Yesterday.. the local mall had a mega sale till midnite..!!! and we did get a wee bit excited too.. because we had thought they were gonna be like the ones in US. But darn sad man..!! the sale was the most pathetic sale i had ever come across.. and boy.. !!! was that announcement over the specials annoying..!!!! they didn’t even have any promotional products to give away.. plus.. they even short changed our bonus points, that we had to fix up the next day. Sad..!! if they can’t get their act together.. I’ll say not to have any MegaSale..!! so disappointing..!!

Remember the mini graduation Chloe had earlier this month in the “Ready, Set, Go” program..?? by Parents Place. Yes.. that’s the one. Well. .grammie and grampie did come for the graduation albeit late.. thus missing the graduation.. muahahhaha!!! I know grammie was mad with grampie. .muahahahah!!! But at least Grampie came out from the truck .. and played with the brat. She how amused she was.. yes.. she is an easily pleased kid.

This is the first time this summer.. that the brat is out on the beach with Grammie. Port Maitland Beach is very beautiful.. and not so crowded. I remembered the first time chloe was at the beach when she was like 2.5 yrs old.. and she refused to go on the sand at all. She has come a long way. Now she loves the sand. .but needed abit of coaxing from Grammie to go into the waters. I was never closed to my grandparents like Chloe is now and I want to make sure that my in laws are in her life.. because i know how much i had yearned for mine. That is why . .i always call my in laws up.. to let them know if the brat was sick or just about anything. My in laws prolly think i’m crazy by now.. but oh well.. that’s my way of wanting them in the brat’s life.

Playing with water.

Warming up to the idea of playing in the water after a few mins.

Awfully friendly .. and already making friends with the ppl on the beach.

So what is the art of a good marriage or union.. ?? we all know that in any relationship.. it is an uphill task. Having a wedding ceremony. .and a reception . .and for those from home.. a huge wedding dinner. .in the fanciest restaurant.. is just the beginning. .and not the end of all the hoo - haas with your life together.

I don’t professed to be an expert .. or a old timer.. but i think a good combination of having a spouse and the in-laws who don’t get all agitated or upset with little stuff.. may be the key to a good union. PB and the in-laws. .they don’t sweat the smart stuff.. on top of everything.. they don’t interfere. The man is not tied to his mother’s apron strings .. that is a plus too. Plus, he doesn’t get all worked up.. when i am.. so we are never in the same fight at the same time.

What is your deal with a good marriage/union..?? pray tell.

Having fun with Grammie is what the lil’ brat does best on Sundays. She would asked.. is it Sunday today..?? and when we say it is… her reply..?? “Are we going to Grammie’s house today..??” Yes.. she had been quite attached to Grammie since young.. but i also noticed a change recently.. and that is she is more willing to hug Grampie too.. and not just goodbye hugs.

For those of you .. who are not aware of this… my MIL came to stay with Chloe when i was hospitalized twice. During the emergency operation .. she came despite the fact that she had her garden to tend to .. and my FIL to help. For that i am eternally grateful.. because i wouldn’t trust Chloe with anyone else. And of course, to my FIL too.. for not getting upset that my MIL had to stay so long. I could not have asked for a better set of in-laws.

Grammie came to visit this week.. and got keegan to bring the brat to Toots for a treat.. while keegan wanted some drinks. Of course, given a choice.. the brat would just choose any kind of treat. .and she chose this one.. and of course given a choice.. she would wanna eat all. But nope.. we let her eat half of it only.

What happened to the other half..?? we had meant to give it to her later in the day.. when she is done her lunch.. but daddy used the printer machine without seeing what was on it.. and it fell on the floor.. so poor Chloe.. no more treats. Luckily by then.. she had forgotten all about it. Thank God..!! else you know what was gonna happened right..?

I was telling PB today.. that i have a very simple philosophy of life and it’s only one. Very simple.. very easy to remember.. and everything else pale in comparison. Can you guess what it is..?? Share with me.. what is your ultimate philosophy in life with me eh. For my one and only philosophy in my life is “nothing else is more important than my daughter”. As soon as we get home from work.. we take care of her first.. and nothing else matters. Groceries can wait.. eating for ourselves can also wait. First to take care of her needs and wants.. and the rest can come. So what is your most important philosophy in your life right now..?

First batch of strawberries from Grampie’s garden.. is for Chloe of course. Look at how big they are..!! awesome..!! Of course, Chloe is real happy.. and she was eating alot of it… and peas too. Grampie does grow the best peas in town. As for me.. i’m too heavy hearted to eat anything… or enjoy them. Tomorrow.. or rather in a few hours.. i’ll be going into the hospital for a major surgery. Of course, the doctors are going to do their best.. but you and I know.. there are risked. i wrote a letter to chloe on her blog.. just in case *touch wood*. But I’m gonna be really strong.. and i’m gonna be alright for this cutie pie.

I asked my father-in-law what he would like for Father’s Day.. and he said.. some ambition. Now donch we all wished for some ambition now. Anyone got some ambition to sell me.. to give to my father-in-law…?? Yes.. my father in law can be funny sometimes. I think he is a great guy.. and a great father to PB .. and a great grandfather.. to my brat. But what i admired most about my in-laws.. is they still called each other “hon” .. not something we see too often .. in the Asian community. Well.. not in my very chinese family anyways. What about your family..?? are they affectionate.. till now..?? or are they like old fashioned..??

