tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86501501426458169232011-11-19T20:24:08.006-08:00The Game Of LifeTiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-66137864861598301032011-04-08T07:59:00.001-07:002011-04-08T08:08:41.111-07:00

Once 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.

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I 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

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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.

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We 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 to

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I 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,

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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.

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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

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I 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

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I 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 editing

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-65385780111662537232009-06-23T09:28:00.000-07:002009-06-23T09:29:17.951-07:00

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

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Or 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-25350546778708071892009-06-16T19:15:00.000-07:002009-06-16T21:23:15.679-07:00

I 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

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Winston (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

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MamaDB 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-74774638162535825402009-06-05T17:43:00.001-07:002009-06-05T18:04:14.069-07:00

... 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 trouble

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For 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-79972580435101843392009-06-01T20:11:00.001-07:002009-06-01T20:26:58.504-07:00

... 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

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So, 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

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All 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

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Here 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 the

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One 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 the

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As 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

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I 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

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My 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

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... 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

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MISSINGLOST: One brand new digital cameraLAST SEEN: Broadway Gymnastics under a beaming-with-pride mom's chairREASON FOR LOSS: I'm an idiot.Please return camera to me. It answers to the name of "stupid, stupid thing you better work or I'll throw you!"Thank you.

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Before blogging on Blogger, I used to blog on MySpace... until I felt too old to be there. Frankly, moving over here was a God-send. I found people I could relate to and enjoy. I found a whole new world of friends from all different places with fascinating stories to share!I was looking over some of my first blog entries, and for those of you who care (HI MOM!) I wanted to bring some closure to

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MamaDB's mother-in-law is in town, so we weren't able to do another snippet of "How Not To Cook" this week.Seeing as how I was off the hook for cooking tonight, I decided to rummage around in My Mukor's photo file to see what he had in there. I found a bunch of photos I had completely forgotten about.Here is BoopaLoop at age 4-5 months. I remember feeling like a bad mother for taking her picture

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The other day, LittleMan came wandering in from the backyard.LittleMan:  Mom? Which way is Las Vegas?Me: Las Vegas?!LittleMan: Yeah, which way is it?MamaDB: (In the background breaks out into song) Viva Las VegasMe: How do you know about Las Vegas? Nevermind, it is in Nevada. (Seeing LittleMan's impatience) It is north.LittleMan: Thank you, Momma.The following morning, I see this written in chalk

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As with any 4-year old girl who loves to wear the clothes she loves to wear (dirty or clean) and dislikes clothes she does NOT like to wear, BoopaLoop wanted to wear a skort, and more importantly, she wanted to dress herself. I told her that she could wear a skort as long as it was clean, and considering the cold weather, she had to wear them with leggings.With these simple instructions,

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I confiscated MamaDB's son, Charlie Brown, to take to the zoo with me and BoopaLoop.  We had a blast!

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Here is the latest installment of cooking with MamaDB. This time we tried to make sushi, and I have to say that the results were pretty incredible and delicious. However, getting to that point was pure accident since we did a LOT wrong.If you are interested in seeing the ingredients we used to make our California Rolls, Ebi Sushi and Salmon Egg Rolls, please take a gander over at MamaDB's

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I arrived to pick up BoopaLoop from pre-school today, and she immediately greeted me with, "Mommy, look what I made!"I looked at what she was showing me.Me - Uh...I had no idea what this was. Of course, I was completely worried that I would crush her little artistic spirit by not immediately recognizing what it was she had created. I'm certain in her head it was obvious, but the first words that

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for us Moms, of course.LittleMan received this impressive slide for Christmas from the help of grandparents, cousins, uncles, aunts, friends, and Santa. Thanks to the aberration that is two-days of 85+ degree weather in the middle of spring before returning to 65 degree weather, we were able to take this bad-boy out for a trial run, and boy, oh BOY did the kids love this!LittleMan beginning his

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On Friday, I was a bad parent.I was exhausted! I can always tell when I'm tired. I snap at the kids, I find myself sighing instead of laughing at their antics, and I can't seem to string together the proper words to form a cohesive thought.So, Friday, I took a nap. My kids were awake, my door was open, but I was still able to take a nap.It was lovely.When I woke up an hour and a half later (

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... or a knife, for that matter.I had every intention of getting a shot of MamaDB looking like a fool (like she did to me and the onion incident), but it would appear that I really have NO idea what I'm doing in the kitchen.I would like to dedicate this video to my mother - who did the smart and brave thing and gave up trying to show me how to do anything in the kitchen. I love you, Mom!Let's

