Chinese New Year -- a little late!

As you might recall, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, and the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics were only 2 days apart this year. It was also a busy time for our family. We did celebrate each of those holidays, but I had hoped to celebrate Chinese New Year twice - once with friends and once as a family. We had a great time at our friends' house, but there were still our traditions that I wanted to do. Well, last night we finally got around to it, and no one complained that we were late celebrating. We just enjoyed ourselves.


For dinner I made Tiny Spicy Chicken, Beef with Broccoli, Chicken Stir Fry, and rice. It actually all turned out tasty - Yum! We also made fortune cookies. This is my favorite part. This year Sarah was put in charge of writing the fortunes. She got a few done and then Katherine jumped in to help out. Hers were amazing! That helped Sarah get more creative so she finished up with a few more of her own. When there weren't enough for the cookies, I whipped up a few too.


Here are some of the fortunes from this year:


You will be a millionaire.

You will love mom and dad forever.

You will fly a helicopter.

In 1 year, you will find yourself in the hospital after a car accident wondering why a platypus crossed your path as you were driving.

On your next birthday you will grow bunny ears and lose your other ears.

You will find yourself in a parade on the White House lawn to Save the Silkworms!

A fairy will come to your house and turn you into a smiley face.

In 3 years, you will find a genie in a lamp that you buy at Wal-Mart, but be careful what you wish for . . .

You will die of laughter at your 98th birthday party.

In 19 months you will be strongly encountered by the force. Be careful . . . You don't know the power of the Dark Side!

Sarah was my best helper with the fortune cookies this year.

If these fortunes are true, we have an exciting life ahead of us :) After FHE we opened and ate the fortune cookies with ice cream and then each kid got a lucky red envelope. We give each of the kids $1.25 in a red envelope for Chinese New Year with a trip to the Dollar Store in the near future. That's enough for tithing, one item at the dollar store, and tax. It's not much, but it is a fun tradition.