Children Rule

Saving money

2010-09-27T00:20:00.003+08:00

This past weekend of 25/09/10 was full of activities, amongst which was the yearly raya open houses. This time round the kids were given "green pow".

Viki : Ok, tomorrow you kids can either go shopping or you can save the money.
Ash : Yippee...we can go shopping.
Jay: I think I want to save my money.
Viki : Good on you Jayden!
Jay: So that next time I do not need to work so hard.

This is Jayden current piggy bank...

I am a pink man

2010-09-21T23:17:00.002+08:00

After playing on Saturday with Lauren (Luen and Audrey's daughter who speaks with an American accent), Jayden started imitating the slang..

Viki : Why are you talking with that accent? You are not a white man? You are a chinese boy.
Jayden : (Answers with an accent) I am not white, I am not chinese, I am a pink man!!

I am back!!! Milestones...

2010-09-19T23:15:00.031+08:00

Its been almost a year since I last blogged.

I will try to start and continue blogging again :)

I have missed out so much...and would have forgotten quite a lot of things too.

My dearest Papa has since left us (21/01/2010).

I have shifted into a new house (12/2009)

Lizi had her baby, Amanda Loong (02/04/10)

The kids have grown...

Jayden turned 6.

Hannah turned 2..

Ashley turned 5 ...

I ran my first sub-3 hours half marathon.

I turned 38 (and am liking it)

And this month marks a very special month... Jeff's turns 40 ...

And many many more milestones ...in my next few chapters. :)

Butterfly Pea Flowers

2009-08-31T22:54:00.004+08:00

Our trips to Malacca have always been the highlight of my children's lives. Each time I need the children to behave, I just have to simply promise them a trip down south to visit their favourite Granduncle. Then for the whole week leading up to the trip, they will eat, practise piano, do their homework, brush their teeth...all without any complaints.

This time, they had real fun, helping Kong-kong Henry to pluck the butterfly pea flowers (bunga telang) for Aunty Chik to use in making her nyonya chang.

HRH

2009-08-13T15:02:00.004+08:00

Ashley is the little princess and Hannah is definitely the Queen...

Good Job

2009-08-13T14:58:00.003+08:00

Yesterday after music class with Ashley, we went back to Taman Megah. We were just lazying around in Alvin's room..

Ashley : Good Job (And she gives me 3 pats on my shoulder)

Viki : For what?

Ashley : For looking after ko-ko, hannah and I.

Viki : Oh...thank you my princess!

Then she places an imaginery sticker on my chest.

Viki : What is that?

Ashley : A star for you.

:)

Cheezels vs Cheese

2009-08-13T14:54:00.002+08:00

Jayden : Is cheezels good for you?

Viki : Definitely not!!

Jayden : But it is made from cheese !

Little Beetles

2009-07-30T11:17:00.004+08:00

Last week during art, the kids drew cute little beetles floating on a leaf and a heart shape...

Jayden's Triangle Studded Beetle

Ashley's Heart Studded Beetle

Proud of my son

2009-07-18T20:18:00.003+08:00

Jayden has come a long way. From not wanting to learn music until he can play..

Guessed....

2009-07-17T20:42:00.003+08:00

Jayden is now at Primary 4 of his Yamaha Music Course. Reading of notes is always quite difficult for him. Every now and then, teacher Nancy would get them all to sit on the floor and she will randomly point at some notes on the board the the children will have to read them.

Teacher Nancy: Jayden ...what is this note?

Jayden : (Confidently) SO

That night at home:

Viki : Jayden, today in class, when you were asked to read the note "SO"...did you really know that it was "SO" or was it a guess?

Jayden started giggling non stop...he rolled over on the bed and laughed and laughed.

Jayden : Guessed it!!

Smashed and not smashy

2009-07-17T20:36:00.002+08:00

Ashley is very fond of using the word "peoples" and I have been correcting her quite frequently . I would say "people" and not "peoples".

The other day in the car, I was trying to drive, the kids were just talking non stop, I was trying to answer my phone etc. Then Ashley said something and to which I had to reply and accidentally said "smashy"

Ashley : Mama, you cannot use "smashy". You must say "smashed".

Viki : Oh! Ok . Sorry..

Ashley : Just like evertime when you tell me that I cannot say "peoples" you know!!