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Over at AllThingsBD, my sister-in-law has posted Loodle, their youngest girl, wearing various fashion... uh... art.Well, we recently returned from visiting them in Texas, and I believe my BoopaLoop has learned a thing or two from her cousin, Loodle. Here is what she decided to wear.Cause, nothing says fashion like jeans worn with a skort.And, this is what happens when I ask her to pose. To bad

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Today is Thursday! Woo-hoo!! Finally, some part of my home will sparkle thanks to the clean swapping-deal I've made with MamaDB.I know I have mentioned in the past that she and I dedicate Thursdays for cleaning. Why spend money having someone else clean the house (when I'm home for most of the cleaning anyway) when I can convince a friend to come over to clean it with me - as long as we clean her

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One of the various landmines I believe I, as a mom, have to circumvent is being the mediator of every SINGLE ARGUMENT between my two kids. I have to teach them to do it themselves - not use me.In order to find peace help my children resolve their differences themselves, I try to recommend some... discussion strategies for them to use.I was really feeling confident about my progress with this -

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Apparently, I posted my Happy Easter blog, but it didn't take. Then, I couldn't sign into Blogger to figure out what the problem was.So, this morning I log on to see if I can, and voila! There is a saying among my friends that goes like this, "If the car doesn't work, try getting out of the car and back in again." Sometimes that's all it takes.Easter egg hunt at churchLittleMan at Easter lunch

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I don't need marriage counseling.I don't need family counseling.I don't need personal counseling.... or maybe I do, but let's not pull at that thread right now.The counseling I might be willing to accept that I need is to repair the relationship between my Wii Fit and myself.We had a beautiful beginning. It was love at first sight. We had a connection. Granted, that connection was with my

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LittleMan is growing up too fast. Okay, he's growing up too fast FOR ME. This is the conversation I had with him yesterday that I wasn't expecting yet:Setting - LittleMan and I were in the living room waiting for BoopaLoop to come out of the bathroom. I heard what I thought was BoopaLoop brushing her teeth.Me - BoopaLoop, please bring me your hairbrush, so we can brush your hair.LittleMan - She's

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-86669369424873016152009-04-03T08:20:00.000-07:002009-04-03T08:39:13.819-07:00

Anyone recognize the title?  Talk about obscure references. It is the beginning of an 80's jingle for Lava Soap. "Get dirty (grubby, grubby) we'll Lava ya clean!"That's all I remember of the commercial.And I couldn't find any reference to this jingle on YouTube. So, it probably doesn't exist, right?Too bad. This is my blog, and I say it existed... and if you happen to remember it too, I'd really

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As promised, here are some of the pictures taken at Disneyland yesterday.One side note:  My feet are still killing me from running all around two parks, and I am physically exhausted still, but it was SO MUCH FUN!MamaDB scored us some strollers to use for the duration of our time at Disneyland and California Adventure. While she was waiting in line, I watched the children entertain themselves by

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Yet again, I kept my children out of school, so we could visit Disneyland. At the end of February we did this same thing, and then a couple of weeks ago, my kids missed a week of school to visit family in Austin.What is wrong with me?I rationalize that it is okay to ditch school since BoopaLoop is still in pre-school and LittleMan is a repeat Kindergartener... but STILL!Whatever. We had a blast,

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On our last day in Texas, we woke up at 5:30 AM in order to make it to the airport on time. Fortunately, the kids are awesome travelers, so they didn't complain about being rudely awakened well before their normal time. In fact, the sun wasn't even a slight sparkle in the sky, yet.I left the children in their pajamas, and they slowly woke up during our ride to the airport.Thank you again, All

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All Things BD took some fabulous pictures of me sitting with each of the kids.First was me with BoopaLoop.Next was me with LittleMan.Next was me with my niece, Loodle.And finally was me with my niece, Boodle.She's a pretty excellent photographer, no? Anyone who can make two people look this photogenic is a miracle worker, in my opinion.Yesterday, I posted a movie quote (located below the final

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I couldn't stand it.I finally went through all of my zoo pictures from our trip to Texas, and they were AWFUL. I'm not talking "Oh, I'm such an accomplished photographer that I could NEVER show these ameturish pictures to the public" bad pictures; I'm talking "For the love of PETE, what in the world was I talking a picture of here?!" bad.I mean, I had a picture where it was clear that I was

