Power Outage

We lost power as its scheduled. I totally forgot about it. It's only 30mins(at least it's supposed to be...), so Michele's sitting on the top of the couch n enjoying the view outside... Is she a cat???lol

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Pajama Day

This time in a year...lol Yep, this week is the crazy week in John's school. Today is Pajama Day. Goin 2 School in pajamas... How weird is that!?lol FYI, I made him change his jammies this morning even though he said "Mommy! I don't have to change clothes today! It's pajama day!"lol

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Can't Help...

I know the flash is bothering them, n I know it's same every time, but I can't help takin pics of my kids' sleepin face! Yes, I do this a lot, thx 2 the camera in my phone...lol maybe I should make a scrapbook with only their sleeping pics...lol But I know it's not just me! If you are a mom, you must've done it too! ...right??

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Rain, rain, go away!

We just land on the BIG ISLAND! It's actually raining right now... Well, it's probably just for a while... I hope...lol
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We are on...

...the airplane! Yay! It'll be a short flight, about an hour. Outside is still dark... Kids are so excited!
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We are at...

...the airport. It's 3:45am now, our flight is 5am, but the terminal won't open til 4am... Didn't know that...lol

We are ready 2 go!!!!!!
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The Package from My Mom

I LOVE MY MOM!!!lol

She supposed to send me Japanese icy pad n stuff for neck n shoulder(it's very very popular in Japan... N it's cheaper.), because I get migrain from tention headache coming from neck n shoulder. I usually take Excedrin Tention Headache, but now I cannot take them... So I asked her. She went to the store to get them, n sent'em out to me right away! Not only that, as usual she sent a LOT OF Japanese candies n snacks for kids n us! Did I tell you Japanese candies n snacks are the best?

Anyway, the kids are SUPER DUPER HAPPY with all that, n I am already feeling better with the thing for my neck my mom sent me... I love my mother...lol

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N I got a cold...

I just realized that the one for the new year greeting was not sent to my blog page even tho my Blackberry said it's sent... Hmmm... Well so I just resent it, n now it's a LATE new year greeting...
Oh, well... The reason I didn't find out that it was not updated... Yep, I got a cold n I've been in sick bed... Stuffy nose, continuous sneeze, coughing, n my lips are chopped so badly... I cannot take those cold meds, of course, gee I wish I could take Nyquil... I don't wanna eat meat... Last night I couldn't even eat my lovely tomatoes! What is wrong with me!!!lol
I hate being sick... Ugh. Then my hubby said "Who likes being sick?" Good point. But you know what? I liked being sick when I was a child. Why? Because my mom spoiled me.lol First I got to stay home, then my mom went to stores n got me cake, ice cream, comic books, magazines... Just to cheer me up. N she made some special meals basically whatever I could eat. I miss my mom...lmao
Well, my hubby is helping me a lot tho... He's the world greatest hubby... OK, sometimes.lol But anyway, he's been really good hubby since we found that I'm pregnant again. I couldn't ask for more, really. So I end up starting the new year with sicky days, but this year sure looks good!
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Happy New Year!!!

This year, we decided to try... or should I say I decided to MAKE them(my fam.) TO TRY Japanese style New Year's meal. Well, it's still not all of it, we'll have REAL ones after we go back to Japan... Anyway, it's pretty, isn't it?

I also made "Zouni"(Mochi soup), it's also the first time challenge to eat Mochi for my hubby n kids. My hubby didn't really like it because it's too sticky, he said. The kids were having a lil difficult time, but they kinda liked it. Oh well, what the hell, I am pregnant so they gotta eat whatever I wanna eat! Hahaha!!

P.S.
Yes, I am pregnant... That's gonna be our third kids...

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Countdown in Waikiki

Happy New Years to all east coasters! Haha. We still have over 3hours to 2010 here in Hawaii. We came to Waikiki to have countdown. It's CRAZY here!!

Now we are @ Lulu's Waikiki(Bar & Grill) to kill some time... end up eat more food... Yea, we had dinner before we left... Oh, well.

I hope everybody is having a safe n happy countdown!!!

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Then... Michele's Birthday Party!

My birthday is Dec. 2, Michele's birthday is Dec. 8... So, December is more like Michele's Birthday month to us.

I was planning Michele's Birthday party for over a month this year. She wanted to do Yo! Gabba Gabba! theme birthday party, which is cool, I thought. It's not super popular in "party supply store" world(?), so I had to order online everything, plus I made goody bags, invitations, banner n her costume. So I would say, it was well-planned.lol Well, it was not so hard since NickJr.com offers those printable. I had fun making those actually... I always think I would be a good kid's party planner... if there's such a thing.lol

She was so excited about the party... Every time, she n John got into a fight, she said to John "You are not coming to my birthday party ANY MORE!", or when she got in trouble, "You still can come to my birthday party(smile)." she said to us... N now, the party is over then she still tries to use that...

