Monday, August 18, 2014

Boys Camp Diary Day 4


August 14th, Thursday

Summer 2014 Session 7, Day 4




Dear Parents,
We had the best weather of the week today and it couldn't have happened on a better day with some of our campers heading to the beach for ocean kayaking. As always, we started the morning off with breakfast and juice and then went our separate ways for our free choice activities.

Teen camper spent the morning moving between giant swing and archery. It was a beautiful day for the giant swing as you could see all the way to the ocean off the north coast while swinging. In the afternoon, teems got into that same ocean during their introductory kayak session.

Youth campers started their free choice rotation. Campers no longer go around with just their teams, but instead are mixed together with other teams for their activities. For the two sessions before lunch and one session after lunch, these campers had their choice of zip line, archery and climbing for level badges, ecology, crafts and sports. For those who pre-registered for ocean kayaking, they spent the morning at the beach learning how to paddle every which way. For second period after lunch, campers joined in another camp-wide game. This time they were pirates looking for treasure around camp.

We welcomed a new group of mini campers today and they spent the afternoon on crafts and cooperative games. We had really enjoyed our 7b campers who are all very cute.

Right now we are in the middle of party night. The blog is a little late tonight, so I will include this video below. Please do not share it online until campers have left camp on saturday.

There will be more videos and pictures on the DVD.


Good night from Camp Taiwan,
Mike















Boys Camp Diary Day3


August 13th, Wednesday

Summer 2014 Session 7, Day 3



Dear Parents,

We got off to a great start this morning as campers awoke to fresh blue skies after a cleansing rain the night before. The rains kept things cool cool for us as we headed up to the dining fall for breakfast. Wednesday is when the campers really start to fell the effects of long days of campy activities.

Our teen campers left immediately after breakfast for their trek into the wilderness for big river tracing. They hiked into the national forest area and the Touqian River. They scurried up small waterfalls and helped one another through the river to their lunch  spot where they enjoyed their packed lunches. Mini campers had an active morning of sports games before getting their luggage together and heading home on our afternoon bus.

Youth campers continued their core activity rotation. Starting tomorrow, core activities give way to free choice activities where they can pick and choose which activities interest them most. Below is the schedule we had for today.


Blue: Ecology, crafts, cooperative games
Red: Crafts, Cooperative games, Climbing
Orange: Cooperative games, climbing, giant swing
Brown: Climbing, giant swing, archery
Light Blue: River tracing, ecology, crafts
Pink: Archery, river tracing, ecology
Yellow: Giant swing, archery, river tracing


We had some heavy rain at the start of our afternoon activities, so some things got moved around. We were back on track for our second afternoon session which was a Youth camp-wide game.

Campers right now are watching our Pirate movie of the week. Movie night is a great chance to rest at the midway point and have a nice relaxing evening program. Our movie tonight is "Hook"

We have more adventure in store for everyone tomorrow.
Good night from Camp Taiwan,
Mike









Boys Camp Diary Day 2


August 12th, Tuesday

Summer 2014 Session 7, Day 2



Dear Parents,

We had another very busy day of camp today and everyone had plenty of rest. Since the clouds were overhead in the morning, the cool temperatures allowed all to sleep in until the morning bell rang at 7 a.m. Counselors were there when campers awoke and got them started on their routines. At 8, all headed up to the dining room for a big breakfast of french toast, bacon, scrambled eggs, cereal and fruit. They all needed the energy as a big day was ahead.

Teen campers spent the morning sessions on a geo caching course and leadership activities. During their afternoon sessions they had lessons in first aid and how to deal with outdoor situations. Mini campers rotated through bouldering and water play in the morning before turning their sights to archery and ecology in the afternoon.

Youth campers had three more sessions of their core activity rotation - two before lunch and one after. The second afternoon session was spent on Tent Time. During Tent Time, campers hang out with just their counselor for a non-rotation activity. Some groups played board games, some basketball, and some made bracelets amongst other things. The three core activities followed this rotation.

Blue: Giant swing, archery, river tracing
Red: Archery, river tracing, ecology
Orange: River tracing, ecology, crafts
Brown: Ecology, crafts, cooperative games
Pink: Cooperative games, climbing, giant swing
Yellow: Crafts, cooperative games, climbing
Light Blue: Climbing, giant swing, archery

Soon campers will make their way up to the dining room for dinner. We will have time to write in our journals after that and then we'll get started on our evening program - a night time camp-wide game. Mini campers will have their own games up a the lodge after dinner tonight. It is hard to believe mini campers will already on the way home tomorrow. Time flies.

