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作者小檔案： Dora國小一年級 目前參加課程："故事與閱讀"每週2小時 3-4歲開始在故事喵聽故事，99年春季進入"故事與閱讀"課程。 故事創作過程：閱讀完第三個故事，選出五個新認識的字放在自編故事裡，任意創作、沒有限制主題。 老師僅提醒拼字錯誤的部份，不在乎文法錯誤、或文意是否銜接，先讓孩子勇敢地寫出一個小段落。 ***********未經修改的孩子的原創故事************** The Big Tree by Dora Woody pulls off wallpaper. Dora says oh no! Dad and mum find door. Mum says oh no! Woody opens the door. Woody in the bedroom. "I likes bed," says Woody. Woody goes in the garden. They see a big tree. Woody climbs the big tree. Mum says oh no! "I can jump" says Woody. Dora says oh no!
目前週三早上還有一個名額，可以安排小朋友試上，有興趣試上的媽媽請盡快跟我連絡喔！ *週三早上10:15~ 11:45 年齡: 97. 9∼ 98.8 之間出生的小朋友 Michelle 0920373099
作者小檔案： Dale 小三 目前參加課程："故事與閱讀"每週1小時 小一開始"故事與閱讀"課程。 故事創作：使用學到的新詞做故事創作。 老師僅提醒拼字錯誤的部份、常見文法錯誤，盡量不做太多更動，讓孩子勇敢地寫故事。 **********孩子的書寫************** The fire baby by Dale There was the baby crying. His mother took the baby to see his father. The baby said, "I want to play my toy." The father answered, "Ok." The baby smiled. Then the flame began. The baby learned. The baby shot the water at the flame. The baby walk quietly to the park. The baby slid down the slide. Suddenly one boy kicked the baby and said "Sorry." The baby climbed the slide and fell down. He said, "I must try again." But his father took him home. The end.
作者小檔案： Dora, Andy, Winnie 小一；Rice 大班 目前參加課程："故事與閱讀"每週2小時 3-4歲開始在故事喵聽故事，99年春季進入"故事與閱讀"課程。 Summary (摘要) 書寫方式：孩子閱讀故事並討論，然後將故事改成四格圖畫故事，把故事大意寫下來。 這是第二次書寫，老師僅提醒拼字錯誤的部份，不在乎文法錯誤、或文意是否銜接，先讓孩子勇敢地學習用自己的方式去敘述他們對這個故事的理解，而他們的書寫已經開始有不同的開頭和結尾了。 ***********未經修改的孩子的Summary書寫************** 1. Andy's summary A van comes to the house. "What a lot of things!" says the man. Biff says goodbye to her friend. Then they go to the new house. but they are sorry, because the fish bowl is broken. 2. Winnie's summary A van comes to the house. Chip looks at the van. "What a big van!" he says. Mum and Dad help the man. They put things in the van. "What a lot of things!" says Dad. "Good bye," say William and Wendy. "Good bye" says Biff. "Come and play soon." They go to the house. "Oh no!" say Biff and Chip. They are sorry. "What a day!" they say. 3. Rice's summary A van and man come to the house. Chip looks at the man. The man look at the things. What a lot of things! says Man. The man put heavy things in the van. Mum and Dad help the man. The fish bowl was broken. They are sorry. 4. Dora's summary A big van and big man come to the house. "Hi good morning" he says. "What a lot of things!" he says. "This is heavy" says man. "Goodbye friend" says Biff. Come and play soon. "What a day" they say
I almost didn't sleep on the plane. I don't know why. I used to feel comfortable on the plane but not these two years. Anyway, after a long flight, I finally got home. Vincent and Cookie were in the airport to pick me up. Home sweet home! PS: I hardly have jet lag, so will be working hard tomorrow. ^^ AND, this is the end of my diary of Vancouver Trip 2011. Michelle Photos for Week 4 -(2) *
It was a complicated feeling to me- leaving Vancouver for Taiwan. I missed home, but I knew I would miss Canada. My best Canadian friend Jeanette drove me to the airport. We chatted for an hour and had to say goodbye at last. We felt sad because we didn't know when we would see each other again. She is in a transforming period professionally and personally, so I wish her all the best. Ryan and Hazel took the bus and the sky train to the airport for me. When I had say goodbye to them, I guess they felt complicated too. Ryan drew me a picture for me to view if I miss him on the plane. He hugged me, and said, " I'll miss you!" to my ear, and he cried a little bit on Mommy's shoulder. Hazel's eyes filled when I hugged her and told her to be brave. I was a very strict teacher to both Ryan and Hazel these weeks because I want them to be fine in the coming two months. Well, dear Hazel and Ryan, I know you both will be just fine. Please enjoy your life in Vancouver and try to learn more! I love you! Michelle Photos for Week 4 -(2) *
