Future Plans

 Sat bought a pear tree to replace old peach tree. Then had the kids helped plant the new tree. Sun Met up with fam in slc, had lunch at sweet ginger, then head off to bro's house to do more yard work. It takes a family to show he is care for. Husband said maybe too much.

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.