Charmin-Ultra: Don't Squeeze Me

Second time around, I was not getting better. 

When Calum started pre-school at the age of 2, I was more nevous than he was. 

前陣子在台灣鬧的熱熱沸沸的學生 v.s. 部長的大戰，讓我感觸不少。

對於兩面的爭論，我很努力的找資料，想要了解前因後果。

思琳就將滿一週歲了。

這個名字是有典故的。

自從在 Jia 家吃過 slow- roasted tomoatoes 之後，我找到機會就試做，因為太好吃了！

這幾天後院的番茄漸漸長大，可是因為雨水不平均的關係，有些等不到紅透就爛掉了，所以我媽媽就提早採收。

我自從研究所畢業後，除了在台灣，很少交台灣朋友。

有時是怕麻煩，有時是近鄉情卻。

June 5, 2012. Calum finished 5th grade at Orrington. Orrington had a significant meaning to me and Claum. It was at this school, we started a life just two of us. I always remember what his kingtergargen teacher Ms. Johnson told me when I expressed my concern about Calum having been movning around and was expereince his parents getting a divorce. We had no friends in this town, Evanston at that time. The only reason we moved to this town was so it was closer to my school and work. Bebing a single mom, I couldn't afford stucking in traffic and worried about whehter I could pick him up from school in time.

Ms. Johnson told me. School was to provide what I could not at that time: Stability. It was nice for Calum to come back to a familiar environment, same teacher, and classmates while everything was going on. Without asking too much, she told me I was doing a great job and she would help me any way she could. Just like that, Orrington became a constant and familiar factor in Calum and my life. We made many friends at Orrington. Kids got along very well and parents enjoyed each other too! We were there to help teachers and we were there to help each other too. 

我知道對朋友不能挑三揀四。可是隨著年紀漸長，頭髮漸白，我卻漸漸覺得，為何不可呢。

我並不是那種對於別人講的話可以聽過就算的人，個性也是屬於敏感的那ㄧ類，所以當有人常常抱怨，怪天怪地，或者是跟我嚼舌根時，其實我是很受影響的。