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 Tomorrow we are going on the ski trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. It will take about 10 hours to get there so we will have to leave around 8am. Thankfully Timothy is recovered from the cold and we can all go, except our grandma, who just got a cold and has a bad cough. I told grandma she can't go because it will be very cold and might worsen her cold, she was very disappointed but maybe next time.

We will stay with some saints tomorrow night and Monday night in Alberquerque, while staing at a resort on Sunday night(where the ski area is)in Santa Fe. This way we get to blend with the saints,  and save us a lot on the hotel money. On Lord's day morning we will meet with the church in Alberquerque. and after the meeting we will head for Santa Fe which is a bout 1.5 hours north. I hope everything will be fine and fun and safe during our trip. Oh Lord Jesus be with us the whole time!

Today both boys stayed home with me since Jacob is starting his winter break now. Jacob was a very BIG help when I cleaned the house. He helped with vacuuming, and also cleaned out the toys very well. I am very proud of him. He is a good pattern to Timothy and to our future baby.

Yes I am pregnant, although I will be examined by my OB doctor next Wed to confirm. It was a surprise but now after some time to get used to the idea, I am starting to get excited. This will be our last baby and I believe it's the Lord's blessing and grace. Very strangely now I don't care the gender anymore. I used to want a girl very bad but now as long as it's a healthy baby we are thankful. The boys are excited about the baby in my tummy and whenever I remind them they have to be a good pattern because they are older, they are more aware of their behavior. Timothy keeps asking when will the baby come out. The due date is probably around 8/3/2006. We will have an ultrasound next week to find out the more accurate date.

Ok. I'd better start packing for the trip now. I will update all the details when we get back next Tuesday.

Just came back from Timothy's Christmas party at school. It was the
last day of school for him this year. Wow. He won't see his class until
next year!!
Timothy is excited becuase he got a white ballon, some candies and
some small treats. Parties are always fun for the kids.

On my way to his school, I heard a song on the radio station and it
brought tears to my eyes.
 
The song is called "Christmas shoes"


It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
 
Chorus:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight
 
He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes
 
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out 
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great

the boys went to bed a little after 7pm tonight. I let them go to sleep early because
last night they went to bed late and I feel they were lacking sleep today.
This morning I went to have my teeth cleaned. It was such a 折磨. I know it's
for my own good and I still dread it everytime. It was actually quick today.Next
week it's Timothy and Jacob's turns. I wonder how they will react. Jacob should
be pretty good but I am not sure about Timothy. Last time he was screaming
and kicking. Oh Lord Jesus!!

Then I went to Walmart to exchange the laminator. Luckily the staff let me exchange,
and now it's a new model(same brand). I tried it after I came home, it now takes
longer to heat up. But I hope it will last longer.

After picking up Jacob I took the boys to Yale park. I didn't plan on letting
them play but I felt they really needed the happy time. They had a very good
time, and we only spent about 30 minutes there. Bathed them after returning
home, then I started to make 碗稞. I got the recipe from the internet and
actually it was not too hard to make. But Timothy didn't like it very much...
so I will think of something else next time. Internet is such a convenient tool.
I can virtually get any information I need within a few minutes. I made
veggitable soup and surprisingly both boys liked it very much. I am glad they

I am going to be lazy and just write today's blog in English.. which saves me
a lot of time. Today is Lord's day. A very busy day for us. In the morning
we went to the meeting hall, dropped off the kids at their meeting, we prayed
and seperated into teams to pass out the door hangersin our designated areas.
Me and Philip and brother Yun Hun Chen and his daughter Amber were in 1
team. By the time we were ready to go out the door hangers were all gone(we
thought they were all taken by the saints, but realized later several boxes
were upstairs), so we took some smaller cards instead. These door hangers and
cards are for people to return and get a free recovery version bible. The whole
church is supposed to pass out all 20,000 door hangers. And hopefully some
people would be interested in the bible and return the cards.

We went out in brother Chen's van, our area is near Jane's house. But since we
didn't have door hangers, we decided it's better to pass out the cards in the
apartment complex 1st, and we went to the apartments that Kathy lives in, since
I know the code to enter the gate. It was very efficient and fast. Me and Philip
passed out more than 100 in just one hour. Then we went to the streets to
pass out to the houses. On our way we saw Victor and found out his sister lives
on the street we were passing out cards, so we went in for a drink of water.

On Sunday night when we went to Yiuman and Jubilee's house, they gave us a
5 gallon fish tank. It's a pretty new and cool one. We set it up that night
and today after my yoga class I took Timothy to walmart to buy some new fish
for our new tank. We chose 2 Red Belly piranha, they grow to up to 16 inches
long(pretty big!!), but now they are about 2 inches long, still baby ones.
They are supposed to be pretty aggresive, so right now we just leave the 2
of them alone in the new tank. We later went to Petsmart to buy some filter
cartriges and a fake plant and a decoration stone for our new fishes.
Jacob & Timothy decided to name them "Pingu" and "Pororo", after 2 characters
in 2 different penguin cartoons. Pingu and Pororo are pretty shy, they like
to hide behind the stone. Hopefully one day they will be trained to come
out and meet us.

For our 1st fish tank we also bought 2 goldfishes, one is white with black
spots, the other is gold and white. They have pretty fins and tails, and
when they swim they wiggle their bodies, very cute! All the 4 fishes get
settled to the tanks pretty well. Hopefully they will live a long life. (if
not, Walmart offers a 3-day money back guarentee :0)

Today for dinner I made 3 dishes: pork chops, lemon pepper garlic shrimps,

We started a new fish tank last week. The boys have always been
wanting to keep some kind of pet... since Jacob is allergic to cats and
dogs the best pet will be fish... low maintenance. Daddy finally set up
tank last weekend... and we went to buy some cheap goldfish last
Monday night. It's good to hear the water running and see the colorful
fish swimming around. Some already died because the filter tube's opening
is too big and the suction power is kind of strong, weak fish are easy
to be sucked inside the tube therefore some disappeared until we solved
the mystery. Yesterday after meeting at the meeting hall, brother Ted
got some fish from the pond for us... they are gray and small fish, not
very pretty but they are supposed to help the water get balanced so
we can get some pretty fish from Ted.
When we first dumped the little fish into the tank, the goldfish were
chasing after them, and I think some got eatten... but now they are used
to each other and hopefully no more fish will disappear...

Today the weather was great. Perfect weather. So I took the boys
to Dallas zoo. It's been half a year since we sent last time. Daddy
couldn't join because in the morning he had brother's fellowship
meeting and in the afternoon he had school project meeting. We parked
by 190 and took the DART train. The fare was $2.5 for me and $1 for
Jacob. Free for Timothy who is under 5 years old. It took a long time
to arrive at the zoo station. Today the zoo was quite fun, they had
this science day thing going on. About 11 stations were set up for the
kids to explore and learn things. We attended about 7 of them, visiting
the animals in between. There were some new displays at the zoo, we
liked the Bug U room, where lots of bugs were housed, we also liked to
see the new monkey display(cute little monkeys that look just like Timothy)
We ate lunch at the zoo restaurant, 2 pizzas, visited all the old friends
(pigs, fish, goats, horses, rabbit...) then headed home. On the way
home in the train both boys fell asleep... it was pretty cold in the
train and I was very afraid that they would catch a cold. I prayed to the
Lord to protect them from illness.
What a fun day, although I felt a little lonely without daddy's presence!

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