He took six weeks of swimming lessons before the summer started. His first lesson began with 20 minutes of crying and screaming; the second lesson was surprisingly better. He progressed pretty quickly after a couple weeks. Now he can jump in the pool, swim by himself with the float and get under the water for a few seconds. He had such a wonderful time and felt much more comfortable with water. He even swam to the deep water one time and the instructor had to call him back!!
My dear friend tagged me and it took me a while to decide what to do. I think it is time for me to say something here in our family blog. (My husband has been doing it.) Excuse me, KT. I can not finish this game with tagging 5 of my friends. I don't have many friends who have their blogs. The ones I know are our mutual friends. But I will answer the questions so my friend can know more about me.
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was serving my mission at Yuanlin, Taiwan. It was an amazing time in my life. That was the time I learned a lot about love, faith, prayers and miracles. I met many people who have eternal influences on me.
2. 5 things on my to do list:
a) Clean up the room upstairs for my son's play room by his birthday
b) Take 200-Hour Yoga Teacher's Training
c) Make 2008 budget (Yes, I'm very behind)
d) Running in the morning
e) Clean, clean and clean
3. What snacks do I enjoy?
nuts, sour prunes, dried guava and mango, Chinese snacks.
4. 3 bad habits
a) Being late
b) Procrastinating
c) Doubts on many decisions...
5. What would I do if I were instantly a billionaire?
Go back to Taiwan as often as I want, pay off the mortgage, help my husband publish his comic book and travel around the world.
6. 6 places I have lived.
Taichung, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yuanlin, Taiwan
Douliou, Taiwan
Cincinnati, OH
7. 5 jobs I have had:
Restaurant waitress
Private Tutor
Piano Teacher
International Trade Specialist
Administrative Assistant
8. 5 things most people don't know about me:
a) I am the most talkative person in my family
b) I love to do social dance
c) I love to go hiking in the mountains and say hello very very loud on the top of the mountain
d) I love to walk at the beach wearing a dress at night
e) I can not draw
Mama recieved her citizenship this past Friday morning. It was a wonderful occassion. She can now register to vote in the upcoming November elections! What a wonderful blessing!! Our family and several friends were there and some had even put together a wonderful lunch at the church for us following the court proceeding. I am very grateful to see this take place. Mama means so much to our family.
Christmas is a special time of year. This year we are making it even more special with a Limited Edition DVD and VHS video - Elias: Year 2.
"Everyone's falling in love with Elias! He returns in the sequel to the breakout hit of the 2005 Christmas season. Take a journey through the life of a young boy as he tries to find his own in an adventure that will lead you from his early days to the exotic island of Taiwan and back to the streets of Cincinnati.
Revved up with a sensational soundtrack plus exciting bonus features including deleted scenes and trailers, this is a must have."
"FANTASTIC. EMOTIONAL. GENUINELY GRIPPING." - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"TWO THUMBS UP!" -Ebert & Roeper
Get yours today.
Should be a fun little thing for friends and family to watch and enjoy.
Our son went out as Thomas the Train this year. He had a blast walking the neighborhood with Baba. He got lots of candy. He asks for a piece of candy daily now. He is already looking forward to next year's Halloween so he can get more candy. Ah, the life of the young.
Baba also dressed up this year for work. They had a Halloween party at the company and Baba decided to make the most of it. Mama didn't seem to appreciate the look.