Good night from Camp Taiwan
Mike












Boys Camp Diary Day 1


August 11th, Monday

Summer 2014 Session 7, Day 1



Dear Parents,

We had a great start to Session 7 this morning as a muggy gave way to a nice cool afternoon. Counselors met campers at the pick up location in Taipei and led them back to camp for our final Buccaneer session of 2014. More counselors were awaiting campers when buses arrived and we immediately started the check in process. Campers get unpacked, checked in with the nurse and made their beds. Then it was time to get to know their new room and teammates better through some ice breaking and warm up games.

Soon it was time for lunch and we had a big meal of spaghetti, quesadillas, hash browns, salad and watermelon. We encouraged campers to fill up because we had a big afternoon planned for them. After rest time, teen campers participated in climbing and cooperative games, while mini campers rotated through crafts and their own cooperative games. Youth campers started the first of their core activity rotation after lunch before joining in a pirate-themed camp-wide game. The Youth Camp activity rotation by team looked like this.

Blue: Climbing
Red: Giant Swing
Orange: Archery
Brown: River Tracing
Pink: Crafts
Yellow: Ecology
Light Blue: Cooperative Games

Right now we just had a light rain which mean we may have to adjust our campfire to indoors tonight for youth and teen camp. Either way we will be roasting marshmallows and having a great time.

Campers are just finishing up showers and rest time and will soon head up to the dining room for dinner. After dinner, youth and teen campers will have a chance to write their journals and then we will get started on our evening program. Tomorrow is another big day at camp.

Good night from Camp Taiwan,
Mike



Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Elephant 同學會

不是小學同學會喔~是幼稚園同學會喔!
是哥哥幼稚園班上的幾個爸爸媽媽一直保持聯絡到現在,
自從懷孕開始我們就比較少出去玩了~
橋了好久的時間,好不容易大家能又聚在一起~
因為夏天實在是太熱,加上要拎著小小妹,所以選了個有泳池的地方,大人也可以吹冷氣聊天敘舊。
泳池有點小,房間菸味有點重,整間15個人覺得有點小~應該不會再去第二次~

(因為孩子的關係我們幾家成為了好朋友~希望我們友誼長存~)



孩子們一到了就是迫不及待地換好了泳衣馬上往泳池跳!
泳池有點小,但是夠深,可以讓他們享受跳水的樂趣,否則很多泳池都是禁止跳水的~
滑水到應該才是重點,他們就這樣爬上去,溜下來一整個下午。


(能滑水好開心~)


(他們比較喜歡慢慢地溜下來,到了尾端站起來,往下跳!)

(Water Jump 1)


(here comes superman!!)


(繼續給他猛跳!)

(Water Jump 2)


(Water Jump 3)


(我好愛這張,爸爸們負責陪他們玩水,媽媽們負責聊天,呵呵~)

(女孩們專屬~)

(小Boo也來湊一腳)


(玩一玩水一定會肚子餓~媽媽們也準備了泡麵給他們)


(我們有非常專業的攝影師幫我們留住回憶~)


(吃完了又有體力了,馬麻說可以打枕頭戰!)



 (打完了枕頭站就轉戰唱歌)


(Sean and Thomas Singing)


唱沒多久,孩子們又繼續跑回去玩水,
我們從一點玩到六點,回家路上買了麥當當餵飽他們,
回到家好早,7點半上床,不到八點都打呼了~
這真是一個讓他們消耗體力的好活動啊!
下次再來找找看有沒有更大泳池的motel~





Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Soccer Game 足球賽


馬麻我從哥哥小一暑假開始煩惱他們將來的體力要往哪發洩,因為我們所就讀的國小並不是那麼注重體育,籃球也只有三年級才能開始報社團. 所以就趁小一的暑假時間幫他們組了一個足球隊. 其實組個球隊真的不難, 教練比較不好找就是了, 找到了教練就是把哥哥跟弟弟的現有朋友揪一揪, 人數就差不多了~ 但是今年也就是哥哥三年級開始, 有許多哥哥和弟弟的同學陸續退出球隊, 大都是因為課業的關係, 或是參加了其他的運動而退隊. 現在小孩子想學的東西可真多, 我們家不只踢足球, 還打桌球, 高爾夫球跟曲棍球. 我都覺得怎麼這麼多阿? 好在他們都很喜歡~

我們從哥哥小一開始練到現在小三暑假已經兩年了, 從沒有球衣,球鞋, 護具到現在每個可以穿ˊ著我們自己的隊服裝備齊全的出去比賽, 馬麻我心種滿是無限感激! 我喜歡讓他們參予團隊運動, 這些團隊運動不只可以訓練他們團隊精神, 一起合作努力, 每場比賽完的那種榮耀感是馬麻我心中很震撼的!



