材料∶

• 穿山甲18克
• 猪蹄1只

做法∶ 

1. 穿山甲洗净，稍爲搗碎。
2. 清洗豬蹄，用沸水汆燙。
3. 將全部材料放入鍋内水煮，用大火燉熟，喝湯吃肉。

療效∶適用於女性產後乳汁不下。 

烹煮時會散發一股難聞的氣味，可是味道還好，不至於食不下咽。

我以爲穿山甲與通草一樣便宜，不是哦！這是一兩分量，售價＄16.00。

George hopped on, singing to himself,

“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,

My shirt’s on a boat as a sail for a goat,

My shoe is a house for a little white mouse,

One of my socks is a bed for a fox,

But look me up an down-

I’m the smartest giant in town.”

George came to a big squelchy dog.

Beside the bog stood a dog who was howling.

“What’s the matter?” asked George.

“It’s this bog,” said the dog.

“I need to get across, but I keep getting stuck in the mud.

“I wish there was a safe, dry path.”

“Cheer up!” said George, and he took off his smart new belt.

“It was squashing my tummy anyway,” he said, as he laid it down over the bog. It made an excellent path.

“Thanks you!” said the dog.

The wind started to blow, but George didn’t mind.

He hopped on, singing to himself,

“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,

My shirt’s on a boat as a sail for a goat,

My shoe is a house for a little white mouse,

One of my socks is a bed for a fox,

My belt helped a dog who was crossing a bog, But…

“My trousers are falling down! I’m the coldest giant in town!”

Suddenly George felt sad and shivery and not at all smart.

He stood on one foot and thought. “I’ll have to go back to the shop and buy some more clothes,” he decided.

He turned round and hopped all the way back to the shop.

But when he got there, it was CLOSED!

“Oh, no!” cried George. He sank down onto the doorstep and a tear ran down his nose. He felt as sad as all the animals he had met in his way home.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bag with something familiar poking out of the top.

George took a closer look….

“My gown!” he yelled. “My dear old gown and sandals!” George put them on. They felt wonderfully comfortable.

“I’m the cosiest giant in town!” he cried, and he danced back home along the road.

Outside his front door stood all the animals he had helped.

They were carrying an enormous present.

“Come on, George,” they said. “Open it!”

George untied the ribbon. Inside was a beautiful gold paper crown and a card.

“Look inside the card, George!” said the animals.

George put the crown on his head and opened the card.

Inside, it said,

Your tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,

Your shirt’s on a boat as a sail for a goat,

Your shoe is a house for a little white mouse,

One of your sock is a bed for a fox,

Your belt helped a dog,

Who was crossing a bog, so here is a very fine crown, together with the sandal and gown of the kindest giant in town.

