Last camping before winter

Somebody says there are two seasons in Canada: July and winter. The short summer makes us getting out more and enjoying the maximum of the sunshine.

In order to catch up with the last camping plan, we bought 3 more sleeping bags, rating 0 degrees. Then, we were on our way to Provincial Park with 10 other families.

We played hard. It was our farewell party to summer.

Harvest - fruits in my back yard

Spring is gone and summer is leaving,

blossom ended and here comes autumn...

Waking up by birds' singing this early morning, I put on my sweater, following the scent of apples, and slipped into my back yard.

What a fresh breeze! Autumn is almost here! The weight of juicy apples is bending the branches down. "Apple-picking" season is coming again!

I am amazed by the land's richness and I am enjoying and thankful to God's abundance.

To celebrate growing older...

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.Your friends and parents will! . Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Birthday girl

The birthday girl invited her friends over to a party. They made a pinata and hit it in the back yard. They had a lot of fun!

We visited Six Flags- Discovery Kingdom

We visited Six Flags with Fang's family. It was a sunny hot Sunday. The discovery kingdom was fully packed with cars and people. Sometimes it was hard to make your way in the park. We felt that we were back in China.

If it was not for the kids, we would prefer probably staying home or drinking coffee at a cool, calm place with nice music. The generation gap is always there and, of course, it is always the parents who sacrifice for their kids.:-)

As long as they are happy, we are happy and satisfied.

Swimsuit beauty

Only during my vacation had I time to look at my baby so attentively.

Suddenly, I was terrified by how much time has slipped away through my fingers! My lovely baby, that I always thought she was, is not a baby anymore. She has grown up into a beautiful young girl!

She is a healthy, active, creative, hardworking and independent grade two student now!

I realize that I need to spend more time with her and enjoy more my motherhood. Thank God. With her company, I feel that I am the luckies mother in the world.

San Francisco

A very close friend, Fang, who lives in San Francisco invited me to visit her this month.

We spent a week there. Basically, I did not have any tourist plan. I just wanted to stay with her and catch up with these three years that we missed from each other.

We spent a lot of time talking, Cooking, reading books, swimming, feeding ducks, taking care of kids and staying in her local community centre. Kids had a wonderful time too! I cherished every minute I spent there. It was very relax and happy to be together with a great friend!