Do you remember back in those teenage years when you felt that your friends were your life, and you wanted to do whatever they did and have whatever they had? And when your parents asked you, “If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?”, you refrained from answering because you knew that the answer you […]
Author: Chris
Our New Piano
After scouring Craigslist for months, we finally found a piano for Alex about three weeks ago. However, before he could play on it, we had to have the piano repaired, cleaned, and tuned. A couple of the repairs were actually unexpected at the time of purchase (which resulted in additional costs) but our piano tuner did an […]
Seasonal Allergies? Try Honey
Itchy, watery eyes? Stuffy nose? Head congestion? Non-stop sneezing? If you have bad seasonal allergies, like my husband, Keith, we would like to tell you our story. Keith has had seasonal allergies all his life. Since we’ve been together, I’ve seen him try various allergy medications in his many attempts to manage his allergy symptoms. However, […]
Macaroni Salad and Grilled Soy Sauce Pork
With the warmer weather, my chives have been growing rather quickly and abundantly in my garden. That and the fact that we’ve been getting May weather in March, I figure it’s time to make our much-loved, favorite macaroni salad. I told Keith, if there’s only one summer dish I could make in the Summer, this would be it! I first […]
Happy Anniversary
Yesterday, Keith and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. Some days, I feel like I love this man with all my heart and then, there are those days when I wonder why are we married to each other – could two people be any more different? However, through it all – the good times and […]
Chicken & Tortilla Soup
It has really been unseasonably warm these past few days (but thank goodness the nights are still cool as they should be). Because the house warms up fast in the hot afternoons, I’ve been trying to make dishes that require only a minimal amount of cooking. This dish definitely qualifies as one and is one of our easy favorites. With all […]
Climbing Trees
In our spelling lesson today, Alex had to write a poem about trees. Here it is: I like to climb trees. I have to be careful so that I don’t get stung by bees. Poem written by Alex with the help of Mommy
Boiled Peanuts
Boiled peanuts? I have vague memories of eating them when I was a kid (I think the peanuts might have even come right from my grandmother’s own garden), but I have never ever forgotten their taste. Isn’t it funny how our brains work? Now, I’m glad I can find bags of raw peanuts in my local Asian store whenever I feel […]
Close Call
Last night, we had a severe thunderstorm that came through for a good hour and a half and it was so bad that we thought our house was actually going to get flooded this time. As it was dark, we couldn’t see most of what was happening (which was another scary part) but through the frequent […]
Avocado Ice Cream
Looks like avocado season must be in full swing somewhere. I’ve been getting avocados (6 medium to large ones in a bag) from Costco for under five bucks a bag for the past two weeks. Amazing! We’ve been using the beautiful avocados in our salsa, sandwiches, as a topping on the Chicken & Tortilla Soup, and we even use them […]