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today, thanksgiving

Today when I was playing with my friends, we saw a flock of birds flying back and forth across the sky then they suddenly darted toward my friends' house. When I got my dad's camera to video tape them they had settled on the trees in my friends' backyard. When I finished video taping, the birds flew out of the trees like a bomb had attacked them. After I recorded more videos I realized that every time I finished recording they flew toward the sky.

Suggested authors for Tracy and Taylor

These were recommended by a seasoned librarian at Poway Library, for 8 year olds.

1. Noel Streatfield
2. Ballet shoes
3. Jennnifer wilson
4. burnett, francis
5. "The priarie" little harrison
6. Dahl
7. Tony Abott
8. Snickett

Tracy's Favorate Sport

Tracy Zeng
Mrs.O’Riordan
EIW Class#6
April 6, 2008

My Favorite Sport

My favorite sport is gymnastics. When my school, the Classical Academy, offered gymnastic classes I excitedly began my journey of gymnastics. In the five week classes, I learned basic skills of bars, beans, and floor. Progress was good in such a short time that I decided to join the North County Gymnastics to have weekly practice.
Gymnastics can help you in many ways, such as improving balance, making your arms and legs strong, and most important of all, your self-confidence. When I first started learning how to do cartwheels, I thought that I’ll never be able to do perfect cartwheels because it is hard to make your arms strong and lift your body in the air. Ceaselessly, I tried in every class. Finding that I could do a cartwheel in a straight line I was so proud of myself. Now, I believe that I can do anything I want to do if I try hard enough.
Gymnastics is an Olympic sport. It has men and women events. As for men, they compete in parallel bars, still rings, floor exercise, vault, and pommel horse. Women perform in uneven bars, floor exercise, vault, and balance beam. I can’t wait to watch my favorite sport, gymnastics, in Olympic Games this summer.

Taylor has 19 stars today, Tracy 123 - EOM

Taylor wants to buy a toy airplane from internet.

John 20:31 Taylor Stars (3:28) Tracy (50: 133)

Lele at school Easter Performance narratted the verse below:

John 20:31

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

Taylor said he wants to cry

Two weeks ago, Taylor and I were sharing iPod headset. He listened to "You are my all in all". He was visiblly moved. He told: this song makes me feel like crying.

A 5 year old moved to tears by a praise song. I was a bit suprised.

Taylor Wanting to Kiss Ms Katie in Return

Email today from Ms Katie Tseng of CCMS:

Below please find part of my speech on the Christmas 2007 celebration. To add to that, I just want to let you know that I really like Taylor's sense of humor. He is such a fun child to be around. Children like him have Charisma. His fun personality will take him far. What a gift from God!

" Last Thursday, right after the second work time, as children were cleaning up their work and getting ready for a story in the circle. My daughter Maddi decided to put her arms around my leg hoping I would play with her and drag her around. After prying her arms open, urging her to go to circle, I placed a quick kiss on her forehead. Before I had chance to lift my upper body, I saw Bella looking up toward me, lifted her forehead, waiting for a kiss. I put her in my arm, placed a kiss on her forehead, and --- I saw Azaria standing next to her with her arms open and waiting for a response from me. I put Azaria in my arm, and placed a kiss on her forehead. Before long, I had Lucas, Allen, Brian, Annie, Naomi, running to me, giving me hugs, and I placed a kiss on each of their foreheads. After taking turns with each of them, more children caught on and got up from the circle and give me a hug and I returned a kiss on their foreheads. When finished kissing each child in the classroom, I noticed Taylor still standing there, looking up at me with a mischievous smile. “Taylor, I gave you a hug and a kiss already, now quickly go sit down.” “Now I want to give you a kiss.” Taylor said with a big smile. Knowing Taylor, who likes to stretch any fun and pleasurable moment, he would most likely land a really wet kiss on my face. “Silly goose, it’s time to sit down.” I tickled him gently nudged him toward the circle. For a brief moment, I stood there processing what had just happened. What a privilege I have to be amongst these angelic children. To teach them, love them and also enjoy their innocent love back to me.

