话说滑冰

Katie八岁半时，在跳舞，滑冰，游泳，足球几项运动中选择了滑冰。我当时的初衷是让她为了自己的兴趣而努力，能有效地学习，有自我约束的能力，有良好的运动精神，坚持不懈，有团队精神，能吃苦，有竞争的心理素质。
两年多下来，Katie从摔一跤就眼泪汪汪，到用冰刀踢了自己，肿起一大块也毫不在意。喜欢比赛，不怯场，克服身高体重迅速增长的负担，当然也喜欢漂亮的滑冰服。
我却犹豫了。她十岁一米六的大高个，要蹦跳，旋转还是要多花很多努力。开销很大，成人后又很难作为娱乐或锻炼的项目。但Katie不愿放弃。
于是，提醒自己，不要忘了自己的初衷。

将功补过

今天，从车里钻出来，正好旻恺旻达从校车上下来，跑了过来。
“旻恺，你的饭盒袋呢？”
“哎呀，我把它忘在车上了。”校车已经开走了。

我回家给他们做水果羹。问他们能不能把干净的餐具从洗碗机里拿出收好。
旻恺说，“我来收。”
“上次旻达收的杯子和叉子，今天你来收吧。”他们一直有分工，一个人收小件的，一个人收大件的。
“妈妈，我可以全都收好的。”
我纳闷了一下，旻恺一直是个慢悠悠，仔仔细细，不多干的孩子。
“旻恺，明天坐校车时，你问一下司机，你的饭盒袋在哪儿。不会丢的。”
“噢。” 旻恺说完，就跑去吃饼干了。

我真后悔，应该等他把碗收好了再说。

Diplomatic Speaking

I found that my two younger ones are capable of diplomatic speaking now.

Minda and Minkai were putting away the cleaned dishes from the dishwasher. Minkai was responsible for plates and bowls, and Minda was responsible for utensils and cups. Minkai finished his job quickly, while Minda was eating her favorite, white bread.

I told them that they could watch TV together when they finished the job.

Now, Minda stood at the dishwasher, and looked at a full bucket of forks, spoons, and knifes. Said, "Minkai, if we do it as a team work, we can finish the job quicker."
"Sure." Minkai happily joined the team.

Minkai's story.

Minda and Minkai were tense that morning. Minda was acting as a cry baby so I asked her to go out of my room to cry.

Minda went out to continue her argument with Minkai and damage his stuff. All of sudden, after some noise, Minda started to cry, "Ow-yee." I stayed inside the room and did not respond.

Minkai said loudly, "Minda, I do not like you to put your feet on my face!"

Then he came in and reported to me Minda's misbehave.
I looked at him and said, "did you push Minda? It is dangerous to push people. I told you that you should never be physical."

上学了

新学年开始，孩子们都上学了。

旻达背着书包，穿着白T恤，红短裤，腰系一件粉色外套，脚蹬黑靴子，左手拎着餐包和一沓纸，右手拿着水杯。下了校车，向我跑来。书包长过腰际，荡来荡去。
“达儿，你怎么穿得这么复杂啊？"
"Katie让我穿的。” 最近，Katie在穿衣，发型方面比我更有权威。还有个姐姐来打扮妹妹。

旻达转眼把那沓纸递给我，说送给我，放在办公室的。 里面有她的抽象画 - 线条和颜色，也有具象画 - 大心，小心和气球。

旻恺走在后面，也回来了。
“妈妈，我今天没有画打仗的画。”这是第二天这么说了。
“我没有不让你画呀？” 多半是老师这么教导的。
“我今天从Monkey Bar上摔下来了。” 怪不得脸红红的，我还以为是晒的。
“我不是摔在沙子上，是在木屑上。但那比沙子还糟糕。”旻恺要是作证人的话，一定是合格的。
“你去护士那儿了吗？”
“去了。她给我用水洗了洗。"

Katie呢？
Katie很高兴的对我说，“妈妈，今年每个人都对我很nice（友好）。”
这就是Katie， 最关注人与人的关系。