Onenightlastweek,Ireadabooktitled"TenFishes"toEvanwhichheborrowedfromthe
daycarelibrary.Attheendofthestory,afterallotherfishesweregone,thelastfish
foundafriendandfellinlove.Thetwoofthembecamemommyanddaddyandhadtenbabies."HowmanybabiesdoIhave,Evan?"Iaskedhim."Two!EvanandOlivia!"heansweredveryenthusiastically."HowmanybabiesdoesDaddyhavethen?"knowinghimbeingamommy'sboy,Iaskedhimon
purpose...[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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(2006-08-01 20:03:40)
(2006-08-01 19:15:15)
Lastnight,whileIwasupstairsIheardOliviamakeacryingsound,soIknewthetwo
wereatitagain,whichhappensalotrecently.Whileexpectingatelltalefromher,IwassurprisedwhenIheardhersaying:"Mommy,
comedownstairs,Ihavegreatnewsforyou!"Shecameupstairslookingveryexcitedandproudlyopenedhermouthforme:"See,I
lostthatwigglingtooth!Evanknockeditoutwhenwewerefightinganditdidnot
hurt!ButIdon’...[阅读全文]
wereatitagain,whichhappensalotrecently.Whileexpectingatelltalefromher,IwassurprisedwhenIheardhersaying:"Mommy,
comedownstairs,Ihavegreatnewsforyou!"Shecameupstairslookingveryexcitedandproudlyopenedhermouthforme:"See,I
lostthatwigglingtooth!Evanknockeditoutwhenwewerefightinganditdidnot
hurt!ButIdon’...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-29 20:32:07)
Oliviahasbeenenviousofherfriendswhohavelosttheirteeth,someofwhom
areevenyoungerthanher.Shewassohappyacoupleofweeksagowhenshefinallyfoundoneofherbottom
frontteethwaswiggling.Andithasbeenwiggling,andwiggling…seemslikeforever.Today,whenIpickedherupfromthesummercamp,Inoticedimmediatelywhenshe
openedhermouththatshehadlostatooth…howevernottheonethathasbeenwiggling
buttheonerightnexttoi...[阅读全文]
areevenyoungerthanher.Shewassohappyacoupleofweeksagowhenshefinallyfoundoneofherbottom
frontteethwaswiggling.Andithasbeenwiggling,andwiggling…seemslikeforever.Today,whenIpickedherupfromthesummercamp,Inoticedimmediatelywhenshe
openedhermouththatshehadlostatooth…howevernottheonethathasbeenwiggling
buttheonerightnexttoi...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-22 11:38:27)
Althoughweconsideredanumberofnames,includingsomeChineseonesthatwould
alsoworkinAmerica,itwasveryeasyforustonameourfirstgirlOliviawhen
IwaspregnantasbothmyhusbandandIlikedthename.WhenOliviarecentlycomplainedtomethatIcouldn’tpronouncehernamecorrectly,
ithurtmeverymuch.“Mom,younamedmeOliviaandyoucan’tevenpronounceitright.”shesaid.Ouch!SowithherandDaddy’shelp,IrealizedthatwhenIsayhern...[阅读全文]
alsoworkinAmerica,itwasveryeasyforustonameourfirstgirlOliviawhen
IwaspregnantasbothmyhusbandandIlikedthename.WhenOliviarecentlycomplainedtomethatIcouldn’tpronouncehernamecorrectly,
ithurtmeverymuch.“Mom,younamedmeOliviaandyoucan’tevenpronounceitright.”shesaid.Ouch!SowithherandDaddy’shelp,IrealizedthatwhenIsayhern...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-17 20:18:19)
Thereisasmallcarnivalthatcomestoourtowneveryyear.SowetookthekidstherelastThursdayafterdinner.Theweatherwasperfect.Therainstoppedthatdayandthetemperaturehadcooleddownquiteabit.OliviaandEvanhadagreattimeridingtheminirollercoaster(theyrodeitmanytimes)andtheFerriswheel.Theyalsotookmanyairplane,elephantandswingrides,shotwaterpistols,playedwhack-a-moleandOliviawasalsoharnessedandjumpedonabigtrampolinesh...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-16 20:07:09)
-byguestwriter:Daddy(followsTwoGreatestFearsinLife)
Afterourtalkaboutweddingsandchildbirth,Oliviamovedontotheissueofkissing.Whynot,we'vealreadycoveredmosteverythingalready.