We had a Farewell BBQ Party this afternoon. Before that, I went shopping one last time for I have a coupon to use. All the roommates prepared the BBQ together, and Stan grilled everything. It was quite an experience hanging out with these good people! Thank you guys! Michelle Photos for Week 4 -(2) *
We finally got a sunny day before I leave. It was so nice that we decided to go to La Casa Gelato, where there are more than 200 kinds of ice cream. I always choose the Black Sesame, and add another new flavor on top. I picked Lemon Fudge this time. Ryan chose Mango Fudge again. Hazel tried Lichee. All were so good. The sun shine was so good that we didn't want to go home, so we went to English Bay Beach. Ryan enjoyed the beach, the sand, the water and everything. I took a walk along the beach, thinking. I was haapy that the summer has finally come before I left. Michelle La Casa Gelato Photos for Week 4 -(2) *
I was still working on the summer plan for StoryCat the whole morning, and then went shopping vitamins and glucosamine for my parents. We went to the Walmart in Burnaby and then Costco in Vancouver, and finally got everything I wanted. I now AM ready to go home. Michelle Photos for Week 4 *
Stayed at home and worked for the summer plans. However, I made steak for Hazel and myself. It was good. There was the final Hockey Game on TV at night. We made some popcorns and watched the game with the roommates. The Canucks won. We came in late but happened to see that only shot just seconds before it ended. It felt awesome! Michelle Photos for Week 4 *
It's the last day of my bus pass for May. I decided to use it until the last minute, so we went to the Roots Outlet and the Wal-mart after we picked Ryan up. Hazel got a nice jacket for Ryan, but we both got nothing. I used to buy clothes from Baby Roots for Ryan. Everything we saw from Baby Roots section was still good, but we don't have babies anymore. Sigh! Then we totally forgot that Ryan had a class that evening in the Community Centre. It's an expensive course. Ahhhhh..... What a big loss! Michelle Photos for Week 4 *
Returned all the books and DVDs, and got some more back. I'm leaving Vancouver, so we decided to go grocery shopping for Hazel. It's not easy to go grocery shopping on her own with a boy. Michelle Photos for Week 4 *
Today we hung out with Keyon and his mom in Surrey. It was a good day! Check out the photots! Michelle Photos for Week 4 *
Keyon's mom invited us, so this is the first time we had a sleep over in Canada. So cool! It was very nice to meet a friend here! Check out the photos. Michelle Photos for Week 3 *
Actually, we couldn't decide how much time we should spend on the shopping trip to Seattle Premium Outlet because it's the Memorial Day Weekend Sale，Fri, May 27 -Mon, May 30, and we had a boy coming with us. That meant we needed to slow down and take it easy. I was planning to stay one night nearby if I could get a better price on the hotels on Priceline, but I didn't get any luck. After struggling for three days, we decided it to be a one-day shopping. We took the bus and the Skytrain and then the "Quick Shuttle" bus, and it took us 5 hours to get there (from house). One hour later than it was said on the schedule. Then it was just like what I expected. There were too many stores that I wanted to shop in and not enough time. However, I did get some good deals. I was happy enough when the day came to an end. I've got something for my mom, my dad, my honey, and my mother-in-law. Of course, I've got many for myself. Totally worth it! I checked the date of the weekend sale before I came to Canada, and I also printed out some coupons from the website. Maybe it was not just about luck. ^^ Michelle Seattle Premium Outlet Photos for Week 3 *
