My daughter

Although, my blog was intended to share about my precious "Fur" children, "Cotons", not my personal life, especially, my precious human children. I've decided to share some about them here in my space because I'm so proud of each of my children and how they are. Because, I am not completed without my children.
I have many regrets that I could have been a better mom for them and I felt countless times that feeling badly about myself because of it. I am grateful that my life is any better than this because of all my children who loves me and understands me as who I am. I was a mom who dedicated my entire time for my children when they were young. My belief and my humble dedication for my children somehow now shows me that I wasn't on a wrong track. I am so proud of all my children who were doing the best and doing the best out what they can do and I am so grateful again and again for them . I hear that old phrase, "Life is too short". Now I am thinking about that old phrase and ask to myself, Do I really know what that mean is? Well, I don't really have a perfect answer to that but all I can say is that I need to be focused on what's important and what's the main priority in my life .. Do you have better answer to that? Let me hear if you have any..



The dance team that my daughter made in her college(U.C.Berkeley). She created this dance team and she is also the head choreographer. How cool is that!





She also was a leader of her high school dance and here she is in her rehearsal right before her dance group's performance for her school.




She was a popular singer at her high-school.
She sang national anthem for her school's sports games and also a lead soloist for her choir concert performances.



The "Tiny Virtuoso"

This is when she was 3 years old and she was one of my very youngest piano student(My students were mostly from junior high school to graduate school).




This is one of my old precious photo of my children and me and every time when I look at this, it brings me a lots of happy memory of those precious times.

She was a baby at this time in my arms when her older sister( this was a her first piano competition.I believe she was 5 years old) performed at the Pasadena,California for her Bach Piano Competition in the youngest category. She was one of my piano students along with my other students who entered to this competition and she won a 1st place in her category. Now she had graduated the one of the most prestigious college in the nation, "Wellesley College" in Massachusetts (where our most favorite former First lady, "Hillary Clinton" went to get her education from and the where the movie, "Monalisa's smile" took,(Julia Roberts starring). She is now preparing for her graduate school after her voluntarily missionary work in the orphanage in Mexico as a mentor and the teacher and also a leading guide for the next volunteer group after her for a long 8 months.I didn't like what she was doing although I was proud how she cared for other people but it worried me tremendously because the place was very dangerous. She was a first chair as head Cellist in Pacific Symphonic Orchestra in Orange County Orchestra before she headed to the college. She had interviewed with one of the world famous Cellist, "Yo yo ma" and she was very excited about the conversations with him. My son was so tired of all day events and the photo shows well enough of how he felt(he is now preparing his medical school entrance examination). In this photo, his face expression showed how he wasn't really part of this all day event for her younger sister, especially, when he had to hold his baby sister's milk bottle for the photo shoot for me. Maybe, he was worrying about his upcoming violin competition very next day.

Happy Birthday wishes for my beautiful daugher!

Today is my youngest daughter's birthday who is studying in U.C. Berkley. All though, I am far a way from her sight, I know she always remembers that I love her dearly and deeply. I am a mother who is so fortunate to have such a wonderful daughter who is kind, intelligent and hard working. I and we all wishes her a great, happy birthday for her from the bottom of our heart.

Tiny Beau loves his chicken jerky treat for him.

You can tell how much he loves this treat.





The only jerky treat that I buy for my Cotons. I get this at Costco and this is very nice quality jerky that I've found. They come with chicken and duck.

Tinybeau and Leo

Scarlet is doing very well.

Scarlet is already doing very well with the medication from our vet. Now, she seems relaxed. I wrapped the anti-biotic pill with the piece of prime-rib steak so she will swallow the pill( I have to do this for ten days to finish the pill since she is very spoiled). She is so happy to take her pill because of that the meat that I wrapped with it. I am just very happy to see that my precious baby is going to be all right.. :)

This morning,our pest control company came out again to do the spray again to make sure to get rid of all those criminals(insects) that I absolutely hate!!!

Guest Bath Wall with Tumbled Stone.

These are the samples for the guest baths for our tile installer that I made on the floor.





This is the first guest bath wall with "vino tumbled gold" travertine stone with honey onyx marble mosaic insert. I've just noticed that one insert is placed in a wrong angle.





This second guest bath wall sample with "vino tumbles cream travertine stone that I made with 4x4 for our tile installer. It is going to be with 6x6 tile on the wall and the 4x4 is going to used for the floor.

Our patient tile installer had to take down the tiles that were already
had been installed on last week and re-install the new stone because I didn't like the choice of the tile before this. So, this bathroom cost us double because of my mistake.

Le Petite Prince with his buddy, Mozart.

photo from his mommy,

Not so happy weekend for Scarlet.

Scarlet and I both got bitten by a scorpion over the weekend. I've been religiously having the pest control company treat the house every month, but I guess that ended up not working. This is actually the second time that I got stung by a scorpion. Luckily, I found out that I'm not allergic to this nasty creature, but the pain that lasts for about an hour after getting bitten is scary. Over the weekend, I felt a painful sensation like being shot with a staple gun on my feet. I immediately knew that I got stung by a scorpion. I screamed and cried for a while with the fear and pain. I tried to find that criminal scorpion to protect my Cotons, but I couldn't find it. The next day, I learned of one more victim. My precious Scarlet got stung by the scorpion. The vet had to sedate her and shave the area to treat the wound since her skin was truamatized very badly from her licking. My vet advised me that the wound will get better in ten days of antibiotic treatment and chlorhexidine PS micro-emulsion spray daily. I felt so relieved hearing that Scarlet would be okay. Isabelle was so worried about her mommy and she kissed her face many times to comfort her. Now, Scarlet is so uncomfortable with her protective collar on her neck. I feel incredibly bad for my sweetie Scarlet =[

Isabelle's trip to the house.

Isabelle is going to see the kitchen flooring at the house today. She is very happy and excited that she is the first one to see it.










Here she is checking stuff out!










Hmm... These stuff looks familiar... Isabelle said.




Let me go check the other area..








What are these??? Perhaps my toys??




Mommy said that this is my room. I think I like it a lot since it is right off at her office in the kitchen.




Let me keep going...












What kind of toy is he playing with?

The sneak view for the entrance to the kitchen.

This is the photo of the travertine flooring in the kitchen before the grout is filled.

Beau is talking to Leo.