29 March, Sunday

Drove for the first time today! It was a bit unnerving as 1) the steering wheel was on the wrong side of the car, 2) I'd have to drive on the wrong side of the road (technically, its on the right side) and 3) the car was humongous! I'm not sure which I was more nervous about, the extra space I was taking up, and would therefore need to allow for (and not crash into or side swipe anything), or reprogramming my brain with regards to which lane I should be turning into and which I should avoid.

JH had me drive the route to the children's new school. I then drove around in the car park for a bit before venturing out onto the streets again. It went ok. I tended to lean to the right and mounted the kerb (or as they say around these part, curb - that's a verb, darn it!) once in the carpark.

For some reason, I've been rather disoriented since we arrived. My sense of direction has never been very bad and I usually form a mental map of a place quite quickly. However, despite being driven around the neighbourhood more than a couple of times (albeit to different places each time), I've been feeling like the stereotypical female with no sense of direction. I guess I'll need to explore around more.

After taking over the wheel (whew!), JH drove us to the Seattle Gas Works Park. It is on the north end of Lake Union and has beautiful views of downtown Seattle. The juxtaposition of the old industrial equipment next to the lake and the open field was striking. I did not manage to catch any nice photos of it, because the camera kept underexposing it because of the sky.

30 March, Monday
Mostly spent at home doing laundry and cleaning. Also did a grocery run at QFC.
Nice warm day, 18 degrees Celcius.

31 March, Tuesday

Another day spent at home, trying to set up a routine, as well as a realistic budget. Made Nestum coated chicken tenders and a rosemary zucchini and mushroom dish. Need to work on portion control.

8 degrees Celcius today. Rained too. Snowed somewhere, it seems. Puget Sound, I think it was. Hailed in town, too.

1 April 2015, Wednesday

Finally jumped on the tomato rice bandwagon today. It turned out alright. A bit on the mooshy side. Maybe I should take out 7 spoonfuls of water instead of 6. It was not a hit with the children. They ate most of it, but not on their own. I had to feed them.

Dinner was much more successful. I cooked the pork ribs I bought at QFC with the Seah's Bak Kut Teh spice packet I brought over. Yums. Also fried kale with carrots and bacon. Also turned out successfully. Yay! S came over for dinner, and brought a box of donuts. Thanks, S!

2 April 2015, Thursday

Did the American thing today: clip coupons. The children helped.

We also went for a walk.

3 April 2015, Friday
Did some unpacking today, including stuff and boxes from when JH first moved in.

Also finally cooked something western today for dinner. Spaghetti and meatballs.

Well, more like fusion, depending on what carbs it is paired with. ;)

4 April 2015, Saturday
JH brought the girl out to Costco today, and came back with lots of stuff.

Rearranged the furniture a little. Looks a little better than when we first arrived.

5 April 2015, Sunday

Happy Easter! We went for an Easter Egg Hunt in Kirkland. They had different areas for different age groups. The eggs were gone within 5 minutes, I think.

The kids had fun.

We bought some food from a dumpling shop in Kirkland, and had a picnic before and after the egg hunt.

This is the dinner that JH prepared for us. So much variety and so yummy!

6 April 2015, Monday
First day of school for the children!

Checking out the school.

We chose a Montessori School for the kiddos to hopefully ease their transition. They seem to like it so far. It is actually Spring Break now, so there are fewer children around. Hopefully they won't be too overwhelmed when the rest of the kids return next week.

7 April 2015, Tuesday
Went to the Moore Theatre to catch "An Evening with America's Test Kitchen" with S this evening! Thanks to JH who looked after the children! Muaks. Much love and appreciation!

8 April 2015, Wednesday
Super duper sleepy the whole day. Old liao, cannot have late nights out. Funny, because I turn in much later on normal nights.

9 April 2015, Thursday
JH came along to drop the children off this morning as he wanted me to drop him off for his dental appointment. He drove into town, and I drove back. Thank goodness for the GPS.