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I will continue the 6 Days in Texas photo collection tomorrow.For me, one of the greatest joys in parenthood is watching our children discover some pretty silly things! Oh sure, they drive me batty, but they also come up with stuff that remind me that they are individuals with their own voices in their heads.Some of the stuff they come up with makes me want to scream.Other stuff makes me want to

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A day at the zoo!BoopaLoop loves the zoo. I think she secretly believes that some miracle will happen where the animals will be let loose and wander up to her to snuggle. I seriously think she believes this. I don't know what she would actually do if a giant, I dunno, BEAVER came over to be pet by her. She'd probably freak out... but a girl can dream, right?After having a hard time recovering

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As to be expected, upon arriving back to the open arms of My Mukor, I was hit with a wave of joy - followed soon thereafter with a wave of sadness.We had a blast with All Things BD's family, and I love my nieces like they are my own daughters. Every time we return home, I feel like there is a huge chunk of me sitting in Texas.Stupid California. Stupid beautiful weather. Stupid My Mukor's company

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... they harass you all day to play Rock Band 2.That's right - I CAVED!I count this as exercise. If you've ever had the pleasure of watching your children play the drums on Rock Band, you know they put their whole body into breaking playing them. LittleMan was sweating after playing, and it wasn't from a fever.  BoopaLoop considers the kick pedal an excuse to make a lot of noise.I'm looking

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About a week ago, I was sick. Again. And like all good mothers, I passed my illness on to my LittleMan.This was how he looked 10 minutes before we left for the doctor's office. Ironically, we were visiting the doctor for BoopaLoop who had an infection. She's doing very well now. Ah, the wonders of antibiotics...However, LittleMan went from bouncing around in the morning, to telling me that he was

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Day two of my massively impressive camera work. I know many of you are wondering (Really just All Things BD) what kind of professional-quality camera I bought.Here it is:That's right!  The Cannon PowerShot A1000 IS.  I paid a total of ~$210 at Best Buy for this beauty. Before you swallow your tongue at the cost, this total includes an 8 GB memory card, a 2-year replacement warranty, and of course

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Okay, I once had a digital camera, but I think I mentioned that it was devoured by battery corrosion.  R I P little Canon PowerShot... R I P. Which reminds me, I need to remove that memory card to see what is on there - from 3 years ago! Whoa, that will be a walk down memory lane.Oh well.Today, I played with my new camera! Quick disclaimer - I have no interest in becoming a photographer. So,

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I'm sorry I have been MIA for the last week, but I've decided that I really, REALLY need a digital camera to help support my blogging habit.  So, until I buy one (which will be soon), I will not be blogging much.You'll know I'm back once I start commenting on your sites again.I'll see you all soon...

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It is official!My Mukor's company finally got funding to begin making a video game. Woo-hoo! After a year and a half of no salary, he and his fellow partners can spike the football! They did it!!The amazing part is that they did it during a time when the economy is through the floor. Video games are actually doing well during this recession, but that didn't mean publishers were willing to hand

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The title of this blog comes from the SNL skit "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy":"One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to DisneyLand, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said, "DisneyLand burned down." He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the

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LittleMan and I were on our way to pick up BoopaLoop from pre-school on Friday when LittleMan made this announcement.LittleMan - I don't want to get married.Me - Well... that's a good thing since you are too young to be married. You're only 6.LittleMan - [Exasperated] Nooo, mom. I mean even when I get old and grow'd up. I don't want to be married.Me - [Not that concerned about his announcement,

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Every so often, I like to update my friends and family on what happened after I blogged about something.  So, here are five previous blogs I did that I'd like to update you all on.Birthdays And Such (10/13/2008): I was at this time visiting with AllThingsBD's family when I turned the ripe old age of 37. (I'm 37 right?... 1971-2009... uh... not yet October, so yeah 37!) I had mentioned in this

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I'm amazed at the power of blog dumping. I couldn't get The Carpenter's song "Rainy Days and Mondays" out of my head, and for some reason posting the video on yesterday's blog purged the song from my mind.Of course mentioning it again here might cause the music loop to restart, but let me go on as if that's not going to happen.Thanks to this odyssey into "Purgeville" yesterday, I was unable to

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The ending word to this Carpenters title is ... "down". But I would have to disagree. At least today. However, I have that song in my head now, so I will torture you with it as well for a moment.And now the title looks dumb since today isn't Monday.  I just realized that.  Oh well.I once saw an interview with Olivia Newton-John (one of my other childhood idols) where she mentioned that Karen

