Every year when the kids start school, I always think about the Mid-Autumn Festival. That's because I celebrated my first Mid-Autumn Fest shortly after I began a new academic year in Hong Kong 22 year ago.So today I took the kids shopping for mooncakes. They're not cheap, … [Read more...]
A week of noodles
It started on Sunday night. Number one son returned home after a month at overnight camp just as husband and daughter left on vacation with my mom and brother's daughter (sounds like husband-of-the-year to me, eh?).So I booked a babysitter and a dinner reservation. In … [Read more...]
Sunday in the park
Today I had a senior moment.All week I had been talking up the dragon boat races in Chicago to my kids. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Chinatown is holding festivals every Sunday for a month, starting last Sunday. Since last week's lion dance started right when 3 … [Read more...]
Beating the heat with a good book
Last week it was so hot in Chicago, I only took the kids outside if necessary. Reaching above 100F four days in a row, Chicago hadn't seen a heat wave like this since the mid-1990s (and I wasn't even living here then).Thankfully, the kids were easily entertained with books … [Read more...]
Hong Kong stories
It can be daunting to deal with all the excuses two little kids can come up with to avoid bedtime. When I was young, my father used to tell my brother and me bedtime stories featuring a turtle named Frank who came to the rescue during all sorts of emergencies. So to get my kids … [Read more...]
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