【這篇文章我是以一位媽媽的心情來書寫】 最近又到了許多父母煩惱著幼稚園該怎麼選擇的季節，感謝大家看重我、來詢問我的建議，兩年前我 寫過這樣一篇文章，請大家有空參考看看。 選擇幼稚園 在那篇文章之後，兩年過去了，經歷了快樂的中班、大班生活，均均也從華德福幼稚園畢業了。在乾 媽的眼中，均均在這兩年幼稚園生活中學會了許多，他的身體動作能力發展得很好，小手小腳都有了 許多力氣，能夠相信自己的身體能力，能跟大自然和睦相處，很關心我們的地球與環境，也能很勇敢 地嘗試、挑戰各種活動。(已經會爬雞蛋花樹、也會像消防員一樣slide down the pole)，生活自理能 力也相當不錯，已經會自己刷牙、洗澡、換衣服、樂意在廚房裡幫忙、外出時自己照顧backpack、 水壺袋、公車票和隨身玩具，除了吃飯速度需要稍微加強，老實說，我覺得生活自理這部份家庭教育 還是佔很大的比例，似乎不能全依賴幼稚園老師。 均均在混齡的環境中學會照顧幼小的孩子，他很喜歡照顧幼小的孩子，跟不同的孩子一起玩的時候， 均均能樂於分享，也不停地從中學習如何保護自己和朋友，兩年中，我們在這個話題上有很多的討 論。在社交能力方面，我們也能感受到華德福老師的正向引導力量，並且老師讓我們感到她很希望維 持孩子適應不同文化、不同個性的能力，她不願孩子逃避問題，希望幫助他們面對問題，想辦法解 決，這部份，老師的建議給了均均媽媽一些不同的經驗分享和討論。 創造力的發展一直是我們很看重的，因為均均的老師手工特別好，她班上的孩子因此有了更多美感的 經驗，加上我們在生活中鼓勵均均保有最純真的創造力，因此我能觀察到他對周遭事物、包括大自然 的觀察力、感受力都很好，他透過自由繪畫表達出來的東西又多、又細，常常令我們感動，就如同華 德福的理念一樣，這個孩子到了六歲，仍然保持很夢幻的童稚心，對於大自然和奇幻世界有許多相 信，所以他十分能接受正向的溝通方式，對於這個世界有許多的愛，他愛蟲、愛樹、愛花、愛風、愛 大海...，他是個非常惜物的孩子（有時候太愛了，以致於常常撿拾許多垃圾回家^^"）。 唯獨在語言表達方面，可能居住地和學校位處郊區，不如都會區的孩子有較多的語言刺激，目前均均 在語言表達方面是量多、很勇於表達，但在選擇辭彙方面稍弱、速度也稍慢，這部份將會是未來發展 的重點。 這兩個星期，我近距離地觀察從幼稚園畢業的均均，是否已經準備好了上小一呢？他沒學過注音符 號，沒上英文課，只有我教過的簡單Phonics A-Z的發音，和一些些拼音基礎，他聽過一些英文故事 和英文童謠，因為他對圖像的理解和觀察力十分好，因此他能看全英文的迪士尼電影，或英文繪本 DVD，而且能把大意說給我們聽。但是在生活中，他幾乎沒有用英文溝通的能力，我想那些英文的輸 入都還沈潛收藏在腦子裡的某個部份吧？！ 我們到了溫哥華後，我開始教均均注音符號，也繼續Phonics和閱讀的課程，因為每天都要花很多時 間在戶外玩耍，所以上課其實是有一搭、沒一搭地進行著。 均均對於學習中文有強烈的愛好，對於寫字也是，因此注音符號的課程對他來說簡直就是有趣極了， 這麼短的時間裡，我不可能讓均均把所有東西學會，但是我注意到他的學習興趣，我的想法是，在九 月以前把注音符號大概地介紹過，也開始帶領簡單的中文閱讀，不用學到精，讓他保留一些部份必須 在小一課堂上認真學習，這樣子銜接小一應該不會有太大問題。（我受過國語正音和作文老師的訓 練，也教過幾年的正音班和作文班，剛好在均均上小一前又派上用場。） 至於英文方面，沒有上過英文課的他，會說的句子真的十隻手指就能數完，這一次來到英語的環境， 均均在"聽"的理解能力變好了些，但仍舊不怎麼有自信，因為已經到了會害羞、不敢隨意開口的年紀 了，所以"說"的部份目前仍然是比較弱的。未來還有兩個月，希望在勇氣方面會有所進展。 英文閱讀方面還算是能夠跟上我設定的進度和目標，均均在書寫方面的發展和勇氣，跟英語世界的小 朋友挺類似的(大約是慢了一年的速度)，這一點倒是很令我開心，均均和媽咪將會在溫哥華待到八月 中，九月以後回台中上小一，我對均均未來的英文計畫仍舊是每1-2週透過視訊教他一些Phonics， 平日由媽媽負責陪伴，繼續英文閱讀，每天看英文繪本DVD(一個故事)，每週上一個小時外籍老師的 遊戲課（外籍老師和學伴都還沒找到），因為沒有住在一起，我能為均均做的其實很有限，培養基本 能力和維持英文興趣是主要的目標。 不知道是因為華德福的引導，還是天性使然，沒有上過任何自然、科學課程或活動的均均，在自然、 科學方面都抱有很大的興趣，一部份應該是爸爸的影響，加上媽媽常帶他到科學博物館玩吧？！我相 信中文閱讀能力進步之後，在這兩方面的學業一定不會有問題，我相信興趣可以推動學習；至於數學 方面就不是我的專長，我也就沒有特別觀察囉∼ 銜接小一還需要什麼能力呢？我沒有繼續多加研究，我比較重視的是他對於學習的態度和熱情，他對 於合理紀律的反應，他對於規律的學習生活的適應力，他對於世界、對於人的熱情，我想，我們當初 為孩子選擇的幼稚園生活算是還蠻趨近於我們希望均均能擁有的童年生活，所以我看見他對於新環境 的適應力，對於新認識的大人和小朋友的熱情，我相信他進入小一之後，應該能適應得不錯吧！ 這個暑假，我們會跟均均聊聊小學的事情，聊聊一個七歲的孩子在學校要做些什麼(十月滿七歲)，聊 聊小手小腳小腦袋有力氣之後，要開始怎麼樣用在學習上，聊聊將來想做什麼？聊聊要如何學習才能 朝自己的夢想前進，為了讓均均適應公立小學的生活，我也請媽咪要開始讓均均練習早起、練習每天 做一個小時的功課（閱讀和寫字）。 然後，接下來，關於均均的小學生活，我和Hazel有許多的討論，也有了初步的計畫，因為均均將在 台中市讀小學，周遭會有更多好用的公共資源，我們會希望找到幾個不想讀安親班的學伴，一起在下 午的時間裡，聽故事、說故事、完成學校功課、到playground玩、參觀各種展覽（博物館、美術 館）、到圖書館閱讀、在家玩手作、烘焙...，我們希望給孩子一個健康的、自律的、開心的、沒有過 多壓力的國小生活。 Michelle
It was a rainy day. I might had another cold so I actually wasn't feeling well. For Hazel, I still went to Aberdeen Mall with them, which is in Richmond. Ryan was excited on this new sky train route- Canada Line. Well, he always holds high interests on taking different kinds of vehicles. Also he was excited to find a lot of Chinese books in the book store. However, I don't think there are any good ones among them. What happened to 好想吃榴槤 and 一片 披薩一塊錢 and 小魚散步, and all the good picture books from Taiwanese writers? In a place that you can live only in Chinese, the kids deserve better picture books written in Chinese. Maybe I should start my Chinese story-telling career here? For me. Not many pictures for today, nor things to say. Headache all day. Sorry! Michelle Photos for Week 3 *
Jeanette and I finally got a morning to catch up with everything. Then it was just a typical stay-in day in Vancouver. Michelle Photos for Week 3 *
We had a date with Keyon and his mom, and had a wonderful time with them. To be continued..., please see the photos first~ Michelle Photos for Week 3 *
