30 in 2005

So far: 2 snorkeling trips Uncountable fish and brilliant coral No Indians of any origin except 1 family from Australia. 1 Singapore...

I'm writing this as I sit here on a stone patio by the Pacific Ocean, listen to the waves and a 3 man Acoustic band. The lead singer ha...

Day 1 to 5 of the summer vacation have this wonderful energy to them which allows us to both laze around, do 685 frenzied activities AND e...

10 weeks. Yes you heard right: we have 10 weeks of summer break. Today is Day 2 and you might be forgiven for thinking this crafty mother h...

Mom, what's for lunch? It's 8.54, son. We have been awake since 5.15am. Welcome to my world. It's a good thing he is a ...

One of things that a new baby in the larger family and a going to G3 kid in the smaller family has brought to the forefront is that I am hi...

My problem with birthday parties is I begin way to early. My kid brings me the theme and I toss it around, look up Pinterest and plan plan ...

Biting the bullet and getting back to this, my blog. It's been a busy few months. Things of note that come to mind in this hour befor...

I've been missing for a while. Or at least my words, the largest part of me, have. I can hear them, they even come all the way into my m...

I'm always catching up. With the blog, with other blog, with podcast, with Tv shows, with movies and with the news. This morning I was...

Seeing as I haven't written for months I'm guessing some kind of explanation is due. Also as we are well into the new year I should ...

11 years after V and I visited it for the first time we are back for a weekend in Macau. This time we have Kid (who likes nothing better t...

I'm going to kick the next person that suggests that not having two children means I have deprived my child of companionship post my dem...

• We've had a 9 week long summer break and tomorrow it's back to the books and fun for Kid.  • It's been full of trips, this sum...

Inspired by the Bride I've decided to complete and update my own Japanese trip draft/ report. This is all history now so forgive me for ...

Watching Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (about the 500th time this summer; don't ask) and this dialogue cracks me up every time: Sid: Manny, wh...

While yesterday was all about the Big Glossy building and a Big meal, today was about a little bit of history and culture.  We began at the ...

It's turning into a busy summer. We had a few quick days in Singapore as soon as school closed and before a fun summer camp back in Hong...

In our nearly 3 years in Singapore I got into the habit of going for a movie every Sunday evening. It was a good ritual to end the week and...

I'm feeling like a pressure cooker today.  And urgently needing to vent else I might explode. Luckily none of the people mentioned below...