So we had tacos n stuff for food, n of course her Birthday Cake plus Ice cream in Waffle bowl with the toppings... And since there are not many Yo! Gabba Gabba party stuff, we went crazy for the balloons. My kids LOVE balloons. They can keep one old balloon for a month... So I thought that would be good for the party. There were a lot of popping too though.lol

Thanks to all guests, the party was great! I am so glad Michele had a great birthday this year!

Happy me Birthday!

Yep, I am 35 now... Yay, me... Well, it's been 5days past since my birthday, but I was kinda depressed(?) so now I finally upload these pics...

We went to Buca di Beppo for dinner, my hubby made a reservation for the kitchen table. I always wanted to eat in their kitchen! Well, it was good... Again, I was not really in a good mood all day... Just stressed out? Turned to 35 was actually big punch for me, I guess...lol

Oh, but I was happy to get all happy birthday wishes from all my friends on FB! Thank you all! Love you guys!!

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Time 2 come back!

I haven't been on here for over a month already... As most of you know, my hubby came home the end of the last month, the day of Halloween. And he's been on leave so we could have a wonderful time as a family. Now he's going back to work tomorrow, I think I had a long vacation as well, it's time for me to come back to my blog! Probably just a little at the time...:))

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Play-Doh

Hahaha. I'm a big kid! I HAD TO do this...lol

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A Whispering Weirdo(yep, that's me...)

I've noticed that I'm whispering when I'm reading... Not loud, of course. Nobody has pointed out about it yet, that's because I read book at home, n I guess my kids don't even pay attention to it. Well I've read all Japanese books in public, was I whispering??? Do I do that only with books in English???lol
Then now, I just realized that I'm whispering what I'm typing(on my phone) too... I know I don't do that when I use my computer. What is it???lol
Well, when I type on my phone, I'm whispering but my lips are not moving much.(Yea, now I'm analyzing myself...lol) But when I read, I think my lips are moving at least noticeable. So I wonder, if I read this book in public... I would probably look a weirdo.lol
Is that just me???

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Monday is Funday!

At least that's what we try to feel.lol Good thing, John loves school, so he can't wait to go back to school.

Now what shall I do today? First I gotta mop the floor... Then Michele said she wanna do her workbook so let see about that... I hope I still get to relax n read the book a little.

I hope everybody has a great funday today!

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Japanese? Or American?

Sunday breakfast, it's almost 10am...lol Mine is totally Japanese style, ONIGIRI(made with leftover rice), TAKUAN(that yellow thing, Japanese pickle) n MISO SOUP(leftover... Mommy's duty...). Yum yum...lol

Kids are eating American style(?) breakfast. John's eating 2 toast with Chocolate spread(my favorite as well) n Milk, n Michele's eating cereal(Cocoa Puff).

3 more days til John's school starts! We're gonna have fun!!

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My Favorite Bookmark

Ta-da! This one is from my favorite store Franklin Covey, it supposed be for planner, n it's like clear pocket to put photos n stuff.

I made this one a long time ago, first I put John's 1st B-day pic(yep, he was Blue!) N decorate with stickers from his 1st B-day, then after Michele's born, I added the pic of Michele(that's her 1st easter...) on the other side, so it's w-sided book mark!

I use this in my planner, but I don't need a planner now...lol It's great for bookmark. I've using this like 5yrs now... Wow...

N looking at this bookmark makes me feel like scrapbook... Hmmm... I need to plan a scrapbook party or something, I guess?

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Kids Power!

If you have children... You would understand how I feel... Kids give us this unexpected power all the time... They do n they say something we didn't expect, n make us laugh. They are so silly, they are so smart, they are so innocent, n they are so cute.

This picture of Michele, I didn't even know she was there while I was typing on the computer(yea, I focus into it...lol). Then she called me "Mommy, look!" There she is, sitting next by me. Nothing so special, she was just wearing the kids' safety goggles, which I don't even know where she found from, but she just made me laugh.

Yesterday, yea I gotta tell you this one(actually two...), we went to take flu shots to the clinic. Kids were terrified, so I promised them that I would take them to Target n get 1 toy each after the flu shot. But what we got was not shots, but those nasal spray. It didn't even bother them. Then we got out the clinic, n John said;

"Mommy I liked that guy."

"Who?"

"The guy who sprayed in our nose. Because he didn't hurt us."

"Yea? That was easy, huh?"

"Yes, so I liked him, but DON'T MARRY HIM."

"What?lol"

"Because he's too old to marry" he said...

FYI, the guy who gave us nasal mist was probably 20 something...lol

Then on the way home, all of sudden he asked me;

"Mommy, what is your favorite things to do? SLEEPING or EATING?"

"...that is so rude, John...lol My favorite thing to do is actually spending time with you guys."

Then he goes...
"Whatever you say! I thought your favorite thing to do is sleeping, because that's you always do!"

......how cruel kids can be, huh?lol

But they make us laugh like that all the time, n we never expect what they do or say... That's I call Kids Power!

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Mocha Latte

This is so YUM!!! Especially when I'm stressed out(like now, teaching my son how to read books... Stressful...lol), or want to relax(yea, it's becoming my reading drink!), it's sooooo good!!! It makes this foamy n creamy taste... Mmmm...lol Now I wish we had winter here...

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