Getting a Pedicure

Don't we all love going and getting ourselves some pedicure and manicure? I do enjoy sitting on the plush bench and rolls up my trousers, takes off my shoes and socks or sandals.

This wonderful person sits, almost kneels, on a tiny chair just a foot off the floor and gazes up, stretching out a hand.

Reaching.

For . . .

His . . .

That's right, this man is getting a pedicure. It was my husband, David ! He admitted he enjoyed getting all of the attention from the ladies at the shop. They all were smiling at his bravery. As a wife, I have to say that I MUST applaud David because only 20 % of the men are willing to take good care of their feet. I have seen many fungus growing on men's feet. EEEWWW !

Believe it or not, the pedicurists can tell about the person's feet. I wonder what about mine. But I bet that they know about the negative and positive sides when giving men a pedicure.

The negative side of men's toenails that they often have ingrown toenails. It takes a a lot of times fixing their nails from " "ugh' to "wow.' " They will feel good about taking care of their feet when seeing other men don't take care of their feet. If you know someone you care, then encourage them get a pedicure. Trust me, it is worth!

Another interesting thing, the pedicurists admitted that they don't have to polish their toenails. Ahhh, that's too bad. It would been fun if see our loved ones having coloring on their toenails. How about if we try on our loved ones while they are asleep? Does that sound fun?

And there's something more , the pedicurists mentioned men are often good tippers. I did see David giving the tipper a five dollar. I guess I am more cheaper than him!

The best result is men often hooked when wives forced them to take care of their feet. It is true! David admittedly wanted to go back every other month. Hint: Perhaps, we can give him a gift certificate for Christmas and Birthday.

Reaction from Pumpkin Patch

Having a two week off from school was a perfect excuse to go to Pumpkin Patch. When we got there, there were FEW people at Pumpkin Patch. One was that the schools were still open in our home area. It was nice not to have to wait in a long line during the torrid sun (two days ago.) The boys were able to go on few rides even feeding the animals.

Thus, I bought 28 tickets so each boys was able to go on 14 rides. Wasn't that grand for going on rides repeatedly without waiting in a long line ? The first thing they started off wanting to go on a Pumpkin Jumper. This did not last long. They hopped for another ride: Sliding down at 50 feet high. They loved it. My best guess was that they enjoyed more of this rides than the other kind of rides.

Ryan wanted to give himself a try to go on a mini train. Believe it or not, he was getting tired of riding on this train even after he only went on once. That was nice because it completely changed his point of view. He used to obsessed to go trains repeatedly. Now, he would rather to go onto different rides.

Dylan and Ryan chose to go on a Vehicle Merry-Go-Around. Dylan wanted to go on Harley Davidson. Good thing it was not a real Harley Davidson It reminds of my father in law who loves to go on a real Harley Davidson. Ryan chose to "drive" on a Jeep just like his dad's car.

The next thing was feeding the animals: goat and kids. There was one goat liked to shove out the innocent kids. (A young goat is called a kid.) Good grief, he was born with small ears but had to remove his horns otherwise, he would have hurt or even kill kid. I can't even think about this. While we were there, Dylan pleaded me to get the goat and kids some hay. It had scared Dylan a little bit because the way the bully goatee cried out for the hay, so he dropped the hay. I had to pick the hay up for the kids to eat. This mean goat tended to knock over the kids, except I had to shoo him out of the way. Ryan had a real soft heart for the younger ones: kids.

As soon as we finished feeding the goat and kids, the boys were pleading to have a lunch. I couldn't argue with them because it was lunch time. I did make an attempt to take them back after they had a lunch. But they didn't want to especially at this heat.

So, I thought we would be going back because I still have fourteen tickets left to use it up before October 31st. This will NOT happen again for two reasons. One was that I could see that the boys are getting too big to go the Pumpkin Patch. Second, two days after visiting the Pumpkin Patch, it clears to me that Dylan has an allergic reaction to the Hay and Pumpkin. He did get bad rash all over his chest and back . I felt bad for Dylan because he is not able to touch the real Pumpkin; only a fake one. With the left over tickets, I am planning giving the tickets to one of my co w0rkers with children to use it up for us.

Cooling Off

Is it weird to think about the Fall at hundred degree in Southern California? I find it odd to see some of the colorful trees while there is a hot air. While not being able to renovate our front yard, the boys and I took off to cool ourselves off to a nearby community pool.

Just an hour before lunch, the boys were all ready to hop in the pool with their colorful goggles, boogie board. Know what I found it odd? We were the first people at the pool. Frankly, it was so nice to think about as if it was our backward with no one telling us what to do.

As soon as we got in a pool, the pool was COLD ! We were brave to stick it around the pool for an hour before we had a lunch. Soon few other people came to join the pool. Being in the cold water they did not stay for an entire time. Thus, the boys decided to warm themselves under the sun: either covering themselves with a stripped towel or lying on a chaise.

Once the boys finished drying themselves off, we headed for lunch.I eventually asked them if they wanted to go back to the pool an hour after they ate their lunch, they did not want to go. It was due to that the water was so COLD. Too bad, otherwise, it would have cool themselves off especially living outside at a hundred degree in October !

