旻恺的眼泪很容易掉下来。
星期六下午，我们好不容易到了图书馆，5:44。图书馆5点就关门了。旻恺不肯相信，跑到门口去看。得到证实以后，眼泪就掉下来了。
“下次你可以提醒你爸爸图书馆五点关门了。” 我听到旻恺问了好几次可以走了吗, 他爸爸忙到最后还是让我带过来。
“我们三点就可以来的。我两点半问爸爸什么时候来时，他说再过半个小时的。”应付这种逻辑性强的孩子...
“那你今天把明天该做的中文作业先做了，明天就可以看书了。”旻恺最近沉迷于Warrier系列，真是废寝忘食。
旻恺开始并不同意。我许诺在他学琴的时候帮他去借书，这样不至于他们回来时借不到书，他才同意了。
第二天，下大雪，我还是去了图书馆。 发现旻恺列的一本书不在，只好另借一本。
旻恺回来，发现他要的书没借到，眼泪又下来了。
还告诉我，我借的书是三个系列以后的。我怎么知道？
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
双胞胎的关系
旻恺和旻达的关系很亲密。他们在学校有不同的班主任，多数课不在一块儿上，课间也不一块儿玩。所以回家后有很多话可聊。旻达是个急脾气，旻恺是她唯一可以发脾气的对象。旻恺似乎并不在意，有时以调侃的语气告诉我，“旻达又发脾气了。” 其实，旻达妥协的时候挺多的。
一天，旻恺八点就上床了。 他说了两天的作业-念阅读材料-还没做，我叫他起来做。同时叫旻达先来念。旻恺在一边哼哼唧唧，旻达说，"旻恺，你先来念吧。"
旻恺最近沉迷于小说，老师布置的作业也不做完，也不交。我接他的时候给他定规则，“从下个星期起，你作业不按时交的话，那个星期的足球训练就不能去了。”
旻恺低头不响。
“你同意吗？” 我的声音很严厉。
旻达在一边小声说，“他同意了。”
一天，旻恺八点就上床了。 他说了两天的作业-念阅读材料-还没做，我叫他起来做。同时叫旻达先来念。旻恺在一边哼哼唧唧，旻达说，"旻恺，你先来念吧。"
旻恺最近沉迷于小说，老师布置的作业也不做完，也不交。我接他的时候给他定规则，“从下个星期起，你作业不按时交的话，那个星期的足球训练就不能去了。”
旻恺低头不响。
“你同意吗？” 我的声音很严厉。
旻达在一边小声说，“他同意了。”
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy 2011!
Dear friends,
Another year passed. We have had a biggest snow storm in early December 2010 since 1991, a sign for a prosperous new year. (瑞雪兆丰年）In one of the pictures in the link below, you can see the snowbank is as tall as the twins.
Katie looks like a young lady - sometimes / most of the time she is still a kid. She is 5'6" (1.68m) tall and likes long hair. Katie faces new challenges in school as she attends a middle school (Grade 6-12) starting in fall. With five subjects all having graded homework, quiz, and unit tests, she is as busy as a student in China :-) She decided not to compete in skating any more but focus on dancing. Making decision itself is important for Katie, to balance her time and choose a better fit. Katie received her first State Fair grand prize for her acyclic painting - a girl with white-dress by the ocean. She is blended into the new school fairly quickly. Katie is a fan of Taylor Swift, Harry Potter series, and Twilight series.
Minkai loves reading and math. He loves both fiction books and non-fiction books. He likes to know why, how, and what. I am somewhat relieved to see at least one of my children is interested in science and technologies. I have been wondering whether I have misled them by offering them many opportunities for non-academic activities. I want to nurture their passion and support their growth but not to influence them strongly. Minkai is very lucky to have a teacher (a group of teachers) whose goal is to "work hard next year to continue to challenge Minkai in math to support his incredible math knowledge." He is having fun in the world of numbers, from integer to fraction, from addition to power.
Minkai loves to play soccer, even in the heat of 92F (33C) or in a breeze of 42F (5.6C). He runs tirelessly on the soccer field. He is the fastest runner in his school team (C K-1, mixing Kindergarten and 1st graders).
