Thank You Chu Marcus

Or not. You were not happy today when I ate your last chip and mommy asked for more than one chip. Expanding on the previous lessons, you need to eat in moderation too. Bad and good. They say you only really need 3 bites of anything. The 1st to tell if it's good or bad. The 2nd to confirm. The 3rd is to say good bye if it is good so you don't overeat. 

Anyhow, I got some chores done today. The floor of my office is pretty clean, but not completely. There's still some "personal" stuff I need to do, but I was somewhat satisfied with what I was able to accomplish. I didn't work as hard as I played this weekend, but I'll make it up during the week and maybe tonight. It's nice that you don't have activities on Mondays through Wednesdays right now. Hope that's okay with you too...

Happiness For Others

I was thinking how affordable your happiness is right now. Your mommy and others happiness tends to be more expensive. I would normally tell you to hurry up, but I decided to let you linger as long as you wanted. Yes, there were plenty of thing that need doing, but there would be time for the later. I really hope you pick things you want and not things you think someone else likes or wants.

Lesson, don't forget to take care of yourself. Sorry, it's another repeat lesson, but that just shows you how important it is. I'm not saying only think about yourself, rather, that you shouldn't forget about yourself. Sometimes I forget about myself. That's the challenging thing about life. It's about finding that balance. You're going to find times where you become imbalanced towards the good and the bad. Always try to find you want back to the middle.

Fri-Yah

Man, I'm tired. And I actually didn't do any work for work today really. Golfing is sometimes like a job. I got up early and got home late. I know it's a lesson that I've mentioned before, but I think it's really important and I never really understood it before covid (at least not completely).

Balance. Work hard, play hard. Don't go overboard on just the good and forget the good for you. I ate really good for lunch. I didn't eat much for dinner. I woke up early to golf, but I made sure to make time to take you to music and get mommy some treats. I "try" and always make sure I make time for you and mommy. It's not easy, but it's all part of the balance...

Ambidextrous?

Today was tee ball. You didn't hit the ball when you were right handed, but when you randomly tried it with your left hand you hit it? It would be easier if you were right handed, but I can't make you what you're not. Your uncle Peter golfs right handed...

Did you enjoy today? Lesson today? Same lesson everyday. Listen, behave, try your best (and give people space). I can't help you learn golf if you're left handed. I'm going golfing tomorrow. I hope I do well. I'll pick you up and take you to piano. Please make sure you give the teacher and your friends space and remember the lesson above. Why not? LOL.

Persimmons For Everyone

Aunty Trang gets a box. Aunty Minh's aunt gets a box. Aunty Phuong gets a box...It's that time of year. Everyone gets boxes of persimmons. Lesson for today, if you can, you should (if it doesn't hurt you). There's still a lot more boxes to mail out. Mommy might want more too. Do you like persimmons? I don't, but it's okay if you do. We have access to a lot of fruit during the season and mommy is obsessed with drying them now...

I do wonder if it makes sense to mail them. I've been asking people if they have them available for purchase nearby and it's affordable. Postage rates have gone up. Anyhow, It's been a nice few days without any extra curricular activities for you. Have you enjoyed more time at home? Back to activities tomorrow...

Quinoa Tuesday

I got the rare outing with your Uncle Eric today. It's always nice to hang out with good people. Lesson, you have to make time for that (what's important to you). I remember that when your mommy and I got married, a lot of people we never see often made time (during/after Covid) to come and celebrate with us. We wish we could have invited more people. Lots of people helped too and didn't ask for anything in return. I promised from that moment that I would make time for those people to show I appreciate them and that their love for us is not wasted.

Today we drove my Uncle Eric's old house and also Uncle Tao and Uncle TJ's house. It reminds me that we have lots of other people we need to make time for. Probably Uncle Tao is next. I'll text him. They are the reason you have a lot of toys and learning tools (and why daddy has golf clubs). Anyhow, please eat and like quinoa. It's good for you. You won't have to eat broccoli :)

Tiring Monday

It's getting really tiring and old that we have to keep repeating ourselves to you. I get really tired of hearing mom tell you how tired she is. Lesson, do things right the first time so you don't have to redo them again...

It was nice to have a day off, but I still had a lot of work to do. I spent a long day golfing and worked on my phone while waiting for my bosses and coworkers. Then I went to the Asian store and Costco. Didn't have time to drop off donations at Goodwill. It's really tiring to come back and have to address you disposition. Please try to do better...