Wednesday, 6/24/2026
Cleared out all the junk/old emails.
Checked my writing.
Fed M his breakfast, changed his diaper, and gave him a bath.
Cleaned the kitchen and ran the dishwasher.
Cooked lunch for S: stir-fried spinach, tender-stirred shredded potatoes, air-fried BBQ chicken and cherries.
Took M to an Asian grocery store. Arrived but stayed in the car so that his nap would be long enough (1hr). We both had lunch in the food court. I ordered shrimp dumplings, which turned out salty for him, a custard bun, which I realized was too sweet for him. I gave him some anyway. Chicken curry was salty as well but at least I could tone it down by mixing just a little bit of the sauce with some rice. He enjoyed it and ate a lot.
I don’t know what I was thinking, but I used the stroller instead of the store’s cart. It might’ve been because I subconsciously assumed I’d only buy the ingredients for tomorrow’s potluck coleslaw. Boy, I was wrong. I wanted a lot of things and of course, the stroller didn’t have enough room. I even couldn’t load 3 cabbages as they were too heavy. Ended up making 2 trips between the parking lot and the store to haul all the stuff I bought.
Happy about buying hot peppers and lime leaves. I can stock them in the freezer and they can last for months.
Saw a pack of 3 passion fruits for over $20. Such a ridiculously crazy price! Or maybe I’m just poor. But I remember when I was a teenager in VN, I only paid less than $1 for over 1kg (>2lbs) of this fruit.
I wasn’t patient enough to look for apple cider vinegar since the store is super large. I just left and stopped by Publix instead. But I walked out with more than what I planned. I bought several bottles of olive oil because they were on a BOGO program—buy one get one free.
Felt sleepy by the time I got home but I needed to put the groceries away and prepared dinner for S and M. S had BBQ chicken sandwich, boiled edamame and yogurt while M got boiled chicken topped with cheese, broccoli, spaghetti, and cherries. He ate a lot and had a lot of milk as well.
Changed his diaper and put him to bed.
He doesn’t cooperate sometimes when I change his diaper. He wriggles a lot. Frustrating, especially when I’m tired.
S helped me clean the kitchen.
He’s still dealing with the digestive issue but he skipped his planned urgent care visit. He said it seemed a bit better and he wanted to wait for one more day…
I found out the potluck party isn’t until next week. What’s on earth is wrong with my brain? What am I supposed to do with 3 whole cabbages now?!
The end.
Begin life at forty 
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