Diary 15 Unwelcome Guest

I don't like a guest visiting my house without an appointment. I have told my husband to tell his mom if she'd like to come to our home, she should have had us known in advance. I used to live in my father-in-law's house which is near my mother-in-law's place. She's never called before she arrived and even opened my door without knocking.

We have moved from my father-in-law's since 2 years ago when my daughter was almost one year old. My husband often goes to his mom's to bring some vegetables or food. I have fought with him because I don't want to eat his mom's food and when I see the veges in the fridge, I am annoyed amd feel controlled by his mom.

My mother-in-law has cooked a couple of food. She called me last week. I didn't want to accept the food. But she has cooked already. So she asked my husband to take it home. I also called my husband to tell his mom we have finished our dinner every time he works off.

She came yesterday. My husband just came back from the hospital. My daughter and I were lying on the bed. I was sleepy but not fast asleep. I heard her talking to my husband and I knew she bought food again. She came suddenly. My husband said they met downstairs. I felt annoyed and blamed my husband for not refusing her mom's veges and food.

I don't hate my mother-in-law. I just dislike her behaviors.

Cool School Story Time

Story Time
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmXIvUqK8z1MZ-VrdpFYvHvKH6SLNxG6O

Story Time with Ms. Booksy is the fairy tale series kids and adults both love. Ms. Booksy retells classic childrens stories with modern twists. Check out Cinderella, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk, Beauty and the Beast, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and The Snow Queen. Coming soon: The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Pea, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, and more!

1. A Christmas Carol Story | Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 8:40
2. Ms. Booksy's Favorite Real Life & Disney Princesses | #AskMsBooksy with Ms. Booksy 3:50
3. Snow White and Rose Red - Brothers Grimm | Part 1 | Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 4:14
4. Snow White and Rose Red - Brothers Grimm | Part 2 | Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 5:51
5. Sleepy Hollow - Part 1 | Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 3:06    
6. Sleepy Hollow - Part 2 | Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 4:04
7. Alice in Wonderland | Part 5 - Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 4:43   
8. Alice in Wonderland | Part 3 - Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 3:50    
9. Alice in Wonderland | Part 4 - Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 5:30    
10. Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood & Other Big Bad Wolf Fairy Tale Stories - Compilation 40:33   
11. Cinderella, Rapunzel, The Jungle Book & Other Story Circle Fairy Tales! - Compilation 36:21
12. Alice in Wonderland | Part Two - Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 5:30
13. Alice in Wonderland | Part One - Story Time with Ms. Booksy at Cool School 5:31
14. Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Hansel and Gretel & Other Story Circle Fairy Tales! - Compilation 43:00
15. Cinderella & Other Princess Fairy Tales - Compilation 33:10    
16. Snow White & Other Princess Fairy Tales - Compilation 35:55    
17. "Into the Woods" Fairy Tales - Compilation - Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, & Jack! 19:44    
18. 30 Minutes of the Best Fairy Tales! | Story Time Favorites w/ Ms. Booksy at Cool School 28:38   
19. Rumpelstiltskin - Story Time w/ Ms. Booksy at Cool School 7:26
20. Best Fairy Tales! Story Time Favorites w/ Ms. Booksy at Cool School 22:09    
21. Chicken Little - Story Time for Kids at Cool School! 11:14   
22. Three Billy Goats Gruff & the Troll - Story Time at Cool School! 5:13    
23. Aladdin and the Princess - PART TWO - Story Time at Cool School 4:41    
24. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp - PART ONE - Story Time at Cool School! 5:16    
25. Pinocchio & the Big Bad Wolf (The Adventures of Pinocchio) 4:47    
26. Princess and the Pea - Fairy Tale Time at Cool School! 5:13  
27. Sleeping Beauty - Part 2 - Story Time with Ms. Booksy! 5:07  
28. Sleeping Beauty - Part 1 - Story Time at Cool School! 6:35    
29. Story Time with Judy - The Emperor's New Clothes 4:01
30. THE LITTLE MERMAID (part 1) - Story Time at Cool School 2:56    
31. THE LITTLE MERMAID (part 2) - Story Time at Cool School 3:42    
32. Story Time with Judy - The Ugly Duckling 3:34    
33. Rapunzel Gets Tangled Up - Fairy Tales for Kids 2:04
34. THE SNOW QUEEN Part One - The Frozen Snowman 3:33    
35. THE SNOW QUEEN Part Two -- Reindeer Saves the Day! 2:03    
36. Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Part Two! (Story Time w/ Ms. Booksy) 2:57    
37. Beauty and the Beast - PART ONE - Story Time w/ Ms. Booksy 3:45    
38. Beauty and the Beast - PART TWO - Cool School Story Time w/ Ms. Booksy! 3:37    
39. Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs (Part 2) - Story Time w/ Ms. Booksy 3:23   
40. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (pt. 1) - Story Time w/ Ms. Booksy 1:58
41. Little Red Riding Hood (Part 2) - NEW Story Time with Ms. Booksy! 3:31    
42. Cinderella (Part 2) - Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) 3:49    
43. Cinderella (Part 1) - Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) 3:37  
44. Jack and the Beanstalk - Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) 7:21  
45. The Three Little Pigs - Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) 5:59  
46. Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) 5:31  
47. Little Red Riding Hood - Story Time with Miss Booksy (Cool School) 4:48

