Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Yes!!!

Got the first Christmas cards in the mail today!! My favorite!

Today

The Target lady asked me if Olive was my sister.

"She looks just like you!"

#wrinklecreamsareworking
#iloveit

Monday, November 28, 2011

This is why my daddy is my hero. He just does this without question or complaint. He knew these shelves have been sitting in the garage since August. Brother and husband have been leading me on about it's installation. But my dad comes int town and just does it.

He also knew I wanted to put up the tree the day after Thanksgiving. And he did it.

I had a convo about this with my girlfriends. How we don't look to our significant others to do anything handy. We go to our dads. They Dont look it up On the internet. They just know! It must be a generational thing with the guys.

Love my dad!

Photo Dump

Why I was Missing

It was a simple reason, really. Mr. Ho was in California for work and I did not announce it for fear of an internet stalker who would murder me in my own home. Whilst he was gone, I had to be the single parent. It was do-able but shitty. My in-laws are also visiting my SIL down under so I also had to answer their ever-ringing office line to schedule patient visits.

Side note: Sometimes my own anxiety makes me SMH. I had a random throbbing pain in my left arm. It was probably nothing but it made me think of how it can be a sign of a heart attack. Which led me to think, what if I had a heart attack and it was just me and Olivia at home? Which led me to think, what if I died in my sleep? Or what if I had an aneurysm and just died instantly? What would Olivia do? How long would it take for someone to notice? OMG, how long would she cry? She would be so lonely. So sad. So hungry. Would have a huge diaper. The thought of it right now makes me go into panic-mode.

ANYWAY. I am still living, praise be to God.

As soon as Mr. Ho returned, my parents drove up here for Thanksgiving. This was another whirlwind of taking them out and celebrating the holidays. It was a wonderful time.

Olivia is so cute these days. She has a got an ear for music. And she has picked up the words "cool" and "happy." Not necessarily in context, but in babbles.

I'm back! And ready for Christmas!! Hello, readers! I've missed you!

Cyber Monday

Did anyone get any good deals? I got a bunch of stuff off of toysrus.com for a few of Olive's friends, underarmour.com for some family members. And I did treat myself to 2 things from americanapparel.com: winter leggings and their large leather clutch in posh red. Yay!

Dinner Menu

Damn. I skipped like 2 or 3 weeks.

For Thanksgiving I made from scratch. We had an earlier dinner at my aunt's house so mine was small and barely touched. We have leftovers galore.

Turkey (Mr. Ho did that)

Mashed potatoes

Green bean casserole

Stuffing the slow cooker

Cranberry sauce

Sweet potato casserole

Here is this week's:

Today: Korean radish soup

Tuesday: Tilapia

Wednesday: Soy ginger chicken

Thursday: Korean chicken soup

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Facial

Aspirin Mask

3 BC brand powder aspirin
A few drops of water
Mix with hands
Slather on face
Wait 10 minutes
Wash off in shower with cleanser

Glowy healthy skin!

MIA

Ive been so MIA! Will update soon! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. So excited for Christmas. Best time of the year!

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Tis the day to count your blessings!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Argh

I'm having a rough morning. Too many dumb moves to name. And this gloomy weather is not helping.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

New 'Do

Rocky

Today is Rocky's 5th birthday!!

I feel like such an ass for not showing him much love :(

Dear Rocky,

Even though I find you disgusting and you make my house dirtier than it should be, I do love you. Sorry your momma is such a control neat-freak. Hope you are having a great birthday and having lots of fun with your friends.

Love, Momma

Monday, November 14, 2011

Reader Comment

A Said:

HSN is launching the fragrance! hahaha, i have yet to smell it though. We will also have her other stuff.

Hi A! Did you happen to smell the Snooks? I think she sold out of all her products when she was on HSN, no? You know, I can't hate. It's not like I'm making a fraction of Snooki money. More power to her!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Glamour!

Can't wait to see this bebe grow up!

Saturday, November 12, 2011

DC Day

After Mr. Ho played football, we went to DC on a whim. Went to the Museum of Natural History, where Olive clung to me for dear life. She was scared and now I fear she will have nightmares.

Then we hung out on the lawn for a bit and then ate at Graffiato - finally! It was worth the wait. We got great seats by the kitchen and watched Mike Isabella plate. He had his hands on every dish that went out. Very impressed. I was a stalker and asked for a picture and even tweeted it! I'm such a sucker for celebs.

Twas a lovely day!

