a little taste of home
Every time I shop at 99 Ranch Market, I see the wood ear mushrooms and it makes me think of a dish that my mommy makes. It’s one of my favorite dishes from my childhood and I actually made it tonight! I made a call to the Magical House and got a rough list of ingredients and some instructions. It’s basically a combination of ginger, chicken, wood ear mushrooms, and pineapple cooked in a vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce mixture. It’s so simple yet it’s a combination of flavors that you wouldn’t imaging together in one dish. Yum Yum. Jes tried it for the first time today and he was pleasantly surprised. I don’t know why he’s so shocked every time I make something delicious. I think he forgets that I was raised in the Magical House. Some of the “magic” HAD to have rubbed off over the years. Heh heh.
Yesterday, Michelle and I met up at the coffeeshop downstairs and we had a little moment of girl time. We flipped through a magazine together and enjoyed a lazy Saturday afternoon. She also brought Reese along and she was as happy as can be to just sit on my lap and take in the sights and sounds.
I hang out with lots of babies at work and it’s really refreshing to be able to hang out with a normal, happy, healthy baby every once in a while.
This past week, we had 65-degree weather and lots of sunshine. To take full advantage of the mild weather, T and I had an outdoor dinner at 
One summer…a long time ago, I went to a church retreat with Jes and his family. Someone forgot to pack a toothbrush so I drove Jes and his brother to the local grocery store. There we found a gumball machine that was selling tiny ninjas in those plastic capsules. The brothers were delighted and we spent countless quarters trying to get every color and every kind. They still reminisce about that afternoon and I think Jason still has one of them. 
I bring this up because I just saw this photo on Kenji’s facebook page and couldn’t help thinking back to that afternoon. I guess boys will be boys no matter what generation. By the way, I want these Lego ninjas.
I walked the dog over to the pier and it looked like it was herring season again. The fishing boats were all out catching the fish bright and early in the morning.
Later that afternoon, I went for a run and saw that the tide was really really low. The full moon hung low behind the horizon and there were seagulls everywhere. Wow, what a strange time of year.
On Saturday, I convinced Jes to go outside for a little sunshine since it had warmed up and we both needed to get some Vitamin D. So we walked down to Pier 40 to take a look at the boats and hang out for a bit. We walked all the way down to the end and found a HUGE flock of seagulls taking off from the pier. I could see a scattering of plops in the water and ducked for cover. Unfortunately, Jes was not so lucky. He got hit in the cheek and some of the droppings also ran down his sweatshirt. Great. Our walk was instantly over and we had to head home. *sigh* So much for getting outside.
Here’s another photo I took this morning during my run. Luckily they were taking off toward the water and not over me. Phew.
Little Reese turned 100 days old and her parents threw her a little party on Sunday. She wore a cute little hambok and we stuffed ourselves with bibimpap and duk to celebrate.
Her big brother Jack and little baby friends Ben and Rowan were also there to wish her a Happy 100 Days.
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