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What better way to bring us into December than with snow! Yes, it's snowing! That is real snow on the fake tree decor photo above. Below is the view from the front porch. This month, for the first time, I'm attempting a 24 day of Christmas gifting for my two girls. Before Kida headed out... Continue Reading →
We usually celebrate my sister's birthday when we gather for Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's place. How time flies. I remember when we were only kids. Innocent. Free spirited. Full of happiness. I also remember the fights and the VHS music video we created. My sister sang to "All Cried Out" by Lisa Lisa and... Continue Reading →
[Wearing Hmong Clothes] Daughter's school celebrated Heritage Day last Friday. Only a few student's dressed up in their heritage clothes but almost everyone brought food! I was too busy taking photos and didn't get the chance to try all the food. Most of the food were American though (rice crispy treats, cinnamon buns, deviled eggs,... Continue Reading →
I unthreaded a Hmong Green skirt earlier today in preparation for Heritage Day at Kida's school this Friday. I am not good at explaining the process of unthreading but basically when the skirt was made it was tucked together tightly with thread in order to create tiny pleats. The thread is removed only when the... Continue Reading →
The photo was taken over the summer. The quote is from a book I purchased. Feel free to take. Also, if you want to print this (up to 8x10,) you can grab it here.
Husband and I took a couple of weeks (maybe even more) trying to decide on what colors to paint a couple of our rooms. We'd really like to get the living room painted and decorated. It's been empty for two years now. We're in no rush but it would be nice to get our house... Continue Reading →
When Kida asked to switch from tap dancing to lyrical and then asked for lyrical socks, I had no idea they would look like little boy undies. When the front desk lady held the socks out for husband and I to look at, we couldn't help but laugh. The lady laughed with us. She understood... Continue Reading →
Today is the first big snow this year fall. I think this one will stick around for awhile. The previous snows melted way too quick. Both girls's schools were canceled this morning so they sat around watching TV and ate their favorite soups while husband cleared the driveway. He was beyond excited to finally see... Continue Reading →
Mid October, my sister (left in photo -- I'm next to her) had a girls night at her place. She invited a few of her friends and then the sisters (my other sister didn't show up until later). It's been awhile since we've done anything with just girls. It was a lot of fun even... Continue Reading →
[2011: Southlands Shopping Center] I'll be taking the girls trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. The girls' dentist is offering $1 per pound of candy (up to $5) they donate to the dental office and they will ship those candy out to our military in Afghanistan. I think that's a really awesome idea! My 4-year-old was pretty... Continue Reading →
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