Will I marry MJ?

2009-07-14T23:33:00.003+08:00

Jayden : Mama, why are you talking about Michael Jackson all the time?

Viki : Because I love him.

Ashley : You love Michael Jackson?

Viki : Yes, very much.

Ashley : But you are married to papa.

Viki : Yes, I am

Ashley : If you didn't marry papa, will you marry Michael Jackson?

Go Up

2009-07-07T14:35:00.002+08:00

The other day, on the way home, in the car, when we reached a set of traffic lights..

Ashley : Mom,why are we stopping?

Viki : Because the traffic lights are red.

Ashley : I think you can go

Viki : No, I can't. The arrow shows red.

Ashley : But the arrow is pointing up and not in front. It only means you cannot go up to the sky!!!!

Depth of Colours

2009-07-03T16:59:00.003+08:00

Today during art, they learnt about depth of colours

Ashley

Jayden

Finger Print Drawing

2009-07-01T20:42:00.004+08:00

This is finger print drawing of a tiger done by Jayden in school today..

From straight to curly...

2009-07-01T20:38:00.004+08:00

I had my hair blown straight two days ago. Today, back to the norm, I washed my own hair and while I was walking down the stair way, Jayden noticed and said

"Mom!!!! How did your curls come back?!!!!"

Hannah is growing too fast...

2009-06-29T23:33:00.002+08:00

Just Like Aunty Lizi

2009-06-29T23:21:00.002+08:00

In my family, the disciplinarian is my sister Lizi. She has straight long hair. Today, one day after my first marathon, I decided to go for a manicure (no pedicure as my baby toe nail is falling off )and a good hair wash. I had my hair blown just like Lizi's.

Then I went to fetch Ashley from school

Ashley : Mom...what happened to your hair?

Viki : Is it nice?

Ashley : I like your curly hair.

Viki : Oh...ok. Then I will keep my hair curly ok.

After a short pause...

Ashley : Mom, I don't like your straight hair cos you make me think of Aunty Lizi!!!

Flowers for Michael Jackson

2009-06-26T16:38:00.003+08:00

With lots of love from all of us...we will miss you MJ!!

Ashley

Jayden's Blow Art

Designer's Slippers

2009-06-19T20:44:00.004+08:00

The kids were asked to design slippers.....

Jayden's Pokemon Dragon Slippers

Ashley's Heart Slippers

Berry...

2009-06-16T23:30:00.004+08:00

In the past weeks, he has been suggesting names for a new baby...just in case we decide to have another one ;)

On the way back from music today

Jayden : Mama, Berry is also a nice name.

Viki : But I thought you wanted a baby boy. Berry is a girl's name

Jayden: Girl also I will like lah. Two girls also I will like!!

Paul Klee

2009-06-16T12:52:00.006+08:00

Paul Klee (German pronunciation: [kleː]; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss painter of German nationality.[a] His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was, as well, a student of orientalism.[1] Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually mastered color theory, and wrote extensively about it. His works reflect his dry humor and his sometimes child-like perspective, his personal moods and beliefs, and his musicality. He and his friend, the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, both taught at the German Bauhaus school of art and architecture.

In the last art class, the kids were asked to be COPY ARTISTS(and they had to mix the colour to try to follow the example given to them)...and these were the results..

Ashley's 4th Birthday

2009-06-13T17:30:00.028+08:00

We celebrated Ashley's 4th Birthday party today at Get Crafty (the former Art Attack)

She invited 11 of her friends and family and the girls
did a princess drawer while the boys chose a Pokemon car

First step : To colour the back frame of the drawer

Second step: To colour the drawer itself

In the meantime, the boys who are outnumbered, painted the body of their car

Not forgetting Hannah, laughing and enjoying herself too..

All at work and the final step is to blow dry the paint...

Then it was meal time...while the children had McDonalds, the adults had starbucks coffee with some finger food

The children with their craft..

And finally, Happy 4th Birthday to my little princess...We love you.

Paper Folder and Hanging Snake

2009-06-05T17:12:00.005+08:00

At their 3rd and 4th art class, they continued to do some crafts and the teacher guided them to create a paper folder as well as a hanging snake...