Here are some pix I didn't post on FB. I like the family pic bc I look like a unicorn!

Tilt It

No seriously. Do it.

You're welcome!

Smile!

Say Cheese, Olivia!

Fanning Sisters

I love a pretty pair of sisters.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Finally!!!!

On Apple TV

Amen

TELL ME ABOUT IT ®

By Carolyn Hax

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Carolyn:

Best friend has child. Her: exhausted, busy, no time for self, no time for me, etc. Me (no kids): Wow. Sorry. What'd you do today? Her: Park, play group . . .

Okay. I've done Internet searches, I've talked to parents. I don't get it. What do stay-at-home moms do all day? Please no lists of library, grocery store, dry cleaners . . . I do all those things, too, and I don't do them EVERY DAY. I guess what I'm asking is: What is a typical day and why don't moms have time for a call or e-mail? I work and am away from home nine hours a day (plus a few late work events) and I manage to get it all done. I'm feeling like the kid is an excuse to relax and enjoy -- not a bad thing at all -- but if so, why won't my friend tell me the truth? Is this a peeing contest ("My life is so much harder than yours")? What's the deal? I've got friends with and without kids and all us child-free folks get the same story and have the same questions.

Tacoma, Wash.

Relax and enjoy. You're funny.

Or you're lying about having friends with kids.

Or you're taking them at their word that they actually have kids, because you haven't personally been in the same room with them.

Internet searches?

I keep wavering between giving you a straight answer and giving my forehead some keyboard. To claim you want to understand, while in the same breath implying that the only logical conclusions are that your mom-friends are either lying or competing with you, is disingenuous indeed.

So, since it's validation you seem to want, the real answer is what you get. In list form. When you have young kids, your typical day is: constant attention, from getting them out of bed, fed, clean, dressed; to keeping them out of harm's way; to answering their coos, cries, questions; to having two arms and carrying one kid, one set of car keys, and supplies for even the quickest trips, including the latest-to-be-declared-essential piece of molded plastic gear; to keeping them from unshelving books at the library; to enforcing rest times; to staying one step ahead of them lest they get too hungry, tired or bored, any one of which produces the kind of checkout-line screaming that gets the checkout line shaking its head.

It's needing 45 minutes to do what takes others 15.

It's constant vigilance, constant touch, constant use of your voice, constant relegation of your needs to the second tier.

It's constant scrutiny and second-guessing from family and friends, well-meaning and otherwise. It's resisting constant temptation to seek short-term relief at everyone's long-term expense.

It's doing all this while concurrently teaching virtually everything -- language, manners, safety, resourcefulness, discipline, curiosity, creativity. Empathy. Everything.

It's also a choice, yes. And a joy. But if you spent all day, every day, with this brand of joy, and then, when you got your first 10 minutes to yourself, wanted to be alone with your thoughts instead of calling a good friend, a good friend wouldn't judge you, complain about you to mutual friends, or marvel how much more productively she uses her time. Either make a sincere effort to understand or keep your snit to yourself.

Toddler

Today I chased a screaming, crying 20 month old around the entire first floor of the house because she didn't want to put on her coat before leaving the house.

This has never happened before. She's usually very obedient.

I thought maybe she just didn't want to cover up her new Hello Kitty t shirt?

I just couldn't believe my life at that moment.

1. When did my sweet baby become a sassy toddler?

2. Am I really a mom?

3. Am I really trying to wheel and deal a toddler? "If you put on your coat, I'll give you a snack!".

Dumb Moves

Kicking a balloon around the kitchen with Olivia. Slipping and falling straight on my ass. iPhone slamming to the ground. Good times.

Just Another Morning

When you insist on wearing every single barrette on your head.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

O & Her Beloved

Snow White and the Huntsman trailer

I am so impressed.

Olsens

Fierce.

Lottie Moss

This is Kate Moss' half sister. She is 13. 13?!! Beautiful!

That Kid

Today, my kid was the one with the poopy diaper in class. And I didn't change it bc there were only 10 minutes left.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Dumb Moves

My dumb moves of the day:

Punched myself in the mouth while pulling up Olivia's pants after a diaper change.

While attempting to shake off all the sand off of Olivia before putting her in the carseat, I put her sneakers on top of the tire. I told myself, "don't leave them there and run them over." So guess what I did? I forgot. Drove all the way home, Lightbulb went off. Saw no shoes in the car. Drove back to the park. Found shoes in the parking lot.

Seriously, wtf is wrong with me these days? Is it mommy-brain?