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MamaDB tagged me on Facebook for this adventure into all things NAME, so I decided to share it with you all rather than 40 close friends and 4 MILLION of my not-so-close friends on Facebook.  Don't you feel lucky?And, I would like to point out, that I'm actually doing this rather than saying that I'll do it and then... NOT.  Ahem.YOUR REAL NAMETiffany Ann TolmanWITNESS PROTECTION NAME (mother and

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I have been struggling to keep the house livable (forget hospitable) ever since we decided to save money by doing without a housekeeper. That was back in November 2008.I am still mourning the loss.As you know from earlier blogs, I am not a housekeeping guru. In fact, calling me a "homemaker" might be a stretch, but thanks to MamaDB and her infinite wisdom, we have come up with a plan that helps

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-91146303957584227062009-02-11T23:59:00.000-08:002009-02-12T00:10:07.324-08:00

My Mukor is a huge fan of science fiction. We've seen all of the good ones on television (Battlestar Galactica) and the bad ones (Space Above and Beyond). I usually sneer and scoff at whatever show he is torturing me with, but every now and then a show will win me over.One such show is Supernatural.This show is geared towards teenage and college-aged girls. The lead actors are nice looking young

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On Wednesday, January 29th at 7:45 AM, I was driving through most of Los Angeles to get to a tennis match. Our tennis team tries to arrive at the home courts by 8:45 AM to warm up before the match. Usually, my trips are uneventful except for the usual road rage drivers and traffic jams. However, the morning of the 29th was chaos.There is a major freeway interchange that I and about 3 million of

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Over the weekend, LittleMan decided to experiment with the scissors, glue and printer paper. Being a non-crafty-type mom myself, I did the best thing I could do for him - I got out of his way.After about 30 minutes of snipping and mumbling, I wandered into the dining room to see how Little Man was doing.Me - How's it going?LittleMan - Good!BoopaLoop - Good! [She was in charge of glue. Fortunately

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In our infinite wisdom, My Mukor and I decided to go to a popular restaurant on a Saturday night in Los Angeles. For those of you unfamiliar with the craziness that is Los Angeles, on Friday and Saturday nights most popluar restaurants will have a wait time of 30 - 45 minutes before a table is available for 4. There are some restaurants that have an even longer wait.Having lived in Los Angeles

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About a week ago, I was getting ready to play in a doubles tennis match when two of the ladies declared their need to use the restroom before we played. This is a fairly common occurance before matches; however, I refuse to engage in this ritual. I am not a lemming, darn it!Anyway, while myself and the other lady were waiting for the other two to return, we heard a man shouting. I couldn't tell

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I was gifted with this "Honest Scrap" award by my sister-in-law, All Things BD, for numerous reasons... which are... uh... three-fold:1. Choose... blah, blah, blah... brilliant in content or design2. Show the... blah,blah, blah... can keep the nifty icon.3. List at least 10 honest things about yourselfAs part of the pay-it-forwardness that are blog awards, I will bestow this award onto fellow

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On the women's side:Serena WilliamsOn the men's side:Rafael NadalSingles tennis on the men's side is at a very exciting point.  So many young players rose to the challenge laid down by Roger Federer, arguably the best mens player in Open Tennis (I would contend that Steffi Graf is the best player of all time).  However, the ladies' side is boring.  Too many young girls who hit the ball hard with

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to bring youOur apologies for an inconvenience this has caused you.

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I decided to tackle more than one load of laundry today. This usually means I turn all of the dirty laundry baskets topsy-turvy, and clothes is then strewn everywhere.Fast-forward to this evening.Oh, one other important note: we keep the children's individual dirty laundry baskets in the kids' bathroom.Okay, back to this evening. LittleMan is coming out of the kids' bathroom shower. I help to

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This morning when I was supposed to be enjoying my sleep-in day, I was instead bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 7:00 AM.  After tossing and turning in my bed while My Mukor took care of the kids' morning routine, I gave it up, and shuffled out to the dining room to find my son patiently waiting for his breakfast.Me - Good morning, LittleMan.LittleMan - Good morning, Mommy.Me - You need to get

