Just My Rambling

It looks like my wish is coming through this summer. After weeks of indecision, I finally confirmed my tickets to Alaska this summer. In a month’s time, we’ll be heading out to Alaska on a weeklong cruise with my parents. Yay! It took me a long time to book the tickets because there were too many options to choose from. From the port to the destination, the different cruise ships, the cabins, the shore excursions and much more, I just had a hard time deciding on an option that will make everyone happy. But ultimately I’ve made the decision and now all I have to do is dig out my luggage, buy a couple more new clothes and wait.

I was going through my photos when I came across these photos of Lil’ C’s first dentist visit. This was taken at the end of January.

Here she is waiting for the dentist. Look at the cool glasses that they gave her to wear. On her left hand, she’s holding the new toothbrush they gave her. She’s actually holding on to the toothpaste on her right hand.

First the dental hygienist cleaned & polished her teeth. She was so excited because the dental hygienist told her that she was putting princess sparkles on her teeth!! Then rinse & gargle. Finally the dentist came by and checked for cavities. The result: No cavities! Yeah!

Look at how happy she was talking to the dentist! She had so much fun going to the dentist. So different from my own experience. I remember I had to be bribed and dragged screaming & crying to the dentist!!In case you are wondering, I did prepare her for the dentist visit by reading her this book - Dora’s Show Me Your Smile. I think it really helps because at least she knows what to expect at the visit and not be afraid.

It was a cold 40 degree weekend and guess what we did? We went camping!! We just got tired of waiting for the warm weather to get here. Usually it’s in the 60s by this time of the year.

We got a new tent this year to accomodate the little one.

Gorgeous view from the campsite.

Thanks for visiting Weekend Snapshot. Have a great week, everyone!

I finally made it out to the 2008 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival two weekends ago. This festival is held in April every year. Usually by the end of April, the blooms are all gone but the bizarre cold weather this year has really affected the tulips. Even though we were there at the end of April, some tulip didn’t bloom, some just started blooming while others are already at full bloom. The tulips were gorgeous but it probably would have been better if everyone of them were in full bloom. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Thanks for visiting my PhotoHunt. Have a great weekend.

My little girl doesn’t like to eat. So ever since she started pre-school where she will stay for lunch for 2 days a week, I have been making bentos for her. Somehow it makes her eat more when her food looks “cute”.  Even though it takes a little more time and effort to make in the morning, it makes it all worthwhile when she comes back with an empty lunchbox and say “Mommy I love my lunch”!

Here are some of the bentos that I have been making . . .

Check out my food blog for more bentos

I have been wearing glasses since I was 12. It is probably due to the fact that I was reading under the blankets at night with torchlight!! Anyway, I tried wearing contact lens but since I have very high astigmatism, I have to wear special contact lens. Now I have gone back to my glasses because the special contact lens was really uncomfortable and also expensive. I have been thinking about doing Lasik but I am not sure if the astigmatism will make me a less favorable candidate. I guess the only way to find out if I am a suitable candidate will be to make an appointment with my optometrist to find out. Hopefully I qualify.

From my stats and emails, I realize that there are a lot of people looking for Chinese preschool for their kids in Seattle. So I will just list out those that I found when I was doing my own research for Lil’ C’s preschool. These schools are mostly on the Eastside.

• Asia Pacific Language School
• Bel-Red Bilingual Academy
• ELearning Chinese Studio
• Washington International School

For the younger kids and those who just want to take chinese classes instead of attending preschool, these are available

• The Purple School
• Sponge

As for which school is better, I guess it will depends on your requirements. Good luck finding the right school for your preschooler.

I don’t usually buy celebrity magazine, so I don’t really keep up with all the latest news in the entertainment world. However sometimes when I am waiting in line at the grocery store, I will pick one up from the nearby display shelf and skim through the magazine. It always boggles my mind when I read of yet another celebrity checking themselves into a drug rehab. I guess the fame that comes with being a celebrity is not handled well by everyone.

Mother’s day is coming up and I have only one thing on my wish list. I would love to have a diamond ring to commemorate my 3rd year as a mom. When I first got married, I did not get a diamond ring due to our tight financial situation. However now that our financial situation has improved a little, maybe I can persuade my husband to buy me the diamond ring that I never had. Since my husband hates shopping, I have even shopped for him. Jewel Elegance has a great selection of diamond rings. He will also get 10% off any purchase at Jewelelegance.com if he uses the coupon code THTM10P801321. Isn’t that great? I have a feeling that my wish will come true this mother’s day.

I have no idea what is going on but there’s some funny things happening to my blog. I think I got hacked! Can’t confirm it but I had an email that said that I was trying to reset my password which I didn’t. Now all the templates have fatal error. I’m now back to my old template which seems to be fine. So if you see funny stuff on this blog, it’s just me trying to fiddle around and see if I can figure out what’s going on. Grrrr….. Help!!