Nursery Rhymes List

http://www.songsforteaching.com/nurseryrhymes.htm

1.  A Crooked Man– John "Kinderman" Taylor  12/25-1/2
2.  Ants Go Marching– Kiboomu Music 
3.  Baa, Baa Black Sheep– Kiboomu Music 
4.  Baa Baa Black Sheep– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
5.  The Cool Humpty Dumpty Song– The Rocking Rockets 
6.  The Farmers in the Dell– Lyrics Adapted by Songs For Teaching™
7.  Fiddle-de-dee– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental 
8.  Fiddle-I-Fee– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental     
9.  Frog Went a Courtin'– Sheet Music & Piano Solo Instrumental 
10.  Georgie Porgie– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental 
11.  Go In and Out the Window– Lyrics Adapted Songs For Teaching™ 1/3-1/9
12.  Grand Old Duke of York– Music with Mar. 
13.  The Grand Old Duke of York– With Illustrated Actions
14.  Hey Diddle Diddle– Science Times with Nursery Rhymes
15.  Hey Diddle Diddle– Kiboomu Music 
16.  Hey, Diddle Diddle– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
17.  Hickory Dickory Dock– John "Kinderman" Taylor
18.  Hickory, Dickory, Dock– Science Times with Nursery Rhymes
19.  Hickory, Dickory, Dock– Traditional Nursery Rhyme    
20.  Hot Cross Buns– Traditional Nursery Rhyme  
21.  House that Jack Built– John "Kinderman" Taylor 
22.  Humpty Dumpty– Kiboomu Music 
23.  Humpty Dumpty– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
24.  I Had a Little Nut Tree– Sheet Music/Piano Solo 
25.  If You're Happy & You Know It– Kiboomu Music 
26.  If You're Happy & You Know It Clap Your Hands!space–Traditional Song 
27.  I'm a Little Teapot– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
28.  I'm a Nut – Sheet Music/Piano Solo 
29.  It's Raining, It's Pouring– Kiboomu Music 
30.  It's Raining, It's Pouring– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
31.  Itsy Bitsy Spider– Kiboomu Music 
32.  Itsy Bitsy Spider (Eensy Weensy Spider)space–Traditional Nursery Rhyme 
33.  Jack and Jill– Traditional Nursery Rhyme 
34.  Jack Be Nimble– Jack Hartmann
35.  Jack Be Nimble– Kiboomu Music 
36.  Lavendar's Blue– Kiboomu Music 
37.  Lazy Mary– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
38.  Little Bo Peep– Kiboomu Music 
39.  Little Bo Peep– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
40.  Little Boy Blue– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
41.  Little Boy Blue– John "Kinderman" Taylor 
42.  Little Boy Blue– Kiboomu Music 
43.  The Little Green Frog– Jim Rule 
44.  Little Miss Muffett– Kiboomu Music 
45.  Little Miss Muffett– Science Times with Nursery Rhymes 
46.  Little Red Hen– John "Kinderman" Taylor
47.  The Little Turtle– With Illustrated Action
48.  London Bridge– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
49.  London Bridge is Falling Down (Vocal)– Jack Hartmann 
50.  London Bridge is Falling Down (Instrumental)– Sheet Music and Piano Solo
51.  Mary Had a Little Lamb– Kiboomu Music 
52.  Mary Had a Little Lamb– Traditional/Marla Lewis 
53.  Mary Had a Little Lamb (Instrumental)–Sheet Music/Piano Solo
54.  Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary– Science Times with Nursery Rhymes
55.  Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
56.  Miss Mary Mack– Stephanie Burton 
57.  Miss Molly Dolly– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental 
58.  Muffin Man– Kiboomu Music 
59.  Muffin Man- Traditonal 
60.  The Mulberry Bush– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental 
61.  My Mother Is a Baker– Nursery Rhymes and Good Ol' Times
62.  The Noble Duke of York– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
63.  Old King Cole– Jack Hartmann
64.  Old King Cole– Kiboomu Music 
65.  Old King Cole– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
66.  Old MacDonald Had A Farm– Kiboomu Music 
67.  Old MacDonald Had A Farm– Traditional
68.  Old Mother Hubbard– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
69.  Old Mother Hubbard Went to the Cupboard– Jack Hartmann 
70.  One, Two Buckle My Shoe– Kiboomu Music 
71.  Pat-A-Cake– Traditional Nursery Rhyme 
72.  Pattycake, Pattycake, Baker's Man– Jack Hartmann
73.  Peas Porridge Hot– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
74.  Peas Porridge Hot, Peas Porridge Cold– Jack Hartmann 
75.  Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater– John "Kinderman" Taylor
76.  Playmate, Come Out and Play with Me– Sheet Music/Piano Solo 
77.  Polly Put the Kettle On– Sheet Music/Piano Solo
78.  Polly Wolly Doodle– Sheet Music/Piano Solo
79.  Pop Goes the Weasel– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
80.  Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
81.  Rain, Rain, Go Away– Kiboomu Music 
82.  Rain, Rain, Go Away– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
83.  Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross– Sheet Music and Piano Solo
84.  Ring Around the Rosie– Kiboomu Music 
85.  Ring Around the Rosies– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
86.  Row, Row, Row Your Boat– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
87.  Row, Row, Row Your Boat– Sheet Music/Piano Solo/Andrea Moon
88.  See Saw Margery Daw– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
89.  Simple Simon– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
90.  Sing a Song of Sixpence– Traditionals Nursery Rhyme
91.  Six Little Ducks– Traditional 
92.  Skip To My Lou– Kiboomu Music 
93.  Skip To My Lou– Traditional Song Lyrics
94.  Star Light, Star Bright– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
95.  Stone Soup– Andrew Queen
96.  Teddy Bear Hip-Hop– Jack Hartmann
97.  Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear– Jack Hartmann
98.  Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear– Stephanie Burton
99.  Ten in the Bed– Traditionals Nursery Rhyme
100.  Ten Little Fingers– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
101.  Ten Little Fingers– Tickle Tune Typhoon 
102.  There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe– Jack Hartmann 
103.  This is the Way– Tickle Tune Typhoon
104.  This Litte Piggy– Kiboomu Music 
105.  This Old Man– Traditional Nursery Rhyme 
106.  Three Blind Mice– Kiboomu Music 
107.  Three Brown Bears– Linda Brown/Dr. Thomas Moore
108.  Three Little Kittens– Liz Buchanan 
109.  Three Little Kittens– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
110.  Threw It Out the Window– Traditional Song Lyrics
111.  To Market, To Market– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental 
112.  Today Is Monday– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
113.  Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
114.  Tommy Thumb– Traditional Nursery Rhyme 
115.  Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star– Traditional Nursery Rhyme
116.  Two Little Blackbirds– Kiboomu Music 
117.  Two Little Blackbirds– Sheet Music and Piano Solo Instrumental
118.  Two Little Robins– Liz Buchanan