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I was watching my children do pretend play today.BoopaLoop - Okay, I'll be the Mommy.LittleMan - [Pretending to wail]BoopaLoop - [Walks over to LittleMan with her hands on her hips.] You need to calm down.LittleMan - [Rolling around on the floor continuing to make high pitched noises.]BoopaLoop - That does it. Go on time out! [Keeping one hand on her hip with the other pointing to the corner]

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This blog title is a quote from an 80's movie. Do you recognize it?The main point of this quote is to highlight how you have to commit to doing something to the best of your ability otherwise if you hesitate or doubt for a second, you will get squished like a grape or maybe squish others.That's a pretty harsh life lesson.However, I was reminded of this quote today as I watched a tennis pro teach

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I did not know that in 1959 Martin Luther King, Jr visited Ghandi.King reflected, "Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity. In a real sense, Mahatma Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the

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Yes, we are watching "The Muppet Show" Season One in its completion. I claimed to buy Seasons One, Two and Three for the children, but the truth is, I really wanted to see these shows again. I remember LOVING these shows as a child, and I wanted to see if the shows held up decades years later. Most of the show makes me smile. The beginning of the show with Gonzo trying to bang the gong or get his

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A while back, I posted a comment on someone's blog about disgusting insects that most Southern Californians refer to as 'potato bugs'. If you don't like bugs of any kind, I apologize for the picture I've included of this bug.Although it is called a potato bug, the actual name of this insect is the Jeruselum Cricket. It isn't poisonous, but it can pack one heck of a bite. You can read more about

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In an earlier blog, I mentioned that I have the hardest time getting myself, my kids and mySELF (it is worth saying twice, I think) ready in the morning without something falling through the cracks AND arriving on time. Well, thanks to some ideas provided by Michele over at Sqwahr.com, I am able to keep my head afloat. One of the ideas was to be willing to make the kids' lunches the night before.

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Dear Mom:I got back from my glorious weekend-away last night at 7 PM, and I hurt, but it was worth it. I had never been to Indian Wells to see the professionals play, but it is no wonder the tennis center has been awarded "The Most Impressive Tennis Center" in the past. The center is HUGE. Even though I'm a drooling fan dork, I have also never been to Wimbledon or the US Open, so I'm certain this

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Wish us luck! Our team is heading off to Indian Wells to play in the USTA Sectionals. (Indian Wells Tennis Club) This is so exciting! I'm hoping we'll play well enough to stay until Sunday since we are staying in one of the various resorts located there.Hopefully, I won't be blogging until Monday. If I blog on Saturday it means we didn't make it to the finals.I hope your weekend will full of

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There is an e-mail being circulated by my friends and family that highlight some funny answers 2nd graders gave when asked questions regarding their moms. Now, I am a skeptic. I have no doubt that these were the answers that some 2nd graders gave, but I can't help but dilute the joyous answers by asking my own questions like: 'who is this child', 'how was the test administered', and 'how much

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I'm certain most of you are familiar with the "High Five" game that goes something like this... Raise your hand up to your child, "Hit me five!"Child slaps your palm. "On the side", holding your palm to one side.Child slaps your palm. "Up high", holding your palm face down, high enough for the child to barely reach.Child slaps your palm. "Down low...", holding your palm face up but around the

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-33773281921176101642009-01-06T12:41:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:54:54.300-08:00

The other day I was having a conversation with my mom about dreams. She asked me,"Tiffany, do you fly in your dreams?"Me - "Fly? Not really. I sort of... bounce."Mom - Aghast, "Really?! Me too!"Me - Aghast as well, "Really?! I can't believe it!"That's just weird. I don't know anyone else who bounces in their dream. I mean seriously, what is that about? It isn't like I'm a fan of the movie "

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Dear Mom:Happy New Year! Thank you for letting us come, visit, and generally make a complete disaster of your home. I've been thinking of advertising the children as demolishion-ists, but I doubt any reasonable company would insure them. Anyway, I want you to know that I always have the best of intentions to clean your home once I've gathered all of our stuff and packed it away for departure, but

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-3443196972270376552008-12-20T23:07:00.000-08:002008-12-20T23:42:38.417-08:00

You better not shout. You better not cry.You better not pout. I'm telling you why.AllThingsBD IS COMING TO TOWN!!

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Tonight, MamaDB and I took our respective families (minus My Mukor) to Islands (sorry for the restaurant mention, AllThingsBD). On our way to pick up her hubby, we encountered some traffic. She suggested we rip through an empty parking lot which would dump us out to the main street we wanted, and I nixed the idea. She wasn't really serious, but it got me thinking... which is never a good thing.

