chest pain

Brief chest pain on top of left chest. Felt a sharp tightness. Went away quickly. During teaching kids chinese character. Maybe Angina

Love this quote

We don't always have the power to choose what happen to you, you have the responsibitly to make the most it,

Raise A Boy "Mask you live in"

To teach a boy
compassion/ empathy,
patient, loving,  respect,
okay to cry, sensitive,
its okay to talk about pain, emotionally open,
these are not girl traits, they are human traits.  Don't just solve his problem, but listen.

Popular culture states that boy
                                                -success is tie to economics
                                                -get the most girls
                                                -be athletic

Never say Man up, or be a man. Words that can break a boy.
                                                                Boys and girls are more the same then different.
2x female  xy male

"Mean Team" Kids have hirechary      15-17 emotional language is leaving

Leader- tells boys 4 rules

-don't play with girls
-be mean to them
-Pick out different kid- gay, fat, tease
-if you do you are out of the club

Drinking and drugs you can tell your emotions and you can expose your emotions. Using substance to cover up loneliness, block out problem.

Kids who joins Gangs (want love)

-Power, love, acceptance, money

Depress boys-

physical aggression comes out, suicidal, ashame to ask for help

My little

Her vocabulary is growing rapidly. Today I asked her why she woke up grumpy at Ms.Linda's and she said "grumpy is like crying and yelling."

11 months

In June I applied for my old job back and now 11 months later, wow, its been a ride! Mostly, it makes me sad a little that my little don't want me to say good bye at daycare.  It does get easier, as now they are familiar with their school.

Since my chinese partner is moving to 5th, I will be training yet another chinese teacher. She has worked with american children before so, hopefully she gets it fast.  I guess she would be my 4th.
I like this job because it gives me freedom to teach without all the testing pressure.

On my last leg. Who knows what adventures next year will bring. We decided to keep W in daycare, since he is youngest of his grade. So the kids will still go to school together.

For the Kids

Sadness with work, but I spend Saturday with the kids.  WE went swimming 8:30 then, took them shopping at Target. W got a ninja doll, blanket for 10 and A got playdough. Came home we did school, play with play dough, legos, and painted.  All this with out TV until 6pm.

In Competentence

Feelings of incompetence sets in, when I work with a group of strong minded women. I don't contribute enough at least D will recap and say how do we go from here. She also follow up with suggestions from her past.  I guess I just don't see it as relevant to my current position and maybe that rub others the wrong way.  I'm kinda in the fight or flight mode, and feeling like I should quit and go back to English teaching...however, there are no jobs and I also have to think of child care.  The other alternative is for me to fight.

Kids Update

Update on Kids

Ari- 2 years and a half

She can eat! The gal has great appetite. Her favorite foods are fruit, chicken, salad, and cheese.

She has most of her teeth. I think just the four molars are not there yet.

Her vocabulary is pretty good for a two year old. I think being with older kids help her gain more words. Her favorite words are "one time" telling a story, "and then", she can describe her day.

Favorite cartoons- Three little pigs, peppa pig, curious george

Favorite books- Nursery rhymes, she can recite, humpty dumpty, jack and jill, hicory dicory dock, patty cake, and this little piggy.

Favorite things- Playing ipad, dance, read books,  draw with markers

Wes- 4 years and  8 months

Poor eater. IF he does eat it is mostly junk food, we tried to offer him nutrious food. But he will only eat if he is hungry. His favorite foods are anything with meat ,fruit, and cheese.

His vocabulary has also grown. Again, being with kids his age help him gain more words. His favorite words are "ninja turtle", "awesome", "remember when", and he can describe specific events with details. 

He can count from 1-20, he can do simple math add 2 and take away 3. He still counts from one to one correspondance or 1, 2, 3, 4,5...etc 

Favorite cartoons- Three little pigs, peppa pig chinese, anything ninja turtles on youtube

Favorite books- Pete the cat series, non-fiction informative books about animals (Nat'l Geo)

Favorite things- Playing ipad, ninja turtle , mc donald happy meal, paper airplane, draw with markers; of course of ninja turtles.

Computer school ends soon and he knows most of his letters. We need to work on this.

A school day- preschool version

 2 years and a half

 Cucoon lesson

 Play

 Learn

Grow

Yard Work Sunday

Dad and I helped brother trim a tree by his front yard. His home was burglarized in broad daylight.  Now he has a security system and a tidier yard. God bless.

San Fran 2016

Annual WAn Rich trip to beautiful San Fran.  Urban city with 800,000 in 49 miles. We rode, muni bus, ride boat to alcatraz, bart train to city and trolley around town.  Lived close to china town and downtown, we went to many city attractions. City pass was awesome for $94 a piece we got into many attraction and free muni and trolley pass.

Day 1 Check in to beautiful wyndem hotel and visit Exploration center.
Day 2 Fisherman wharf, boat ride to alacatraz, and Aquarium of Bay
Day 3 Golden Gate Park with Hop on Hop off Bus visit california academy science
Day 4 Meet Vivian at Golden Gate Japanese and Botantincal garden
Day 5 While the gang went to Lambord street, I got a little me time by going to a salon $55 haircut, blow dry, style  and together rode muni bus to Japan Town. Flight home at 7:39pm, got home at midnight.

Off We Go

Today drop the kids off at daycare for a few hours, went to shop at Ross picked up a cute tent for boy, brought the teacher some lunch and then took the kids to park to eat donald lunch. Now gal is napping and boy is enjoy some quiet time.  I got to clean and get things ready!  Our trip tomorrow starts at 5am. On we go to SF adventure, Wang style.

i phone trend

Got my first smart phone 2016 i phone se gold.

I ask Ang "do you want to be my boyfriend."

He said no, I want my daddy, because he is my best friend in the whole wide world.

and I love you because you are funny mom!