Alex started taking piano lesson back in Fall 2010. We weren’t sure if he would like playing the piano enough to stick with it for the long term…we still aren’t sure but so far, he is thoroughly enjoying himself – we have to say that having a great teacher makes a huge difference (thank you so much […]
Broiled Salmon and Couscous
Took Alex bowling for the very first time this afternoon. Actually, it was my first time too and here’s one new thing I learned about my husband of almost 11 years – Keith knows how to bowl and had in fact, bowled quite a bit back in his middle school days…and he claims daily he has […]
Avocado Muffins
Our standard uses for avocados are as a topping for chili or tortilla soup or layered in sandwiches. Pretty boring, huh? Anyway, because of our limited usage, and because I buy our avocados at Costco (which normally means five large ones in a bag), sometimes we have more leftovers than I know what to do with and […]
First Real Snow of the Season
With the weird Winter weather so far, we haven’t had much snow accumulation until early January. Alex had fun shoveling and going just plain crazy in the snow. :-D
Happy Chinese New Year!
Being a sensory-sensitive child, Alex doesn’t appreciate Asian snacks much, especially the really pungent ones. So last night, when Keith and I opened the spicy cuttlefish snack that we bought from AsianSupermarket365.com, Alex found the smell (from across the room nonetheless) so stinky and offensive that he asked “Are you trying to make compost?” LOL Looks like I won’t be bringing durian home anytime […]
Lego Hillside House
Hillside House was a fun build – in fact, you can’t go wrong with any of the Creator houses.
Lego Maersk
Can’t believe it has been only three years since Alex first got hooked on Lego. Since then, his Lego collection has grown considerably, mainly with the Lego Creator line (which we feel you get the most bang for the buck with its 3-in-1 feature). For Christmas, he received a couple more to add to his collection. Here’s […]
Whole-Grain Pancakes with Blackberry Sauce
That’s what we had for breakfast and lunch last Saturday. The pancakes and sauce were a match made in heaven – boy, did we stuff our faces with them (it wasn’t a pretty sight). *grin* In our defense, we hadn’t had pancakes in a while and the combination was oh so delicious! Give it a try and […]
Thank You Cards
Instead of our regular lessons yesterday, I helped Alex make thank you cards for our family and friends – to thank them for his Christmas gifts. I explained to him that it would be nice to let people know that he appreciates their thoughtfulness. I know it would have been so easy to just send a quick email to say thank you (which […]
Blackened Fish
So, a couple of days ago, I learned that the first day of Chinese New Year this year will fall on January 23rd. My first thought was “Oh, another year of not celebrating it with my family (back in Malaysia)” which immediately made me feel homesick. My next thought was “But I haven’t recovered from the […]