It's due time for an update...

Wow, it has been awhile since I updated. Been busy and just never have the time to update. When I think about updating, I’m not any where near the computer. When on the computer, I forget to update. Oh well...I’ll try my best cause I sure don’t want lose track of where I’ve been, what I did and what not.

Continuing from my last blog...I was inspired by the whole Inauguration program. I’ve never watched or witnessed one before so I had no clue or any images in my mind what goes on during this event. Few days prior to Inauguration day, I only heard clips here and there from the media that it will take place on January 20th and that there will be a ton of people attending.

Comes January 20th, our email server was down at work and couldn’t do much. Still proceed with the normal day but without email access. I had a chance to log into MSN website and watched the program. Well, actually I didn’t watch much at all, I listened to it through my headphones most of the day. It was really interesting. I could feel the goose bumps rising every time he spoke and the crowd cheered in unison. I was inspired by the fact that if an African American can be President, anything is possible – considering the situation during the slavery era. WOW...is all I can say at that moment. I saw many African Americans who attended the Inauguration and supported President Obama, and that’s when I realized that a President doesn’t have to be Caucasian.  Don’t be surprised if there’s an Asian President in this life time! Remember anything is possible... We all witnessed it. Also, I never knew of the different ball celebrations afterward. Hmmmm...Where have I been? I’ve been in the United States for 30 years and I’ve never witnessed an Inauguration and ball celebrations. Have I been that ignorant? I am ashamed to call myself an Asian American.

Although there’s still a lot of cleaning up to do in the United States, I am still not sure how much he will do or how much he will change how the recession has affected our country. However, I am sure that only time will tell of his success. From past interviews he had with the media, he seems to relate to a lot of citizens in so many ways. I don’t see him a rich person wanting to get rich. I see a human being who cares and understands and wants the people of the United States to be in a better position, to be in good hands. Again, I really don’t know the end result yet but as I stated, only time will tell.

Anyway, booboo has been misbehaving around me lately. At first I wasn’t able to figure out what was wrong but I’ve come to realized that he is getting bigger and he thinks he can get away with lots of things. Let me start with the good things first. I have this plan for booboo...every day when he gets off school, eat supper and then he needs to get all his homework together and go to my room and do his homework. After he finishes his homework, he needs to read one book, and finally he is allowed to play computer games for 30 minutes. Homework must be done by the time I get home from work. If it’s not done he gets time out. LOL No, I’m serious. If it’s not done then he will be in big trouble. So far he’s been cooperating and it’s nice that homework is finished by the time I get home so all I have to do is cook and also gives more time to do misc chores. The bad thing is that he is bigger now so he talks back whenever I ask him to do something for me. Basically he argues and thinks that he is right in everything. If he doesn’t get his way, he cries. And we’ve (hubster and I) told him that big boys don’t cry. He’s slowing changing though.

Super Bowl Sunday was hectic. It’s also the hubster’s bday. I began preparing since Friday night. I went grocery shopping and got most of the stuff for the feast. At this point, I was still clueless on how many people are coming. When I asked him, he just told me to make enough food. How do you know how much is enough food when you don’t even have a clue the number of people coming? BTW, I was still shopping on Sunday morning. Drove all the way to SE PDX and shopped for some more meat. **big sigh** I hated shopping - three days in a row! The party went smoothly. I knocked out by 2am.

Monday, I woke up with a bad migraine! Called into work and said that I will be late due to the terrible migraine. Got to work at noon and worked all day until 7pm. Whew!!! VERY long day for me!

On another note, a good friend lost his battle to colon cancer last Thursday. His funeral is the weekend of Valentine’s Day. How sad is that? We will be attending the funeral. RIP Tod Xiong 