Granna'shousehasthreegaragesandsheusesoneofthemtostoresomethingsthatshehascollectedovertheyears.Asweonlyuseourgaragestoparkourcars,soEvanwasamazedtoseesomuchstuffinthegaragewhenhestayedwithGrannawhileIwasinChina.
OnedayclosetoThanksgiving,GrannatookEvantodosomeerrandsandtheywentintoacandlestore.
"ArewegoingtodoChristmasshoppinghere,Granna?"Evanasked.
"No,Icametotalktoafr...[阅读全文]
家有两个小东西
小东西之一: Olivia, 14 years old 小东西之二: Evan, 11 years old
博文
(2007-12-22 13:23:30)
(2007-12-19 19:54:52)
OliviawritestoSantaeveryyearandthefollowingistheletterforthisyearwhichshewroteearlylastweek.
Okay,lookslikemommyhassomeexplanationtodofor"yellingatOliviawithnoreason".AlthoughIbettherewasareasonwhichIcouldn'trecallrightnow(probablynothingbig),IdidapologizetoherafterIsawthisletter.
ItwasoneofthosedaysthatIhadsomuchinmymindaboutworkandwasirritatedthatIhadtoworkagainatnight.Anditistruethatwhe...[阅读全文]
(2007-12-13 18:19:00)
WeputuptheChristmastreeinourlivingroomthispastSundaybutdidn'tgetachancetodothedecoration.SoonMondaynight,OliviaandEvanhadbeenbuggingDaddyeversincetheycamehometotaketheornamentsoutsotheycoulddecoratethetree.
Wemadethemwaitafterdinner;theyweresoexcitedaboutitthatrightafterDaddytookouttheboxeswithalltheornaments,theystartedtoworkonitandDaddygotdistractedandwenttodosomethingelse.Ihadtoworkthatnigh...[阅读全文]
Wemadethemwaitafterdinner;theyweresoexcitedaboutitthatrightafterDaddytookouttheboxeswithalltheornaments,theystartedtoworkonitandDaddygotdistractedandwenttodosomethingelse.Ihadtoworkthatnigh...[阅读全文]
(2007-12-10 17:53:54)
AfterIreturnedfromChina,OliviahasshownmesomeartworkshedidwhileIwasgoneandIthinktheyarereallygood.
AsaclassprojectforHalloween,Oliviawastomakeastorycharacteroutofasmallpumpkin.Shedecidedtomakemouse"Jerry".Shepaintedthepumpkinbrown,thenaddedears,eyesandatail,anddrewonwhiskers.Daddythoughtitlookedcute,butOliviacamehomesadbecauseshethoughtherswastheworstintheclass.However,bothDaddyandIth...[阅读全文]
(2007-12-04 17:35:32)
EvanhasbeenatGranna'shousefornearlyamonthwhileIwasinChinauntilwepickedhimupattheThanksgiving.ThatwasthefirsttimeEvanreallygottobethe"onlychild"andIthinkhereallyenjoyedbeingthecenterofattentionforonce.
LastweekwhilewewereinthecartakingOliviatoKarate,westartedtalkingabouthimbeingatGranna'sandallthefunhehadandnewtoyshegottoplay.Irememberedthinkingtomyselfthatweprobablyshouldstoptalkinga...[阅读全文]
LastweekwhilewewereinthecartakingOliviatoKarate,westartedtalkingabouthimbeingatGranna'sandallthefunhehadandnewtoyshegottoplay.Irememberedthinkingtomyselfthatweprobablyshouldstoptalkinga...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-29 21:15:31)
Today,afriendforwardedmethefollowingarticleshesawon虔谦’sblogabout“What’sLove”to4-8year’soldswhichIlikedalot.ThosestatementsaresocuteandtouchingandIamreallyimpressedbywhatsomeoftheseyoungkidshavetosayaboutlove,evenfromthefour-year-old.TheysoundliketheyarephilosophersJ!Ithoughtitwouldbenice/interestingtoshareitwithmylittleonestoseehowtheythinkaboutlove.
