parenting prep

28 01 2009

posted by : curlysue

How does one prepare for parenting?

Reading books, taking classes…prayer!

All of the above is good, but I am not sure anything can really prepare you completely.

It would be great if kids came with operating instructions.

As our due date approaches the anticipation and excitement grows.

Are we really ready for this?

Still need to get the crib, changing table and room ready…but is that ready?

I interrogate every mother I meet…did you have an epidural? How long did you push? Did you breastfeed?

Motherhood is an awe inspiring and all-consuming job…which technically I have started on this journey months ago….as my little one grows inside my womb.

Will I be a good mother? Will I be prepared for all the challenges…questions…moments where my answers need to be correct?

Only by the grace of God…go I!





gong xi ‘09

25 01 2009

CNY 2009 Chicago

Originally uploaded by legos+dream

posted by : legosdream

Places set.

Boiling pots of spicy stock.

Platters of morsels awaiting a dive.

From the stock to the sauces.

A quick wisk, down the hatch it goes.

Do it over and over.

Conversations, blessings.

Gong Xi Gong Xi!

Miles away my loved ones’ are doing the same.

Missing them.

Missing the auspicious din.

Lion dance drive-bys.

Clandestine firecrackers.

The Lunar New extravaganza on TV.

Gong Xi Gong Xi!
Shen Ti Jian Kang!
Wan Shi Run Yi!
Xing Xiang Shi Chen!
Xiao Ko Chang Kai!
Niu Nian Shun Li!

Hello Xiao Niu! =)