Shake Shake Shake

No, not milk shake.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Alum Rock this evening at 8:04 p.m, and followed by 7 after shocks under 2.0 in the next 20mins. The quake struck along the Calaveras fault, very close to the new place my cousins just moved into weeks ago.
I was at [...]

Imagination Parade 2007

Ashlyn & Alex had their first parade at school today — The Annual Imagination Parade.
This is one of the biggest events at the childcare center. Children and teachers have created costumes using their favorite storybooks, nursery rhymes, and songs as themes. Each Homebase will come up with a theme, and then [...]

Coupon Chief

I am a big coupon shopper. Throughout the year, there are many birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations I need to buy gifts for. Not to mention Christmas is just around the corner, and my “to buy” list is long.
Coupon Chief answers my prayer for my online shopping spree. At couponchief.com, [...]

SPOOKY !

We went pumpkin patch on Sunday, but didn’t buy a pumpkin cux it’s too expensive. So we went to Lucky’s instead. We didn’t have much time left to carve the pumpkins, so we decided we must do it last night, and we did.
Ashlyn & Alex were excited, for maybe 5 mins in the [...]

Garage Storage System

Every time my husband changes motor oil for our cars, he complains that tools always missing.
WWW.CARGUYGARAGE.COM has the solution for us. They have a wide range of heavy duty garage storage system for us to choose, to build the exact storage system we need. They have tool boxes, rolling tool chests, tool [...]

Halloween Costumes Updates

I gave in. Ashlyn has been asking for Princess Halloween costume, she specifically wanted the Sleeping Beauty, the complete set with shoes and tiara. As the Disney online store had a sale and special promotion, I couldn’t resist. I bought her the pink Sleeping Beauty dress and shoes. Well, she asked [...]

Black Friday Shopping Spree

As all of my friends know, I am a bargain shopper. I always look forward to the Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, for my Christmas shopping, and most of the time, to shop ahead for all the birthdays presents in the coming year.
I used to love getting up early and standing [...]

Big Feet

In preparation for Ashlyn & Alex going to pre-school, we took them to the mall for shoe shopping last Sunday. We compared Ashlyn’s and Alex’s feet, and We expected Alex’s feet to get bigger, but didn’t think they were that big.
Ashlyn & Alex wear the same size, 9W, and they are 13 [...]

Bikes under $100 - XYZ Bikes

For the past 5 years, I was the coordinator for the company annual Christmas party. One of the responsibilities was to go shop for items for the lucky draw. This year, I can add xyzbikes to my shopping list, and I think it’s time to get some items with recreational purposes.
xyzbikes.com offers a [...]

School - Day 3

School Day 3 - Absent. Both Ashlyn & Alex are sick today. Both have fever so we decided to keep them at home.
This morning around 5am, we measured both of their temperature. Ashlyn was 101F, and Alex was 102F.
As of now, Ashlyn is still 100F, and Alex has [...]