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December 2011

December 05, 2011
As of this morning, I'm the fattest I've been at any time of my life...
December 01, 2011
“It’s so unfair, how come the Advent chocolate calendar doesn’t start on the first day...

November 2011

November 28, 2011
This Thanksgiving we tried a new tradition.  Our friends Jeff and Tara created a practice...
November 23, 2011
"I think Ren's losing his pants," whispered Scott as we watched Annie Get Your Gun...
November 21, 2011
This past weekend was momentous--Kai and Ren in 4 shows of Annie Get Your Gun...
November 17, 2011
It's Thursday, so this post is published on Patheos.  Click here to read it!29 years...
November 16, 2011
Well frankly, all you ladies know exactly why, and most of you gents as well.Last...
November 14, 2011
Kai-Kai has a family album project due tomorrow and just showed it to me. Here's...
November 11, 2011
On Monday, I led our church’s Mom-to-Mom group through a Bible study on the helicopter...
November 10, 2011
Last night Scott and I made a point of attending the swim team banquet with...
November 07, 2011
2 weekends ago, all 3 kids went on a church retreat which meant Scott and...
November 03, 2011
A week ago, I took away Ling's library books, banning her from reading them.Growing up,...
November 02, 2011
"Today was a good day," Kai-Kai said when I picked her up from play rehearsal,...
November 01, 2011
Last night I was excluded from trick-or-treating. As has been our tradition for many years,...

October 2011

October 27, 2011
A couple nights ago, Kai-Kai came into our bedroom after Scott and I had both...
October 25, 2011
It was a rough weekend.At one point, after a day of bickering and wrangling with...
October 20, 2011
2 days ago, as I chit-chatted with a friend before our faculty leaders meeting, he...
October 18, 2011
2 summers ago, when we spent a month in China working with a house church,...
October 17, 2011
While I was in Chicago last week on a business trip, here's the communication that...
October 13, 2011
Last week Thursday, the day before my biggest work weekend of the year, the day...
October 10, 2011
All right, I know what you thought I was going to write on. . ....
October 04, 2011
Tonight was a good night for Asian-Americans and Gleeks. Thousands of us heaved a big...
October 03, 2011
At our church, once a month, I get to serve on the set-up team.  One...

September 2011

September 29, 2011
I am not a touchy sort of person.  Physical affection is most definitely NOT one...
September 28, 2011
 For the first time ever, I'm featuring a guest blogger, my daughter Kai-Kai, who wrote...
September 27, 2011
Back in February, I borrowed Fierce Conversations, written by Susan Scott,  from my friends Jeff and Tara....
September 26, 2011
Dad, as we drive to church while I'm ripping the kids for not cleaning the...
September 21, 2011
In so many movies and novels, a wounded, emotionally-stunted protagonist (maybe even a serial killer)...
September 19, 2011
SPOILER ALERT!  Don't read if you don't want to know what happens at the end...
September 16, 2011
Last week, the whole family watched the movie Parenthood to celebrate Labor Day Eve.Friends recently...
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