Monthly Archives: November 2011

Exactly one year ago, we met our son Nathan for the first time! Gotcha Day is an adoption term meaning the day the parent and child meet for first time. So it isn’t a word I just made up. 🙂 … Continue reading →

A year ago, Nelson and I got dropped off at SFO to travel to China to get our little boy Nathan after having Thanksgiving dinner at his parents house. Can’t believe it has been a year! Time really flies! The … Continue reading →

I only went to one Black Friday event at Vacaville outlet years ago. After that, I never wanted to go again! I prefer to sleep through the night instead of being in a crowded place where people go crazy snatching … Continue reading →

Elite TV Our old 60″ Sony TV has been broken for many months now. Since we couldn’t use it anymore, my husband and I have been fighting over one TV which is the 55″ Samsung located in the family room. … Continue reading →

We get the SF Chronicle every Sunday. In the Style section, there is this model wearing some snow clothing gear. When I look at the model, she looks pretty scary because of her messy hair and dark eye make-up! SNOW … Continue reading →

Today is Nathan’s first one-to-one meeting with Cathy (speech therapist). In her office, she had some toys available for Nathan to play with. Nathan isn’t shy to grab a toy but he was quiet at first with Cathy while she … Continue reading →

While I was watching Terra Nova which was recorded on my Tivo, Nelson was in the garage. He had his music on and so I thought he was using the treadmill to workout. After few minutes later, he was calling … Continue reading →

Nathan’s hair has grown since I last cut it. Last time he had a hair cut was before we left for our Alaskan cruise which was this past Aug. So it has been a good 3 months without a haircut. … Continue reading →

This year, I have been hooked on new shows that I haven’t watched last year or in previous years. A few of those shows are Nancy Grace and Ghost Adventures. After following the Casey Anthony case, I have been religiously … Continue reading →

I tried my new paraffin bath. It does really help relieve muscle tension on my hands and made my skin smoother. First, I place paraffin wax inside the bath and allow the wax to melt Second, once the paraffin wax … Continue reading →