Wow! So much has changed since I've last blogged two years ago! My older kids are now almost an 8th and 5th grader, and I've also had a new baby since then! My baby Ethan turned 16 weeks yesterday and is more cute, cuddly and lovable than I could have ever imagined. My life is consumed more than ever with my family, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I do hope to blog more often when time permits, but we'll see how that goes. :)
Life is good!
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Fasting...Ugh!
Later this afternoon, I have to go and get some blood work done at the doctor's office, so I'm fasting today and hating it. :( I haven't eaten since 8:30 last night! Hello?! I'm from Hawaii and Hawaii people were not made to fast. It's just not in our DNA. It's only supposed to be a 12 hour fast, but I wanted to wait until Alex could take me and that won't be until this afternoon. Ugh, I have a hunger headache! I'm also diabetic...is this even healthy for me? I thought they said that I couldn't skip meals? AND WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FOOD COMMERCIALS ON TV?! I'm sorry. I promised that I wouldn't complain in my blogs so much. Today's just not a good day.
I'm constantly running a mental list in my head today, of things that I want to eat after my blood tests. So far everything is Filipino food such as dinuguan, bangus, pinakbet, puto, kusinta, rice, beef sinigang, beef caldereta, etc. I'd go for Zippys too if they had that here--zip pack, chili frank, beef curry, zip min, oxtail soup, fried noodles, wun tun min, katsu, surf pack, broasted chicken (do they still have that? Or is it just fried now?), hamburger steak, teriyaki... Ooh, Korean food sounds so ono as well! Korea House! I'll take the dinner combination #1 with the bbq chicken, beef and pork, with a side of mundoo, some bi bim bap and soju. Don't forget my sides--kim chi, pickled turnip, seaweed, etc., and extra cucumber kim chi please! I see a comfort food pattern developing. By the way, does anyone know a recipe for those triangular Chinese rice cakes that the manapua man sells? I miss those. I tried to make it once but it was a bad recipe and it came out to be more of a weird looking mochi than a rice cake. E-mail me if you have a recipe. :) Ok, I have to stop talking about food because all I have is my trusty Evian bottle for the day. Hmph!
On a serious note, this makes me thankful that my family and I have a good place to live, and we're not out on the streets wondering where our next meal is coming from. Thank you God for providing a good life for us, and giving us the blessings that you do each day.
I'm constantly running a mental list in my head today, of things that I want to eat after my blood tests. So far everything is Filipino food such as dinuguan, bangus, pinakbet, puto, kusinta, rice, beef sinigang, beef caldereta, etc. I'd go for Zippys too if they had that here--zip pack, chili frank, beef curry, zip min, oxtail soup, fried noodles, wun tun min, katsu, surf pack, broasted chicken (do they still have that? Or is it just fried now?), hamburger steak, teriyaki... Ooh, Korean food sounds so ono as well! Korea House! I'll take the dinner combination #1 with the bbq chicken, beef and pork, with a side of mundoo, some bi bim bap and soju. Don't forget my sides--kim chi, pickled turnip, seaweed, etc., and extra cucumber kim chi please! I see a comfort food pattern developing. By the way, does anyone know a recipe for those triangular Chinese rice cakes that the manapua man sells? I miss those. I tried to make it once but it was a bad recipe and it came out to be more of a weird looking mochi than a rice cake. E-mail me if you have a recipe. :) Ok, I have to stop talking about food because all I have is my trusty Evian bottle for the day. Hmph!
On a serious note, this makes me thankful that my family and I have a good place to live, and we're not out on the streets wondering where our next meal is coming from. Thank you God for providing a good life for us, and giving us the blessings that you do each day.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Lonely and Bloggin'
Alex had to go into the office today. Correction, Alex has to go into the office from now on. He had a staff meeting on Friday and they're enforcing the No Telecommuting Unless Prior Authorized so I'll be here...alone, from now on with the canines. (Sigh) The house seems so empty and quiet. It's nice that I don't have to worry about being too loud, but now I miss him so much. :( By the way, have I shown you my baby Hanai?
