Today,myhusbandwasfeelingill,sowhilehewastakingarest,Itookthekidswithmetomyvolleyballpractice.
Iwaslisteningtotheradioonthewaytothegym.NextthingIknow,itwasLutherVandross’“DancewithMyFather”.Thevolumewaslowanditwasnoisyonthehighway,butOliviastillcaughtitandimmediatelysaid:“Oh,mommy,turnitlouder,thisismyfavoritesong.”
Ididandwebothenjoyedthisbeautifulandheartfeltsong.
Afterthesongwa...[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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(2006-06-26 22:49:28)
(2006-06-20 21:59:53)
Everythingisaboutthe“Cars”thesedays.Evan’steachertoldmeyesterdaythatwearingpull-upsatdaycarewouldprobablyhelpEvan’spottytraining.SoIwenttoWal-MartlastnightandguesswhatIfound,the“Cars”pull-ups.Evanofcoursewasveryhappyandworeonerightaway.Thismorning,thefirstthinghesaidtomeafterhewokeupwas:“Iwantmycardiaper."Thenwewentdownstairsandsawdaddy.Evanwenttohimandsaid:“Daddy,Iamwearingcardiapert...[阅读全文]
(2006-06-19 21:17:32)
Sincetherewereacoupleofopeningsavailableinpre-school,EvanandhisfriendSeanmovedupfromToddler6toPre-School3today,abouttwomonthsaheadoftherestoftheirfriends.
ComparedtoOlivia,Evanisveryquietandlikestoplaybyhimself.SoIwaslittleworriedhowheisgoingtofitintoaclasswithabunchoffourtofiveandhalfyearoldsandbeingtheyoungestonethere.
Totalkaboutwhathappenedatthedropofftoday,Ihavetomentionthemovie“Cars...[阅读全文]
ComparedtoOlivia,Evanisveryquietandlikestoplaybyhimself.SoIwaslittleworriedhowheisgoingtofitintoaclasswithabunchoffourtofiveandhalfyearoldsandbeingtheyoungestonethere.
Totalkaboutwhathappenedatthedropofftoday,Ihavetomentionthemovie“Cars...[阅读全文]
(2006-06-15 20:27:57)
Myhusbandhasahabitofnotputtinghisshoesbackwheretheybelong.AndforsomereasonhehasmoreshoesinthehallwaythanIdo.
Todayshortlyafterhecamehome,Inoticedthatwehadhistennisshoesonthefloorofthefrontfoyer,blackflippersinfrontofthebathroomandhissafetyshoesoneinfrontofthecabinetandonebythestairs.
Reoccurringsceneslikethissometimesjustsetmeoff.SowhileIwasputtingawayhisshoes,Iwent:“Couldyoupleaseputaway...[阅读全文]
Todayshortlyafterhecamehome,Inoticedthatwehadhistennisshoesonthefloorofthefrontfoyer,blackflippersinfrontofthebathroomandhissafetyshoesoneinfrontofthecabinetandonebythestairs.
