No matter how hard I try, I don't seem to find time or energy to post every day. Oh well.
Today is the day before Chinese New Year. Traditionally, families gather together to have a big feast at dinner time. It just so happened that we have enough leftovers from previous dinners to put out quite a spread tonight--broiled chicken breast, roast duck with orange sauce (kind of a light version of Duck l'Orange), broccoli and steamed rice, pork roast and rice with a tad of hot sauce, mussels with garlic black bean sauce, and boiled brussels sprouts. OK, it's not all Chinese food, but with the composition of our family, an international flair seems appropriate for an end-of-the year dinner.
We also put up decorations for Chinese New Year. There are the red decorations full of traditional sayings of blessings, happiness, and spring. We also put up some paper lanterns, a traditional decoration for the 15th day of the lunar new year, knowing that we probably won't find time to change decorations in two weeks!
Today also happens to be Mardi Gras, and tomorrow Ash Wednesday. It's interesting when these holidays are juxtaposed. I like celebrations of all kinds, so we'll end up celebrating all these special days, in big and small ways. It's fun to have fun, and to remember the stories and histories that are important to different people groups.
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