A gift from Scotland for my baby
This is the picture of the baby stuff that my friend in Scotland sent me last week as I mentioned in my previous post. I was really surprised to receive the package. I wasn’t really expecting anything from her. I thought the baby stuff were so cute. She sent the package so early because the last time she sent me one took forever to get here. The Marks and Spencer pj and shoes were all huge for my baby. But he will wearing these soon enough. I really appreciate these gifts for my baby’s upcoming birthday. Yay! My baby will be one year old in 3 weeks. Exciting!
A package from my friend
I was surprised to receive a package from my friend in Scotland. I opened the package with a big smile on my face. She sent my son pajamas and very cute shoes. I feel so happy for my son. I didn’t expect her to give something for my son. Actually, the gift is for his birthday. My friend sent it early when in fact, my son’s birthday is on the third week of the month. That was so nice of her. I am going to send her email later. Right now, I’m really happy about it.
My baby has a cold
It’s getting colder here in Southern California. I really don’t like the frosty air right now. It somehow irritates my nose and throat. Moreover, I don’t like to use the heater but what I can do. I don’t want to suffer. I feel bad for my baby because he has a cold. I hope he feels better soon. He didn’t sleep well last night. I wasn’t able to figure why he was so fussy last night until this morning when I saw a sign of a cold. I hate it when my baby is sick. But things like this happen. He is sleeping in his car seat right now. He fell asleep in the car on the way home from Target. I am hoping that his cold would go away soon.
Christmas vacation
Today is the last day of November. Wow, time runs fast. I am excited about our trip to Oregon on December. We are going to spend our Christmas there. I must admit that I am a bit nervous about going there because we are going to take the road. Yes, we are going to drive up there on Christmas Eve. I just hope and pray the weather is not bad on that day. And God will protect us on the road. But I think it’s going to be fun. I will be driving at night so my husband can sleep and drive in the morning until we reach Portland. It’s going to be a 18-hour drive, if there’s no traffic or something. And on the way back home, we are going to drop by at Bay Area. I really want to see the Golden Gate Bridge and China Town in San Francisco. Oh, I can’t wait for this vacation.
Funny and weird
How was your Halloween? Funny and weird, not a single trick or treaters knocked on our door on Halloween. For the last couple of years, we are not always at home on Halloween ( we did trick or treating). Kids probably assumed that nobody was home. But they should at least try to knock on our door. I didn’t decorate our home that’s why the kids thought that we don’t have any candy. I did turn our porch light on. I guess nobody got the hint. Now, what am I going to do with my candies? Since, we are going to have a little party here on my stepson’s birthday, I am going to give those candies to his friends. Sounds like a good idea. Actually, that’s only idea that crossed my mind. It sounds good to me.
Why Halloween is signified by Pumpkins
Why Halloween is signified by Pumpkins, why not some other vegetables? Is it because we can carve different faces in pumpkins?
Halloween Pumpkins originated from the Celts in Europe long time ago. They would carry a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31. These lanterns were carved out of big turnips and the lights were believed to keep the evil spirits away. The children would carve faces in the turnips in which they called it “jack-o-lanterns. And when the early settlers came to America they found the big round orange pumpkin. And they thought it is much bigger and colorful than turnips, so they made great “jack-o-lanterns” out of pumpkins, which eventually replaced the turnip. And now, we have pumpkins for Halloween.
As the settlers spread across America they took their Halloween celebrations with them. The custom of the “jack-o-lantern” would travel with them. Eventually the Pumpkin would become the most widely recognized symbol of the Halloween holiday.
