Monthly Archives: 12月 2009

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

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How are you doing this year?  We hope that you, your families, and friends have enjoyed a wonderful year and have had success and happiness.

 

Well, another year goes by and some things change and others don’t.  Bob still works for the Commonwealth as an Application Developer.  He has recently started working with BizTalk.  The weekends are still time for playing bass with two bands.  Lan is still teaching Chinese, and has just finished student-teaching Business for her teaching certificate at Cumberland Valley High School.  She has also completed the requirements for her US citizenship and we await that date.

 

The biggest difference is of course Marcus.  We are happy to say that we are getting the “Terrific Twos” and not the “Terrible Twos”.  He can speak quite a few words.  He seems to understand about everything, has some counting skills, and knows some letters and animals.  He can run faster than Bob can walk and is about 3’ tall.  So far he seems to maintain a positive personality filled with friendship and joy.  He has taken some interest in starting a friendly relationship with Chou-Chou the cat – but she has no interest in him and continues her own games and cute ways.

 

Though there has been much happiness this year, there was also some sadness.  Bob’s father passed away in February.  We planted some trees with his ashes.  His mom faces the paperwork and government burden of managing the estate.  But, she is more than up to the task and was also able to visit us in Harrisburg this summer.  This was her first trip up here in many years and she got caught up on all the changes here. 

 

Finally, after over two years of sacrifice for all other family matters, Bob got enough of the basement finished.  He unpacked skids of boxes and set up his slot car displays and the track.  There is also a small place to practice bass guitar and songs.  We are not sure when we will be able to host races again.

Wish you a Merry Christmas and the Best New Year 2010!

 

~ Bob, Lan, Marcus and ChouChou