CNY 2012

Today we had a Chinese New Year celebration at our house, where we invited the family over and had an awesome time. Check out the decor Mommy set up in a hurry. Isn't the cupcake dragon brilliant? He's also gone right now: we ate that one up big time. It is the Year of the Dragon, which made this perfect.

Daddy got Chinese takeout from Oriental Garden 2, and Mommy got the rest together. Then the family showed up, and we all had a nice time together. Of course, we did some Kinect bowling and some Fruit Slicer - but the majority of the time was spent at the long table in our dining area. There, we feasted and feasted!

Madison wore her special costume once more - the one from "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." She was looking adorable as always. We had a very nice time together, just hanging out and doing some catching up. This morning Ba-Ba and Nana had left to go home. Madison was very sad to see them go, but they'll be back in about a month, so their absence won't be too long. Unfortunately, they had a terrible drive back home: this morning there was a horrendous series of accidents along the interstate in Florida, which made things so bad that all traffic was still being diverted many hours later. It took Ba-Ba and Nana a really, really long time to get home - but they did arrive safely. And understandably exhausted.

Speaking of which, Madison started to show signs of sickness after the meal tonight. She started running a pretty high fever and pointing to her throat. Oh no, not again. Daddy raced out to the drug store to get some medication for her. Unfortunately, one package was not for her: it was labeled CHILDREN'S MEDICATION, so I picked it up. But the fine print on the back of the box says you have to be six or older to take it. Okay, so what on earth is that about? I'm in a hurry to get medicine to help my little girl, so my natural inclination is to find the CHILDREN'S MEDICATION, as I would tend to classify my daughter as "CHILDREN."

Fortunately, one of the items I did pick up will be useful for her tonight. We have enough to keep watch over her and help keep the fever down. Tomorrow morning, Mommy is taking her to the doctor's office, so we can hopefully have this seen to as soon as possible.

In the meantime, here's something I just scanned: Madison's Chinese name, written in Chinese. We got this last Chinese New Year - it was a nice gift. Happy New Year!