All, but this single rose survived the hard Florida freeze we had a week ago. She reminds me of me; a survivor.

My mommy.

My mom has her usual fall harvests from her mini farm. This time of year is our papaya salad peak season ! With an abundance of papayas that grew over the spring and summer, we have enough papayas to make tum mak houng for the entire fall and winter . Yesterday, my mom bright two [...]

Thank you to the heros who made a difference and saved many lives on this day 10 years ago…. Rest in peace to those who have fallen… We will never forget you.

I’m praying hard that the death toll in Japan does not rise more than it is right now. Tonight I will pray and light candles for our fellow human beings who are suffering from the devastating 8.9 magnitude quake that struck yesterday. I donated money to the red cross for our friends in Japan. I [...]

Happy birthday to ME!! wow.. everything gets clearer and clearer as I age….  I love it!

My little girl is already sending blessings and new year wishes to everyone.. As the new year approaches, I dread the day I send her to school. Oh how I’m going to miss my baby. Why can’t she stay home with me forever!

For my birthday, we had party on Saturday to celebrate. It was filled with the 5 Fs, fun, food, family, and friends! There were all kinds of food. We had summer rolls, kao poon, chicken feet salad, mussels and sour sauce, yum beef, cake, fruit platter, and even Beer Lao!!! I’m a lucky girl…

May you all have prosperity and joy in the new year to come!

my baby girl checking her hair in the mirror after I tied her pigtails.