Just My Rambling

Cruising along the Hubbard Glacier in Alaska on a BRIGHT sunny day which is not a common sight in Alaska. Usually it’s pretty cloudy or gloomy or rainy.

Thanks for visiting my PhotoHunt. Have a great weekend.

When I was on the cruise last week, one of the destinations was a cruise around the Hubbard Glacier. The glacier was gorgeous but it was also a little scary as we got closer to the glacier. There were lots of big chunks of ice in the water and we had to go through them. Once in a while, we would hear a loud bang as the ice hits the cruise ship. For a fleeting moment, I did wonder if I paid my life insurance this year. I did heave a sigh of relief after we passed through all the ice and got back to calm seas.

My little girl loves books. In fact, I always have one of her books along with me wherever I go especially when we eat out. That way I will get to eat in peace while she keeps herself busy with her book. Needless to say, both of us were very happy when we received 2 new books from Cedar Valley Publishing. The 2 books we received were “Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten” and Let’s Get Ready for 1st Grade”

When I first flip through the books, I really love the fact that the books are very colorful. Kids love colors, so that is a major plus for the books. I also love the fact that you can write on the pages with a dry erase marker and then erase it easily with a tissue. That means Lil’ C can redo the activities in the books as many times as she likes.

Lil’ C is 3 ½ years old. So the “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten” book is more appropriate for her. The topics in this book emphasize on early childhood skills such as alphabets and letters, colors, numbers 0-20, money, name, address and much more. Lil’ C is familiar with some of the contents but not all. We have been learning about money at home, so the topic on recognizing the different coins came in very handy for us.

The “Let’s Get Ready for First Grade” book is a little advanced for Lil’ C but she has already started to show interest in some of the content like the punctuation and compound words. She even liked the section on solar system especially since we just came back from a visit to the Flight Museum where she learned a lot about space. The topics in this book emphasize on the pre-first grade skills.

Both of these books have received numerous awards including winners of the 2008 Best You Can Be Award for Books in Education. So if you are interested in good books, go check out these books today. You can see sample pages on their website. If you purchase books from Cedar Valley Publishing, 10% of profits will be donated to charitable organizations.

My parents will be staying with me for another 2 weeks. Lil’ C is also out of school. So for this week, I will be playing tour guide again so that I don’t have 3 bored people in the house. My parents have already done the Seattle sights from Part 1. I am trying to figure out where else to bring them. Here’s my list so far. 

• Museum of Flight
• Chateau Ste Michelle
• Cougar Mountain Zoo
• Woodland Park Zoo
• South 47 Farm

Let’s see if the weather will cooperate this week. Otherwise we might just end up visiting the local malls.

After a week out on high-seas, I’m back, a couple of lbs heavier! Other than that, it was a great trip. The weather was awesome and the seas were calm except for 1 night which was a little wobbly. I’m still trying to sort through a ton of photos. So stay tune. . . . . .

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s off to sea I’ll go . . . . . . .  Finally, I am off on my cruise to Alaska. I know there will be internet onboard but I think it will very expensive. So I have decided to leave my laptop and the cyberworld behind for 8 days. I have a feeling that I will try to sneak in just a little internet time while onboard. We’ll see. Just in case I don’t have access, I decided to finish up all my pending assignments. So please bear with me hor? I promise I will show lots of photos when I get back. Have a great week everyone! 

 P/S: For my fellow Photo Hunter friends, if you are looking for my entry,I didn’t manage to get it done this week. I will probably miss it next week too but I’ll be back after that. Thanks for dropping by.  

I have 2 cars and currently my I am paying a lot for my car insurance. I have not gotten a car insurance quote in a few years. I do wonder if I am paying too much for them. I think that when I get back from my vacation, it will be a good idea to get some quotes from different companies to compare the rates. I will probably switch company if I can find even a little savings. With gas prices at an unbelievable high, I will take any savings I can get.

It is 1 am now and I have not even started packing for my cruise which is in a few hours!!! This week has been a crazy week. It is the last week of Chinese preschool and other activities for Lil’ C. So there were a lot of parties that we had to attend. There were also guests in my house who will be going on the cruise. So now I am starting to get a little stressed out. I am sure that my stress-related acne will start popping out soon. I wonder if they have acne treatment on board the ship. I am definitely going to need it.

This year we are having a very busy summer. There are a lot of travel plans and also many visitors. The best part of such a busy summer is that we will definitely be having a lot of fun. However the negative aspect is that we are totally broke now! That also means that my dear hubby will not be able to buy the xbox 360 this summer unless he gets a bonus sometime soon.

Yes and definitely yes!! Lil’ C loves playing computer games nowadays. Usually I let her play games when I don’t need the laptop. However sometimes while she is playing, something urgent comes up and I will have to fight with her for the laptop. It gets tiring sometimes. So when my dear hubby asked if I wanted to buy a used laptop, I readily agreed. All I have to be upgrade the laptop memory  and Lil’ C will be able to play games on it. Then I will finally have my laptop all to myself.