Yesterday I went to the international market that is closest to my house. There is another I want to visit that is by the airport, but I will have to hit that one earlier in the day. I found the furikake I wanted for my onigiri and opted for the freeze dried shrimp bits with nori and seasoning. I am not a big fan of sesame. I tried it on a little ramen last night... it's different, but not bad at all. I also got some pre-made, frozen chicken buns and when I opened the box, they were moldy. I was so pissed! I will take them back this weekend and get my damn $4 back. LOL! I also got various Japanese candies, treats, rice noodles & some Equadorian baby bananas. Puddin' is a little intimidated by them, but she realized they taste the same as the big ones, so she is okay with that.

I was going to have to wait a couple of more weeks to get my other rice cooker from my parents so today while at Target, I ended up getting a microwave rice cooker/vegetable steamer. It was only $8, so I figured it was worth trying. I also got some Reynold's steamer bags for the microwave. I hope to try it this weekend. The Dollar Spot at Target also was the Hello Kitty mother load for cheap bento/lunch supplies. I got a vinyl lunch bag, a 2 pack of gel ice packs, a pkg. of zip lock bags, 2 take a long snack boxes with lids (there were mini size boxes inside the big boxes as well), and a water bottle.... all of these were Hello Kitty mind you. I was completely chuffed!

The main reason I went to Target was to ogle over the back to school supplies. I friggin' love school supplies. I feel like I want at least one of eveything. I can actually justify not needing them, but some things are so cute, I just have to have them. LOL! Pencils, pens, notebooks, lunchboxes, backpacks, rulers.... ALL of it just makes me giddy, I don't know why I have such a love for school supplies, but it is something I have always loved. I got hubby some new hand soap for his bathroom because the bottle of Old Spice soap he was using was making my nose burn. It's back to Dial for him.

Hubby's friends from collge and their son stopped by this afternoon on their way back to Memphis. It was nice finally meeting them and they treated Puddin' and I to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. Puddin' didn't have a good nap, so she was a little cranky. But, it was nice talking with them and we hope to visit them in the near future.