Car Wash is Courtesy
When we first moved from the Bay Area to Rocklin, I felt a little bit uneasy. Because I just realized I SELDOM wash our mini cooper and Subaru! Every car in Rocklin is
Sibyl Jing
偏执是一种信仰，悲伤逆流成河的都是正常人
大清早迷迷糊糊，我听到耳边不停飙着尖锐的童音。 哆哆嗦嗦摸出手机一看，卧槽六点半！ 勉强睁开眼睛，大力正坐在我的枕头上裹着我的被子以秒速往外蹦话。 他用极其夸张的语气在和我描绘此刻后院的高处正站着一只金色灰边的狼，精神抖擞地在嗷叫，一如杰克伦敦笔下的巴克。 于是我彻底醒了。然后茄瓜也被弄醒了。 然而这依然不能改变他八点二十五上课迟到这个事实。 我们家离学校只有四分钟车程。 大力七点半就坐在餐桌边上。他花了十分钟时间抱怨早餐太烫，用了另外三十分钟在看书——别人是边吃饭边看书，他是边看书边吃饭。如果我让他放下书，通常他不是不知所措地坐着发呆，要么就干脆站起来绕着餐桌不停地走啊摸啊，偶尔才想起来夹两口饭。 我喊他去刷牙，真的要迟到了。他答应了一声走回了房间。过了一会，我暴躁地发现他撅着屁股趴在乐高堆里，心无旁骛得让人发飙都不知道怎么下嘴。 他到达学校的时候差两分钟上课铃响。校长站在门口，疯狂地晃着上臂提醒他加快速度，他一边友好地和校长挥手打招呼，一边双手插在裤袋里，
Anderson Shelter
(Feb 08. 2021) Alexander tried to persuade his dad to buy and install a morrison shelter or an Andeerson shelter at home. He also tried to convince his dad that eating less pistachio
Timer and Stopwatch
(Feb 09, 2021) Alexander asked me this morning when he left for school. Mama, do you think I am qualified for Olympics? "Yes, Of course. You are gifted and talented, and you are
Riddle and the Math Question
It's bedtime. But Alexander still kept talking. He threw tons of riddles to Helios. And no matter what the riddle ended, it always began with Helios being trapped in the room. But the
Conner Is Not My Friend
I was worried if Alexander cannot make friends in his new team. So when I saw him holding the ski poles to play around a boy like they are fighting the light sabers,
A Birthday Cake: Before and After
Alexander asked me to make a birthday cake for him. “You are the best chef I have ever seen”, he said, and stretched out a finger, “it is a compliment.” Now with this
Stateless
It seems Helios never knew that Alexander’s middle name got two words. The first time I realized it was several months ago when Alexander wrote down a K, Helios wiped it out
Merry Christmas!
Do You Know Why Holiday Is Invented?
Helios told Alexander that he needed to work during the Christmas week because that would be his primary on call week. Alexander was so surprised that he raised his voice and said: “Do
Engineered Wood
I was checking the flooring options on the website. But there were so a lot of different terms that I started to feel panic. So I asked Helios: “What kinds of floorings would
Are You Committed to Skiing?
I asked Alexander: “Are you truly committed to skiing? He held a book to cover his face and thought for a while, and gave me an affirmative answer. So I said: “So you