從懷老四開始, 我就比較少陪他們出去比賽, 都是爸爸帶出去, 所以當然也就沒有相片拉! 今年我們也只報名了兩場, 剛好都在期末考完之後, 一場是小小世界盃, 一場是Puma Wrold Cup. 兩場的屬性不同, 雖然第一場沒有報名費, 相對的也就沒有比賽的贈品, 得獎的獎品理所當然也比較不豐厚. 但是整個氣勢並不雅於第二場有交報名費的. 但是第二場的獎品非常的豐厚! 兩場領隊媽媽我覺得都很棒, 明年一樣會繼續報名參加



(孩子們很帥吧!)

不囉嗦了, 還好今年有一球員的爸爸非常專業的幫我們捕捉了好多精彩的畫面, 我就來分享一下, 我想要說, 如果你的心情因為看到這些相片有些彭派的起伏, 那我跟你說, 現場爸爸媽媽的情緒是你所看到的上千倍, 萬倍. 爸爸媽媽們不只緊張, 機動, 心裡更是備感榮耀, 看著自己的孩子在雨中繼續努力的為進球而努力奮戰, 我的整個世界完全停留在那20分鐘裡~


(教戰守則)

(我每次都很懷疑他們到底聽不聽懂?)

(開球前兩隊必須互相致敬)






(比賽結束後也必須互相致敬)


 (小BOO也來幫哥哥加油!)


(這隊超厲害, 我們被慘電~)



(這是神麼狀況?)









(這場是第三場, 是他們唯一贏的一場,這場他們在雨中奮戰的精神非常值得每位家長驕傲!)




 (因為下雨地滑, 所以一直滑倒, 我最愛看那種跌倒之後把上爬起來繼續奮戰的畫面~只是萬萬沒想到會出現在我兒子身上! 好帥喔~)


(這種勝利的滋味只有他們自己知道!)

(這場贏的非常精彩!)

(向對方教練致敬)


大家有沒有被小小感動到阿? 我都是擷取我們家兩隻的畫面, 當然還有很多其他球員的畫面馬麻我沒有一一上傳上來. 當天每個球員都非常非常的棒, 我相信每位家長也非常感動! 我非常謝謝我的兩個兒子讓我也有跟他們一起成長的機會, 每一次的練習, 每一次的受傷, 都是為了美一次的比賽而墊下的基礎. 

馬麻希望以後你們也是這樣子面對你們的人生, 每當跌倒, 受挫時, 不要哭, 要記得勝利的滋味, 那滋味會給你動力爬起來繼續為你眼前的人生奮戰! 我的孩子們! 我們一起為我們的人生加油!



Tuesday, June 17, 2014

重新開始

荒廢了好久好久的部落格,
因為最近做了一個說大不大,說小不小的決定,
所以想繼續幫孩子們和我自己儲存回憶~
回去看了他們小時候的相片,真的好天真,好可愛!
長大了只有越來越多的煩惱~(媽媽的煩惱也越來越多~)




昨天跟哥哥的英文老師談了好久~
哥哥在寫作這方面一直不太理想,中文都不太行了,更何況是英文,
其實媽媽昨天去找老師是想跟老師說讓哥哥休息一段日子,
只在家裡讀課外書就好,但是老師也跟媽媽分享了很多他的想法,
寫作是需要引導的,不像是我們小時候老師教我們的“啟承轉合”,
現在是創意作文!(整個頭大!我哪懂這些啊?)
跟老師討論完之後媽媽也覺得自己做的不夠好,
例如:哥哥寫英文功課的時間被我安排在禮拜五晚上(剛好是我們的Movie Night,難怪他老是不專心寫)弟弟的英文功課時間被我安排在禮拜天晚上(又剛好我們可能出去玩了一整天,所以還是沒辦法專心寫功課~)
聊著聊著媽媽我也覺得奇怪,為甚麼我會把它們的英文功課時間表排的這麼糟糕,而都沒有驚覺?直到哥哥弟弟對英文完全喪失興趣!
媽媽在這部分真的要好好檢討,妹妹出生之後,我總覺得每個孩子的行程都把我壓得喘不過氣~實時如果分開來看每一個是不多,只是孩子多了,分量就加倍了~

