Farewell, My Dear Jumbo

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He came as a prize from Six Flag Board Walk Game. He occupied two third of the back seat on the ride back. Jumbo sit in the girls' bedroom for last 10 months.  Girls have moved to next stage and it is time to take a hike......

Here is the date we met Jumbo

Now Jumbo is playing with cousins..

Competition

After Super Storm Sandy, originally uploaded by szachko.

Just moved to the neighborhood 6 months ago. Girls are still adjusting the change. I could feel the little one feel some challenge...

Z: Mom, it is so competitive here to get a best friend with someone at a new school

Mom: My little one, your friends do not know you well, yet. Once they realize how cool you are, they would all compete to be your best friend.

You could see her eyes just light up...

The 1800's (By Abby)

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" go out side" my mom said as she tried to hush my sister to sleep. I nodded slightly and walked out of the hot little log cabin. I walked toward the apothecary shop. I peered through the window. The bottle that laid just beyond the glass was a purplish color. That meant the flu was going around.

Just then, I could smell a wonderful fragrance in the air. I walked with directions from my nose towards the smell. I found myself walking towards the bakery. I could see just in front of me there was a dark wooden table in front of an old lady. The lady had Snow White hair that rested knotted over her wrinkled face. You could see a dark shadow forming under her eyes. You could tell she was getting tiered. She was using a brass ear trumpet to hear a boy who wanted to buy one of the bread that was Lying on the table. The boy was tall and thin. He had long reddish hair with freckles sprinkled over his cheeks . He was wearing a green shirt that looked rough and scratchy. He appeared to be my age.

I slowly made my way past the table and made long strides towards he bakery door. As I got inside I could feel the smell get stronger. And there, right in front of me was a loaf of bread so perfect it made the world stop and stare. Usually the bread we got was hard and stale. However, this one was P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!!!! Without thinking I swiftly took the bread and tucked it in my sleeve. I looked to see if anyone saw, and surely enough there standing right behind me was a tall man with he same colored hair as the boy outside but this time he had a big bushy mustache and a flour covered apron.

" what do you think you're doing?" He said with a livid tone. Behind him was the boy peering from behind the mans back mouthing the words.

" run!"

BBC

New York Renaissance Faire, originally uploaded by szachko.

Big one is found of all the Robbin Hood and Merlin Legacies and starts adopting English ascent..

AB: "Mommy, could you tell I am speaking in English ascent or Irish ascent.."

Mom paused a while and said

Mom: "You sound like more BBC ascent.."

Now we are moving to Suburb....

Zozo 2012, originally uploaded by szachko.

To renovate the new place, we have been spending every weekend in the new place. We drove through the community seeing lots of churches and temples along the way. Out of blue, Zozo asked:

Zo: Now, we are moving to the suburb. Are we going to church now?

All: ?!?!?!?!?!?

Tweenager Dilema

Hoboken Art and Music Festival 2012, originally uploaded by szachko.

AB: I don't think I am a difficult person to talk to since I don't start any conversations, end any conversations or engage any conversations...

Me: That is why most parents with teenagers at home have such headaches

My little Tweenager

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Big one mentioned that she only saw little one's pictures when googling our last name. Looking back for the past 12 months photo archive, I realized I did not have enough pictures taken for big one. The reason is plain simple: Big one just wanted to be cool and does not want to have her pictures taken. Well, then she has conflicted feeling about not enough pictures shown under google.

Welcome to Tweenager age....