Lets Go Kiddo

Christmas was a hit, but I’ll leave that for the end.  (NOTE: Lots at the end and I couldn't upload all the vids, so there will be a second post with those tomorrow or next)  Lots of pics and vids, not only of Xmas itself, but of Kiddo at her Xmas Concert at school. She was MC for the event for her class and loved the music and performance this year.  She’s a little performer and singer.  So much so that for Show and Tell a week ago, she did the song, Irish Eyes, for her class.  Sang her little heart out. The real fun was a few days before Xmas.  We had a Pizza Night Sunday and watched Home Alone .  Now, some context for this.  We watch shows with her, I’ve mentioned that in the past, but she’s comfortable enough with our watching and the rhythms of that to ask for the show or movie to pause if she doesn’t get something or wants to share or clarify something.  It happened twice during Home Alone .  The first time was during the opening...

Winter finally descended on us.  It went from cool to cold real quick.  Kiddo, thankfully, has plenty of fluffs to keep her toasty in the cold weather.   Thursday, our water heater quit on us as well.  Thankfully, it was a quick turn around and it was replaced with a new unit the next afternoon, so it was about 24 hours without hot water.  No worries, as we had an easy dinner on Thursday that didn’t require hot water to do the dishes with, since nothing was greasy or sticky.  Mostly, it was plates and forks.  In our post Thanksgiving abundance of chicken, I made an Ala King earlier in the week and we were able to reheat that.  Toast and ala king isn’t a big clean up and the pot could soak and we could use the kettle to boil water as needed as well, so we made it all work. Friday, with the heater being installed and not sure of the timelines on that, we went out and had a meal at a place we know and like near us, but after that, since we were a...

Gonna keep things quick and simple today.  We had Thanksgiving this past weekend and a week late because of Kiddo and her Flu on Thanksgiving itself.  The day after that, J and Kiddo went to Jing’an Temple.  Not only that, they got bagels.  Also, they found some turtles and Kiddo was happy as a clam in sand for that. The meal was good.  I corrected the mistakes made a few weeks ago in my practice run and the chicken was moist and delicious.  Skin was crisp and delicious.  Gravy was spot on.  Stuffing, which Kiddo helped prep, was beyond.  Mashed potatoes aren’t hard, as long as you use about 7 tonnes of butter and cream.  HAHA The on thing I will say and not just let the pics and videos say for me today is that I am SUPER proud of Kiddo.  Firstly, for helping prep.  Yes, she still needs some help with her knife work and cutting techniques, but she’s just starting and so slow and overly cautious that it’s more of a detriment...