Tag: vacation
member name: Selene N.
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December 04, 2008 09:03 PM EST --
After a long four-month journey to Mommy and Grandma's home town Taipei, Kyleigh is finally on the way home to America.
I spoke with my mom this morning before I went to work (which was 10 PM . . .
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October 12, 2008 06:32 PM EDT --
Kyleigh has always fought her nap time. But sometimes, nature has to take its course.
"Ha ha... Grandma is falling asleep. I am not tired at all! Grandma can sleep all she wants. . . .
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October 23, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
This morning I got a call from my mom. She was very excited to tell me that Kyleigh just told my mom she wanted to go to the bathroom!
Kyleigh started a little bit before my mom was able to rush her . . .
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November 29, 2008 02:59 PM EST --
During the last few phone calls, my mom has been showing off Kyleigh's ability to repeat numbers after my mom. After my mom counted, "Yi (1)," Kyleigh would repeat, "Yi," . . .
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November 30, 2008 11:16 PM EST --
When I called my mom yesterday, Kyleigh had just woken up. She was still curling inside the blanket and wouldn't get up because it was cold outside. My mom put the speaker phone next to her . . .
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November 26, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
Last few weeks I (and my teammates) have been working really hard (roughly 15 hours a day) on a project. So my manager said I could take Wednesday and Friday off without using any of my accrued vacation . . .
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September 30, 2007 12:26 AM EDT --
I dreamed that I was still in school, and it was during the winter vacation. (Just to give you a little background: In Taiwan, we have a summer vacation and a winter vacation for school kids. During these . . .
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September 27, 2008 05:21 PM EDT --
Taipei has a large variety of cuisines to choose from, both local and international. Kyleigh has been indulging herself. So far she has gained 5 or 6 pounds. The pictures below are from one of the trips . . .
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October 25, 2008 04:51 PM EDT --
Kyleigh has always been fashionable. She would pick her own onesies when she was a baby.
A few weeks ago my mom took her on a shopping trip for new shoes, since her feet have grown. They tried on many . . .
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October 25, 2008 05:22 PM EDT --
In addition to new toys and new shoes, Kyleigh also picked out her own new Mickey Mouse backpack. When I saw these photos my mom took, I just couldn't help thinking of the Old Navy commercial where . . .
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October 28, 2008 09:10 PM EDT --
In Taipei, they have this "Story House" where the rooms are decorated with various props and the story-tellers read different stories to kids in a small class. Kyleigh enjoys going there very . . .
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October 30, 2008 11:32 PM EDT --
A couple of weeks ago, my mom took Kyleigh to play in the sandbox at the park. It was Kyleigh's first time playing in the sand, and she loved it.
"I can finally test out these shovels." . . .
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September 01, 2008 07:33 PM EDT --
This weekend we made a short trip to my husband's parents and siblings house to attend an Anniversary Party for his parents. The trip did not start well at all. I thought I left the house plenty ahead . . .
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September 15, 2008 12:02 AM EDT --
Kyleigh is spending her summer vacation with my mom in Taipei right now. My mom mops the floor on a weekly basis, and Kyleigh is an eager little helper.
"Grandma, let me help you mop the floor!" . . .
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September 15, 2008 12:36 AM EDT --
Recently when I talked to Kyleigh on the phone, she was saying a few more new words meaningfully. Here are a few fun conversations:
Grandma: "雨停了, 帶你出去走走好不好? (When the rain stops, is it ok to . . .
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September 27, 2008 12:32 PM EDT --
Somewhere in Taipei, there is a park called the "New Park". It is not really new. It has been there for a long time, and it was one of my favorite places to go when I was a kid. There were two . . .
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October 28, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
Kyleigh is increasing her Chinese vocabulary everyday. Yesterday she was learning to say "ban-ma" (zebra) because Grandma just bought her a zebra toy.
My mom pointed at the zebra toy and . . .
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November 16, 2008 01:49 PM EST --
This is meant to be a funny story.
I don't know what my mom did with the baby powder dispenser I gave her (she probably lost it). She told me she recently changed to use a clean pepper shaker when . . .
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August 24, 2008 10:40 PM EDT --
We have always loved the nature and the mountains, and Shenandoah is one of our favorite places for hiking and camping in the summer time. Back in May this year, my husband had planned to introduce camping . . .
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August 25, 2008 12:41 AM EDT --
After leaving the Byrd Visitor Center, we headed to Lewis Mountain Campground, where we had the cabin for the night. The sky was beautiful along the outlooks.
We spotted the first buck next to . . .
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