媽媽一直都對哥哥心裡有很多的虧欠,自從弟弟妹妹出生之後,
我都沒有好好的陪陪他,不知是不是因為這樣而導致他自信心不足?
我每每想倒這裡都會想說如果我今天只有哥哥一個,
他是不是會跟今天的他不一樣?是不是會比較有自信?
我希望我能讓我自己有更多的耐心和智慧來一起陪孩子渡過每一個關卡~
神啊!請賜給我神奇的力量吧!


Thursday, July 12, 2012

整理回憶, 整理心情,



人就是這麼犯賤,
一點都不會珍惜隨手可得的幸福,
一定要等到失去了,
才會開始怨嘆!
為甚麼之前不好好珍惜~
我是在指我的硬碟!! 哈哈~
在我的硬碟宣告不治之後, 
最近一直想找回以往的記憶,
還好以前有不定時的把片刻的記憶存放在Flicker裡,
還可以回去找找以前的記憶,
但是還有好多都沒有定期upload進去,
所以~ 我的回憶還是殘缺的!


首先要先謝謝我的老闆准我放兩個月的假可以陪伴孩子過暑假,
我們家不算是富裕家庭,
但我很盡力的給予孩子我可以做到的,
很多的父母會把自己對於童年的殘缺彌補在自己的孩子身上,
我想把我殘缺的童年彌補在我孩子身上的是父母親的陪伴,
在我的記憶裡,
除了早餐時間才看的到爸爸, 其他時間, 一律看不到, 
記憶裡, 也不曾和他有說過甚麼話,
全家出遊那更不用說了, 
我只記得一次是翡翠灣, 一次是太魯閣,
其他通通不記得有他的存在,
所以, 那時我很堅持我們不買房子在台北,
因為傑克的公司在南崁,
我希望他可以每天回家陪我們吃晚餐,
我也和傑克說, 能不加班能不應酬的就別去,
希望他可以多花一點時間在孩子身上, 
他也很努力的為我們做到了,
換來的就是老闆的不諒解~
但我覺得很值得!
我也希望他沒有後悔~


至於我對我自己的要求則是,
我盡力做到親力親為,
我媽媽以前也是很忙碌地忙著自己的工作,
每天回到家的晚餐都是奶奶做的,
所以我現在堅持要每天做晚餐給孩子們吃, (累屎人!)
我一定自己送孩子上課, 接孩子下課,
去哪裡我都自己帶, 
自己帶著孩子上山下海,
雖然很辛苦(哭不堪言啊!),
但我覺得很值得,
有人和我說,
孩子永遠都是你的,
不用怕是不是自己帶大的,
但是我並不這麼覺得,
我總覺得, 
我可以給我孩子的是其他人無法給予的,
所以前些日子我拒絕了一份優渥薪水的工作,
雖然那份薪水足夠我請一個外傭在家幫我照顧孩子, 整理家裡
而且還有多餘的錢滿足我們很多奢侈的需求,
但我還是拒絕了,
因為, 對我而言, 
養孩子就這麼一回,
我無法交給其他人去照顧,
不是我不願意放手,
而是要是有了甚麼偏頗, 
我必須要花更大的力量去做彌補,
暑假是每年唯一一段時間我可以帶他們玩的時間,
我自己也覺得上班比帶孩子輕鬆,
但是我無法把他們丟到安親班2個月,
對我而言,
暑假就是要,
"多吃, 多睡, 多玩"
沒有了這些, 就不是暑假了~




我很愛我的孩子們,
我也很想再繼續多生幾個,
但是現在養個孩子怎麼這麼貴啊!
以前人不是隨便就是生個4,5個一點也不稀奇,
怎麼這個年代大家越生越少?
這部分我想彌補的可能是我的手足之情,
我們家只有我和我弟弟兩個,
但是, 我們大部分的時間是分開求學的,
所以我們相處的時間並不多, 交集也不多,
我們的感情不是說不好, 而是沒有那麼的堅深,
我希望我的孩子們都能好好的珍惜手足之情,
那怕以後我和傑克都走了,
他們也可以互相照顧,相互支持,
我其實也很怕我老了孩子沒一個在我身邊,
所以想多生幾個以防萬一!
哈哈哈~







