Moving this blog - Take note

Living where we do, we often encounter websites that are blocked. Although we usually figure out ways around it, it makes communication difficult. When we first arrived over 6 years ago, blogspot (and other google apps) were working just fine. Blogspot was the first to be blocked, then youtube, and docs. Our fingers are crossed that gmail will not be blocked.

Anyway, in an attempt to be out from under the blockage, I have moved this blog to a new location. All of this blog’s posts have been exported to our new blog.

If you are following via RSS feed, be sure to update the information.

The new address is: http://blog.jalopyhead.com

Happy Birthday, A-Mae

Anna Mae is now 4 years old! What an exciting time in all of our lives. Anna is so full of life and happiness. She's also developing in her memory and emotions. The other day she saved a cookie from school for mommy to eat (a feat in itself to get it home in one piece). Mommy didn't immediately eat the cookie, and the next day Anna reminded mommy of it by asking, "Did you eat the cookie yet?" When mommy said no, Anna said as she visibly became emotional about it, "But I saved it for you!"

Anna got to have 3 birthday parties!

Her Chinese school threw her a birthday party.



She celebrated alone with mom and dad.



And then we threw her a party with her friends at the house.


Oh, and Jacquelyn made a cake that was simply out of control!

Sea Apple

We recently bought what we thought was a coral for our salt water fish tank. However, it turns out it is not only not a coral, but that it is a poisonous sea cucumber called a Sea Apple. The fish store owner apparently didn't know too much about what she was selling. I asked her before I bought if it needed any special care, or if it could co-habit a tank with fish. She said no special care was needed and that being with fish was no problem. Right...

Video of the Sea Apple eating.
(Anna is jumping around in the background.)


When we got home we plopped it in the tank, got on the computer and started googling this awesome colorful "coral". That was when we discovered it's true poisonous nature. In addition, only experts are supposed to attempt raising these things. I am not an expert.

Nonetheless, it is the coolest thing that we've seen so far in the saltwater world and I wanted to share some pictures and video.

Closed

Opening up

Mouth is open

Insert food here

*Don't worry, it's only poisonous to the fish in the tank.