Pretty Peony Blog
The house was decorated since the first week of December but I just didn't have the time to post any photos. The snow on the Christmas tree was an idea I saw at the mall when husband and I took the girls to see Santa. We bought our tree (it's real) from Costco and when... Continue Reading →
Quickpage by paislee press. This morning the girls woke up asking, "When do we get our gifts?" Yesterday, Kida said, "Mom, are you going to do this every year?" "Maybe." I said. "Why didn't you do it last year?" "Because I just thought of it this year but if you don't like it, I won't... Continue Reading →
Look at how excited they were!! Kylie said, "Is it from Santa?" I said, "Yep!" No point in arguing with her. After Kida opened hers, she helped her sister. They were super excited, except I accidentally gave Kylie the gift with the red M&M instead of green. I knew she liked only the green one... Continue Reading →
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 →
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