Too many days has gone by without me posting. Too much has happened.

So I'm only going to note what happened recently.

Friday 24 April 2015
Shawn's wife, Irene. And TC's gf, Karin are in town, so the whole gang came by for dinner. Irene prepared sio bak (roasted pork belly), TC and Karin prepared ABC soup and we did steamed fish, Teochew style (with the salted plum airflown from Sg), coconut rice (nasi lemak) and bacon mixed veg.

Good food and great company. Best combination.

Saturday 25 April 2015
We spent the morning at the circus. The kids had great fun. Especially on the bouncy castle slide, and the pony ride.

Went to Costco in the afternoon. Got lots of supplies. Should have minimal need to go grocery shopping the coming week.

Sunday 26 April 2015
Had a lazy morning, then went to the outlets to get shoes for the kids. Also got some pants for the girl.

Then we drove south to meet the gang, as well as their friend, Gwen, at The Melting Pot in Tacoma for dinner. Basically a fondue place. Cheese for starters, broth for mains and chocolate for dessert. Ate too much, stayed out too late.

Monday 27 April 2015
Took my driving test - both the knowledge test (aka theory) and practical. JH forgot to book the practical for me, but luckily they had a slot. Aced them both! Yay! Was damned stressed about both, especially the practical, but whew! Unfortunately it was Monday, so the DOL was closed. Had brunch with JH and Irene (who also passed her test, yay!) at IHOP. Went to pick up the children. Irene sent JH to work.

Tuesday 28 April 2015
Went to DOL after dropping the kids off at school. Got my temporary license. Paid $89 total - $35 for the application, $54 for the picture (!!!). Paid in cash as I refused to pay another $2 as service fee for the debit card. Unfortunately, it was a crappy picture