Isn't she cute? We adopted her the day after Thanksgiving when she was 10 months old, and it's hard to believe that we've had her for almost a year. She's a sweetie though, a spoiled sweetie and we all love her! She is the one that keeps me company, not Buster, who is so old that he just sleeps and snores all day. She always seems to know when I'm in pain (which has been a constant since the day after Labor Day) and always wants to comfort her mama. :) The kids just adore her...yes, even Tyler who was nipped by a the neighbor's chihuahua and has been scared of animals biting him ever since. They baby her all the time and Hanai loves getting carried, chased around, cuddled and scratched. In turn, the kids get plenty of licks and snuggles with our little chihuahua mix.
We have a new fish in the family too!
It's a crown-tail betta and it's the coolest betta that I've ever seen! He's still unnamed and I hope to call him something more than "fishy" soon. :) A few weeks ago, the kids went to church with my parents and brought home two goldfish from the church carnival. They were in the plastic water bags for awhile, and we had hoped that we could care for them enough to have them survive. Sadly, they didn't. Alexis was a little sad and traumatized, saying that she doesn't want another fish, but Tyler still wants one. We'll see how that goes. We have a large aquarium for their fish, it's just a matter of cleaning it out and finding somewhere to set it up. Also, why must fish stands be so expensive? $90 for one that looks like actual furniture!
Anyway, it's been ages since I've blogged...since I've really blogged. I read over my entire blog this morning and have noticed a few things:
Isn't she cute? We adopted her the day after Thanksgiving when she was 10 months old, and it's hard to believe that we've had her for almost a year. She's a sweetie though, a spoiled sweetie and we all love her! She is the one that keeps me company, not Buster, who is so old that he just sleeps and snores all day. She always seems to know when I'm in pain (which has been a constant since the day after Labor Day) and always wants to comfort her mama. :) The kids just adore her...yes, even Tyler who was nipped by a the neighbor's chihuahua and has been scared of animals biting him ever since. They baby her all the time and Hanai loves getting carried, chased around, cuddled and scratched. In turn, the kids get plenty of licks and snuggles with our little chihuahua mix.
We have a new fish in the family too!
It's a crown-tail betta and it's the coolest betta that I've ever seen! He's still unnamed and I hope to call him something more than "fishy" soon. :) A few weeks ago, the kids went to church with my parents and brought home two goldfish from the church carnival. They were in the plastic water bags for awhile, and we had hoped that we could care for them enough to have them survive. Sadly, they didn't. Alexis was a little sad and traumatized, saying that she doesn't want another fish, but Tyler still wants one. We'll see how that goes. We have a large aquarium for their fish, it's just a matter of cleaning it out and finding somewhere to set it up. Also, why must fish stands be so expensive? $90 for one that looks like actual furniture!
Anyway, it's been ages since I've blogged...since I've really blogged. I read over my entire blog this morning and have noticed a few things:
- I swear...a lot!
- I'm in pain...a lot!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Caught Up In This Thing Called Life
Hi there. :) Remember me? I know, I know, it's been a year and a half since I last even thought of the blog, and as I signed on this morning I could barely remember my username and password (and when did blogger merge with google?). I'm sorry, but I got caught up in the dailies of life. I'm sure you know it well...husband, school, homework, sports practices and games, girl scouts, health issues, doctors visits, family life, yadda yadda yadda. It happens to all of us, and for awhile there, I was stuck on a wheel much like mouse...running and running, to no end. Not that I'm complaining. I love my family and would move mountains for them. I guess I just wish that I could manage my time more efficiently so that I can give ample time to everything...even myself. I have missed my blog though, and I'm happy to be back. I would have been back a few days sooner, if not for a computer virus, but better late than never!
