Happy Valentine's Day ♥

Okay, today is Valentine's Day :)

I don't know why some people made a bad joke about it, but hey...we're all have our differences right? so it's okay. For me, it's okay to celebrate Valentine's Day...it's about love anyway....nothing is bad about it right? And we can also talk about love with our student...such as love and care for their mother, father, sister, brother, pets, family, friends, people, nature...and so on. So yes, me and my student celebrates Valentine's Day. We made a big Valentine's Day card for our classroom :)

...and here are some of the questions about love that we asked the student...
I wish we all could be this simple :)
  By Soha (5yo)

...and here are some of the gifts from my student for me :)

  

Simple things that makes me smile! :)

♥ Happy Valentine's Day everybody...spread the love! ♥

Haila's & Su Ah's

Haila with her princess drawing, the way she scribbled and the result always amazes me.

And Su Ah's with her own style :)

Their drawings never fails me....both Haila and Su Ah are 4 years old.  

Simple things that makes me smile! :)

Chicken Divan

When I was in Seattle I used to work at a day care. And they served this Chicken Divan (Sarah, my friend was the chef there, so I got the recipe from her). It's simple and nyummy, even the kids loved it. You can eat it with or without rice in it (because Sarah used to baked it with cooked rice in the middle of the layer), it's up to you :)

Ingredients: 

10 ounces each broccoli spears, or 1 bunch fresh trimmed broccoli

2 cups sliced cooked turkey or chicken

2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup soft bread crumbs, tossed with 1 tablespoon melted butter 

How to make it:

Cook broccoli in a small amount of boiling water until crisp-tender; drain. Arrange the broccoli stalks in a greased 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2-inch baking dish. Arrange turkey or chicken over the broccoli spears. Combine the soup with mayonnaise, lemon juice, and curry powder; pour over all. Sprinkle with shredded cheese, then top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake at 190°C/375°F for 25 to 30 minutes, until heated through.
Chicken divan recipe serves 6.

As for me with extra curry powder :p
Try it :)

Raisa's

Amazing drawing by Raisya, she's 11 y.o. It's another simple things that makes me smile :)
Raisya is a girl who's going to publish her own children story book soon. This is a drawing plus a birthday card for Padma (her cousin)...

Click on the pic so you can see the words :)

Love quotes and letters ♥

I always love letters, especially if it's written on a paper...it has souls in it...it has something that touched me, words cannot described it :)

Here are some of my favorites love quotes and letters :


♥

 

♥ "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.." 

-From the movie Annie

♥ "I want to do things so wild with you, that I don't know how to say them..." 

-Anais Nin

♥ "I don't know what got me higher last night, all the herbs we smoked or our kiss. We're gonna have to try both again so I can be sure..." 

-from Other people's love letter book

♥ "If you were a kiss...I know I'd be a hug." 

-unknown

♥ "You call it madness, but I call it love.." 

-Don Byas

♥ "I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly without complexities or pride. I love you because I know no other way then this.." 

-Pablo Neruda (Patch Adams)

♥ "What is love? Love is a battlefield. Love can be stinks. Love hurts. Love bites, love bleeds, love is the drug. The troubadours of our times all agree. They want to know what love is and they want you to show them. But the answer is simple. Love is a mix tape." 

-Rob Sheffield-

♥ "When you talked earlier about after a few years how a couple would begin to hate each other by anticipating their reactions or getting tired of their mannerisms-I think it would be the opposite for me. I think I can really fall in love when I know everything about someone-the way he's going to part his hair, which shirt he's going to wear that day, knowing the exact story he'd tell in a given situation. I'm sure that's when I know I'm really in love. "
-from Before Sunrise movie

♥  "You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free..."

-Thich Nhat Hanh

♥  "Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give, which is everything."
- Katharine Hepburn

This one is kinda cool...

♥ "Love is like a Rubix Cube, there are countless numbers of wrong twists and turns, but when you get it right, it looks perfect no matter what way you look at it." 

-Brian Cramer

then my friend replied...

♥ "then...sometimes you have to put it down and try again later. Then when you do, you might find that the most simple move will solve the puzzle. Its all so uncertain, though. I think that's what keeps us so intrigued.That's what keeps us coming back for more." 

-Nasir Zubair

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Little Joy ♥

I've heard them from Little Joy's Myspace back then. Little Joy was formed in 2007 by Los Hermanos, Fabrizio Moretti and Binki  Shapiro. Who doesn't love Fabrizio Moretti?? :p 

After a while waiting and waiting, at last my good friend gave me the whole album :)

I think it's really really pure joy listening to this album "Little Joy" by Little Joy.

Check out Little Joy's new 8mm video, enjoy :)

Little Joy...you're my Little Joy indeed ♥

Chicken Pasta Casserole

 

I got this recipe from all-recipe's web.

 

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried savory
• 3 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 1/2 cups 2% milk
• 1 1/4 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces wide egg noodles, cooked and drained (we used pasta instead of noodles...so up to you)

Directions

1. In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink. Add the broth, carrots, celery and savory. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Pour over chicken mixture. Add noodles; mix well.
3. Transfer to a 3-qt. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, 190°C/375°F for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly.

Just try it :)

Lee Su Ah's :)

I don't know why, I just love Su Ah's simple drawing (she's a 4 y.o girl in my classroom). It's cute!

 This is ms.Kyra and me (Su Ah), andy and Eun Hoo.

This is me (Su Ah), daddy, mommy and Su Min.

This is my house, daddy, mommy, Su Min and Su Ah.

This is Ms.Kyra, Su Ah, Andy, Nicole and Stella.

 Simple things that makes me smile :)