All that is Chinese

I guess my fascination for the Chinese people and culture started when I read the book The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. I found their ways of doing everyday things interesting and so far from our American culture. There lives are simple. At least that's how it was in the farmlands of China in the 1800's. Fast forward to the 21st century. Now all I know is that half Asian men are very handsome. This was confirmed when our family lived in San Francisco in the early 90's. I worked for 2 Chinese men. Both of them full Chinese. That meant that they were not tall but were very smart. I like smart. It saves a lot of time. They had some handsome features but not what I would swoon over. Non the less I had major crushes on both of them or for that matter the whole city.

Now the little one is having a baby with a man that is half Chinese. He's is tall and handsome. Now that leads me to Chinese babies. They are the cutest. I can hardly wait and even though those two young pups want a boy...Chinese girls are so cute you just want to eat them up.

So today I am going to my friends' house to play with her 2 girls. Both were adopted from China and I can never get enough of them. The cute factor is off the scale and they say the funniest things. I say this because even though they are Chinese, they are little girls and I say the same about all little girls. I can't get enough of them. I am so glad I had 3 of them. Sorry I did not have more.

Dating by the book...umm I mean by the computer

Bettylou is cool. And she's single. She is having fun shopping on line for men. That's really what it is all about. No bar scenes, no church services and no bad awkward conversations. Just click and preview with Match.com. She has let me into her world and I've seen the choices out there. WOW!!! You guys have gotten so much cuter then when I was dating. I dated before the nice cologne and good haircuts. Still don't like old spice and bad hair. There's a lot to choose from and she is choosing. We refer to them as Bachelor #1 through 6. It's easy to not give them a name especially when she is talking to me about them. She shares a few things to keep it interesting. Mostly I notice that Bettylou is having great fun for the first time in a long time. She's a good date. She doesn't eat much and can talk about lots of things. She reads all the time. She can weed out the non intellects. She can email them to really find out what their favorite museum is.

I think Match.com is the best thing since the calculator.

I only have one thing to say. Bettylou and I were having fun and she changed her profile to look at the men in my age group. Lordy, Lordy at this point I'm asking Mr Wonderful to live forever as the men in this category are ugly, bald and come with lots of baggage. It was scary and I will not go to that dark side again.

I going to start feeding Mr. Wonderful tomatoes and spinach (licopine and antioxidants)

Happy Birthday to my Peanut!!!!

She won't let me call anyone else peanut. I've been calling her that forever. If I slip and call another peanut, I am reminded that it is her name only.

Let me tell you about the easiest baby in the world. Always smiling, never cried. I could lay her down anywhere and she would go to sleep. She would wake up very happy and she is still that way today. She would eat anything I gave her. She would not cry at the doctor's office. Any one would hold her. She was happy to be held all the time but I could put her down as long as she could see people. She's always been a people person. She loved riding in the car or cruising in her stroller.

She walked early, talked early and got teeth early. She's always been smart and beautiful and extremely funny. She has always kept us entertained.

She was the perfect baby!!!...........then she turned 2


Yesterday was a national holiday in her book. Yes, March 22nd, banks should be closed , wars should stop for a day, schools should close and of course, no one should go to work. This celebration usually starts a week before the big day and will not completely die down till the week after. It's kind of like a long Indian wedding celebration. She gets so excited about her birthday that she can't sleep the night before. She says it's better than Christmas because it's her day only. No need to share this day with the Son of God.

She requires little to be happy, A good book, her cats and Jen. She asks for even less. Growing up I would take her to the store to buy her clothes and she would tell me that I didn't have to spend any money on her but of course I would. She's the most independent and I worry about her the least. She's mimi me and I love her a lot.

SO CELEBRATE ALL YEAR LONG AS YOU DESERVE IT.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEANUT!!! YOU KNOW YOU ARE LOVED.

Just Cruising......

Holy cow!! Has it really been a month since my last blog? Oh well, Life happens and I'm in the middle of it. Just got back from a 7 day cruise. We went to exciting places and did lots of things. In Cozumel, I swam with the dolphins and I've video tape to prove it. Although no one wants to watch it, I will remember that memory forever. Mr. Wonderful bought me a cheap underwater disposable camera and that took some great dolphin pics too.

Went to Mayan ruins in Costa Maya. What an interesting bunch of people those Mayans were. I was walking among temples that took 1000 years to build and has amazed at the detail of it all. Those Mayans along with the Egyptians were way ahead of their time. The Mayan ruins looked a little like the pyramids in Egypt.

The highlight of the whole trip was in Nassau. Yep, people you can worship at my feet as I have been to the cemetery where Anna Nicole Smith is buried. We could not get in and I was wondering where all the paparazzi was. We took some pictures and I'm wondering if I can sell them to STAR magazine for a huge price. Anyway, I can't say that Mr. Wonderful went as I was escorted by our taxi driver, Derek and Bunny (a friend) Before we got to the cemetery, we had to stop for a beer at the liquor store. Everyone bought one including the driver and I felt like I was living on the edge for about 15 minutes of the ride. Listen up kiddies, don't get in a car with a driver drinking beer. Not my best judgement. Thank God he was around 250 lbs and did not finish his beer as I kept taking drinks from his bottle. I was tipsy!!! The things I will do to save my own hide.

The food was great. I'm still longing for prime rib every night and I hungry all the time as I was eating all the time. We took on board 10 bottles of wine and champagne. This is where is gets interesting. The corkage fee for the wine is 14.00 per bottle in the formal dining room. We bribe our waiter with 100.00 to let us bring in whatever we want and all is well.

Every night before dinner we would meet in Sylvia's Bar. Although that is not the name of the bar, it is the name of the bartender. She was on the cruise ship we were on last year and she remembered us. Sylvia makes the best martinis in the world and every night I would try one or two different ones. My martinis never taste as good as Sylvia's.

Mr. Wonderful surprised me by dressing in a tuxedo for both formal nights. I was so impressed that I couldn't wait to get that tuxedo off of him. Cruise sex is the best!!! It's at sea level.