Diary 14 My Clay Class

Sorry for stopping keeping diary. I've learned to make clay since this September. My son can walk quite well. I've started to practice making clay at home even if I have to take care of kids at the same time. They two can play together. My first-born can help a little bit take care of her little brother. She plays with him, feeds him with fruit or bread. She also stops him doing something that we don't allow him to do. I spend more time looking for anything related to clay.

Hello Hello Hello and More | Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose Club!

Hey Diddle Diddle and More | Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose Club!

Track List:

1. Hey Diddle Diddle
2. Thanksgiving Day
3. Roly Poly
4. The Farmer in the Dell
5. We Wish You a Happy Holiday
6. Little Jack Horner
7. Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
8. Georgie Porgie
9. Curly Locks
10. The Queen of Hearts
11. Driving in My Car
12. O Christmas Tree
13. The Wheels on the Bus
14. Five Green and Speckled Frogs
15. This Old Man
16. Five Little Mice
17. Bingo
18. Open Shut Them
19. Rainbow, Rainbow
20. Two Little Blackbirds
21. Mr. Sun
22. This Little Light of Mine
23. Woodchuck
24. One Potato, Two Potato
25. Clap Your Hands
26. Dinosaur Stomp
27. The Wheels on the Bus
28. Five Little Monkeys
29. Day-O
30. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
31. Here We Go Looby Loo
32. To Market, to Market
33. This Little Piggy
34. Hickety Pickety
35. Eensy Weensy Spider
36. Little Boy Blue
37. If You’re Happy and You Know It
38. Five Little Monkeys
39. Clap Your Hands
40. Where Is Thumbkin?
41. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
42. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
43. Little Bo Peep
44. Three Little Kittens
45. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
46. There Was a Crooked Man
47. A Sailor Went to Sea
48. Ten Little Dinosaurs
49. Buckle My Shoe
50. This Is the Way
51. There Was a Little Turtle