Ashley's Folder

Jayden's Folder

Jayden's Snake

Ashley's Snake

Smiles for the camera

2009-06-05T16:52:00.006+08:00

Each time, when we ask Hannah to smile for the camera, she thinks that she must laugh for the camera and so, she usually laughs very hard and very loud...here are some photos of her "SMILING" for the camera...

Eraser on my neck

2009-05-28T17:55:00.001+08:00

Today on the way back from gymnastics..

Jayden : Mom I am sweating.
Viki : Surely...you were running like a crazy boy at gym just now.
Jayden: And my neck has all these yucky things.
Viki: What yucky things?
Jayden: Like the things you get when you use an eraser!

From paper plates to ..

2009-05-22T16:33:00.004+08:00

The kids had their 3rd art class today. They were each given one paper plate and were asked to design around it. Ashley decided on a flower while Jayden chose to do a tiger.

From Circles and Heart to...

2009-05-16T00:31:00.006+08:00

Today was Ashley and Jayden's 2nd day at art.

The teacher gave them two circles and part of a heart shape to work on...

Ashley
Before

Ashley
After

Jayden
Before

Jayden
After

While they had their class ( 2 hours) I went to get a hair cut. When I came back to class..

Viki: Wow...Jayden, that is very nice. I like your pokemon.
Then he walks away to wash his brushes and changes his water. He then walks up to me and whispered to me..."MOM, It is NOT Pokemon..it is a tiger!!"

Ella's Birthday Party

2009-05-15T23:41:00.015+08:00

Ashley was invited to a birthday party hosted by her favorite friend..Ella Rose.
It was at Feffy's Kids Spa and this is what they did..

First, choose your nail colour

Then soak the tiny feet

Then the tiny fingers

Then buff the nails

Carefully putting on the gold glitter colour
(Notice the toes separators!)

No smudge please...dryer first!

Then fill the little tum tum

Then its is hair time!!!Like my highlights!

The wings Ashley bought for Ella

Look at the massage area...so pretty.

Hannah's 1st Birthday

2009-05-12T21:45:00.004+08:00

It was a simple do. We went to our favorite fatty crab. Jeff's sisters, both Jessie and Jenny attended together with Eric, Kim Meng and Kim. Watch how Hannah kicked the cake!!

Slowly but surely

2009-05-12T21:02:00.004+08:00

Over the last few weeks, our little Hannah has been practising her walk.... I will try to upload the stages of her walking process.

Stage No. 1

Who needs fisher price walker or playskool...just use the coffee shop chair!!!

Jayden Graduates

2009-05-08T22:18:00.003+08:00

Jayden turned five in January and at that point of a child's life, any mother would have thought that Montessori would be enough and thereafter advance their child to the 3R method. Well...as for me.. always crying NO TIME, NO TIME..managed to do so only in May 2009. Here are some farewell photos and I have yet to take some photos of him in his new school uniform.

My Little Artist

2009-05-08T22:01:00.004+08:00

Jayden's little house

Just changed Jayden's and Ashley's art classes to Da Vinci Creative Art. Today was their first class and these are the drawings. Any bidders?

Ashley's little church

Running Book

2009-04-08T00:57:00.004+08:00

The KL Marathon 09 is around the corner and we (the adults...Lizi, Jeff, Alvin) have been talking about exercising and running and training etc.

Ash: Mom, did you see my running book?

Viki: Pardon? Running Book?

Ash: Yeah...my running book which you bought for me and koko to write in.

Viki: Pardon? I don't think you have a running book.

Then she thought and thought really hard

Ash : No...I meant the exercise book!!

Jayden can read

2009-03-26T13:03:00.005+08:00

Like all eager mothers, I decided that Jayden MUST learn to read asap...or else he would find difficulty when he goes to Standard One....

So I started him on reading classes. Twice a week. With Hooked on English (they are excellent). Started in Oct 2008....

But be careful for what you wish...because now he can read and doesnt want me to read to him anymore...I am definitely suffering from withdrawal syndrom.

Hannah is ONE YEAR OLD!!

2009-03-26T12:59:00.004+08:00

Time really flies...Hannah will be one year old in 10 days . She has really grown. Loves to eat (no doubt about that by just looking at her size). Loves to cuddle (wanna do it every day). Loves to just lie down and hold my fingers and stare into the ceiling.

She is a wonderful baby...no crying and never gets up in the middle of the night!!

We love you Hannah.