We have four roommates living in the same floor in this house, and we share the common area, such as living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, dining room and so on. They are all very friendly. Today we finally got a chance to know each other more. I realized we are surrounded by Eastern Europeans. Jerry, our landlord, is a Czech. He has strong accent that only I can understand. I mean his English is very difficult for Hazel to understand. For me, I can only understand 60%- 70%. Others I have to guess. Stan, who is a friend of Jerry's son, is a half Czech, half Filipino. I thought he was originally from Vancouver, but he wasn't. However, he grew up in Vancouver. So everyone else here counts on him a lot. We consult everything with him. He's a very good person. And he's the one who told me Czech and Slovakia was called Czechoslovakia. Fero, is the handsome guy that I mentioned in the first diary. He's a Slovakia. He doesn't talk much. Today Stan invited him and us to a Dim Sum place to have lunch. It's Fero's first time having Dim Sum. He didn't seem to enjoy too much. Kasia and Artur are Polish couple. Kasia is very beautiful and we often talk to each other. She can make very good cinnamon apple juice. Smells so good! Artur's English isn't very well, so he hardly speak to us. Just having very basic conversations. Those are our interesting roommates. I've never met so many Eastern Europeans. Now I learn a lot about Eastern Europe. It IS some experience. Michelle Photos for Week 3 *
We were planning to have a picnic on the beach, but it decided to rain. We had no choice but canceled the plan. After staying at home and reading and doing nothing, we decided to take our lunch to Metrotown. We went to the food court sitting at the table beside the windows, and enjoyed the sky and the light, and we ate, and we read. Then we went to the book store for a little more reading. We stopped by some stores for a little shopping. Ha! That's not in our original plan, but you can't miss a good deal if you see one. That was our first of the long weekend. Michelle Photos for Week 2 *
Ryan had no school today, so I took him to the Champlain Heights Branch Library for the family story time. Then we went to Yaletown to meet Hazel for a little sightseeing in the afternoon. It's time to do some "tourist" stuff. We had our lunch at FHAT in Yaletown, and we bought some bread at a beautiful supermarket, which I first stopped by in 2002 and liked it all at once. Then I always go and buy something from it every time I'm near that area. Then we took the Aquabus to Granville Island, which is one of Ryan's favorite activities. He was very excited about it. The public market, the kitchenware shop, the hat shop, the book store, the stationary store and the kid's market are the places we go every time I visit Granville Island. It's so nice that they are always there. And I always go to "Go Fish" for fish and chips, and "Cheesecake Etc." for cheese cake with strawberries. They were as delicious as usual. I was very satisfied with the little trip this afternoon. Michelle Photos for Week 2 *
Today Ryan stayed in the Child Care whole day, so I got a day-off. Since I had a little cold, I didn't do much but rested. I finally opened a bank account- thanks to my American Express Credit Card. Ryan was very happy that he could spend a whole day in the Child Care. I don't know why he likes it so much, but it is a good thing. Ryan drew two big pictures for us. They were so interesting. One of them told us what he did in the Child Care: drawing, talking, eating, going to bathroom, playing... and so on. He actually used the word "對話" to express that he was talking to his friends. Hazel and I were surprised. That picture helped us to understand his life in the Child Care. Recently, he started to sound out all the words he'd like to write, such as: "I (heart) u, bud." (=I love you, bird.) "I (heart) u, danso." (=I love you, dinosaur.) "I (heart) u, alpa." (=I love you, airplane.) Those were good tries. It just so happened. I saw this kind of words written on children's pictures in the homestay many times before. Now Ryan started to do so. I am satisfied. Michelle Photos for Week 2 *
