西雅圖夫婦一家到訪

西雅圖夫婦到了西雅圖差不多三年了，今次回來感覺和以往沒樣。唯一不同是多了四個小孩子。（每家兩個）。以往可以打麻將，現在一切都是小孩子為先。

DIY

看HGTV太多，學人家DIY。因為Darren食飯時太骯髒了，把本來白色的餐椅布改成新的紅色布。換布的程序十分簡單，首先，扭鬆螺絲釘把坐墊拆下來。把坐墊放在新布上量度正確的尺碼(每邊加大約三吋)，把布料剪下來。再把坐墊反過來，拉緊布，再用釘書槍把布釘緊。把坐墊放回椅子上，扭緊螺絲便完成。

Bethesda 一日遊

上星期六，康少奶攪錯了，以為Darren的音樂班開始了，原來之後那星期才是。難得有機會單獨帶阿「米」出來，順便和他一起到Bethesda一日遊。

Bethesda Lane
Bethesda 可以說是Maryland,大華府附近的一個小蒲點。而Bethesda Lane是Bethesda裡新的一個half 住宅 half 商業的小區域，街裡沒有車行，比較安全。

一間叫作CACAO的西餅／咖啡店。 叫了一個Raspberry moose 蛋糕，算是我在美國食的比較好的cake。

cake 很不錯， 連一杯cappuccino才US＄6，算是便宜。但是那個紙碟，真是不敢恭維。

Darren 吃得津津有味。

還有巧克力添！

CACAO is a local store (CACAO 是小有的非連鎖店）

在一間叫Urban Country的商店外一個很有趣的水池邊。
之後還到了蘋果「士多」，Darren最喜愛在那兒「打機」

有趣的兩個List

Actual label instructions on consumer goods
1. On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping.
2. On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
3. On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
4. On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
5. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): Don 't turn upside down."
6. On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating."
7. On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body."
8. On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
9. On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
10. On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only."


Ivy League Lightbulb Jokes
1. How many Princeton students does it take to change a lightbulb? Two -- one to mix the martinis and one to call the electrician.
2. How many Brown students does it take to change a lightbulb? Eleven -- one to change the lightbulb and ten to share the experience.
3. How many Dartmouth students does it take to change a lightbulb? None -- Hanover doesn't have electricity.
4. How many Cornell students does it take to change a lightbulb? Two -- One to change the lightbulb and one to crack under the pressure.
5. How many Penn students does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, but he gets six credits for it.
6. How many Columbia students does it take to change a lightbulb? Seventy-six -- one to change the lightbulb, fifty to protest the lightbulb's right to not change, and twenty-five to hold a counter-protest.
7. How many Yale students does it take to change a lightbulb? None -- New Haven looks better in the dark.
8. How many Harvard students does it take to change a lightbulb? One -- he holds the bulb and the world revolves around him.
9. How many University of Nevada, Reno students does it take to change a ligthbulb? One.

虛驚一場

前晚Darren已經開始有點發燒，晚上一點左右我便陪了他一個晚上。昨天仍然沒有退燒，下午還去到103度。但給了motrin後，便下幹到101度。誰不知晚上九時許，他的情況開始轉差，發燒持續，開始喘，Darren還哭 說 I can't talk (我不能說話）， 可能因為他有點sore throat 喉嚨痛， 失聲了。 立刻帶他去Nighttime,一個開到晚上12時的walkin 診所。幸好我們去前已經給了他一個dose的Albuterol。5分鐘後，他已經沒有呼吸困難了。最後在診所待到差不多一時才回家。我們最緊張的是他有沒有得了H1N1 flu， 幸好感冒測試是negative(否定)。虛驚一場。