Randy engaged in his first
experience of making mochi.
[Mochi: Japanese desert.
Made with rice flour and has sweet red bean paste
in the center.
Usually steamed.
It is covered with rice flour because
it is very sticky.]
Every year within days of completing the
Christmas festivities, Grandma Sachi's sister Michi and brother-in-law
Ace host the annual mochi-making party. In their garage they set up an
assembly line of people to cook the rice,
divide the pounded rice into
appropriate portions, 
shape the mochi into balls,
and fill prepared
boxes with the finished products
We took my auntie to get her iPad2
(and she upgraded her old-school pink motorola RAZR to a smartphone --
it's about time!)... and took her to the cancer center at Stanford for
some scans. My first experience being with her at any of her cancer
appointments... It's bittersweet because it's such a privilege that she
even allowed us to be with her
Now that we're back in Pasadena, we're settling back in.
We enjoyed a lovely Asian meal with our wonderful friends down the street
and we're watching Pasadena ready itself for the Rose Bowl and Parade.
Happy New Year!
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