Here are some photos of her....enjoy!

Jay's and Ash's favourite person

2009-03-01T19:45:00.005+08:00

My children just loves their trip to Malacca...for one reason and one reason only...their KONG KONG HENRY. Just some attention and some play time with the children and you will win them over!!

Chinese Goreng Pisang or Malay Goreng Pisang

2009-02-25T12:02:00.005+08:00

I wonder whether you noticed that the chinese style of fried bananas is different from the Malay style.

This is the Chinese style...where the flour is loose and crispy

And this is the Malay style..where the flour is smoother

Usually before I send Jayden for reading, we will eat something in the car on the way to class.

Viki: What would you like to eat tomorrow before reading class?
Jay: Roti Canai
Viki : You mean, goreng pisang?
Jay: Yes, goreng pisang
Viki: Ok
Jay: But Mama...remember to buy the Chinese goreng pisang!

And a 5-year old can tell the difference !!!!

Henna vs Hannah

2009-02-24T14:17:00.003+08:00

Today I decided to go all natural and had my hair dyed with henna. It is a paste like formula which is put on the hair. I had in done in the morning and it was glad-wrapped so that the paste can stay on the hair for the next five hours. After doing that, I fetched the kids from school.

Jayden: What is that on your hair?

Viki : It is hair dye

Jayden: Why is it like mud?

Viki : It is henna

Jayden: What?

Viki : I put henna on my head.

Jayden: What...you put Hannah on your head and then she poo-poo!!

Jayden's 5th Birthday Party

2009-02-20T09:14:00.004+08:00

Jayden turned 5 on 30th January 2009 and we celebrated it at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park with some of this close friends and our relatives. Enjoy the photos!!

NO CHINESE SCHOOL

2009-02-11T21:40:00.006+08:00

This episode helped me decide between a Chinese School and Non Chinese School for Jayden.

Jay: What can I do now?
Viki: Well, why don't you practise writing your chinese name?
Jay: Ok.
Then he writes this (picture below)...I was so proud of him and then we showed it to his grandfather (who is a retired chinese school teacher)

Yeh Yeh: Wrong!!!
Viki: What? Wrong? Huh? Alamaaaaaaak

Then we called the school teacher to find out and true enoough...they taught him to write ONG instead of WONG. The correct character is

See what I mean. Luckily Yeh Yeh (who was visiting us) noticed the mistake. We could have gone on and on practising to write the wrong character. Will we be so lucky all the time with his homework? I doubt!!! So no chinese school for Jayden because the only characters his mummy can read are the characters in the mah jong set!!!

But the question still continues...private school or public school?

Hannah's First Words

2009-01-21T22:36:00.003+08:00

Today, my little princess uttered "mama" or "mam mam". Cant really make out whether she was calling me or just wanting food....

Who looked after the first baby of the world

2008-12-29T20:58:00.004+08:00

Viki : God made man

Jay : Men were babies long long time ago?

Viki : ???Yes, before you become an adult, you are a baby.

Jay: Who looks after babies?

Viki : Their mummies and papa(s)

Jay : Then when God made the first man and he was a baby, who looked after that baby???

Viki the atheist unfortunately does not have a reply for her son!

Angel - Part 2

2008-12-19T19:57:00.002+08:00

I have not been talking to him about angels, but he is very curious as to how angels live their lives in heaven in the skies.

One afternoon, while we were driving, Jayden had some stomach discomfort.

Jayden : Mummy, does an Angel get stomach ache?

Angel - Part 1

2008-12-19T19:54:00.003+08:00

Jayden : Mummy, what does an angel eat?

Viki : I dont know.

Jayden : Does he have a table to eat on?

Viki : Yes, I am sure he does.

Jayden : Is it the clouds?

Viki : Yes, could be the clouds !

Jayden : Then where is the kitchen?

I am scared

2008-12-12T20:47:00.003+08:00

In the car

Viki : You guys better pray that there is no jam going home.

Jayden: How to pray?

Viki : Dear Jesus

Jayden & Ashley : (In Unison) Dear Jesus

Viki : Please help us not to get into a jam

Jayden & Ashley : (In Unison again) Please help us not to get into a jam

Jayden : Who is Jesus?

Viki : He is God's son and his birthday is on Christmas day.

Jayden : How old is he?

