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Happy Belated Birthday Wendy!
Yesterday was your birthday, you turned 31. You are no longer a kid. Yet, many fond memories of your childhood have flooded in for the...
Angela
Apr 21, 20233 min read
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Mes Merveilleux Enfants
Oui, j'ai déjà écrit un blog avec le même titre en anglais: My Wonderful Children. Pensez-vous que c'est la traduction de ce blog?...
Angela
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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I Missed A Day
Yesterday I did not write my blog. It was the first time since I started my blog last June. I called it daily as I did write daily....
Angela
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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Happy Birthday, Wendy!
On April 20, 1992, at 1:59 pm (Beijing Time), a beautiful baby girl was born. That was the first day of my wonderful journey of being a...
Angela
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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A Blessed Mother
For the last eleven Mondays, I wrote about my "Life in China". I added that category because of my kids. Wendy said, "it would be nice to...
Angela
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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This Christmas
2020 is an unusual year, this Christmas holiday will be very different. Our holiday gatherings have been canceled. New Year's party has...
Angela
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Monday Monday
Do you like that song called Monday Monday (cover video)? Are you a fan of Mondays? Do you need a strong coffee to get through Mondays? I...
Angela
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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AFV - Do You Have a Winning Clip?
Do you watch American Funny Videos? Do you think that you might have a chip or two worth sending in? Sometimes I feel that I might have....
Angela
Dec 7, 20201 min read
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A Busy Monday
It is the first time ever I started writing my daily blog past 10:00 pm. It was a jam-packed Monday, not my usual quiet one. I went to...
Angela
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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What is Your Monday Focus?
Abraham Lincoln said: "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." That is why I write about "parenting" on Mondays....
Angela
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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Who Do You Look Up To?
I don't remember much about my childhood so I am not sure if there was a model in my life. My father was in the army. Sometimes my mom...
Angela
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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A Few Sushi Stories
I love Sushi, so do my kids, especially my son. The cover photo was from a potluck party hosted at my home in Spring 2009. One friend...
Angela
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Monday Delight
Do you have a Monday delight that pumps you to get up and stay pumped? I am always encouraged by a ray of sunshine or a clear blue sky or...
Angela
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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What Are You Thankful For?
I am thankful for having a blog to write down my blessings (bold texts). Texts in red can lead you to related articles. My Family, My...
Angela
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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A Dream Come True
When I sleep, I dream. Dreamless night is rare for me. Sometimes my dream could be more dramatic than Hollywood movies. Other times my...
Angela
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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My Wonderful Children
"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about". Angela Schwindt My daughter Wendy was...
Angela
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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Sweet Sixteen
That was the caption for the cover photo taken on June 1, 2014. It was my son Eric's 16th birthday. We had dinner at Saint Sushi Plateau....
Angela
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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A Child Born on Children's Day
My son was born on International Children's Day. In case you wonder, it was June 1st. If he were born in China, he would have benefited...
Angela
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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Daddy is "Taxi"
For the past few weeks, my Monday articles came with publications in Chinese. Here is my daughter's feedback: "Mom you gotta translate...
Angela
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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A Sweet Talker? A Straight Shooter?
Are you a parent? Is your child (are your children) a sweet talker or a straight shooter? Do you still remember the moments when those...
Angela
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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