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| I LOVE where we live. Where else can you see roads called:
-Ammunition Rd,
-Missle Rd
-Red Eye
-Stinger
...and today, I found another one:
-Marine Raft
*They come up with pretty nifty names for streets/roads. When they run out, they just name them after numbers: 13th street, 14th street, 15th street, etc.*
or see signs like:
WARNING! EXPLOSIVE VEHICLES ENTERING ROADWAY
or...
...eish, I can't write down my personal favorite, just in case.
AND, when they feel like it, they can have someone pop out of a box, stop your vehicle, and perform random drug tests with a drug sniffing dog and everything (while other cars drive by and look). ...ok, actually, that was embarrassing.
Anyways, besides that one thing, I like it here. It's like a whole new different world out here. So many things are done differently here, and I probably shouldn't write too much about any of that in here...but I guess all I'm saying is that it's been a real eye-opening experience here. Most nights, it's quiet and like any other place but some nights, I hear things even at 1 AM, reminding me just where I'm at. And dude, I'd rather die in my house then step out! Chris and Jacob, on the other hand can just sleep through all of it.
Which reminds me, it's been a long time since I've written anything about Jacob but he's doing well over here.
He sleeps on his own, but every once in a while, I still sleep with him.
He also started going to school about a month ago.
He cried a lot and didn't eat the first week, but mid-second week, he ate a bit of peach and spaghetti for lunch, one day, and after that, he's been pretty good about eating lunch at school. I have a funny story. So on his second day of school, he didn't eat lunch. I didn't want to give him food till dinner so that he would learn to eat food at school. Well, I took him to Costco to go grocery shopping and that took about an hour. When we finished, I went to the food court. I felt bad, thought he must be hungry, and decided to just share some hot dog with him. Well, the little dude must have been starving because he stinkin gobbled it all up, saving ME just a bite at the end! DUDE! I know he eats a lot but WOW, I've never seen him eat so much before, or since that time! ...well, after that day, I decided it would be OK to give him a little bit of something to eat between lunch and dinner. He eats normally now.
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| Just got the best compliment ever!
I was walking back home w/Jacob when one of our upstairs neighbor stopped me and told me that he HHAD to tell me that I am a good cook because he always smells something good when he's going up the stairs.
HA!
Thank you neighbor!
I think you mean that I'm good at heating up food. =)
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| Closing out Jacob's 2nd Year
Sunday was Jacob's last day of being 2. We spent the day relaxing at home in the morning watching Thomas & Fireman Sam, ate leftovers for lunch, then went to church in the afternoon. After eating rice w/kimchi at church, we went to get pizza dough from the market to make Buffalo pizza for dinner.
We closed out the night with family worship, then went to his room to review everything we taught him (to catch it on a camcorder)...
Here's a list of what Jacob learned in his 2nd year:
Visual Recognition of Presidents:
-George Washington
-John Adams
-Thomas Jefferson
-James Madison
-James Monroe
-Andrew Jackson
-John Quincy Adams
-Martin Van Buren
-William Harrison
-James Polk
-James Buchanan (Recognizes his face but doesn't remember his name all the time)
-Abraham Lincoln
-Andrew Johnson (Still learning him)
-Harry Truman
-JFK
-Richard Nixon
-Ronald Reagan
-George "Appa" Bush
-Bill Clinton
-[George] W. Bush
Addition:
1+1 is 2
2+2 is 4
3+3 is 6
4+4 is 8
5+5 is 10
Catechisms:
1) Who made you? God
2) What else did God make? God made all things
Songs:
ABC's
123456789, 10...10, nan ddan, ddan, ddan, ddan, 1, 2, THREE! (Sesame Street style)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7, can you count to 11?
Twinkle Twinkle Little star!
The itsy bitsy spider
The wheels on the bus go round and round...
B-I-N-G-O!
Na-Ri Na-Ri Geh-Na-Ri
Na-bi-Ya! Na-bi-Ya!
Sahn-To-ki To-ki-ya (2 verses)
Bebop the bear
Hot Potatoes (The Wiggles)
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!
Jesus loves me this I know
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle all the way
Favorite Cartoon/TV shows:
Pocoyo
Fireman Sam
Thomas & Friends
Bob the Builder
--Used to like Spongebob movie A LOT in the beginning
--Used to like Big Bird movie
--Used to like Charlotte's Web 2
-bbo-bbo-bbo
He can feed himself
He's fully potty trained...if he's running to the bathroom and closes the door, run after him because he's out to poo
Likes to imitate Daddy doing push ups & pull ups
Imitates LA Grandma's exercise movements
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| Leftovers:
We have a lot of leftovers in our fridge from Christmas dinner. Here's how I'm going to use it up:
Roast Beef: need 2 ideas
#1: Leftover Steak Sandwich w/Onions and Mushrooms (Sat Lunch)
#2: Roast Beef Pasta (Sun Lunch)
***if extras: #3: Angus Roast Beef Wrap
Mashed Potatoes: Need 2 ideas
#1: Potato cakes (Sat Breakfast): Mix 1-2 c mashed potatoes w/a beaten egg. Add onions, salt & pepper, shredded cheese, Tabasco, & minced roast beef. Add flour to thicken then form into patties & cook until it's hot!
#2: Potato Rolls (Serve Sat. Dinner w/casserole)
Green Bean Casserole: Need 3 ideas
#1: Pizza (Sun Dinner): Add diced chicken + leftover green bean casserole
#2: Baked leftover Green Bean Casserole w/ham & cheese (Mon lunch): In a bowl, mix in green bean casserole, diced ham, and cheese. Top w/additional cheese and bake at 350 until warmed through.
#3: Any kind casserole (Sat Dinner): chicken, green bean casserole, celery, carrots, rice, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, olives, water chestnut, cheese, & top w/breadcrumb
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