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February 4, 2008

"In a little bit"

A brief conversation between mom and Jasmine:

Me: Jasmine, it's bed time... Let's go to sleep
Jasmine: No sleep
Me: It's bed time now
Jasmine: In a little bit

We are in the process of moving back to the States. As for now Jasmine, she is enjoying pointing out 'ABCs' on her daddy's t-shirt. She is starting to recognize her ABCs. She also loves being an older sister to Pearl. She will ask for Pearl once home from the playground if Pearl does not greet her at the front door.

This series contain pictures of Jasmine painting her Daddy's face and her own as well. Her wearing her shirt backward, and having her hair braided.

February 7, 2008

新年快乐;恭喜发财; - Happy Chinese New Year

No matter where we are, no matter what we do, I will always wish for you:

Happiness

Wealthy

Luck

In the coming year and always! Happy Chinese New Year.

Below is the 2008 forecast for Roost in Earth Rat year:

Ratings

37% (2 favorable, 1 neutral and 9 unfavorable months) In general, none of the Rooster's traits appeal to, or are well tolerated by the Rat. After the Horse, the Rooster is the sign most likely to have a challenging year. There will, nevertheless, be a few opportunities. A cooperative attitude, and winning allies. are likely to be keys to your success. On the other hand, if you succumb to the Rooster propensity for arguing and quarrels, you could have a very difficult time. It is up to you to minimize the damage by displaying the right attitude.

Career

Progress may be a little slow on the career front this year. Do not dismay when plans go astray and be especially careful not to over-react to your coworkers when they do. Take time to understand the roots of your problems and use your sharp mind, not your tongue, to resolve them. If you wish to be successful in a more challenging year, you will need the support of your co-workers and your superiors. This is definitely not a year to go it alone. Mental stimulation is high this year, so be sure to seek out training opportunities.

Relationships

The energies of the year are not as conducive to relationship success for you. The single Rooster needs to take care not to rush into anything new this year, as things may not always be quite what they seem. Your social life will be fun, although you must be careful not to do anything too crazy and get yourself caught up in a situation you do not want to be in. The Rooster in a relationship needs to take care and avoid missteps, as small problems have the potential to erupt into larger, uncontrollable ones this year.

Health

As it is not the best year for relationships, you must be particularly careful when the added stressed caused from relationship problems could be detrimental to your health. The best thing for you to do this year is stay active and use the physical activities to reduce the added stress levels you are experiencing. Remember, the mindset of the Rat can be particularly aggravating to a Rooster, so take care of yourself.

Wealth

If you have not already created a budget for the year, now is the time to do it. When you do, make sure to plan for the unexpected as heavy expense may occur and have you dipping into your hard earned savings. Take care when shopping and spending, as the temptation for something new could come back to bite you down the road.

by Chinese Astrology

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February 21, 2008

Valentine's Day

Valentine's recap:

Jasmine and Pearl spent a day decorating a heart-shaped valentine's day card for their Daddy. They both enjoyed it very much, especially Jasmine. Jasmine also helped decorate the dining table, although it was easy for her to get side-tracked as she has difficulty resist eating the chocolate hearts she was to lay on the table top. Still, she persisted and left us ample chocolates for us to enjoy.

At the moment, Jasmine and the rest of us are preparing to return back to our hometown. It has been hectic and trying time. We needed to ask for all their medical records, and in certain instances we had to continuously follow-up with phone calls after phone call. With persistence we are able to obtain Jasmine's and Pearl's development charts and notes from the Consultatiebureau -- although they cooperated and sent the records to us without any follow-up. Today, is the first time we got to see a third person's assessment of Jasmine's and Pearl's development.

According to the score sheets they were quizzed in the following areas:

Jasmine exceeded their expectations and passed the 3 years old boundary for all of the above tests.

As for Pearl, she meet all their expectations for a baby of her age level. The test sheet did not indicate that they tried to test her beyond her age limit. The results from the Consultatiebureau does reassure me and I can sleep better knowing that they both are doing well.

In this series are pictures of Jasmine and Pearl celebrating their first Valentine's day and spending time with each other.

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