Minda's dance team won first place of 6-10 years old large-group dances in Star Quest National dance competitions at Wisconsin Dells in July. Her team also won Fancy Footwork Award for tap dance. Minda is definitely passionate about dancing - she cannot stop moving her feet. In the competition season, she has no complaints to get up at 5:45 AM to be ready for warm-up at 7 AM and competition at 9 AM.
Reading is Minda's favorite subject. She likes to read to me. She is capable of writing with details, opening, and punctuation. She is still a super student at school. Minda has amazing memory for movements, actions, and music. She plays piano with sounds and motions, not from notes.
Minkai and Minda join swimming team in December. Their team practice three times a week. Fuming is proud to be a dedicated father in bringing them to swimming lessons and practices every week in the past three years.
Fuming receives a promotion just before Christmas. It is a nice reward and recognition from his managers.
I learn a lot from school and work. I am more and more efficient in patent prosecution. Having passed Patent Bar in July, I am qualified to sign my name before the Patent Office. Joggling school, family, and work is still a challenge.
We have traveled six weeks in the summer, first to Wisconsin Dells for my girls' dance competitions, next to California for some fun time in Sea Worlds and Disney Land, then a four-week stay in China. Kids do like China, for seeing our relatives. Katie and Minda went with me for grocery shopping, so they had the surprise/pleasure to see a dissected pig.
Wish you and your family a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous New Year!
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.
Another year passed. We have had a biggest snow storm in early December 2010 since 1991, a sign for a prosperous new year. (瑞雪兆丰年）In one of the pictures in the link below, you can see the snowbank is as tall as the twins.
Katie looks like a young lady - sometimes / most of the time she is still a kid. She is 5'6" (1.68m) tall and likes long hair. Katie faces new challenges in school as she attends a middle school (Grade 6-12) starting in fall. With five subjects all having graded homework, quiz, and unit tests, she is as busy as a student in China :-) She decided not to compete in skating any more but focus on dancing. Making decision itself is important for Katie, to balance her time and choose a better fit. Katie received her first State Fair grand prize for her acyclic painting - a girl with white-dress by the ocean. She is blended into the new school fairly quickly. Katie is a fan of Taylor Swift, Harry Potter series, and Twilight series.
Minkai loves reading and math. He loves both fiction books and non-fiction books. He likes to know why, how, and what. I am somewhat relieved to see at least one of my children is interested in science and technologies. I have been wondering whether I have misled them by offering them many opportunities for non-academic activities. I want to nurture their passion and support their growth but not to influence them strongly. Minkai is very lucky to have a teacher (a group of teachers) whose goal is to "work hard next year to continue to challenge Minkai in math to support his incredible math knowledge." He is having fun in the world of numbers, from integer to fraction, from addition to power.
Minkai loves to play soccer, even in the heat of 92F (33C) or in a breeze of 42F (5.6C). He runs tirelessly on the soccer field. He is the fastest runner in his school team (C K-1, mixing Kindergarten and 1st graders).
Minda's dance team won first place of 6-10 years old large-group dances in Star Quest National dance competitions at Wisconsin Dells in July. Her team also won Fancy Footwork Award for tap dance. Minda is definitely passionate about dancing - she cannot stop moving her feet. In the competition season, she has no complaints to get up at 5:45 AM to be ready for warm-up at 7 AM and competition at 9 AM.
Reading is Minda's favorite subject. She likes to read to me. She is capable of writing with details, opening, and punctuation. She is still a super student at school. Minda has amazing memory for movements, actions, and music. She plays piano with sounds and motions, not from notes.
Minkai and Minda join swimming team in December. Their team practice three times a week. Fuming is proud to be a dedicated father in bringing them to swimming lessons and practices every week in the past three years.
Fuming receives a promotion just before Christmas. It is a nice reward and recognition from his managers.
I learn a lot from school and work. I am more and more efficient in patent prosecution. Having passed Patent Bar in July, I am qualified to sign my name before the Patent Office. Joggling school, family, and work is still a challenge.
We have traveled six weeks in the summer, first to Wisconsin Dells for my girls' dance competitions, next to California for some fun time in Sea Worlds and Disney Land, then a four-week stay in China. Kids do like China, for seeing our relatives. Katie and Minda went with me for grocery shopping, so they had the surprise/pleasure to see a dissected pig.
Wish you and your family a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous New Year!
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.
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