Long time no see!

It has been awhile and I am sorry, but there is absolutely nothing I can do about my internet not working for a week. China seriously gets the first place award for WORST INTERNET EVER!

Christmas is just awful. haha it's so sad because there are some decorations, but they have no idea what they are even celebrating! They just want to be like everyone else. It will be sad waking up on Christmas and it just being a normal day to everyone here. I'll hang in there though. Always do. Wouldn't mind if anyone FaceTimed me (wink wink nudge nudge). oh, and p.s. this post is just going to be a whole bunch of random nonsense. Have fun! 

I run past this soccer field everyday, and when I went past there were about 5 Chinese guys just passing the ball around and shooting. Me not being a shy person went up and asked if any of them spoke English (which is a dumb question because they never do) but one of them miraculously did! I was pumped! I asked if I could play with them and he was so excited. They got really nervous which was cute. By the end of it though there were about 50 other Chinese guys playing with us. It was so entertaining and felt so good to be back on the field. I still got it :)

I made these flash cards for Jerry because he really struggles with reading and making words and when we were practicing them he started screaming that he didn't want to do it anymore and just wanted to play. I sat there for about 10 minutes trying to calm him down but it ended up to a pair of scissors launched at my face and a screaming boy telling me to go back to America. haha so that's going really well. But after Grandma wrote on our translation app that their fist au pair would go crazy with stuff like that. She wouldn't handle it well but she has noticed that "I have a very calm spirit which is loving and stable and she really appreciates that about me." It was awesome getting praise from her because it's hard to come by. 

My Chinese name is Mu dan (minus the tones) which means Peony tree flower. This flower is the king of all flowers and stands for beautiful and gentle. So I'm pumped about that too :) haha I gave grandma and grandpa an English name because they said I could choose anything I wanted and I ended up with Barbra and Bobby. hahaha it fits them perfectly. 

Merry Christmas!
Xoxo