Scripture Sunday. On Sundays i'll either talk about the daily devotional i'm doing on my own, a structured devotional i'm doing with a friend or our church service.
Today i'll focus on the devotional i do with a friend. we're studying the women of the bible. We just studied Ruth and man I did NOT even know that story despite being in a Lutheran School my entire life (minus 2 yrs at public high school) and then a Baptist University.
It's amazing to me the strength and faith that Ruth had. She is such an example to us all. If we're truly loyal to our God then we will reap great benefits from Him. How amazing is that?
I highly suggest going and reading Ruth 1-4... it's super short and an easy read. Such an awe-inspiring story.
Mommy Monday:2
Mommy - 1 Sophia - 0 :) Sophia hates anything green. At least to eat. She will gag and gag if you give her sweet peas or green beans. Thinking on my "mommy toes" I mixed her sweet peas with her carrots and she ate it all up :) Score for mommy!!!
I hear stories like this all the time from other moms. What tricks have you learned how to do for your little ones to make life a little bit easier?
T is lovin sitting on the potty. Almost as much as he loves wiping and flushing. However, the big thing missing... he doesn't potty on the potty... Hubs is getting a little worried but i'm sure he'll do fine. Hubs thinks he's going to never understand to actually potty but I managed to convince him to give him another 2 weeks or so of "sitting" before we really start the whole potty training thing. I know I'll have to dedicate an entire weekend to every 15 min potty breaks and I want to make sure he's ready and not scared because I definitely don't want to push his training back.
Any of you potty training? What are some tips you have? What was successful for your little ones?
Tourist Tuesday:2
The magnificent Coco's. Really, Coco Ichibanya. It's actually Indian food seeing as it's curry. I've heard great reviews of their salad and their sesame salad dressing although I've never had one. I'm personally a "stick to what i know tastes good" kind of gal. The chicken cutlet (think chicken tenders almost but so much better... it's like a breaded breast of chicken) is AMAZING as well as the chicken stew (think shredded chicken in your curry. It's always served with rice and i HAVE to have some Naan bread with mine as well. Add some cheese on top of your curry and/or your naan bread and you have a delicious treat.
I took my parents here when they came to visit. They were addicted. I think we ate here 4 or 5 times in the 13 days they were here. You can make it very spicy or leave it bland. There's mild, regular and then spice levels 1-10. I typically go with a 2 and hubs gets a 2 or sometimes a 4 but we do have those friends that get a 10 which astonishes me.
You can dress up your curry with whatever you like... boiled eggs, veggies, cheese, ginger, etc.
Everyone who's come to Okinawa always talks about Coco's. I'm happy to say California has FINALLY invested in one stateside so now you don't have to move overseas for 3 yrs to fill that yummy craving. If you know someone in Okinawa you can always ask them to pick up a box of Curry for you and make your own coco's at home.
Homemade coco's: Heat up the curry on the stove, make some white rice (sticky rice is best but not mandatory) and get the tyson's breaded chicken and pop it in the oven then combine it all and top it with some cheese and voila a delicious homemade treat. It's definitely good but not as amazing as when you buy it from the store.
Coco's is so well-known they actually SELL their spoons!! Yes spoons!! And they sell keychains now as well with pics of their "fav" items like the chicken cutlet curry and the naan bread.
There are almost 1200 Coco's in Japan alone. There's 4 in Hawaii and 1 in Los Angeles. China has 15, Taiwan has 9, South Korea has 8, Thailand has 10 and Hong Kong has 1. They were established in 1982 and have a reported 68.5 billion yen (ending in fiscal year may 2009) of sales. That's insane!!! They provide menus in different languages to help customers better understand what they're ordering and honestly are some of the kindest waitstaff i've ever met. Always greeting you with a hello and bidding you a'do with a thank you!!
Definitely kid friendly and great kids meals for kids as well!!
So if you're ever in any of the above locations i highly recommend stopping and trying Coco's. It's definitely worth it!!
http://www.ichibanya.co.jp/english/index.html
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