ILL FEELINGS

Mama has just gotten over the flu/allergies and now she thinks that Mimi has it. For the past couple of days Mimi has been suffering from a stuffy nose. Up until today it has not slowed Mimi down one little bit. Early this morning we took the one hour drive to the Whole Foods market in Bellevue since it is the only one closest to us and they have the gummy vitamins with echanecia (not sure of the spelling). I have looked in every single grocery store in our area for that specific vitamin and there are NONE to be found. It seems to be the only kind of vitamin that will keep Mimi's respiratory system clear.

After the Whole Foods we went to the Uwajimaya Market in Bellevue. It's smaller than the one in downtown Seattle and not as crowded. There mama could buy the beef needed to make Sukiyaki which is as Mimi says DELICIOUS!

We made it just in time for school with a few minutes to spare. Mimi says to me "Mama, I don't feel too good." When that happens, I know she is not joking. So I asked if she still felt up to going to school and she said yes. We had bought chocolate coins at Uwajimaya and she wanted to share them with her classmates in celebration of Chinese New Year.

In a few minutes I am going to pick her up from school and we are just going to take it easy for the rest of the day.

Tomorrow the Putney's have quite a few activities going on all at the same time too!!! Papa is going to a memorial service for a friend of ours (Louella) who just recently lost her son Jesse in a police involved shooting a couple of weeks ago. It was on the news and everything. Mimi was invited to 2 birthday parties - Liam's and Josie's. We will be going to Liam's and not Josie's because although Mimi really likes them both very much, we received Liam's invitation before Josie's. None the less Mimi wanted to get something for Josie and she did. She also stayed up last night making Josie a birthday card which we brought to school today to give to Josie. Then as soon as Liam's party is over, we will meet with papa over at Connie's house for a Chinese New Year celebration and monthly playgroup meeting.

I'm sure Mimi will be feeling much better by then.

NEW WORD FOR THE WEEK

Mimi: Mama, is that difficult?

Mama: Do you know what difficult means? It means hard.

Mimi: Like your head?

Mama just hung her head and heaved a great big sigh.

BEAUTIFICATION DAY

Today after gymnastics mama and Mimi treated themselves at the hair salon. Mimi really loves going there and having her hair done just like the big girls and they enjoy playing with her while mama gets her hair done.

TWO GOOFEY GIRLS

Mimi and her friend Shirley aka Ling Ling enjoy a moment of goofiness. That's their best subject and what they enjoy doing the most.

NAP TIME

Mimi still takes naps majority of the time and most of the time she sleeps spread eagle. Not today.

ICE CREAM CONE

Our Mimi is not too crazy about sweets for the most part but she does absolutely love vanilla ice cream. In a dish or cone it does not matter. Since it is coming up on Chinese New Year, she recieved a whole big 2 dollars from her friend Ling Ling. Today she decided that after gymnastic and the nail salon, she wanted to stop by the Dairy Queen and buy a ice cream cone with her money. When we arrived home she patted her heart and said to me "mama, you make my heart feel good". I just melted right then and there.

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

Although the Seahawks did not make it to the Superbowl this year, mama always tends to go with the underdogs. So this year she was hoping that the New York Giants would win and they did!!!