Yesterday my husband Tom and I took the little ones downtown Chicago for their semi-annual dental appointments. I'd read about Bloomingdale's limited edition Year of the Snake bags, so after the appointment we walked the block and a half to the luxe department store.At first … [Read more...]
A year of dragons
As we wind down the Year of the Dragon, I find myself a bit sad to see it go. Thinking back over the events of this year, I see that it was indeed filled with dragons.It started about a year ago with Cathay Pacific's Year of the Dragon discounted airfare. I not only booked … [Read more...]
On dating Chinese men and raising Chinese boys
I read an interesting post today on Speaking of China about another blogger who concluded after one date with a Chinese guy that Chinese folks in general have weird dating standards. Speaking of China asked its readers to come up with their own blogs to refute the other blogger's … [Read more...]
How to make a dragon
When my 5 year-old daughter Rachel deconstructed a cardboard box, stood under it, proclaimed she was a dragon, I decided to take matters into my own hands.We started with the flattened box, scissors, glue, and some simple construction paper scales. And a pair of … [Read more...]
Decorating for Chinese New Year
When my older son was younger, I would go into his class once a year to read books about Chinese New Year. I'd bring along some decorations to leave with the teacher so the kids could enjoy them longer than an hour. And before the school district outlawed food treats at school, I … [Read more...]
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