResultAll Things BD wanted to know how the chicken turned out from yesterday's blog. I've included a couple of pictures, so she will get off my back she will be happy.This was MamaDB's recipe, and the chicken was delicious. Whenever I cook chicken legs, I would buy the Shake N Bake stuff, but Mama just cooked a yummy coating. I was confused by this, but I trusted in her expertise and listened. Thank Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-61744293500228911482009-05-26T17:32:00.000-07:002009-06-07T17:49:58.736-07:00How Not To Cook - Chicken LegsHere is our latest installment of How Not To Cook! MamaDB and I have been unable to do this for several weeks now due to various illnesses and visitors. However, we are back, and I'm as clueless as ever. In fact, I think this video should be titled, "What am I doing?"I think I say that three times during this video.On another note, I mentioned in an earlier blog that I had to do laundry since theTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-44670336723493879162009-05-20T08:06:00.001-07:002009-05-20T13:56:24.226-07:00Evidence Of Bad ParentingOne of the most important things a parent can give a child is an education.So we ditched school and went to Disneyland - AGAIN!The usual suspects: Charlie Brown, Lucy, LittleMan and BoopaLoop.LittleMan had a hard time standing still waiting for MamaDB to come back with the strollers.BoopaLoop desperately wanted to be tall enough to be a fireman.Charlie Brown wanted to try it too!At the end of theTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-38424696175866490382009-05-19T07:21:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:48:31.904-07:00A little paradiseAs some of you know, I play tennis - a LOT of tennis.A couple of weeks ago when my tennis was at its peak "busy-ness", I played 8 times in one week. That included 2-3 matches for 3 different teams I'm on. It was insane, but I was playing really great. I think since I was playing doubles instead of singles, I was able to maintain that crazy-course without anything breaking or falling off my Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-30233092580629450742009-05-13T19:34:00.000-07:002009-05-13T19:34:33.753-07:00Conversations with KindergartenersI was walking LittleMan to school one morning, and I had to share a couple of comments that were made during his drop-off.As we neared LittleMan's classroom, there were several kids and parents wandering around the Kindergarten yard. Among the throng of people were a dad with his hand on his son's shoulder. A bit too loudly, LittleMan asked, "Why are they both bald?"I prayed that no one heard Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-86815675893831127012009-05-11T18:05:00.000-07:002009-05-11T20:39:31.062-07:00Happy Mother's Day and Monday MadnessMy sister-in-law, AllThingsBD, visited this last weekend. How great of a Mother's Day gift is that for me?!It was one of the most memorable Mother's Day holidays EVAR! I saw Star Trek with my mother, I played poker and Yatzee with my SIL, and we drove home without children - which meant we could blast the music and stop wherever we wanted to.Normally, after such a wonderful visit with her, I Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-57668999439511271592009-05-06T18:09:00.000-07:002009-05-06T18:24:25.146-07:00I once was lost...... but now amFOUND !!I am exhausted (as you can tell from this picture). I keep having these weird dreams where I'm trying to capture a special moment my kids are having on my digital camera, and I remember that it is gone.I went to the gymnastics place on Monday - hoping that someone found it and turned it in. I was 70% certain that I had left it there, but I didn't remember actually holding Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com8