Viki : Very old. And he is also dead and is in heaven in the sky. Next time when we die, we will also go to heaven in the sky.

Jayden: I dont want.

Viki : Why?

Jayden : I scared I will fall down!!!

Dad, we got you a marathon book

2008-12-12T20:33:00.003+08:00

Christmas is around the corner. As usual, my family celebrates it big scale (though most of us are free thinkers). But guess it is a time when we pause for a moment and remember our close relatives and try very hard to guess what they would like for Christmas!!!

So today, I went to Borders at The Gardens near Mid Valley with Jayden and Ashley. We walked quite a bit to search for the perfect gift for their papa. Alas, we decided to get him a book.

Then we went home. Jeff came back and as he was coming into the hall...

Jayden : Papa, you got a Marathon Book!

Viki : SHHHHHHH...it is a surprise for your papa.

Jayden: No lah , Papa, it is not a marathon book...it is a Tiger Book!!!

Clap Clap Hands

2008-11-24T14:52:00.004+08:00

Hannah can now clap her hands and wave!

Sun Day

2008-11-20T17:23:00.002+08:00

On a cloudy Thursday morning

Ashley: Is it sunday today?
Viki: No it is Thursday
Ashley: No wonder
Viki: What do you mean?
Ashley: Ya...that is why there is no sun today!!

I had a dream

2008-11-20T17:19:00.003+08:00

Shell is having a promotion on James Bond cars. Jayden has three cars. Two days ago, Mili sent him to meet up with me at Mega Mall and he left them in her car. He has been asking for them and cannot wait to get them back. This morning...

Jayden: I had a dream yesterday
Viki: What was it about?
Jayden: I dream of the Lotus car (which is one of the model of the James Bond cars)
Viki: What about it?
Jayden: That I was playing with it
Viki: Oh
Jayden: I also dreamt that you bought me some more new cars!!

Why do you scold?

2008-11-08T08:47:00.002+08:00

Ashley: Why is Lizi getting married?

Viki: Because she loves Hin Tong

Ashley: You also married papa?

Viki: Yes, because I love papa.

Ashley: Then, why you always scold Papa

James is Born

2008-11-03T18:55:00.004+08:00

Shell is currently having a promotion. With every purchase of Shell Petrol, you are entitled to purchase a miniature car. I managed to get hold of the Lotus Esprit for Jayden.

Viki: Here you go, this is a car which James Bond used in one of his movies.

Jayden: James Bond

Viki: Yes, James Bond

Jayden: Why?

Viki: Huh!!!

Jayden: When James is born?

Hannah Crawls

2008-11-01T23:58:00.005+08:00

Hannah is now six months and 16 days. She is crawling...and skipped the commando crawl and went into the "Crawl-on-all-fours Stage"

Where is kakak su?

2008-11-01T23:44:00.003+08:00

Today while I was reading to Ashley, there was a picture of five people. One man, one woman, one boy, one girl and one baby.

Ashley: Who are these people?
Viki : I pointed and said " This is Papa, this is Mama, this is Jayden, this is Ashley and this is baby Hannah"
Ashley: But where is kakak su!!

PS: Kakak Su is our domestic helper!

Jody's wedding photos updated

2008-10-14T00:20:00.001+08:00

My Honey Pie

2008-10-13T00:03:00.005+08:00

It has been a long time since I updated this blog. Firstly because I could not remember my user id and the password. And secondly, I was pregnant with my third child...HANNAH RUI ANN WONG!
This beautiful little princess arrived on 4.4.2008 ....and here are some photos of her.
Enjoy!!!

My Heart is Pain

2008-10-06T22:00:00.002+08:00

Viki : If someone comes and tells you that you got the wrong papa and mama, what will you do?

Jayden: Huh?

Viki: I meant if he/she said you got a another papa and mama, and that they are here to get you...they are your new papa and mama who will buy you all the toys, lego dinosaur, chocolates, vitgens etc....

Jayden: I dont want!

Viki: Why?

Jayden: Because my heart will be pain!!

I love my son!

Rain Rain Go Away

2007-10-24T00:16:00.000+08:00

Today, while I was driving the kids to the park

Jay: Where are we going?
Viki: We have to pick Papa from the train station first and then we go to the park.
Jay: Ok.....

