JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Yes, like most of America, I pay money to the Postal Service during the holiday season. The other day, after a last burst of effort involving lots of frantic writing, taping and stamping, I was finally ready to go. So the girls and I made the annual pilgrimage to the Post Office, carrying a bag […]

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…is my four big molars….or so would sing Elisabeth, if she could sing, if she had any teeth to help her sing…. Elisabeth’s dental progress has plateaued at seven teeth now for quite some time but I’ve noticed more tenderness and swelling in her gums, right where her molars are due to erupt. Reading through […]

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Sinterklaas left Steven Noels family a SuperMag present last week. I had not heard about SuperMag, but the blog picture of the crustacean creation captivated my curiousity. I had already been planning to go to the toy store anyway so on Wednesday the girls and I made a shopping stop. I am grateful that there […]

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One fun tradition on the island happens each December when the fire truck makes the rounds, visiting each neighborhood, driving down the streets, with plenty of colorful lights, honking and loud holiday music. Children run to the windows or rush outside. Neighbors and firefighters wave at each other through the darkness. The holiday music truck […]

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I’ve been a bit bah humbug about holidays. Especially Christmas. It’s incredibly commercial, as if created specifically for the economy. And there’s the whole psychology of Santa, telling stories to children that aren’t true. Plus it was a pagan celebration, borrowed from the beginning, not something Jesus instituted. Heck, it’s not even his real birthday; […]

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