Long Day

That's today. You only napped 1.5 hours so I hope that's enough. Sorry, you didn't do so well at JJ today, but at least you "passed". Anyhow, we're waiting for mommy to get home so we can go to Uncle Eric and Aunty Tham's for cousins Ben and Chase birthday party. Maybe Uncle Truong will bring your kite...

Uncle Matt is into golf now. I might see if he wants these clubs the next time I'm in SoCal. He hits the ball much farther than daddy, sorry. But I think I can still beat him. Hope you're enjoying your time with Ba right now. I'm upstairs blogging and organizing. We're gonna leave soon. I need to go check on the laundry. You might get out of swimming tomorrow. Uncle Peter says I should let you skip it. We'll see what mommy decides...

Life Is...

Whatever you make of it. Today, your mommy and I tried to make it better for you. We won't know if we'll be successful or not, but we tried. Depending on mommy, we'll keep trying. We know you did not ask for life, so we want to make sure that we can give you the best life and chance at the best life as we can.

I also know, from personal experience, that what I think is the best, may not be what you decide is the best. I just hope you know that even though I'm a fan of results, you consider my intention when you're old enough to decide life for yourself. You always surprise me. Sometimes it's bad. Sometimes it's good. Tonight, you wanted me to sleep with you because "the ghosts might get me". Thank you for caring. Thank you for wanting to sleep with me. I didn't want to wake you up early since I have to get up early. I wish I could golf and go to your activities, but at least mommy and Ba will be there. Plus I don't think you'll miss me there yet. But know, that if something is important to you, I'll try my best to make it work.

Consequences

I know you know the word and I'm pretty sure you understand the meaning. Here is an example of consequences. I was changing the lightbulb today and I was thinking about climbing down the ladder to throw away the burnt out one, but instead, I took the risk of trying to toss it in the garbage can knowing that there's a possibility that it would miss and break.

And it did. Sometimes I may not even think that bad things can happen and they do. Actions have consequences whether we know them or not. Whether they happen or not. Sometimes things can't be avoided. A lot of time though, you can minimize negative consequences by thinking beforehand, pausing before acting and making the right (sometimes difficult) choices. I tried to vacuum everything up, but hopefully I got it all. I would hate for someone to step on broken glass because of me...

A Long Time

Daddy rarely takes a long time. It's not that I rush things or do a half job, but it's more about being efficient, flexible, and have purpose. Here's a blast from the past. My golf buddies made fun of my back acne. I should have told them it's a side effect of pregnancy...

Anyhow, I can't reiterate enough how time is a limited resource. It's really important that you make the most of it. Sadly, it's not like money where you know how much you have and you can make more. We don't know how long we're here for so we gotta do the best with the time we have. I'm not saying you should spend your time running errands efficiently. It would be best if you didn't have too many errands to run. What I am saying is that whatever it is that you're doing, try to do it with purpose and efficiency so that you have more time to do other things. I don't know if you notice me working a lot, but I do that so I can have more time to do other things as well...

You Decide

There's a lot of ways to say the same thing, but saying it differently, might hit differently and make an impact. You have to make the most of the opportunities you have. Whether that's time, money, emotions, etc. Today I made the most of my time, money and opportunities by golfing, having lunch with mommy, going to office and working, getting you more jerky...

I didn't make the most of my emotions though. I let them get the best of me and I'm not proud of that. I don't think anyone saw it, but I felt it and I think, you have to be your own toughest critic (to some extent). So I hold myself to a higher standard and need to do better. I hope you're better at emotional intelligence than I am. I truly believe it's a skill that will serve you well. I need to be a better example for you too...

420

May you never know what this means. Unfortunately, I can't really control that. You did a good job impressing Ba with your knowledge of numbers. I'm not a good teacher, but hopefully you're understanding how to read double digit numbers. I can't tell if you're just matching the puzzle or the numbers, but either way requires some thought. Did Bac Kieu really give this to you?

You had a good poop today too. I'm sorry mommy is gone, but we're doing just fine. I think we'd do pretty good without Ong Ba as well, but you might as well spend time with them while you can so I can blog. I'm not sure you understand the benefits of getting things done or waiting, but I really tried to get you to shower early, but you wanted to wait. It's not like you were doing anything, but now we have to shower later. I hope you're not in a bad mood at that time. Mommy's halfway through her workday, but I hope you're sleeping before she gets home...

Family Time

San Jose Edition...It was a long day for sure. Thanks for sharing your stories with me. I think you did a decent job of being behaved considering the circumstances. I was surprised that you said you wanted to go back there again. That's nice, Thuy Vy really likes you. I feel like your Ba there wasn't as mean as she usually is. It's always still a little scary going there. I'm glad it doesn't seem like you notice that vibe.

I don't thing Ong Ba from Syracuse can go with us next time though, so it'll be just Team Boba. Extra pressure on us to entertain everyone. This is why I like big groups, but your mommy likes more one on one which means more work on each person. Anyhow, I'm thinking this Vinh Stories might be a good series...