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Author Archives: Dawn Quyle Landau
Eating Crow as I Choke on My Pride.
<– Humility a la crow. After months, ok, years, of holding on to shit and letting it pile up in closets, an office that has become a hoarder’s nest, corners, drawers, etc… I wrote a post about holding on to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blogging, Daily Observations, Ego, Humor, Life, My world, Sarcasm, Women, Women's issues, Wonderful Things
Tagged aging, cleaning out closets, consignment, holding on, letting go, self-awareness, Tales from the Motherland, vintage
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The Middle: One Man’s Classic…(Another Music Post)
Yesterday Simon and Garfunkle came on the radio, and I stopped to sing along. Memories of my own youth and then my kids’ came rushing in, having played this song for my children countless times… But wait: I’d sung it … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Music, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women, Writing
Tagged aging, Alternative music, Dubstep, Indie Rock, music, parenting, Rap, Tales from the Motherland, Teens
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Step Away From the Chicken.
Warning: Nothing in this post should be taken personally. I own my own melt downs and I’m not blaming others. I’m just calling it the way I crave it this morning. We just got back from a week long “vacation.” … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, travel
Tagged family, Florida, healthy eating, Humor, mom's melt down, parenting, raising teens, spring break, Tales from the Motherland, vacations, venting
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“Houston, We Have a Problem.”
I probably shouldn’t waste that title. God knows I could use it for other posts, but that’s what I found myself saying throughout the day, this week, as the U.N toured the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Anyone who hasn’t lived … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Car trips, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world
Tagged Apollo 7, Challenger disaster, Columbia disaster, Florida vacation, Kennedy Space Center, patriotism, space flight, space travel, spring break, Tales from the Motherland, travel with teens
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The Middle… The U.N.: Squeezing Every Ounce of Magic from Disney.
Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is a 17 yr old girl. China is a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr old son (Little Man). Israel, when home, is … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Blogging, Car trips, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, Holidays, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, road trip, Sarcasm, The U.N., travel, Writing
Tagged Disney, Disney World, Florida, Foreign exchange students, Orlando, parenting, spring break, Tales from the Motherland, The U.N., travel, travel with teens
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I’m Walking on Sunshine…
<– Hard not to love a view like this. My piece of heaven, from my kitchen. I live in the glorious Pacific Northwest. Every day I wake and look out to the most amazing views, or see them in the … Continue reading
The Middle… Just Shoot Me.
For years I’ve been saying to my kids: If I ever ________, just shoot me. They have teased me for having said it to so many things. At one point Middle Man said to me, “There’s so many things you … Continue reading
Ganstas, TMI and More, From The U.N.
Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is a 17 yr old girl. China is a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr old son (Little Man). Israel, when home, is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Car trips, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N., travel, Writing
Tagged blogs, China, Denmark, Humor, Los Angeles, parenting, potty mouths, sarcasm, Tales from the Motherland, Talking Heads, Teens, The U.N., writing
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Nipped.
Warning: Kids, run! Do not read this post; it could get ugly. Really ugly. There will certainly be challenges ahead, if you continue reading and choose to ignore this sign. You know you hate the mixing of the following topics: … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Teens, Women, Women's issues
Tagged breasts, fashion, Humor, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, news, nipples, pop culture, Sexuality, Superbowl half time show, Tales from the Motherland, Vegas, wardrobe malfunctions, women
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