（~完~）

Teacher Kim 請病假，來了一位代課老師，小QE繪了一幅不知所為的畫。

我瞄了其他小朋友的作品，大同小異。

全都犯了大忌，無色的背景畫作，不完整。

老師是否真材實料很重要。

今次的主角，是狗嗎？

2009年第一學期的最後傑作，竟劃下不完美的休止符。

足足一個星期，小QX不吸我的母乳，那種打擊比我想像中強烈。

曾經期望可以暫時擺脫哺乳的疲累，

當這一天來臨，卻異常難過。

爲何絕食？到底抗議什麽？

或許她不喜歡我背部塗抹葯油的味道，嘗試貼葯布，同樣拒絕。

爲了她，我忍受腰痛，以爲一切會改善，她吮吸了一會兒，仍舊號啕大哭。

難道是我針灸之後，服食中藥促使乳汁變了味道？

醫師說選用的草藥對寶寶是安全的，只不過具活血療效的葯，她喝了媽媽的母乳可能會有些‘熱’。

除了暫時讓小QX喝一點配方奶粉，我仍堅持把母乳擠出用奶瓶喂她。

我不曉得後果如此嚴重。。

左邊臉頰長了疹子，已經兩天了。

今早發現另一邊的臉頰也有，好糟糕哦！

停葯兩天後，小QX終於不再抗拒，緊貼著我的心房享用她的奶奶。

沒親身體會，你不會明白這種失而復得的心情。

小QX習慣有Bon Bon豆豆枕陪伴入睡，

而我，習慣每一天被她吮吸的滿足。

材料∶

• 豬蹄半只
• 通草10克
• 鹽適量

做法∶

1. 將豬蹄洗淨，用沸水汆燙。
2. 取鍋注入適量水，置於大火煮沸，放入豬蹄和通草，待水再次煮沸後改小火，煮至豬蹄爛時，加少許鹽即可。

功效∶清熱通乳，適用於急性乳腺炎。

念小學的時候，學校假期總會有好多假期作業。

我是平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳的人。

所以，一定在開學日的前一天趕功課。

許許多多不同科目的功課，我一個人在短時間怎麽可能完成？就算跪地救佛，神也不會可憐我這個懶惰蟲。

於是，可悲的畫面出現了，我流著眼淚，左手拿著鉛筆解答數學題，右手則握著毛筆寫大楷與小楷，書桌上還有華文抄寫、英文及國語習題輪候著。。

天啊！！

通常這個時候，我的救星一定會現身幫忙，就是我的三個姐姐咯！呵呵。。

當時的我心裏想，有朝一日我肯定會加以回報。

沒料到，這一天果真來臨。。

我的外甥衡，要我利用這個東東，製作一張卡片。

製作中。。 猜猜我能變什麽花樣？

埋在土裏的。。

輕拉紅色箭頭，土撥鼠就會探頭跟你說“哈咯”了！

幸好在開學前的死綫完成，不讓我小時候的噩夢又會歷史重現。

希望，老師會相信這張賀卡是出自他之手，祝你好運咯！

George came to a campsite.

Beside a tent stood a fox who was crying.

“What’s the matter?” asked George.

“It’s my sleeping bag,” said the fox.

“I dropped it in a puddle.”

“I wish I had a warm, dry sleeping bag!”

“Cheer up!” said George, and the took off one of his socks with diamonds up the sides. “It was tickling my toes anyway,” he said, as the fox snuggled into it. It made a very fine sleeping bag.

“Thank you!” said the fox.

（待續。。）

不知道什麽時候閃到腰？

星期天去怡丰城Shopping，Aircon超冷，走呀走的，忽然腰一陣酸痛，就這樣到現在。

照顧兩個小孩好可憐，一個哭著要喝奶，另一個吵吃飯，痛一直延續，腰不可以彎曲，總不能餓壞他們。抱著妹妹，牽著哥哥，一拐一拐走到鄰近的診所就醫。

西醫只給止痛葯和藥膏，治標不治本。但至少能讓我行動自如，安頓孩子。

止痛葯的藥性過了之後，又是另一次永無止境的痛苦。

治本的方法是針灸。

扎了幾針果然馬上見效，可是若我不休息、繼續抱小QX的話，很難康復。

唉。。。我還能怎麽樣？

我順道問了醫師，關於乳汁的問題，她建議我吃通草，有助通奶。

我到藥鋪買了一些。

原來，這就是通草，我以爲會長得像草，起碼應該是綠色的，都不是。

一大包分量一兩才＄1.20咧！

小常識∶一兩=37.5克

~榴蓮下午茶~

良木園酒店三月份的榴蓮促銷。

出發前聽聞一片蛋糕叫價＄8

還沒加服務費和消費稅，

抱著戰戰兢兢的心情赴約。。

＄9的英式早餐茶，不含稅。

所謂一分錢一分貨，精美的餐具，賞心悅目。

我們很貪吃，9款糕點每種都order一件。

分量比我們想像的大，榴蓮也比想像的多。

咦。。。1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8，怎麽少一種呢？

好戲在後頭~榴蓮布丁。

＄3價錢還算合理，確實是貨真價實。

超~好~吃~

像模型的榴蓮糕點。

我們心目中的No.1~Durian Oreo Cake。

看清楚一點，一片＄8.80不含稅。

禮重情更重。

打扮美美，不做《煮婦的假期》的主婦。

現時11：45進入倒數階段，距離3月15日還有15分鐘！

親愛的思，預祝妳∶生日快樂。

小QE的近視迅速加深，6個月以前的檢查之後，我已經控制他看電視和玩電腦遊戲的時間，可是終究徒勞無功。

這一次的度數驚人，高達300度！

醫生說，除了罪魁禍首~電視及電腦，困在狹小空間的房子裏看近物也會導致近視加深。

建議是∶到戶外多走動，讓眼睛與大自然接觸，放眼看遠物。

小QE不適合橢圓形的鏡框，舊的眼鏡戴了老氣橫秋。

新款淺色的方形眼鏡，讓他變得活潑許多。

喜歡眼鏡旁邊的圖案，有魚和Octopus。

希望6個月後，度數不會再增加，能夠繼續佩戴這幅可愛的眼鏡。

昨晚，雙Q爸發生車禍。

他的小老婆被撞成這個樣子，是緊跟在後的車輛闖的禍，維修費＄1，000多元，由對方承擔。

錢乃身外物，無人受傷已是不幸中之大幸。