What do we do during a Tropical Storm?

It has rained for 3 days. Monsoon season is upon us and I couldn't be happier that we are leaving even if only for a couple months. I am so excited to see my family and friends. Here's a little view into our lives as we are trapped inside.

Chillin' on the couch. This kid and South Korea's humidity do not mix. She is constantly saying, "Momma, I hot!"

Sharing some yummy, yummy goodness--homemade oreo cookies and memories of my dear Grandma Arlene.

Reading, reading, and reading. THese will be going home to be shared with my sisters. I am pleased to say that a kindle is waiting for me at my parents house, so I will be toting paperback books no more. I enjoyed Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, as well as Still Life with Rice. House Rules wasn't too bad. The Alchemist had a good message, but not really my thing to read a book where the message is uncovered in the beginning, but illustrated throughout the book. I like my books to unfold as they go. Great message, though. The Uglies was good too, but not really my kind of read. Most of these were books that my book club was reading and I just haven't had a chance to read until now.

Texas Cavier. Claire isn't great about eating vegetables, but she LOVES this stuff. Mya too. Not exactly normal kid food, but I am so thrilled they love it. Yummy. Chris' commander is leaving, so this is actually going to the BBQ tomorrrow, along with the oreo cookies and one more salad I have yet to make.

Practicing Patience. I think this is my lesson. We are hard core potty training. Mya does well when we are home and I remind her, but when things get crazy or she is busy, it is easy to get frustrated. The other day she awoke at 3:30 am, calling for me to tell me she had to "go pee pee." Bless her heart.

We've also been dancing. I downloaded a bunch of Elizabeth Mitchell (used to have her on my blog, but can't now that I am in Korea), Glee music, and Jackie Evancho (10 year old opera sensation). She sings many of the songs I studied in College. Ahhh. I do miss real singing ;). I found the cutest song EVER. I have a plan to do something with it when I am in ND. We'll see if I get around to it. It sounds like we are going to have one jam packed trip. My parents just bought a vacation home in AZ, so I am going to check it out with my Mom in a few weeks. Goodness, that is alot of travelling--MN, ND, MT, AZ! I am super excited to see my family and friends. I am even going to see one of my besties from Boston. I can hardly wait! Just wish

Chris would have been able to join us for a bit of the fun. He's feeling really bad about us leaving. He's been working even longer hours than normal this week and he has events over the weekend too since the new commander is coming and the old one is leaving. Our precious time together has been even less than usual, which is really hard. Hopefully we have one fun day together before we leave.

my workout playlist

I never dreamed I'd be listening/watching this when I worked out, but it is true. Here it is: photo courtesty of Laurieberkner.com I wouldn't have it any other way. My little healthy lifestyle journey is going well. I have exercised 7 days thus far which consists of treadmill activity and an ab workout every other day. I don't pressure myself to run everyday, but I have run 4 of the 7 days. I am quite proud of that. I have never been a runner or enjoyed running, but I have grown to like it. I used to say that I had exercise induced asthma! I think I did, but maybe I outgrew it? ha. Whatever the reason, I am finding it pretty easy to run and maintain a steady pace for no less than 20 minutes each time. Pretty impressive feat for a girl like me. Interestingly, I had planned to take today off, but didn't. I actually had the desire to run. Chris and I are both sticking to the eating plan as well. So far I am down about 4 pounds. Although 4 pounds is plenty, it ...

Pink Family

Chris and I are creatures of habit. We like what we like. When we find something especially wonderful, we tend to go a bit overboard. Case in point--Chinese restaurant in Minot, ND. We frequented it often at least a couple of times per week. This was basically THE place we went out to eat. The host actually started to say things like, "nice to see you AGAIN." We were rather embarrassed and fearful that his line would eventually become, "your usual table?" Thankfully we moved. Since coming to Korea, we've tried every Brazilian Steakhouse (there are 4 or 5), I deemed Ceia my favorite. It has the most delicious white rice with which I put this onion mixture on top and it is oh. so. yummy. We became frequent visitors--typically one night per week. We joked between ourselves that we were going to be greeted as we were dreading in Minot. It never happened, thankfully, but who knows what the staff actually said as they primarily spoke Korean :) Another quirk Chris an...

9 Months

Claire is nine months old. She is such an active kid, always on the go. She no longer lays nicely when we change her diaper. It is quite the challenge. She is getting rather quick at crawling, so we have to move just as quickly to keep her out of where she doesn't belong--the fridge, cupboards, etc. Developmentally, she is right on track or maybe a bit advanced in our biased eyes. She crawls, pulls herself up, is beginning to move from one piece of furniture to another, mostly eats table food, and imitates us (both in the noises we make or actions--knocking on a door). When we hold her hands, she is beginning to take steps without much guidance. On Saturday, she made her first attempt to climb a step. Sadly, it ended with her sliding down. She has three teeth--two on the bottom, one on top with another coming in on top. Ten things we love about her: 1. her smile 2. her curiosity 3. the way she holds our hands or her own hands when she sleeps 4. her easy-goingness 5....

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