Magic Tree House

As a deaf mom, I just read a person's opinion about reading a book, "Magic Tree House" with Autism. I did the experiment because my older son enjoys reading this book-- he is now on Book 36 out of 40. So, I thought to give a try with my younger son, who has PPD-NOS known as Autism, is in a first grade class but reads at second grade level with a first grade reading comprehension.

For a starter on Book 1, I read the first chapter to him. After I read a first chapter to him, I asked questions. He got the answers right. On the next chapter, I inquired if he wanted me to read it to him. Yup, he was interested. So, I let him try reading this book-- he did good. At the end of Chapter 2, I questioned him. He did get some right and some wrong.

From my personal view of reading this book together, I think it is important to go through each chapter, ask questions, and show a picture. The more you practice on asking questions, any autism or other disability will gradually build up on able to answering questions. Not only building up able to answer the questions, the vocabulary words and images can gradually enhance on a child's critical thinking. Did you know that you don't have to create the questions? There are websites for the child to practice on reading the questions. That's what I eventually will do for my younger son. So he can do better whenever there is a reading comprehension questions or CAT-6 (California Achievement Tests.) Let's keep my fingers crossed that I make difference in Ryan's reading comprehension.

I highly recommend for any child with or without autism read this series books because it starts out from second grade reading to the end of fourth grade with full of imagination. It works because my older son, who is second grade, reads at third and write beautifully with descriptions! It will amaze my or your child's teacher.

Spooky Diving

Would you would dare go diving in the ocean after the sunset? NOT me, I'm chicken. David, my gallant husband, dared to go out and dived down to 100 feet after the sun had gone down. Even, he and other 15 divers dived during the showering season from 2:30 to 8:30 P.M. They all even went down on on a "perfect" mini-storm waves. Weren't they nuts?

He and other divers decided to visit the Yukon Wrecked (click this) in Mission Bay Area. The boat is the largest ship, 366 feet long, ever intentionally sunk off the California coast as an artificial reef. Some of the divers, especially the advance divers, were able to go inside of the vacant boat. Can you image yourself as if you were in Titanic Boat especially at night? David and his partner were able to go inside of a boat only for a SHORT moment due to indecent visibility. He only could see at least up to three feet. That' s not normal. The normal visibility should be at least 65 to 80 feet at a good weather. How spooky would that be with the poor visibility?

Since it was an unstable weather, he barely was able to see anyone, sea animals or take any good pictures. He knew he was in a hazard zone where there were lots of sharp objects around the Yukon ship. Yet, he barely was able to see the propellers and cannons. Believe it or not, there were toilet seats that he could not see. Too bad, he or others were unable to use them.

Once he came out of the water, the co-captain and captain of the boat all were looked at David and asked for David's opinion whether the divers should stay or leave. David made a wise decision by telling them it would be safe for all of the novice divers, including master divers to go home. Thus, he was unable to bring his smiling face but hungering for more. . One thing is for sure; you will see him again soon on the wreck of the Yukon with good pictures.

At the end of leaving an hour early, the owners decided that it would be fair for the divers to get their tickets back. It means that he gets the chance to return to visit the Yukon. Let's hope for the next visit would be a better visibility for my husband, who deserves the best experience.

Jellybeans

How much do you know about the history of Jelly Beans ? I didn't until I researched about Jelly beans. It occurred in the late 1800's as the earliest recorded advertisement was made by William Schraft in which he promoted sending these treats to Union Soldiers engaged in the Civil War.

In the early 1900's, Jelly Beans became a staple penny candy item and were one, if not the, first confectionery items to be sold by weight hence the claim that they were the first bulk candy.

The peak season for Jelly Beans is Easter and it wasn't until the 1930's that they became part of the festive tradition. It was around the time of our former President Reagan born. No wonder why he LOVED Jelly beans.

As the egg shape represents fertility and birth, the jelly bean serves as a perfect holiday metaphor. The fictional and beloved Easter Bunny is believed to deliver eggs as a sign of the coming of spring and spiritual rebirth. Isn't it interesting?

Jelly beans continue to be an American favorite and approximately 14 billion were sold last year. If you lined these end to end, they would circle the globe three times! Can you image that? It would have upset my stomach.

One afternoon, David decided to buy Jelly beans from Costco out of blue. He wanted the boys to get the experience of tasting many different flavors. Good thing, they only tried few and were not in the mood for the Jelly beans.

While we still have a jar of Jellybeans in our home, Dylan wanted to be in a ham. Truthfully, he pleaded me to video him which I did.(He is still learning how to use the video appropriately on one topic only.) He used his voice and sign at the same time, while I only signed. Thus I am challenging for hearing people to figure it out what did I say... Enjoy !

Resembles and Mannerism

Who ever thought about having a child look so much like you? Not only looking so much like you, I discovered that Ryan and I have similar mannerism.

The pictures of us were taken when we were 4 years old and were in pre-school.

The positive sides about us are: 1) like to play mischievous and 2) hard working people.

OH, I know that you wanted to know what is our negative side about us. We only can tell you is that we are a strong-willed people. So, watch out for your back. But we guarantee you that we can make you laugh.