Patty Cake | Kids' Songs

Diary 13 My Son Starts to Walk

My son, Yanchen is starting to walk a couple of steps. He practices walking himself. He has crawled for half a year. I'm not worried about his walking. My daughter, Yichin, started to walk when she was 1.3 year old. Yanchen just celebrated his 1-year-old birthday not long ago.

We visited my parents yesterday. I've not seen them since two or three months. It is a long time for my mom. I've been busy taking my daughter to attend the classes and activities. I'm also busy taking kids out when my husband has days off. My father-in-law wants to visit us and see his grandchildren recently but we always have plans to do. He hasn't been here for a long time. Actually I don't like him to come to my house. He always stays here for a whole day and we'll waste a day. My husband is busy and I cherish every day he is off. I prefer to go out with my husband and kids and to spend time with nobody except them. I'd also like to take kids to do some outdoor activities like hiking to keep children healthy.

Pre-K Skills

Information from https://www.ixl.com/math/pre-k

Pre-K
Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in pre-K! These skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to view a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will automatically increase in difficulty as you improve!

Shapes
A.1 Identify circles, squares, and triangles
A.2 Identify squares and rectangles
A.3 Identify cubes and pyramids

Count to 3
B.1 Count dots (up to 3)
B.2 Count shapes (up to 3)
B.3 Count objects (up to 3)
B.4 Count using stickers (up to 3)
B.5 Show numbers on ten frames (up to 3)
B.6 Represent numbers (up to 3)

Count to 5
C.1 Count dots (up to 5)
C.2 Count shapes (up to 5)
C.3 Count objects (up to 5)
C.4 Count using stickers (up to 5)
C.5 Show numbers on ten frames (up to 5)
C.6 Represent numbers (up to 5)

Count to 10
D.1 Count dots (up to 10)
D.2 Count shapes (up to 10)
D.3 Count objects (up to 10)
D.4 Count using stickers (up to 10)
D.5 Show numbers on ten frames (up to 10)
D.6 Represent numbers (up to 10)

Count to 20
E.1 Count dots (up to 20)
E.2 Count shapes (up to 20)
E.3 Count objects (up to 20)
E.4 Show numbers on ten frames (up to 20)
E.5 Represent numbers (up to 20)

Comparing
F.1 More
F.2 Fewer
F.3 Compare in a chart (fewer or more)
F.4 Compare in a mixed group
F.5 Compare numbers (larger and largest)
F.6 Compare numbers (smaller and smallest)

Positions
G.1 Inside and outside
G.2 Left and right
G.3 Left, middle, and right
G.4 Above and below
G.5 Top and bottom

Classify
H.1 Same
H.2 Different
H.3 Same and different
H.4 Classify by color
H.5 Classify and sort by color
H.6 Classify and sort by shape

Size
I.1 Long and short
I.2 Tall and short
I.3 Light and heavy
I.4 Holds more or less
I.5 Compare height, weight, and capacity
I.6 Wide and narrow

Money
J.1 Pennies and nickels
J.2 Dimes and quarters
J.3 Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
J.4 Count pennies

Diary 12 My Daughter Loves to Learn English

My son is 1 year old. I have to train him to feed himself and buy him a bowl and a spoon and a fork.

I've planned to have one more baby though two kids make me busy and exhausted. My husband has helped me a lot. He's also changed a lot for our family. I am grateful for him.

I've bought a set of books since not long ago after my daughter was born. I've read some of the books to her when she was a few months old. A couple of book salespersons called me and wanted me to buy more but my daughter and I haven't read all of the books. I don't want to buy one more set. One reason is financial, the other is to protect the earth so I prefer to buy a couple of books whenever I need instead of buying a whole set.

It's a perfect decision. My daughter is starting to use the "microphone" and the books. She points at the books and reads. It's amazing. I don't know how it starts to happen. I have her watch the kids animation shows in English which she likes very much, like Peppa Pig, Earth to Luna, Dogee... She will speak English after the characters. I don't know how much she understands. Sometimes I wonder if they are difficult for her.

I gotta work hard to have one more baby this month. I've missed once. I hope we will be successful this month. I use a test chip to find my ovulation day. My waist hurt tonight. I don't know if it's kind of a symptom that indicates the ovulation. But the test chip didn't show it.

