I am an avid follower of American Idol. The bestest part about it would have to be the insults. The crushing put-downs. The devastating critiques. And then we sit here and ask the TV - WHY? You fool! Why did you try out when you cant sing for @#$*&?! Yes, watching American Idol is great… Continue reading American Idol – Is it safe?
Category: sleepless in samoa
Rejected. By a Sandwich.
If you love me, if you have a shred of loyalty to me, if you ever at any time – smiled upon me with favor and friendship. Then you will never eat a sandwich from Subway again. That’s right. I am calling for all my eager avid readers ( all three of you) to stage… Continue reading Rejected. By a Sandwich.
Get Naked… Or not.
There's one thing I really admire about people who are not brown. (ie. white people. ie. People who didnt grow up in the same country I did.) Their ability to wear swimsuits. Regardless of their age, size, shape or bountifulness. MOST people who grew up in the same country I did, wouldnt be caught dead in a… Continue reading Get Naked… Or not.
He introduced me to Joy
My son went on a Youth camp to the Coromandel Peninsula in the weekend. After i dropped him off at the chapel, I drove my car around the corner and burst into tears. And even tho he'd only just left, I missed him desperately. And for the duration of his camp, i texted him, called.… Continue reading He introduced me to Joy
The OTHER Woman
My husband is having an affair. Thats right, he is seeing another woman.She's so beautiful that my son wants to take pictures of her. And put them on Facebook. She's so beautiful that my children all want to be seen with her. They wheedle and plead, Can you take us to school with her? Can… Continue reading The OTHER Woman
Life’s Meaningful Questions.
Why am I here? Where have I come from? Where am I going?I have officially been resident here in NZ for 7 weeks now. And Im getting a little homesick. So when i stumbled across this complaint i had written a few years back, I knew I had found the perfect antidote for Samoa Homesickness!… Continue reading Life’s Meaningful Questions.
Is He Man Enough?
'Somewhere out there…someones saying a prayer…that we’ll find one another..in that big somewhere out there.' ( Name that song! Name that movie!) Tomorrow is me and HRH's 17th wedding anniversary. In honor of that, Im re-running this blog post.I have three daughters. Somewhere out there right now – a mother,or a father or both-is raising… Continue reading Is He Man Enough?
I am a Junkie.
You know what gives me a breathless slightly delirious feeling? Recycling. I love it. They have this big wheelie bin thing that youre supposed to put all your metals, glass and plastc in and then once every two weeks, a huge truck chugs along and takes it away. Where ( Im assuming) it's all translated… Continue reading I am a Junkie.
Lani Wendt Young 