Since this September, This privilege was extended to me and my staff for five years."

Katie

Stars: Taylor (2:23) and Tracy (1:85) Stars Jan 13, 2008

Taylor asked the lady at the Borders coffee for a pen: 2 stars.

Tracy got a star for finishing the Awana Climber book.

Star Total: Taylor 21 Tracy 84

He got 4: two for praying two days in a roll, two for reading his Bible
She got 4: two for reading her devotions book, two for praying

Poignant Coversation With Taylor

This happened 30 minutes ago at 10:30pm, Jan 6, 2008.

After I broke, inadvertently, my promise to watch "Veggie Tale" (the one that has an angel on the cover) with Taylor (my 5 year old son), Taylor eventually threw a temper tantrum. I didn't know why, and punished him for smashing 4 pairs of slippers on the floor. He got a 5 minute-or-so timeout. Later after he stopped sobbing, he told me that he was mad due to my broken promise. I realized that I was in the wrong, and said sorry. We prayed together, forgave each other, and were able to become "co-pilots" again.


Then we prayed one more prayer for an uncle who yesterday went to a mission trip.

Taylor started to show me the green toy soldier he got from Julia's birthday (as one of the goodie bag items).

Taylor said:

"I want to be a soldier, or a hunter, to hunt people who don't know Jesus. To hunt them; but not kill them; I want to tell them about Jesus.".


"Like uncle DJ?" I asked.

"Yes, like uncle DJ. Kind of dangerous, I know, but I'm not going to be scared. God will be on my side.".

"As a hunter, what will you tell the people about Jesus? That Jesus loves them?", I asked.

"Yes, Jesus loves them, and Jesus will watch over them. You know, like the EvangeCube at school. It tells stories about Jesus, like Jesus died on the cross."

Stars Jan 4 and 5, 2008

Taylor read 4 stories from his Children's bible, hence 4 stars for him, plus one star for praying for Stan Lin which brought his total to:

17

Tracy earned an A at Chinese School Grade 3-4.

2 stars (A+ is 3)

Tracy finished reading Books 1 and 2 of the Narnia Series. 2 stars.

2 stars for good prayer on Grand parents and great grandpa's souls.
Total for tracy:

80

Tracy and Taylor Star Awards

1. Tracy: finishing 7 volums of Harry Potter: 10 each. Total: 70 stars
2. Tracy: reading devotions yesterday and today: 2 stars
3. Tracy prayed for mom's piano practice: 1 star
4. Taylor made a impromptu speech on New Year's Eve in front of 10 people: 10 stars
5. Taylor played Chinese Checker with dad: 1 star
6. Taylor finished one page of Phonics book: 1 star
7. Tracy finished chinese homework: 1 star

Total: Tracy 74 Taylor 12

Daddy Zeng New Year's Wish List

1. See Olympic Games in Aug Beijing (Boxing, Table Tennis or Gymnastics)
2. Increase 4SRanch cell group attendance
3. Kneel and pray before bed with Tracy and Taylor and Shuyi
4. Create, or co-create a MAC-PHY architecture
5. Finish the reading list to Taylor;
6. Help Tracy and Taylor to get Wii
7. Maximize inter-tender-spot interval to longer than two months in 2008 (first was Jan 2, 2008)
   

Daddy To Taylor Reading List

1. Children's Bible
2. The Manner Book
3. The 20th Century Children's Treasury
4. The Berestein Bears Series
5. Dr Seuss
6. 睡美人
7. 1001 Arabian Nights
8. 桃太郎
9. Oliver Twist

2008 Read List

In this year, the following books are on my reading list:

1. Narnia series by CS Lewis (done)
2. 1001 Arabian Nights (done)
3. The Amazing Adventures of Annie Adair
4. Beatrice's Goat (done)
5. Tales from Japan (398)
6. Hercules (done)
7. Horton Hears A Who Dr. Seuss