Diary 11 My Son's Birthday

My son's name is Yanchen Lin. He was born in Oct 10, 2014. He's turning 1 tomorrow. We took him to Zhazhou. It is a traditional way to celebrate our first birthday. Yanchen had a lot of fun in the restaurant. He had lunch there. He sat in a baby chair and turned around his head to look around. He was curious but he still sat still to finish his meal like his big sister.

Yanchen wore a special costume to start to Zhazhou. He didn't like any hat on his head and take it off whenever he found. My son has picked a couple of objects. The first three things are a microphone, a chicken leg and a lettuce. He continued to pick up everything nearby until we take him away.

I was not so happy this morning. My husband invited my mother-in-law to join. I told him to go with his mother, not me. He told a lie to his mother. I just want to be alone with my husband and my kids instead of any relatives and friends. That makes me feel uncomfortable. I know my mother-in-law wants to join, but I'm not used to getting along with her especially in such a family reunion.

After the dinner, we turned off the lights at home and lit up the candle and sang a birthday song to my son. He might feel sleepy at first and then the candle made him cheer up. My daughter sat next to him and didn't sing a song. She asked to eat the cake since the dinner. I told her to wait. She kept saying and I pretended not to realize what she said, "Mommy, take the cake out of the fridge to eat."

Happy birthday, my son. I love you. You made me feel frustrated and exhausted very often. But you do your best to make me love you. Thank you, my dear son. You're giving me a lot of happiness. Thank my daughter also for taking care of her little brother and loving him. Thank mu husband to give me two lovely kids. I love you all.

Diary 10 Back to Kaohsiung

We've planned this getaway to be a camping experience for our little ones. It was successful. Kids had fun and so do we daddy and mommy.

We left from Kenting after having had lunch. We had a little problem at driving our car away from the parking lot. We couldn't leave because the machine was out of work. We contacted the service provider and didn't pay any money for parking.

The way home was easier and quicker than the way to Kenting. I was tired and kept talking with my husband while he was driving. We bought some peanuts on the way. The sun set when we arrived in Kaohsiung. We drove to my father-in-law's home first and bought our dinner at a night market.

It was a good experience. I love it. I will plan another camping trip this coming months. But the campsite should be convenient and have a great meadow for kids to run around. It also should be not too far from Kaohsiung. We'll go to Yilang on December to visit an old friend of mine. We can't camp there because we won't drive so far and we can't take all the camping gear with us.

Diary 9 My Son's Birthday Is Coming

My son's turning 1 year old this coming Saturday, when my husband will have a night shift and we can't celebrate his first birthday that day. We're going to celebrate the day before his birthday in a restaurant and there will be a traditional activity.

My son is a clever baby and quick to learn. He can crawl as young as 6 months old. He's eager to stand after one month or so. He likes to imitate his sister. My daughter draws, and he "pretends" to draw with a color pen in hand.

My daughter had a clay class this morning. She loves to watch the fish in the pool on the first floor. My son stretched his body to reach near the pool. He was so excited.

He was sleepy this morning when I took him to the class with his sister. He didn't want to crawl or cruise in the classroom, He just wanted to sit by me and I gave him a steamed bun. He sat quietly enjoying his breakfast. It's good that eating can calm him down.

A boy ran around in the classroom when his big sister was making her clay. He'd like to play with my son, who stood by me. He pulled my little one, who was crying. I was afraid if he might fall off. His mother alarmed him to be careful and explained. He was boring. He needs companion.

Diary 8 The Beach and The Lunch

It might have been around 10 when we got up again. We started to pack up and arrange our tent. My son was up and then my daughter. We also returned the table and the chairs before we left.

We visited the nearby beach, opposite to our campsite. It was full of coral reef. I've promised my daughter to visit the beach again the day before. My husband complaint. He didn't want the kids to be dirty or wet or full of sand. However, Kenting is a place surrounded by the ocean. What else can we do except bathing in the sea? He's boring. He likes to complain wherever we visit. Nothing seems to attract him.

Kids love sand and water. My daughter played with sand at first. I wanted her to go near the water but she didn't want to go. Then she needed some water to play with the sand. I held her hand to approach the water and then she had fun of sitting in the water with her younger brother.

My son is brave. He's not afraid of water. He enjoys it very much. He never feels a little bit scared even if he swallows some water and he recovers his mood very soon. My daughter is born to be afraid of water but gradually she changes.

