August 29, 2010

School re-opened last Monday and this was what I prepared for my first grader on her 2nd day back to school.  It’s stuffed mushrooms and brown rice.  I packed the fruits in a separate container.  My daughter’s school lunch is something I take seriously.  I don’t mind having to wake up very early just so I can put together a hearty meal for her.  It’s actually a lot of fun for me, crazy as that might sound.   Am I glad she doesn’t take classes via an Online School!

August 26, 2010

We had a fun pajama party two weeks ago in celebration of my daughter’s birthday no. 6.  I made her birthday cake myself, of course!  It was appropriately themed for the party.   The cake was Mocha Chiffon Marble Cake, her special request, filled and frosted with Italian Meringue Buttercream.

We granted my 6-year old’s birthday wish.  It wasn’t really all that hard to grant.  She didn’t ask for anything outrageous for her age, say, loose diamonds. Hee hee.

The party was super fun, just as we had hoped it would be.  Cheers, y’all!

August 11, 2010

I thought being on vacation, no matter how short, was a very good excuse to ditch my regular morning jogs/runs.  But hubby had to spoil it for me when he went for a morning run at after 6am last Friday.  I felt I had no choice but to do some form of exercise, too!

I decided to take a walk at the beach.  The walk turned into a leisurely jog.  And because I didn’t bring my running shoes, I had to just make do with these…

My only other options were flip flops and a pair of sandals. Well it’s not like I was going to attend Forex training seminars at the nearby hotels, where more appropriate footwear would be necessary! Anyway, my leisurely jog lasted for about 30 minutes.  I didn’t have my MP3 player but the sound of the waves and people-watching  kept me entertained. Running in my aqua socks turned out to be a lot of fun after all!

Cheers!

Summer is hot, hot, hot!  It’s been so hot these last couple of days that we’re close to requesting our landlord to install bathroom fans in the bath and powder rooms of our  townhome! Hee hee.  Our annual beach excursion with friends last week couldn’t have come at a better time. It was a short but sweet vacation but it was nevertheless fun-filled!   Summer heat is just more bearable when you’re at the beach having fun.  But you know that already.