When I reached a set of traffic lights, it turned red. We waited for quite some time and suddenly out of the blue

Jay: Quick lah lights..move on!!

He was asking the lights to turn green ! Then i turned around to look at him and he had the frown on his face...

Viki: Why are you looking so worried?
Jay: Aiyo, better hurry, I am scared the rain will come.

See, even little children have stress!! He was really stressed thinking that we had to pick Jeff before going to the park . Further more, it has been raining for so many days and we have not gone to the park for about a week as it rains every evening!

Hear, See and Speak No Evil

2007-09-21T21:40:00.000+08:00

Ashley loves the camera...see she will pose for us!

The Power of Logos

2007-08-19T10:08:00.000+08:00

A few nights ago...while i was changing my shirt...

Jayden: Mama, why your shirt got PIZZA?

Kudos to Domino's...and who said that Pizza Hut dominates the market?

Why?

2007-08-19T09:57:00.000+08:00

Jayden has been into the "why" phase...many "why" questions were asked and I would say that I could answer them with reasonable ease until last night...

We were on our way to the Royal London Circus in Puchong.

Jayden: Mama, why is the moon following our car?

...any suggestion for an answer?

Cylinder Too!

2007-08-10T22:28:00.000+08:00

Today, while I was playing blocks with Jayden...he said "Look Mama...this is a cylinder"!!!

Crocs vs Clarks

2007-08-07T12:46:00.000+08:00

Like me, my children have very few pairs of shoes. Jayden has two pairs of imitation crocs and one pair of Clarks.

In the past month, he often only wears his Crocs...he always tell me that it is more comfortable...but this morning, Jeff and I discovered the truth.

If he wears his Clarks to school, he will have to take it off, roll his socks and then stuff the socks into the shoes before putting them away into the shoe cabinet. But if he wears his Crocs, he can cut short the whole process ! (Cos he doesnt wear socks with his Crocs!)

Punishment Time

2007-08-05T22:23:00.000+08:00

This is the latest way in which Jeff punishes the kids. They are really scared of the STOOL!

How heavy is this bag?

2007-08-05T14:21:00.000+08:00

Yesterday we went swimming at Lizi's house. Each time, the trip to her house to swim is very very tiresome as we have loads of stuff to bring along.

So, we decided that since the kids are quite big now, they can carry their own share of the bags. We gave Jayden the blue bagfilled with floaters ONLY!

Jay: I don't want to carry this bag!

Jeff: Why?

Jay: You see my hand (while shaking his arm) it is very soft, cannot carry anything!

Jeff then took the bag and just chucked it away into a nearby bush...Jayden was so scared, he quickily carried the bag with no further complaints. After all, he needed to use his floaters!

Today is Sunday and again we went over to Lizi's house to swim.

Viki : Jayden, please carry your bag!

Jay: Aiyo, this Mama ah!

Reluctantly he took his bag and waited under the tree while we unloaded the other stuff.

Viki: Ok, lets go.

Jay: I can't move, it is too heavy...I got rocks in this bag!

However, we persevered and alas, he did carry his bag and he made sure we noticed that it was very very very heavy!!!!

Ball vs Sphere

2007-08-02T23:15:00.000+08:00

This morning before Jayden left for school, there was a cartoon on tv.

There were three objects being shown.

Jay: Mama, see, this is a cube! (Pointing towards the 1st object)

Me: Wah, clever boy [Feeling really proud that all my money spent on "The Children's House" (which is his kindergarten) is well worth it]

Jay: Mama, see this one...this is a pyramid... (Pointing towards the 2nd object)

Me: Wah, clever boy

Jay: Mama...what is this hah? (Pointing towards the 3rd object)

Me: Oh, I know... it is a ball

Jay: (Frowns) No lah... not ball ..it is a "spere" (meaning SPHERE)!!!!!!!

Macaroni Soup

2007-07-30T21:51:00.000+08:00

At the park....

Jay: Mama, where is Raful?( A friend at the park)
Me: I think he has gone home. It is very late already.
Jay: Why has he gone home?
Me: Because it is time for dinner
Jay: Macaroni Soup?

Moral of the story: Do not repeat your recipes frequently!!!
My default receipe is MACARONI SOUP. Sometimes I cook this meal for the family 3 times a week especially when I am lazy, out of ideas as to what to cook or just plain bored with any other recipes.