Shefirstmentionedthatoneboyatschoolinparticularfollowsheraroundandtriestokissher."Youdon'tlethimkissyou,doyou?"Iasked.
"Idon’t!"sheprotested,"ButsometimeshedoesitsofastthatIjustcan'tstophim...[阅读全文]
Afterourtalkaboutweddingsandchildbirth,Oliviamovedontotheissueofkissing.Whynot,we'vealreadycoveredmosteverythingalready.
Shefirstmentionedthatoneboyatschoolinparticularfollowsheraroundandtriestokissher."Youdon'tlethimkissyou,doyou?"Iasked.
"Idon’t!"sheprotested,"ButsometimeshedoesitsofastthatIjustcan'tstophim...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-11 14:41:02)
EvanandOliviahadbeenanticipatingtheLowe’scraftsmanworkshopforsometime,eversincetheyheardthattheywouldbebuildingaracecar.Thebigdayfinallyarrivedthispastweekendaftertheirmorningswimminglessons.
Thetwoputontheirgear(achild-sizesafetygoggleandacutelittleLowe’sapron)andstartedbuildingtheircarsveryenthusiasticallyalongwithabout20otherkids.
Theprojectwasactuallyveryeasythistime.You...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-10 19:28:08)
Lastnight,atthestorytellingtime,Evantolddaddyadreamhehadthenightbefore.
“Agoatpushedmeintoatrashcan.Iclimbedoutandsawthegoateatinggrassontheground.ThenIsawanalligatorhead(wethinkitwashisstuffedalligatortoyhewasreferringto).”[阅读全文]
“Agoatpushedmeintoatrashcan.Iclimbedoutandsawthegoateatinggrassontheground.ThenIsawanalligatorhead(wethinkitwashisstuffedalligatortoyhewasreferringto).”[阅读全文]
(2006-07-09 17:34:11)
-byguestwriter:Daddy
Everynightafterreadingabook,Iturnonsomenight-timemusic,turnoffthelightandtuckOliviaandEvanintobed.AndeverynightsittingthedarkOliviahasastorytotellaboutherdaybeforeshecloseshereyestosleep.
Itcanbeanimportantstoryorasillyone.Somedaysit’sajokesheheard,adiscussionshehadwithherteacher,somethingshelearnedinclass,oragamesheplayedwithherfriends.Althoughshe'susuallyneveratalos...[阅读全文]
Everynightafterreadingabook,Iturnonsomenight-timemusic,turnoffthelightandtuckOliviaandEvanintobed.AndeverynightsittingthedarkOliviahasastorytotellaboutherdaybeforeshecloseshereyestosleep.
Itcanbeanimportantstoryorasillyone.Somedaysit’sajokesheheard,adiscussionshehadwithherteacher,somethingshelearnedinclass,oragamesheplayedwithherfriends.Althoughshe'susuallyneveratalos...[阅读全文]
(2006-07-08 11:18:37)
Havebeenlazy,thisentrywassupposedtobedonelastweekend.IwaswatchingbothOliviaandEvantakingtheirswimmingclassesbythepool.Evanwasdoingbetterthanusual.Theteacherwasalittlesurprisedsoshekeptonsaying:“Goodjob!Evan!”andpattedhishead.AlthoughEvanismorecautiousnowcomparedtowhenhewastwoandhalf(hewouldjumptothepoolwheneverhegotachance),hehasalwaysbeenhappyinthewater.Thepraisefromtheteachermadehimevenhappier...[阅读全文]