Friday, December 30, 2011

回顧2011

CARY-057-1
回顧2011

1.咪咪離開職場6年, 正式開始回歸職場
2. 第一次全家五口出國玩透透
3. 第一次參加孩子的畢業典禮, 從頭哭到尾
4. 哥哥正式變成小學生
5. 小妹跌斷鎖骨
6. 咪咪辦了好多活動
7. DaDa 正式成為副總
8.第一次幫小弟辦生日趴 (3個孩子這麼多年沒辦過一場, 就怕麻煩)
9.小妹開始上學 (結果變成逃兵一個)
10. 最開心的事莫過於認識了許多知心的好朋友




展望 2012

1. 不求孩子們名列前茅, 只求孩子們品德優良, 還有健康快樂
2.不求每天羅曼蒂克, 只希望能夠相知相惜, 一起牽手到老
3. 希望可以靠自己換一台7人座的車子 (歐洲車)
4.希望可以成立一間自己的公司
5. 希望DaDa和我兩人的年薪可以更上層樓
6. 希望可以有夠多經費可以把家裡裝潢得更好
7. 希望我的年終夠豐厚可以暑假帶孩子們去加拿大讀暑期
8.希望小妹可以正式脫離母體上學去
9.  希望孩子們不要常常在生病
10. 希望所有身邊愛我們和我愛的人都健康快樂

Friday, April 29, 2011

一句諾言, 一生一世


阿伯

今天由如往常的看見這對老夫老妻來診所回診,
我看到他們今天的裝扮,好興奮! 因為, 實在是太可愛了~
我問阿伯說, "你們今天怎麼穿的那們可愛啦?"
阿伯回答我說, "這我女兒幫我們買的! (滿臉幸福的笑容)"

我又問阿伯說, "你們怎麼感情這麼的好啊?"
他一如往常的回答我說, "我們幾十年來, 都一起進出, 不管去哪裡, 都在一起!"
我聽得好窩心~ 我笑笑的回答他說, "阿伯! 你們讓我好忌妒喔!"
阿伯很認真的回答我說, "我們真的不管做什麼事都在一起喔!"
我和阿伯說, "我今天回去一定要和我老公說!"
阿伯又回答我說, "我的一句諾言, 就是一生一世!"
我聽完了這句, 我眼淚都快掉了出來~


這對老夫老妻是診所的老客人,
還記得第一次和他們有對話是因為他剛做完手術的隔天來回診,
我問候了他幾句, 但話講得不多,
之後看到他們時, 都一定是一起來,
但是有一次, 只見到了阿伯, 並沒有見到婆婆,
我們又有了一次對話,
對話內容是, 怎麼婆婆今天沒來?
他回答說, 因為今天很突然, 所以趕緊自己先來,
在之後的幾次, 都一定是出雙入對,


今天也算是緣分來了,
也因為阿伯的一句令我詫一點飆淚的話, 還有那一套可愛的情侶裝,
所以有了更深入的談話,
阿伯和婆婆是相親而結婚的,
在他們那年代(3年級的),女生30歲才結婚算是相當的晚,
但是他們才交往了半年就認定了彼此,
接著在9年內一連生了五胎(五千金)
婆婆之後開始和我聊她的生產始,
他每一胎都是在3400克以上,
重點是, 他連150公分都不到!
最大的是第二胎, 4900公克! (好誇張!, Penny才2600)
婆婆和我聊得好起勁, (很怕忽然老闆進來!)
我看到阿伯對伯婆的呵護, 以及他就算經過幾十年後的今天,
一樣是一點猶豫都沒有的愛著婆婆,
讓我相信, 這世上還是有白頭偕老的可能,
因為現在的離婚率好高,
每個人愛自己的方式和程度比起以前差多了,
還有願意為家庭而犧牲奉獻的程度大大的不如以往,

一直都是我在警惕自己的,
我也很難相信我自己會和JK一起白頭偕老,

但是, 間天看到著種愛的真諦,
真的是讓我感動!

我深信, 他們一定會相愛相隨到老死~
我也希望, 我也會努力的和JK一起相愛相隨到老死!!! 哈!
更祝福大家,有結婚的也好, 沒結婚的也好, 有伴侶的也好, 沒伴侶的也好,
請大家多相愛, 相惜對方到老死!!!!!

Love Forever to everyone~