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Isshin Ramen – Richmond CA

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Isshin has been a staple of ours for quite a while. Located in the Pacific East Mall, they have good Ramen, – although in the early trips there, the broth was not consistent, they seem to have settled into their broth recipe. Our favorites include the

Tonkotsu ramen

Chicken Karaage – probably the best we’ve found.

Curry Bowl – Tommy absolutely loves the curry here,

Potstickers – are great.

Yakisoba – surprisingly good for a dish we don’t often order.

Yesterday Bret tried the Fire tonkotsu with spicy level 8 of 10. He sweated through it and proclaimed it was delicious – not sure if he’d feel the same way the next day…

Aging

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Maggie: you know what? When I get old in probably gonna look weird. Yeah I think some old people look weird but I still love them.

Omnivores

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Another day: another million snacks. It’s 10:29 a.m. We got up at 8:15. So far *for one kid* I have fixed oatmeal with blueberries and bananas, graham crackers and Nutella (served on a tray) and “can noodles and rice”. I know. It’s a monster of my own creation.

Also, I may complain about the frequency with which i must fix food (no less than every 10 minutes) but I’m very, very thankful that I have food to fix…so much food that my kids have CHOICES and will not go hungry for lack.

Server

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Now, not only does the Princess tell me exactly what she wants for snack (for example: Nutella-on-graham-crackers-with-chocolate-chips-you-put-them-on OR Nutella-on-graham-crackers-with-chocolate-chips-I’ll-put-them-on), NOW she dictates how I bring it to her. “On that black tray because I’m the princess.”

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Karma

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Maggie did something rude to Tommy then went and started climbing the doorway with a smirk on her face. I was getting on to her when she fell. She said “that’s my punishment. Go ahead and laugh if you want to.”

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Maggie: if I have two things and one’s easy and one’s hard, I do the hard one first. I always keep that in a checklist. Are you wondering where it’s at? It’s in my brain.