The kids are doing well and are in 5th grade and 2nd grade, respectively. Can you believe it? Why do they have to grow up so fast? I miss having a little baby or toddler in the house. I feel like the more they grow up, the less they need me. Or maybe I'm just looking at it from the wrong perspective and they have been needing me more and more, judging from the lack of time that I have for everything. I'm so ready to have another one...maybe just one more and I'll be done. Maybe. ;) I've already gotten the clearance from my surgeon, so what's the hold up you say? HUBBY! My clock is ticking, though...and ticking down fast! It's kind of depressing when you look around and see people...friends and family, having babies and you want to but aren't and can't because your other half isn't ready, may never be ready, and won't even talk about the subject because it's "complicated". There's so much more I want to say, but won't, out of respect for my hubby. So that's where I am now. I'm home, crying almost daily because of the "empty nest" syndrome and can't do anything about it.
Lately I've been getting back in touch with my roots. More specifically, I've been watching Filipino movies (with subtitles, of course!), and cooking Filipino and Hawaiian kine local foods. You know it's funny...I've always embraced my Hawaiian and local kine Hawaii heritage, but spent the better half of my years denying my Filipino ethnicity, even making fun of it, calling the foods "jungle food" and teasing things like the accent, mannerisms, etc. when my grandparents even spoke the language and we all ate the foods and did half of the things that we made fun of. Now I wish I had kind of embraced it more, and even wished that I knew how to speak the languages. I'm ashamed of the way I denied who I am. I'm ashamed for calling the Philippines a "third world" country, and would even love to visit there sometime. From the looks of the scenery in the movies that I've seen, there are such beautiful places in the Philippines! Hopefully soon I can start learning how to speak Tagalog too.
So how have you all been? I apologize to all of you that have e-mailed me or called me and I haven't gotten back to you. It's not that I don't miss you or think of you (often!) because I really do. I've just been caught up in life, but hopefully soon I will learn how to manage my time more effectively to fit in phone calls, e-mails and blogs!
The kids are doing well and are in 5th grade and 2nd grade, respectively. Can you believe it? Why do they have to grow up so fast? I miss having a little baby or toddler in the house. I feel like the more they grow up, the less they need me. Or maybe I'm just looking at it from the wrong perspective and they have been needing me more and more, judging from the lack of time that I have for everything. I'm so ready to have another one...maybe just one more and I'll be done. Maybe. ;) I've already gotten the clearance from my surgeon, so what's the hold up you say? HUBBY! My clock is ticking, though...and ticking down fast! It's kind of depressing when you look around and see people...friends and family, having babies and you want to but aren't and can't because your other half isn't ready, may never be ready, and won't even talk about the subject because it's "complicated". There's so much more I want to say, but won't, out of respect for my hubby. So that's where I am now. I'm home, crying almost daily because of the "empty nest" syndrome and can't do anything about it.
Lately I've been getting back in touch with my roots. More specifically, I've been watching Filipino movies (with subtitles, of course!), and cooking Filipino and Hawaiian kine local foods. You know it's funny...I've always embraced my Hawaiian and local kine Hawaii heritage, but spent the better half of my years denying my Filipino ethnicity, even making fun of it, calling the foods "jungle food" and teasing things like the accent, mannerisms, etc. when my grandparents even spoke the language and we all ate the foods and did half of the things that we made fun of. Now I wish I had kind of embraced it more, and even wished that I knew how to speak the languages. I'm ashamed of the way I denied who I am. I'm ashamed for calling the Philippines a "third world" country, and would even love to visit there sometime. From the looks of the scenery in the movies that I've seen, there are such beautiful places in the Philippines! Hopefully soon I can start learning how to speak Tagalog too.
So how have you all been? I apologize to all of you that have e-mailed me or called me and I haven't gotten back to you. It's not that I don't miss you or think of you (often!) because I really do. I've just been caught up in life, but hopefully soon I will learn how to manage my time more effectively to fit in phone calls, e-mails and blogs!
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