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The title of this blog is a quote by Robin Williams during a stand up routine he did as a pre-show to Barbara Streisand's concert "One Voice". He was describing how scary it was to be up there with the faces of who's-who in Hollywood staring back at you, and that quote was what he believed some of them were thinking.Well, my point is that BoopaLoop has adopted this attitude when it comes to some

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After a long and dreary, tiring day, I went out to see the movie Australia with a girlfriend of mine. I have just returned, and I have to say I enjoyed it very much.The movie is directed by the same guy who did Moulin Rouge!, which I also enjoyed, but aside from both movies beginning a little quirky, they otherwise have very little in common. If you are interested in seeing a romance or more

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I don't know if you are familiar with the late 1950's TV show, but I'm currently addicted to it. I blame my brother, AllThingsBD's hubby, for exposing me to the charm and curiosity that is this show.The rules of the game aren't that important to read this blog entry, but I will say that at least one point in the show, a celebrity is brought before the panel - and this is only one of the many

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-60190285883120823852008-12-15T16:58:00.000-08:002008-12-15T20:55:56.417-08:00

I enjoy doing laundry. Any chore that requires me to do very little to accomplish so much is a big plus to me. However, I seriously dislike washing dishes, and I have a dishwasher. These two chores are very similar, but there is ONE BIG DIFFERENCE: the pre-rinsing.I don't pre-rinse my clothes. Why should I when I have paid for a machine to do all of this work? I acknowledge that pre-rinsing my

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We just got our Christmas tree up. I know, I know - it is only 12 days until Christmas, and I probably wouldn't have put one up... but the kids. I had no idea how bad nagging could get until now.Every day this week after school, my children would clammer, "Are we going to put the tree up today? Can we put on the ornaments too? When are the outside decorations being put up?" Now, before you start

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(Continuing the sharing of my failed and successful experiences at getting a new product created.) To be a wholesaler or not to be a wholesaler - that is the question.Generally speaking, if you have no intention, desire or ability to run a retail store, and you are creating your own product, you want to begin as a wholesaler. What this means is that you will sell your product directly to

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-45020562466156474442008-12-11T23:02:00.000-08:002008-12-12T22:12:06.134-08:00

Once a week, LittleMan gets an allergy shot. Most of these trips have been uneventful. We enter, wait with countless others, get our named called, get the shot, grab a lollipop, and then leave. Today, however, we were in the waiting room with nameless faces, but two caught my eye: a boy about 12 years old and his father who looked a lot like Peter Jackson. No, no, it wasn't THE Peter Jackson, but

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-49288227160760564232008-12-10T20:13:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:04:41.218-08:00

LittleMan and BoopaLoop are 6 years and 4 years, respectfully. They also account for about 99.9% of all spills, splats, ker-BLAMS, and other "accidents" from age 0-3 1/2 years.Something happened after that.I venture to guess that it was the high-pitched screeching and temper tantruming that I threw after every one of these incidences. Okay, perhaps I didn't SPAZ OUT every time, but my brain

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Yesterday I did a post about friendship.Today is the birthday of one of my closest friends. Happy Birthday, Mama DB!She is an awesome mom of two incredible kids, a loving wife to a lovable guy, and an amazing photographer. So, to show her the proper respect and to honor a fellow stay-at-home mom, I will now relate to my mom "Hi MOM!" the masses a funny story about her.About 1 year ago, she and I

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I got this definition of friendship from Wikipedia."Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. Friends will welcome each other's company and

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-6585006765209029352008-12-06T22:07:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:01:25.952-08:00

Granted, it isn't really My Mukor's 40th birthday, but celebrating it today (about two weeks early) was the only way I could think to really surprise him. Five of his closest friends showed up early this morning (8:30 AM is early for him), and they took him to Six Flags Magic Mountain.Mama DB helped me set the surprise stage so well. I told My Mukor to block today out for her birthday, since

Tiffany Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593440424514634781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650150142645816923.post-17449518306068562712008-12-05T19:34:00.000-08:002008-12-05T20:10:28.234-08:00

Normally, I dedicate Fridays to "Free Enterprise Friday", but after an outing with Mama DB and our children tonight, I was inspired to create this Meme.So, Mama DB and All Things BD, you have been tagged. Once tagged, you need to pass it on to two others (or not - I really can't make you). I have titled this Meme "Purse Confessions".Empty your purse, and reveal to the world all you have stored

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