OneSaturdayafternoonOliviaandIweresittingatthetableeatinglunch,oratleasttryingtoeatlunch.
Oliviahadfishsticksinfrontofherbutwasrefusingtoeatthem,theywerenotthekindthatshewasusedto.
Whiletryingtoarguewithhertoeatherfood,Oliviasaid,"Fishsticksaremadefromfish,andfishareanimals.Ilikeanimals.Idon'twanttoeatthem.I'matreehugger."
"You'reawhat?"Iasked,justtomakesureIheardherright.
"Atreehu...[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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(2007-03-31 18:34:26)
(2007-03-28 19:37:57)
AfewweeksagoIwassittingatmydesktalkingwithOlivia.Shewaslookingthroughmywalletandsuddenlyturnedandaskedme"Whenareyougoingtogivemeacard?"
"Giveyouawhat?"Iasked,notknowingwhatshemeant.
"Youknow,oneoftheseplasticcards"asshepointedacreditcardinmywallet.
"Whydoyouwantoneofthose?"Iwascurious.
"Youknow,soIcanbuywhateverIwantwithouthavingtopaythe...[阅读全文]
"Giveyouawhat?"Iasked,notknowingwhatshemeant.
"Youknow,oneoftheseplasticcards"asshepointedacreditcardinmywallet.
"Whydoyouwantoneofthose?"Iwascurious.
"Youknow,soIcanbuywhateverIwantwithouthavingtopaythe...[阅读全文]
(2007-03-24 11:01:17)
Evanstartedtalkingprettylateandhehasaquietpersonalitywhichmeanshedoesnottalkalotbutwhenhedoes,hegenerallyusessimplewordsandshortsentences.
That'swhyIwassurprisedbywhathesaidacoupleofdaysagowhenheaskedmetochangehispoo-poodiaper(hispottytraininghasbeenourheadacheforalongtime).IwasinthemiddleofsomethingsoIsaid:"Iambusyrightnow,canyougoaskDaddytochangeyou?"
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That'swhyIwassurprisedbywhathesaidacoupleofdaysagowhenheaskedmetochangehispoo-poodiaper(hispottytraininghasbeenourheadacheforalongtime).IwasinthemiddleofsomethingsoIsaid:"Iambusyrightnow,canyougoaskDaddytochangeyou?"
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(2007-03-13 20:15:29)
OliviaattendedChineseNewYearcelebrationpartyhostedbyherChineseschoolthisyear.Everyclassperformedashow.Thestudentsinherclassperformedtwo儿歌(children'ssong):谁是谁(whoiswho)and拜年(wishsomebodyahappynewyear).AlltheboysandgirlsworethetraditionalChinesecostumesandtheylookedverycute.
Theperformancewaswelldoneandtheteachergaveeachoneofthema红包(redpapercontainingmoneyasgift).Theattachedpicture...[阅读全文]
(2007-03-13 20:13:46)
Evanisalwaysthelastfewifnotthelastonetobepickedupatdaycare.Duringthewinterhours,itmeansthatitisalwaysdarkwhenIpickhimup.Hedoesnotcomplainaboutbeingthelastoneleftbutheissensitivetothesunlight.OccasionallywhenIhadtopickhimupearlyhewouldrequest:"Mom,Iwantyoutopickmeupwhenthesunisstillouttomorrow".IalwaystoldhimIwouldtrybutitwasjustimpossibletodoonadailybasis.
Well,sinceitchangedtothesummerhoursth...[阅读全文]
Well,sinceitchangedtothesummerhoursth...[阅读全文]
(2007-03-11 19:54:44)
EileenisaChinesegirlinEvan'sclass.Shehasbeautiful忽闪忽闪的大眼睛(blinkingbigeyes)andisoneofthecutieslittleChinesegirlsIhaveeverseen.HerfaceremindedmeofthosegirlsyouseeonatraditionalChineselunarcalendar(年历画).HerhairisalwaysbraidedintotwopigtailsandmostofthetimetheywereputupinChinesestyle.
Accordingtotheteacher,becauseEvanandEileenhavesimilarpersonalities,theyplayverywelltogetherandbecomebes...[阅读全文]
(2007-03-08 19:04:18)
Duringourchattingonthewayhometoday,EvansomehowbroughtupthetopicofSt.Patrick'sDay.SoIaskedhim:"Evan,doyouknowwhatSt.Patrick'sDayisabout?""Yeah,"heansweredwithsomewhathesitation,"It’sacelebrationofDr.Seuss'birthday.Youknow,theCatintheHat,andyoueatcupcakes."Haha…[阅读全文]
(2007-02-21 19:44:52)
TheweeksleadinguptoChristmastimewouldseemtobeagoodtimeforchildrentobeontheirbestbehavior.AllittakeswhenkidsgetoutoflineistoremindthemthatSantaClausiswatchingtoseeifthechildrenhavebeengoodwhenmakingouthislistofgiftstobring.
OliviahadbeencountingdownthedaystoChristmaseversinceThanksgivingusingtwocubeswithnumbersonthemthatGrannaboughtforherwithaSantaClause.Thathadbeenthefirstthingshedideverymorni...[阅读全文]
(2007-02-18 19:46:29)
(1)Evaneatsalotforbreakfast:onebreakfastbar,6ozofmilkandabowlofcereal.
Hehasacutesweaterwhichiskindofnarrowaroundtheneck.Ireallyhavetotryhardtopullitoverhisheadotherwiseitwouldgetstuck.Andbecausehisheadalwaysgetsstuckunderneaththesweater,hethinksitisfunnysohewouldgiggleandlovetoputthissweateron.
ForthepastcoupleoftimeswhenItriedtochangehimintothissweaterafterbreakfast,Iwouldjoketohim:"...[阅读全文]
Hehasacutesweaterwhichiskindofnarrowaroundtheneck.Ireallyhavetotryhardtopullitoverhisheadotherwiseitwouldgetstuck.Andbecausehisheadalwaysgetsstuckunderneaththesweater,hethinksitisfunnysohewouldgiggleandlovetoputthissweateron.
ForthepastcoupleoftimeswhenItriedtochangehimintothissweaterafterbreakfast,Iwouldjoketohim:"...[阅读全文]
(2007-02-18 19:42:51)
WatchingtelevisionwithEvan,acommercialcameonshowingpeoplehavingasoftdrink.Evanturnedtomeandsaidveryseriously,"That'sbad.Thathassugar.Sugar'snotgoodforyou."
Ohreally?Thisisthelittleboywhojustmonthsearlierwouldsquealindelightatthethoughtofsugarandwasevenknowntohavesaidsugarishisfavoritefood.
"Soyoudon'tlikesugarnow?"Iasked.
"Nooooooo.Ifyoueatsugaryourteethwillfal...[阅读全文]
Ohreally?Thisisthelittleboywhojustmonthsearlierwouldsquealindelightatthethoughtofsugarandwasevenknowntohavesaidsugarishisfavoritefood.
"Soyoudon'tlikesugarnow?"Iasked.
"Nooooooo.Ifyoueatsugaryourteethwillfal...[阅读全文]