We left the beach after the noon. We had lunch in a Mexican restaurant in Kenting Boulevard. I have been to the restaurant with my daughter. It was happier this time with all my family, my husband and my son. My son was in my womb last time and now he was a big baby.

Diary 7 Grown Up

My daughter has more grown up. She's more like a big girl. She can open the doors. She can put on her shoes. She waves goodbye to the strangers who ask her to do so. She likes water more than she fears it. She's not afraid of fake people or huge puppets. She asks me if she can take a look at something on the table as I've told her before.

She even walked with us so far this evening. She was tired but she didn't cry.

Diary 6 The Next Morning

The next day I got up early. It was not very hot. The trees were around our tent. My daughter and my husband was up, too. We had some bread and soup for breakfast. My daughter was full of energy and I wanted my husband to take her for a walk and take a look at the bunny which camped here.

The bunny's keeper walked it near our tent. My daughter was excited. She loves animals as her parents do.

My husband and I were still sleepy, not my daughter. We asked her to stay inside the tent while we were sleeping. She's fallen asleep at last.

The following information is from http://www.studyabroadinternational.com/USA/California/SF/San_Francisco_Junior_Summer_Camp_dates_and_fees.html

2016 Junior Summer Camp Prices and Dates
Dates of the Junior Camp:

June 26 - August 7, 2016

All arrivals and departures are on Sundays. The minimum course length is 2 weeks.

Fees

Residential program Program: $1,635.00 per week
Day Camp program Program: $995.00 per week
Application fee: $100.00
Airport transfer: $200.00 **
Program Fee include:

20 lessons per week in the mornings
Residential accommodation in twin rooms (residential program)
All meals (Day camp prices include lunch and dinner)
2 full day excursion per week
2 half-day excursion per week
Afternoon and evening activity program*
Return airport transfer**
Close supervision and 24-hour emergency telephone number
Welcome pack - including a free Student bag
Placement test
Leaving certificate
*Some optional activities (e.g. mountain biking) may incur an additional charge.

** Return airport transfer is included in the package price for groups of 12 students or more. For individuals and groups of less than 12 students the following supplements apply (per student return):

1 student - $200.00
2 students - $150.00 per person
3 and more students - $100.00 per person

Diary 5 Barbecuing Was Over

My son fell asleep in the stroller when my husband was starting the fire. I lay him down in the tent. He had slept until my daughter took a shower.

We played with the sparklers over and over. My daughter had lots of fun, So did my son. She even wanted to fire a sparkler as her dad did.

It was 10 in the evening when we finished BBQ. Then we took a walk around the camp site and nearby. It was full of people and students had had a camp fire. It was quiet in the street. We could barely see the sea.

My husband and I took turns taking a shower and taking care of little ones. I turned off the lights near our tent when my husband was taking a shower.

The tent was out of space with all of us, two grown-ups and two kids, who were rolling over and over while sleeping. I wondered if we had to buy one more tent.

The meadow was so flat that I could sleep well with two kids rolling over beside me.

Diary 4 Barbecuing and Accidents

My husband is not good at starting the fire. He's spent much on it. We were hungry. I helped him finally. He's told me it was easy. I doubted it. I said even my friends spent lots of time starting the fire. I didn't know he just exaggerated. I let him do it but finally I took the BBQ tools from him when it was getting a little dark.

My daughter was patient to see us starting the fire and listen to music from the neighbor. She hummed. She also told me she couldn't hear the music when my husband and I were talking about the music.

I wanted to BBQ as quickly as we could. My husband is a slow man. I lost my patience and pushed him to hurry up and cover all the surface of the net with raw food. The neighbors were enjoying their food while we were quite hungry.

We barbecued and ate at the same time. We couldn't eat them all. The food was a little too much. My daughter was full and she peed and poohed on her underwear twice. My husband took her to take a shower and let her put on the diaper to prevent more accidents. All underwears I've brought were wet.

Diary 3 Back from Kenting

We're back from Kenting. A trip for two days are over. We have lots of fun, especially our kids.

We drove to Kenting for 3 hours or so on the first day. We got up earlier than usually in case the traffic would be much heavier on holidays and camping sites were full of tent. We prepared our son's by-food in the morning before we got off. Kids were still sleepy. It's okay. We can take them downstairs while they are sleeping and they can sleep more during the driving.

We were almost near our destination, Chingshan(青山) camping site around 1. We had lunch at Zhechan(車城). It cost us $250 for 2 noodles, 1 soup, 1 plate of vegetables and a small treat. How expensive. Our son also finished his lunch there.

