Fall is PRICELESS

Getting Ethan ready to drive to the Arboretum = 15 minutes
Packing the essentials(snacks and water) for him while we are there = 10 minutes
Driving to the Arboretum = 20-25 minutes
Entrance fee to the Arboretum = $95 per annum for membership
The marvelous walk in the park on a beautiful morning = 1.5 hour
Drive home = 20 minutes
A pooped and tired out boy who fell asleep on the way back home and then slept for the next 2 hours = PRICELESS!!!!!

There's some things time and money can't buy......PEACE AND QUIET!!!!

A little Robert Frost

Looking through some of my poetry books and came across one of my favs. Thought I would just share it here. Somehow Look What You've Done by Jet seems oddly compatible with this poem. Oh well...


ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference


Robert Frost

Stroll in the Park

Tired, Thirsty and Hot!!


Scenes from the park

Over the weekend, we went to the Dallas Arboretum for a little walk since the weather's a little less hot that day. It was not too crowded and there were a few wedding receptions and photo shoots going on. My little boy was in PARADISE!!! He walked his little heart out!! Boy! Was he exhausted but he had a great time. You can tell from his little flushed face, he was guzzling cold water like there's no tomorrow!! Hehehehe.. He wanted to walk some more but WE were tired....till next weekend....I think we'll be going there again, it's the Fall Bloom, would be good....

An Afterthought

Refreshing

After a day in the Texas heat and running about, there's nothing better than a cool refreshing bath. I LOVE WATER!!!!


Homemade focaccia bread with Beef Chilli

I know, it's Wednesday but hey, it's not this weekend yet!! Hehehhe...Well, over the PAST weekend, we were rather lazy. So I made some Chilli and some Parmesean Focaccia bread to go with it. It was good......simple and delicious. Best of all, the cleanup was seriously MINIMAL!! hehehe..
And for Sunday, we met up with some friends for brunch at the Blue Mesa. We had three kids among us under the age of three, 'nuff said. There was very little chitchatting done but we all had a great time, including the kids. They LOVED the desserts there!! I called it the Gourmet Chucky Cheese!!! hehehehe... They have lotsa homemade stuff, like vanilla ice cream, waffles, made-to-order omelettes, etc. It's JUST MARVELOUS.

ahhhh....the sound of silence

Woke up to a great Saturday morning to just the low purring of the fan. It's GREAT! There was not a hint of background sound of The Doodlebops or The Wiggles! It was really soothing and peaceful. I took my time to clean up and pampered myself a little with some do-it-myself "spa" treatment and....ahhhhh.....soooooooo nnnnnniiiiiiccccceeeeeee..

Yup, my husband had taken Ethan to his weekly Little Gym class. So there's only me and ME alone at home! It had been so long since I had a morning like this that it really makes me appreciate the beautiful sound of quietness!! It's marvelous. So I'm gonna enjoy it while it lasts...

The Good, the Bad, the Greedy and the Oh-So-Naughty

The GREAT BIG BAD:Katrina!
Katrina really did a heck of a job on those two states. Being so close (state wise), makes you think of your mortality yet everything is still so surreal. It's very heartwrenching to see those kids on TV especially when you're a mother. It breaks my heart to see them homeless and hungry, I can't imagine that inflicted upon Ethan. It's really a tragedy. Meanwhile I hope that they (EVACUEES, NOT refugees!!) get the help they need and although things can never be the same, life goes on.




The other BAD: Ethan "stole" some cheerios off some parked stroller while in the playground and nonchalantly put them in his mouth and ate them! EEECCCHHHHHH


The Good: On another note (a little less depressing), Ed had two days off over the Labor Day weekend, so it turned out to be a five day leave. It was great! We had a couple of friends over the weekend and all we did was pig out! Ethan was having so much fun being outdoors and getting all the attention that he was not willing to let them leave. My little boy is NO DOUBT an attention grabber!! He LOVES it!! Can't get enough of it!!! *sigh* Even when he's in the Little Gym, he's the same way. He HAS to be the LOUDEST, he HAS to talk to EVERYONE there (adults AND kids! doesn't matter, he's not picky to who his audience are as long as there are!)I had help and therefore not sooooo stressful. Not like it was relaxing or anything but it was great being myself again. Also had some stuff done which was soothing to know..*exhale* I can breathe again....Oh yah, also visited Ikea again!! hehehe....need to stop going there for a while before I go broke!!!




The Greedy: It was one meal after another and let me tell you, it wasn't even funny!! FIVE days of glorious food!! OMG! We were stuffed! I cooked one night and it was a feast. Even Ethan was having a good appetite, it was too much good food. Then we had Japanese Buffet, Dim Sum, Indian food, and Malaysian food. I know....A LOT OF FOOD!!!!!!




The Oh-So-Naughty: Ethan LOVES his weekly Little Gym. He loves the attention, he loves all the equipment, he loves the space, he loves all the people!! HE LOVES IT!

Meanwhile another weekend is here....ahhhhhh......more things to do...oh yah...Chile Fest!!! Tune in...:D Have a great weekend everyone!!!