last week we sat down to eat dinner. Josh began devouring his steak. carnivore that he is, he picked it up with both hands and just dug right in. Emily sat for a minute. didn't say anything. and then, raised her hands in the air and said, "hello! vegetarian here!" um, what?! "do you … [Read more...]

We have an absolutely beautiful Black Labrador Retriever. He is very handsome and affectionate and very, very poorly behaved.  As a lifetime dog owner, I know that the primary reason for a poorly behaved dog, is a poorly trained family.  And many of Tucker's short comings are our fault. … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses, Today's items: yummy mommy alert; Britney's new 'do (whoopdeedoo), etc.; WENTWORTH MILLER!; Prince William to reconcile with Kate Middleton?; Kate Beckinsale and her man are soooo HOTT; Cameron pisses off Peru; Hayden Panettiere was NOT kissing her on-screen dad last week; and, MORE! … [Read more...]

When my husband mentioned going to Vegas for a weekend for a friend's stag, my first thought was "How am I going to manage my kids alone for 2.5 days??!!".   Well, that weekend was this past one and I survived!  Mind you, one night I got a sitter and my family helped me … [Read more...]

one nanny who quit. one new nanny hired. one trip to canada's wonderland. one laptop broken. one trip to see Nancy Drew. one trip to see Fantastic Four. one blackberry broken. one new set of dishes. by gien. one side-of-the-road emergency poop. (not by me) one new painting for our dining room. one … [Read more...]

to cut or not to cut? i'll be honest. i'm Jewish. I was raised Jewish and went to a Jewish High School. I dated Jewish boys and Jewish men. and I married a Jew. I have ever only seen a circumcised penis. I have never seen an uncircumcised one. NEVER. (and that photo of Jude Law doesn't count...) … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! I LOVE So You Think You Can Dance. It's freaking fantastic. So, join me in CELEBRATING it at the bottom of this post. As for gossip....JOHN AND PENELOPE? Jake and Reese -- dunzo. Suri is GORJ! Mischa never disappoints! Jess and Justin are sooooo together! PAULA HAS A NEW MAN?! Yummy … [Read more...]

It's an Indian thing. No matter how tired, unkempt or unruly I am, I must always have perfectly groomed eyebrows.  Now, this is no easy matter because, for Indian women, there is only one proper way to have one's eyebrows groomed - threading.  Here's the explanation from … [Read more...]

i always say i'm not going to go. always. and then i always end up going. always. i can't help it. i suffer from guilt. lots of guilt. and i'm not even catholic. usually starting from the day we get back from a trip to my mom's, she calls to make sure we arrived safely and then says, "ali, … [Read more...]

So my hubby & I had a question posed to us by one of our friends, & I figured it would be great to get your opinion on it.  Up until this point our almost 2 year old son has not been to a movie in a movie theatre.  He has seen several movies on DVD (I admit that I am weak & let … [Read more...]