TodayistheNewYear'sEvefortheChineseNewYear!HappyNewYear!
2008islunarYearoftheRatforChineseandtobehonest,IwouldrathercallittheYearoftheMouseastomeratisuglierthanmouseanddependingonthetype,themousecanbeprettycuteJ.
Atthebeginningofthisyear,OliviaregisteredforanartclasstolearnChinesepaintingandthemousewasthethemeforherveryfirstclass.ThatwasthefirsttimeOliviasawhowaChinesepaintingwasdonea...[
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YesterdayEvanandIdroppedbyCVS,whichbythewaywasalldecoratedforValentine'Day,beforewewenthome.
IgotwhatweneededandsimplytoldEvanthatIdidn'thaveanymoneylefttobuyanythingelsewhenheaskedwhetherhecouldhavesomepotatochips.UnlikeOlivia,Evanhasn'trecognizedthe"magic"ofthecreditcardyet.
WhileIwasinthelinetocheckout,Evanpointedtoalittlebuddleofredrosesmadefromfabricbyaboxofchocolateandasked...[
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Today,OliviaandIhadsomemother-daughteralonetimetogether.Onthewaybackhome,Iforgotwhatweweretalkingaboutbutwehadthefollowingconversation.
Olivia-"Mom,youareaChinesegirl,whydidyouleaveChinaandcometotheUnitedStates?"
Me-"Well,IleftbecauseIwantedtocontinuemyeducationhere.IcameforthegraduateschoolhereafterIfinishedmycollege."
Olivia-"IsthatwhereyoumetDaddy?"
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LastSaturdaymorning,whileIwasupstairs,thetwokiddieswereplayingdownstairstalking,laughing,chasingandscreaming.SuddenlyIheardaloudnoisesoundedlikesomethingbigorheavydroppedoffthekitchentable.ThenimmediatelyIheardDaddyraisedhisvoice:"Whatisgoingon?!"Heprobablythoughtthatthetwoofthemweregoingoutofcontrolandbecameangry.ItturnedoutthatEvanaccidentallybumpedOlivia'sEZbakingovenoffthekitchentablewhilehewa...[
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IaccidentallyburnedmywristwhileIwascookingacoupleofdaysago.Thewoundisoveroneinchlonganddarkredincolorwithabigblisterontopofit.Itisprettynoticeable.
NoticedthatEvanwasstaringatmywoundwhenIwashelpinghimwashinghishandstodayafterhemadeabigmesswiththemeltedchocholate,Itriedtowarnhimaboutplayinginthekitchenarea.
"Lookatmommy'sboo-boo,rememberItoldyounottoplayinthekitchenareawhileIamcooking?...[
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Todayonourwaybackhome,Evansuddenlyannouncedtomethathedoesn'twanttogrowup.
"Why?"Iwasverycurious.
"BecauseIliketoplaywithmychoo-chootrainsandThomasengines.Adultsdon'tplaywithtrains.ButIwanttoplaywiththemmywholelife."
That'scuteJ.
"AndIwanttostayathomewhenIgrowup."hemadeanotherannouncement.
AgainIaskedwhy.
"BecauseyousaidIamgoingtogrowmustac...[
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Yesterdayonthewayhome,EvantoldmethathisbestfriendAileenhadaskedtocometoourhousetoplayagain.Aileen'smomandItalkedaboutsettingupplaydateforthembeforebutsofarwehaven'tgotachancetomakeithappen.
"ItoldAileenweliveinPenn-syl-va-nia."Evansaidtome.Pennsylvaniaisstillaprettylongwordforhimthathehadtobreakdowntoacoupleofsyllables.
"Butshesaidshedoesn'tknowwherePenn-syl-va-niais."H...[
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Thismorning,EvangotmadatmebecauseIdidn'tlethimeatadonutonthebed.SowhileIwastryingtodrymyfaceafterwashingup,hecameintothebathroomwiththatangrylookonhisface-hiseyebrowsfrowningandeyesstaringatme,anddeclared:"Youarenotlookingpretty!Youdon'tlookgood!"Icouldn'thelpbutburstintolaughterashisattemptofgettingonmynervesbymakingbadcommentsonmylookswasjustsofunny.Thisafternoon,Oliviagotmadatmebecaus...[
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TodayIjoinedalotofparentsforakaratebeltceremonytocelebratetheirkidsgettingtheirnewbeltsandOliviagotherorangeone!
OliviagothookeduptokarateafterItookhertoatrialsessionhostedbyaKoreanguynearwork.Shehasbeenpracticingeversince,althoughatanotherfacilityclosertohome.Tobehonest,sittingthroughthattrialsessionmademewanttosignuptoo.Karateintriguesmeandmostimportantlyliftsmyspiritwhichnottoomanythin...[
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WhileOliviastayedatGranna'shouseduringThanksgiving,Grannagaveher$12sayingthatshecouldusethismoneytobuysomethingforme,DaddyorEvan,orallofusforChristmas.Eversincewegotback,shehadbeenthinkingaboutitandmademepromise
totakehertothemallsothatshecouldgether"secret"shoppingdone.
SinceEvan'sbirthdaywasrightbeforeChristmas,OliviadecidedtobuyabirthdaygiftforhiminsteadofChristmasgiftsforallo...[
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