Reoccurringsceneslikethissometimesjustsetmeoff.SowhileIwasputtingawayhisshoes,Iwent:“Couldyoupleaseputaway...[阅读全文]
(2006-06-13 17:42:50)
ThispastSaturdaywasabusyonepackedwithkids’activities.Inthemorning,ItookOliviaandEvantoakid’sworkshopattheLowe’sandbuiltadesktopkit.AllthekidshadtheirowncuteredLowe’saprononandworeasmallgoggle.Theyreallylookedlikelittlecarpenters.Oliviadidareallygoodjobfollowingtheinstructionsandusingthehammerandnailstoputallthepiecestogether.Evanrefusedtoputthegargleson.“Idon’tlikegargles”heclaimed.Hehelped...[阅读全文]
(2006-06-10 21:36:39)
FridayJunethe9th,OliviagraduatedfromherKindergartenprogram.Yeah!Congratulations,Olivia!IactuallykindoffeltbadthatIdidnotprepareaswellastheotherparentsafterIarrivedatthedaycare,asIdidn’texpecttheceremonytobeso“official”.Thegirlswereallinprettydressesspecificallyforthespecialoccasion(Oliviaworeasundress).Acoupleofboyswereeveninsuits.Therewerequitesomegrandparentscametooandsomeoftheparentshav...[阅读全文]
(2006-06-06 20:36:26)
Sincenearlythetimeshecouldspeakherfirstwords,Oliviahasbeenwantingapet.She'shadafewgoldfishandfromlastfalltothisspringwe'vetakencareofHammythehamster,beforehediedrecently.We'veneveragreedtohaveanybiggerpets,suchasadogorcatwhichiswhatshereallywants.Wehavetoldherpointblankthatsheisnotoldenoughorresponsibleenoughtocareforsuchapet.We'vealsomadetheexcusethatshewillneedhelpfromEvan,andhesimplyisnotoldeno...[阅读全文]
(2006-06-04 13:13:22)
Lastnightonthewaytotherestaurant,wecamecrossablacklimousine,averylongone.
SinceEvanisveryintocarsandmachines,weimmediatelypointeditouttohim:“Look,Evan!Lookatthatbiglongblackcar,isn’titcool?”
Oliviasawitandsaidinaveryexcitedvoice:“Mommy,therearefashionpeopleinside.”
“Howdoyouknowtheyarefashionpeople?”Iasked.
“Becausefashionpeoplerideincarslikethat.”
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SinceEvanisveryintocarsandmachines,weimmediatelypointeditouttohim:“Look,Evan!Lookatthatbiglongblackcar,isn’titcool?”
Oliviasawitandsaidinaveryexcitedvoice:“Mommy,therearefashionpeopleinside.”
“Howdoyouknowtheyarefashionpeople?”Iasked.
“Becausefashionpeoplerideincarslikethat.”
Apparentlyshewatched...[阅读全文]
(2006-05-25 22:21:56)
Evan’sfavoriterestaurantrightnowisBobEvansandhewouldrequesttogotherewheneverwetalkaboutgoingouttoeat.
Todaywedecidedtoeatthereagainastherewasastorenearbywherewewantedtoshopafterwards.Butonthewaythere,OliviaandDaddyrememberedtherewasadinerveryclosetoBobEvansthattheybothlikedalotsodaddydroveusthereinstead.
Whenwepulledintotheparkinglot,EvanrealizedthatitwasnotBobEvansweweregoingtoeatat,hest...[阅读全文]
Todaywedecidedtoeatthereagainastherewasastorenearbywherewewantedtoshopafterwards.Butonthewaythere,OliviaandDaddyrememberedtherewasadinerveryclosetoBobEvansthattheybothlikedalotsodaddydroveusthereinstead.
Whenwepulledintotheparkinglot,EvanrealizedthatitwasnotBobEvansweweregoingtoeatat,hest...[阅读全文]
(2006-05-23 20:03:31)
(一)LastTuesdaywasOlivia’sfieldtriptoPhiladelphiazoo.ItwasdrizzlingthatmorningwhenwegottothedaycareandIwassurprisedthattheydidnotcancelthetrip.Cannotimaginewhatonefeelslikewonderinginthezoointherain.
Luckilyitwasclearedupshortlyanditwascloudyfortherestoftheday.
WhenIpickedthekidsupthatafternoon,IaskedOlivia:“Howwasyourtriptothezoo?Wasitrainingthere?”
“Itwasallright,alotofanimalsIwa...[阅读全文]
Luckilyitwasclearedupshortlyanditwascloudyfortherestoftheday.
WhenIpickedthekidsupthatafternoon,IaskedOlivia:“Howwasyourtriptothezoo?Wasitrainingthere?”
“Itwasallright,alotofanimalsIwa...[阅读全文]
