Bibimbap Korean

Daughter L found this Korean restaurant via Yelp and so Husband M came with us to try it. I really wanted to try Bibimbap ever since I saw it featured on a Masterchef cooking challenge on TV. The dish came with a lot of interesting side dishes which added to the experience. I really enjoyed the different textures of the bibimbap, you had to add some Korean hot sauce and/or soy sauce to the dish, then stir it all together.

Oh the Korean beef patty appetizer was even more delicious!  Daughter L liked the rice rolls a lot, they were kind of hard/crispy on the outside.

bibimbap

Nice Cutlery

Koren Beef Patty appetizer with rice rolls

The Christmas Visit

Husband M and I were able to visit an uncle at his new long term care home late last week.  It was our first time there.  His girlfriend was there as she is every day.   The home was beautifully decorated for Christmas.  My uncle is in a well-appointed suite with a small kitchenette and a lovely window view.  I took a red poinsettia plant and it looked so pretty on his windowsill.

My uncle's dementia is progressing but he was walking quite well, using his walker more as a backup.  We were in time for the 3pm social hour so we went downstairs and had a quick walk through the facility before heading to the dining room.  His girlfriend said he rarely smiles being more of a quiet, listener type of person.  But he was all smiles for us that afternoon.  We sat with them for a cup of coffee before it was time to leave. 

I thought, isn't this what Christmas is all about? 

My Precocious Daughter

It was the year 2000 and I decided to quit my job as a systems analyst at a major bank to stay home with my young children.  Daughter L was 7 going on 8 and son K was 4 going on 5 at the time.  Life was very busy.  It was a stressful job not to mention all the dreadful politics among co-workers.  Husband M and I decided the timing was right for us and that I could stay home and look after the kids who had a wonderful babysitter at the time for after school and holidays.

Last week, I was talking to daughter L.  She told me she took it upon herself to have a discussion with then babysitter all those years ago.   She asked the babysitter why she didn't want to look after them anymore.  Upon being reassured by the babysitter that she would miss them very much, L pressed on  'Is it for financial reasons?'

Needless to say, the babysitter never told me of this conversation!  We just assumed the kids would be happy to have me home, never thinking/knowing how much they loved it at the babysitter's place!  I guess kids that age are little people and you do have to sit down and explain things to them, things that may seem obvious to you!

I had to laugh about this precocious daughter of mine!

Sunday Sketches - Pretty in Pink

Welcome to Sunday Sketches! This mixed media piece is called 'Pretty in Pink' done in watercolour pencil with tiny heart stickers. It's in my art journal (8 1/2" x 11"). I was inspired by a ruffled pink sweater I saw in the newspaper. The tiny hearts evolved when I somehow made a slight hole in the paper in the upper left corner and I decided the stickers would cover it beautifully and save the piece! Thanks for stopping by to see some creative fun/repair work today!

Coconut whipped cream

I got this can of coconut whipped cream free as one of the coupons mailed to me by Sample Source. It is delicious and does taste of coconut. I had also got a couple of free granola bars in the package which I had posted about here.

Paint Party Friday - Tag Ornament

It's time for Kristin and Eva's Paint Party Friday! I made an ornament tag for you today, appropriate for the season!

Cookie Exchange

Welcome to December!

Daughter L made these shortbread cookies for a cookie exchange she is attending. The sample I tasted melted in my mouth!