The traffic was smooth. We arrived the camping site around 2. There were a lot of people. The camp-keeper introduced their environment when it occurred to me that we might run into the wrong site because two camping sites are side by side and the runners are brothers. My site should be Chingshan, not Chingliang. Chingshan seemed to be full while Chingliang still had some space. We decided to spend an overnight at Chingliang.

My husband has little experience for camping. I also forgot how to build a tent. We discussed a lot and changed the site three times because it was raining. Kids were excited. My son practiced standing more there. There was a meadow for kids to run and crawl.

After we finished setting up the tent, we went to the nearby beach, 船帆石. It was still raining and the wind was a little strong. I bought two umbrellas from 7-11. My daughter was excited to go to the beach and eager to  bathe herself in the sea. However, we didn't wear the swimming suits and bring the swimming tools. The sea was clear and beautiful. Lots of people were in the water. My daughter enjoyed the beach so much that she pulled me away. I was afraid that I couldn't protect her so I stopped her from going deeper.

Diary 2 Prepare for the Camping

I'm excited. We're going for a camping in Kenting tomorrow. I have been busy for a couple of days and finally had some time to do the shopping after my daughter finished her arts class.

I took two kids to the traditional market and bought some vegetables, chicken and noodles. We also bought the BBQ equipment, some meat(pork, steak), drinks in Carrefour in the evening. We spent a lot of money. I even thought we bought so much that we couldn't eat them all.

My husband has two days off since tomorrow. It's Moon Festival on Monday. Barbecuing seems the only way to celebrate the union with family. I don't mean to celebrate the holiday. It's just an coincidence. I just want my family to get away.

I'm looking forward to the camping and barbecuing with my kids. It's my son's first camping. I hope he will sleep well in the tent. God blesses my family.

Diary 1 A Good Start

My daughter goes to an English class every week. I used to be an English major. It's a shame I've found I can't talk in English with my little one's teacher. It's kind of warning. I am too lazy while I am busy taking care of my kids. I've seen a couple of moms speaking English to the teacher. But I didn't. I know I can practice English with her. I can try. It's a chance. Maybe I should force myself to speak even one sentence each time we meet. That's why I start to write an English diary, to say something in English even though it's late and I can't talk when my family are sleeping beside me. But it's a good start, right?

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Song List:

1. We All Fall Down - 0:06
2. Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Speeding Up) - 2:03
3. Skidamarink (Animated Version) - 3:52
4. My Teddy Bear - 6:08
5. Rain Rain Go Away - 8:10
6. The Eensy Weensy Spider - 10:26
7. The Bath Song - 12:29
8. Little Snowflake - 14:30
9. Good Morning, Mr. Rooster - 16:42
10. BINGO - 17:35
11. Counting Bananas - 20:21
12. Open Shut Them - 21:46
13. Ten In The Bed - 24:10
14. The Wheels On The Bus - 24:10
15. Old McDonald - 29:07
16. Five Little Monkeys - 32:37
17. Hello! - 34:41
18. One Little Finger - 36:00
19. Put On Your Shoes - 38:13
20. One Potato, Two Potatoes - 41:07
21. Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Learn It) - 43:35
22. Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Sing It) - 43:35
23. If You’re Happy - 44:31
24. Sweet Dreams (Goodnight Song) - 46:23
25. Count And Move - 49:15
26. Count Down And Move - 50:26
27. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - 51:36

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Song List:

1. We All Fall Down - 0:06
2. Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Speeding Up) - 2:03
3. Skidamarink (Animated Version) - 3:52
4. My Teddy Bear - 6:08
5. Rain Rain Go Away - 8:10
6. The Eensy Weensy Spider - 10:26
7. The Bath Song - 12:29
8. Little Snowflake - 14:30
9. Good Morning, Mr. Rooster - 16:42
10. BINGO - 17:35
11. Counting Bananas - 20:21
12. Open Shut Them - 21:46
13. Ten In The Bed - 24:10
14. The Wheels On The Bus - 24:10
15. Old McDonald - 29:07
16. Five Little Monkeys - 32:37
17. Hello! - 34:41
18. One Little Finger - 36:00
19. Put On Your Shoes - 38:13
20. One Potato, Two Potatoes - 41:07
21. Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Learn It) - 43:35
22. Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Sing It) - 43:35
23. If You’re Happy - 44:31
24. Sweet Dreams (Goodnight Song) - 46:23
25. Count And Move - 49:15
26. Count Down And Move - 50:26
27. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - 51:36

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The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

Time Magazine's The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
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1. Maurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things Are

