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Hi! We're back! Back in LA and back on Blogger. We've been gone... on and off... for about a year now. And now we're back... for now... this summer... and hopefully... longer!

Happy 9th!

A turns 9 today! As promised, he got his biannual present (one for his birthday and one for Christmas), a Lego Airport. He spent 3 hours assembling it while I went back to sleep some more.

Max & May had a date in the evening. So the kids had pizza and sang the birthday song, they left before we dug into the OREO ice cream cake. We left a piece to be polite. Otherwise, we would’ve finished the entire cake.

I was no longer needed to babysit since two of the boys are already teenagers. There will too come a day when my baby no longer needs me anymore. Until then, I will snuggle onto him as much as I possibly can!

Happy Birthday to my big boy!  Not only have you made me a better person but a happier one too. Thank you very much for bringing meaning into my life. You are my greatest partner and I love you infinitely!

Day 3 ~ LA

Spent the afternoon at the LA County Library. The walk to the library used to be unbearable when A. was younger. Now that he’s older, it’s only a skip and a hop away. He went straight to his transportation aisle while I checked my mails online. Then I checked out some easy readings for him (Nate the Great seems to be his favorite so far) while he does his traveling on Google Earth. 

In the evening, Max & May invited us over for a middle eastern dinner. Just when I felt bad about A. eating plain rice and nothing else, Nick asked for Maggie Mae’s with his plain rice, which made me feel a bit at ease. Guess picky eater runs in the family.

Day 2 ~ LA

Went to El Porto Beach with Cousin Nick’s basketball pals and their families. It was a foggy morning… fog around the house, fog on the street, and fog filling the beach. Figured we’d go without sunscreen and came home like lobsters. A. mostly played alone with his sand toys and with the girls.

The mama’s sat around and chatted + munched; the boys swam and played balls; and the girls looked for sea crabs and collected shells. A peaceful day at the beach...

Day 1 ~ LA

Arrived bright and early in the morning, and all rested. So ready for the sunshine in LA. Uncle Max dropped us off at his place after picking up some McD for lunch. Ah… nothing like a comforting McD meal after a long flight with airplane food which we did not eat at all, except one meal because it came with Haage Dazs ice cream.

Sam and A. played with Tiny (the turtle), Dodger (the lab), iPads, made lemonade… They played in the front yard, back yard, garage, in the living room, bedroom, study… Seems like A's trying to make up for what he'd missed for the entire year!

LA, Here We Come!

Only after I bought these damn tickets to the LA, connecting at Narita, did the agent tells me that seat assignments are not available for this class. Besides making arrangements to have my boy sitting next to me, there isn't anything I can request.

From experience, jetlags are much easier to get over if we fly in the morning, which arrives in the morning, versus the flights that most people prefer which take off after midnight and arrive in the evening. If you, like my boy enjoys the whole flying experience, it's such a waste, missing the flight by sleeping thru it.

Taipei airport is fun filled with toy stores and indoor playgrounds, comparing to Narita Airport, which is extremely BORING. Everyone is sitting around taking advantage of its free Wi-Fi service at the airport, including me on FB and my boy on iPad.

Luckily we had window seats on our JAL flight, and aisle on AA. But AA sucked big time because their entire entertainment system was down til the last couple of hours. There was no movie to watch for the adults, nor games to play for the kids. So we took turns sleeping. The reason being is when the boy's asleep, half of his body overlaps mine, making me impossible to get comfortable. I can only sleep when he's awake sitting in the upright position. The sacrifices only a mother would make. Sigh…

Fall 2011

Ever since this mamma started working, Austin's Blog hasn't been updated. But here's a quick look at how we spent our Fall and Christmas Holidays...

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Summer 2011

A summer without internet access and computers...
We had a lot more time to do everything else...

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