My father in law came on MSN to chat with me last nite.. and told me.. that he had a treat for me. Guess what it is..?? Yes.. !! lobsters..! since it was the end of the season.. therefore he bought some.. at $5 a pound.. not bad considering the supermarket sells them for more.. and not so fresh as this. But I think my father in law bought those lobsters because of Godma Lynn who is in town..!! she loves lobsters too..! but it was really nice for my FIL to think of me.

PS : We didn’t get to visit my in-laws or Godma Lynn.. because the brat just wouldn’t cooperate.. and by the time we were ready to leave.. Godma Lynn was heading out to the lodge. Just too bad..!

Yes.. we were talking about corn.. because the ones we had bought .. wasn’t good at all. And PB had said.. that i always said .. that the corns were bitter.. and rolled his eyes. Then my MIL came to my rescue and said.. no, she had heard about me saying corns were sweet somtimes. In which I replied .. that they were corns from their garden.

In which my mother-in-law replied.. “that’s because of all the pig shit in the fields… Muahhahaha!! so yes.. they fed me shit.. !! all these years.. and din’t tell me.

Yes.. I got more baby bok choi today.. from my father-in-law. Pictures to follow .. but this time.. i brought the whole bucket home.. so that it would grow a little more.. before i chop them down.. and stir fry them with oyster sauce, garlic .. and some fried shallot. I can’t wait for more baby bok choi.. maybe once there is more.. i can fry them up. .and eat them with my in-laws.. so they can see how sweet the baby bok choi is. It really taste alot different from the ones.. we can get in Halifax. This is not scrawny.. but fat and juicy.

The brat is very fussy .. when taking her pictures with Grampie. We never have any great pictures of her and her grampie.. so I was extremely pleased with this one.. but you see the bribe.. over there..?? yes..!! had to bribe her with her indulgence.

We won’t buy flowers on occasions like this .. because they are way too expensive. So the mother-in-law allowed the brat to pick some flowers for me.. just before we left for home. But she needs 2 of course.. instead of just one.. because one is for herself… muahahahah!!

She didn’t know how to break the tulips.. so grampie came over to help her pick two of them.

My in-laws are very outdoorsy people .. and so is Richard my brother-in-law.. but PB and I donch get to do alot of outdoor stuff.. because we have a business to look after (that’s our excuse .. and we are sticking by it). Although we are not the outdoorsy type.. we hope to let Chloe try everything we can get her to. But chloe being chloe.. she is afraid of everything.. and wouldn’t even go into the canoe. .even though it wasn’t in the water during the weekend.

After much cajoling.. she agreed to go in .. sitting on Papa’s lap. What wuss..! muahhaha!!

Good in-laws are very important to your relationship to your other half. Why do i say that..?? because all women loves to complain. Now.. now..! donch tell me you donch..! I complained alot.. if i am upset.. when something does happen to the brat because I am upset.. and can get very emotional.

And you see .. i would MSN my in-laws.. and tell them .. what is going on.. and in the meantime.. i would be going on a rant..! Yes.. literally .. a rant. But my in-laws.. especially my MIL .. she NEVER patronized me.. she just agree with me.. without trashing my other half. And let me go on and on .. for hours. And neither does she repeat what i said to her to the other half.. thus never causing a friction in between us. I’m seriously wondering if it makes a difference..with having an “ang moh” in laws. Had i married an asian..?? would it still be the same..??? What do you think..??

Everyone knows that i have a pretty good relationship with my in-laws. They indulge me.. and let me do whatever I want. Had i married a chinese family .. my in-laws wouldn’t have allowed me to say .. “yo-yo” as a greeting to them. But my FIL is my true hero.. for those who donch know.. this blog’s name derived from the fact that my FIL grew Baby BoK Choi for me.. in his green house.. because I missed home so much. Yesterday.. i had my first baby bok choi for this year… all organic.. and all leafy and juicy. How can you not love this man.. right..??

It’s truly wonderful to see some tulips already growing at my in-laws garden today. The weather isn’t too kind to us every year.. and see the flowers blooming makes one’s heart happy. When they are fully bloomed .. they get really colorful. Unfortunately, I donch have a green thumb.
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We bought the scooter for the brat yesterday.. and since it was a display one. .we got 25% discount for it.. so we ended paying like $15 .. which in my opinion was a great price. But grampie is paying for it.. muahhahahhaha!! yes.. we are pretty smart .. when it comes to buying things.. not only we buy them really cheap.. on discount.. but we also make Grampie feel so loved… muahahhaha!!

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A few weeks ago, my dear father-in-law said. .that the brat speaks more like I .. and it was understandable .. coz’ PB has got his mouth full of gold. So please help me out by taking a vote as to whether.. the brat speaks like me or like any Canadian.

The mother-in-law is going to watch Stars-on-Ice live in Halifax this week. I think she is going with her line-dancing friends. I hear there are 6 going. .and they are staying at the Marriott. I wished i could go to.. but work and of course the brat does not permit me to. Well.. at least i know I will be getting some chinese food, she just called from the Asian grocery store this morning and i placed a small order. I have an awesome mother-in-law and a great Aunt.

While others have birthday cakes for their birthday.. my mother-in-law baked me a coconut cream pie instead, plus got candles some more ok..! They even sang me a birthday song. My birthday.. was like a week ago.. but they still remembered.. and did something special for me. Thank you .. Mum..! yer the best..!

We didn’t go visit my in-laws the week on my birthday.. because not only was PB sick.. so was i. Well.. guess what my in-laws didn’t forget my birthday..and i was taken by surprised.. when i had a coconut pie .. and candles.. to blow out yesterday.. when we visited. And i thought they had forgotten by now. So sweet eh..?