My brother and sister arrived from Ethiopia over the weekend. I am so happy to have more family here.

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Having the little guy "cook" along side me is fun. He is such an enthusiastic chef.

However, he now wants real ingredients in his "dish". He can still be satisfied with wilted lettuce, mushroom stems, and dried orange peels.

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Sometimes I am astonished by what I find my son loves to eat.

A while back he had a lint habit. He used to pick them off sweaters, put them in his mouth, and pretend to chew on them. Thankfully, he stopped.

Then he picked up toilet paper.

Yes, toilet paper.

He still takes a big bite when I wipe his nose!

And no, we have not figured out how to stop it.

I am starting to suspect our horrified reaction has a lot to do with him continuing to perform this stunt because he laughs every time. We may have to put him through the 12 steps to get him to stop this strange addiction!

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Turkey day was a regular working Thursday for us folks here in Dalian, China.

But we were invited to a church potluck dinner. We know the pastor's family really well and are good friends with them. So it was nice to get together.

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I know what you are thinking. You are saying to yourself... well, that shouldn't be a problem given the fact that I live in China.

It is.

You know why?

Because I want cheap American, food court, Chinese food!

I want Orange Chicken with Chow Mein! I want it so badly I could cry.

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