2. Ezra Jack Keats - The Snowy Day

3. Maragaret Wise Brown - Goodnight Moon

4. Robert McCloskey - Blueberries for Sal

5. Else Holmelund Minarek - Little Bear

6. Jane Yolen - Owl Moon

7. Shel Silverstein - The Giving Tree

8. Jon Scieszka - The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

9. David Wiesner - Tuesday

10. Shel Silverstein - Where the Sidewalk Ends

11. Crockett Johnson - Harold and the Purple Crayon

12. Robert McCloskey - Make Way for Ducklings

13. Ian Falconer - Olivia

14. Ludwig Bemelmans - Madeline

15. Mitsumasa Anno - Anno's Journey

16. Arnold Lobel - Frog and Toad

17. Doreen Cronin - Click, Clack, Moo

18. Munro Leaf - The Story of Ferdinand

19. Mo Willems - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

20. Dr Seuss - The Lorax

21. Don Freeman - Corduroy

22. Jon Klassen - I Want My Hat Back

23. Barbara Cooney - Miss Rumphius

24. William Steig - Brave Irene

25. Judith Viorst - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

26. Dr. Seuss - The Cat in the Hat

27. Herve Tullet - Press Here

28. Drew Daywalt - The Day the Crayons Quit

29. Ezra Jack Keats - Whistle for Willie

30. Chris Van Allsburg - The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

31. Dr. Seuss - Yertle the Turtle

32. Wanda Gag - Millions of Cats

33. Bill Martin Jr - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

34. Michael Bond - A Bear Called Paddington

35. A.A Milne - Winnie the Pooh

36. Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit

37. Virginia Lee Burton - Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

38. P.D. Eastman - Go, Dog. Go!

39. Mama Don't Allow - Thacher Hurd

40. Kay Thompson - Eloise

41. Russell Hoban - Bread and Jam for Frances

42. Peggy Parish - Amelia Bedelia

43. Robert Munsch - Love You Forever

44. Graeme Base - Animalia

45. Maurice Sendak - In the Night Kitchen

46. Jackie French - Diary of a Wombat

47. Arlene Mosel - Tikki Tikki Tembo

48. Mac Barnett - Extra Yarn

49. Alexandra Day - Good Dog Carl

50. Ruth Stiles Gannett - My Father's Dragon

51. Roger Bradfield - Hello, Rock

52. Julia Donaldson - The Gruffalo

53. William Steig - Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

54. Margaret Wise Brown - The Important Book

55. Walter Dean Myers - Jazz

56. Chris Van Allsburg - The Stranger

57. Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar

58. Mo Willems - Elephant and Piggie

59. Esther Averill - Jenny and the Cat Club

60. Margaret Wise Brown - The Runaway Bunny

61. Astrid Lindgren - Pippi Longstocking

62. Aaron Becker - Journey

63. Dr. Seuss - Green Eggs and Ham

64. Albert Lamorisse - The Red Balloon

65. Divya Srinivasan - Little Owl's Night

66. Holling Clancy Holling - Paddle-to-the-Sea

67. Virginia Lee Burton - Katy and the Big Snow

68. Phillip C. Stead - A Sick Day for Amos McGee

69.  Alexis Deacon - Slow Loris

70. Margaret Wise Brown - The Color Kittens

71. William Joyce - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

72. Dr. Seuss - Oh, The Places You'll Go!

73. Watty Piper - The Little Engine That Could

74. Richard Scarry - Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

75. Jack Prelutsky - The New Kid on the Block

76. Tad Hills - How Rocket Learned to Read

77. Jon Scieszka - The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

78. Jean de Brunhoff - The Story of Barbar

79. Jon J. Muth - The Three Questions

80. Allen Say - Grandfather's Journey

81. Kadir Nelson - We Are the Ship

82. Helen Oxenbury - We're Going on a Bear Hunt

83. Marc Brown - Arthur's Nose

84. Laura Joffe Numeroff - If You Give a Mouse A Cookie

85. Maira Kalman - Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman

86. Harry Allard - Miss Nelson is Missing

87. Kevin Henkes - Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

88. Dennis Lee - Alligator Pie

89. Taro Gomi - Everyone Poops

90. Julian Scheer - Rain Makes Applesauce

91. Ed Young - Lon Po Po

92. Stan & Jan Berenstain - The Berenstain Bears

93. Richard and Florence Atwater - Mr Popper's Penguins

94. Michelle Knudsen - Library Lion

95. Blanche Fisher Wright - The Real Mother Goose

96. Gene Zion - Harry the Dirty Dog

97. Sharon M. Draper - Out of My Mind

98. Janette Sebring Lowrey - The Poky Little Puppy

99. Eric Litwin - Pete the Cat

100. Jannell Cannon - Stellaluna