Soafterdinner,Igatheredeveryoneinclu...[阅读全文]
Soafterdinner,Igatheredeveryoneinclu...[阅读全文]
(2007-11-27 19:01:37)
10/21/2007
"HeymomIhopeyouhaveagoodtime.Iwantyoutohavea
nicetripatChina.Ihopethatyoucanstayhealthyin
China.Imissyoualot.Iloveyou,trytocallme."
10/22/2007
HiMommy,
Imissyoualot.Canyouemailmebacktotellmewhenyou
arecomingback?AndIhopeyou'rehavingagoodtimein
China.GiveWaiGongandWaiPoakissfromme.Ihope
youmakenewfriendsatChina.WhenyouwereinChina
Chinesec...[阅读全文]
"HeymomIhopeyouhaveagoodtime.Iwantyoutohavea
nicetripatChina.Ihopethatyoucanstayhealthyin
China.Imissyoualot.Iloveyou,trytocallme."
10/22/2007
HiMommy,
Imissyoualot.Canyouemailmebacktotellmewhenyou
arecomingback?AndIhopeyou'rehavingagoodtimein
China.GiveWaiGongandWaiPoakissfromme.Ihope
youmakenewfriendsatChina.WhenyouwereinChina
Chinesec...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-19 21:22:35)
Itismidnight,Iamexhaustedfromworkingovertimeforthepasttwoweeks(ironicallyitisalmostcertainthatpeopleHAVEtoworkovertimebeforetheirvacation/triptocompensateforthetimeloss)andfinallythesuitcaseispackedfortomorrow’strip.
IwenttocheckinonOliviaandEvan,bothofthemweresleepingsoundly.Iputtheblanketstheykickedoffbackonthem,gaveeachofthemakissandsatbesidestheirbedsforalittlewhilejustlookingattheirangel...[阅读全文]
IwenttocheckinonOliviaandEvan,bothofthemweresleepingsoundly.Iputtheblanketstheykickedoffbackonthem,gaveeachofthemakissandsatbesidestheirbedsforalittlewhilejustlookingattheirangel...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-12 22:17:42)
EvanhasbeensickforthepastfourdaysandtodaywasonceagainDaddy’sturntostayathomewithhim.
DaddytoldmethatwhenhegaveEvanahotdogforlunch,Evanmadethefollowingcomment:
“Thishotdogishot.Doyouknowwhyitishot,Daddy?”
“BecauseIjustheateditupinthemicrowave.”Daddyanswered.
“No!Becauseitiscalled“hot”dog.That’swhyitishot.”Heexplained.[阅读全文]
DaddytoldmethatwhenhegaveEvanahotdogforlunch,Evanmadethefollowingcomment:
“Thishotdogishot.Doyouknowwhyitishot,Daddy?”
“BecauseIjustheateditupinthemicrowave.”Daddyanswered.
“No!Becauseitiscalled“hot”dog.That’swhyitishot.”Heexplained.[阅读全文]
(2007-10-12 22:02:10)
WithOliviabeinginvitedtotwobirthdaypartiesthisweekend,weagreedformetoleaveworkdirectlyandpickupsomepresentsforherfriendstoday.WhileIwasout,Iendedupmakingthemostofmyopportunitytoshopaloneandstartedcheckingoutacoupleofmyfavoritestoresatthemall.
Ilosttrackofthetimealongthewayanddidn’thearmycellphoneringuntilIhadshoppedforawhile.ItwasOliviaaskingmewhetherIgotthegiftsshehadtoldmeherfriendslikedand...[阅读全文]
Ilosttrackofthetimealongthewayanddidn’thearmycellphoneringuntilIhadshoppedforawhile.ItwasOliviaaskingmewhetherIgotthegiftsshehadtoldmeherfriendslikedand...[阅读全文]
