Well,thisyear'sFather'sDaywasaftertheschoolwasalreadyover,soDaddydidn'tgetthosegiftbagsheusuallygetsfromthekidswhichwouldincludeletterswithnicethingstheysaidaboutDaddyandlittlegiftstheymadeforDaddy.Well,hopefullythenextFather'sDayisbeforetheschoolisover:).
ThekidsbothwishedDaddyahappyFather'sDayaftertheygotupinthemorning.OliviapickedoutacardforDaddywhichsays:
WeareluckytohaveaDadlikeyou…s...[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
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(2009-06-23 19:50:54)
(2009-05-25 11:19:57)
AfterschoolontheFridaybeforeMother'sDayweekend,Evanhidsomethingbehindhisbackandtoldmehehadasurpriseforme.ItwasaMother'sDaygiftbaghemadewhichcontainedaself-framed(withcolorfulfoam)pictureofhimonthefirstdayofKindergartenatschool,aMother'sDaycardhemadewithabluefloweronthecoverandinthepistiloftheflowerwasagreenHershey'skisses.TherewasalsothefillingintheblankshedidtitledMyMotherstartedwitharedrose...[阅读全文]
(2009-05-16 18:18:20)
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Onedayabout4-5weeksago,OliviawaslimpingaroundtellingusthatshesprainedherankleplayingtenniswithJacobsnextdoor.Icheckedherankleanddidn'tseeanysignofswellingsowejusttoldhertorestherankleandshedidnothavetogotokarateclassthatweek.Neverthelesssheaskedforandworemyanklebraceandeventriedtousethecrutcheswhichtomewasverydangerous,shewouldmorelikelygetasprainedanklebyusingthosecrutches.
Aboutaweekaftertha...[阅读全文]
Aboutaweekaftertha...[阅读全文]
(2009-03-18 19:16:26)
AspartofherBrownietroop,OliviaparticipatesintheirannualdrivetosellGirlScoutCookies.
Normallyshesellsahandfulofboxestoherneighbors,butreliesheavilyonhermomanddadtopeddlemostofthesalesatwork.Shealsoparticipatesinhertroop'scookieboothwheretheystandoutsideasupermarketorstore,usuallyinpairsandasksshopperswhetherthey'dliketobuysomecookies.Oliviadoesn'tsetanyrecordslikeafewofherfriendstrytoanddo...[阅读全文]
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(2009-01-28 17:52:10)
1.Sayyesmore:tospendingtimeanddoingthingstogether.
2.Saynomore:toIwant,Ineed,everyonehasit,andeveryonedoesit.
3.Worryless:aboutallthelargeandsmallhighlysensationalizedharmthatexistsoutthere.Theoverwhelmingoddsarewithyou(butdrivecarefully–withoutthecellphone).
4.Listenmore;talkatless:Askwhatdoyouthink?Whatareyoufeeling?Tellmeaboutit.Whatwouldyoudo?
5.Negotiateless;explainmore:Ourki...[阅读全文]
2.Saynomore:toIwant,Ineed,everyonehasit,andeveryonedoesit.
3.Worryless:aboutallthelargeandsmallhighlysensationalizedharmthatexistsoutthere.Theoverwhelmingoddsarewithyou(butdrivecarefully–withoutthecellphone).
4.Listenmore;talkatless:Askwhatdoyouthink?Whatareyoufeeling?Tellmeaboutit.Whatwouldyoudo?
5.Negotiateless;explainmore:Ourki...[阅读全文]
(2008-12-21 19:38:27)
RecentlyinanefforttoconvinceOliviathatweshouldonlygoouttoeatonspecialoccasionsandforfoodthatwenormallydon'tcookathome,Istartedtoexplaintoherabouttheeconomicsituationwhenevershewantedtogoouttoeatsoupnoodlesorfriedrice.
"Iknowtheeconomyisbad"shesaid,"butIthoughtObamaisgonnafixallthat."
"Wellitisaneasierthingsaidthandone."IexplainedtoherthatObamaisnotthepres...[阅读全文]
"Iknowtheeconomyisbad"shesaid,"butIthoughtObamaisgonnafixallthat."
"Wellitisaneasierthingsaidthandone."IexplainedtoherthatObamaisnotthepres...[阅读全文]
(2008-12-14 20:59:57)
ForawhilenowEvanhasbeengoingthroughaphasewherehedoesn'tlistentootherswellanddoesn'tpayenoughattentiontopeople/thingsaroundhim.Hewoulddothingslikejumpingontopofyouinthespiritofhappiness,butonlyendinguphurtingyouwithhisenthusiasm.Thishascausedmany"fights"betweenhimandOliviaeventhoughtheyloveeachother.Healsogetsupsetveryeasilyandwouldcryifyousay"no"tohim,disagreewithhimortrytoexplainwhyheshouldnotdow...[阅读全文]