It was a sunny day again. Yeah! On this beautiful afternoon, we decided to have lunch on the patio of Vancouver Art Gallery. The servers there seemed much more friendly than before. I was satisfied. The food is still perfect! The sky, the maple trees, the birds are just as usual. We had a very good time there. Ryan drew some pictures and read some books. Finally he drew something different today. He's been drawing dinosaurs since he got Vancouver. There's a special "Let's Sing" program every Wednesday in the children's library, so we joined it. The librarian sings so well with his guitar. He gave every kid a shaker so they can shake and sing with him. That was fun! On the way home, we stopped by Costco to get some mushrooms and toasts. There was a Hockey Game tonight, so everyone was excited on the street. We got excited too. What a relaxing day! Michelle Photos for Week 2 *
The theme for every Tuesday in Explorers' Child Care is going to the family place. Kids listen to 30 minutes' stories, and play with each other there. Better yet, moms talk to each other and find their supporters. I was curious, so I was coming with them to have a look. The support systems for mommies in Vancouver is really good. The family place is one of them. Today it was crowded, because finally the sun came out after several days' raining. The children couldn't wait to play outside. One of the little girls cried, "Oh, no! Oh, no!" while her mom took her home. She was so cute. We met Hazel at the Skytrain station. We took the skytrain all the way to Wal-Mart in Burnaby for another rain-boots-hunting journey. I actually made a call for enquiry last night, so we FINALLY got one pair of boots for Ryan. Also, I finally had my favorite Chili in Tim Hortons for lunch. Everything is settled. Now I can enjoy my vacation! Michelle Photos for Week 2 *
Today is the first day of the family care for Ryan. We got there on time. The caregiver, Shafani, and her husband welcomed us. I stayed for an hour to make sure Ryan was ok, and also talked more about Ryan with the Shafani. Most importantly, I wanted to see how Shafani deals with kids. There, we met the other kids that she's taking care of- Daclan, Pippa and Reily. Well, truth is I think Shafanie seemed inexperienced, because she just opened this Child Care for several months. I guess she's getting used to it. However, she tries her best and she's really friendly, gentle and patient. The best part of this child care is that she takes kids outdoor twice a day, no matter what. Shafani's husband made black tea for three of us while the kids were having their morning snacks. The tea was really tasty! I didn't realize it was the famous ceylon tea until the next day. I felt lucky when I found out that. I picked Ryan up at noon. Because it's been raining for days, Shafani asked us to buy a rain jacket and a pair of rain boots for Ryan. They go out every day, even in rainy days, so those things are important. Therefore, we went straight ahead to Metrotown for shopping again. We got no luck on rain boots hunting. We spent hours and tried several stores, but they were all out of stock. Finally, we got an expensive rain jacket at a sports store (we were planning to get a cheaper one.) Everyone was too tired eventually. We gave up on rain boots. We went home and went to bed and hoped it would be a sunny day tomorrow! Michelle *This Child Care is not very close to what I want, but I guess we really don't have much choice at this time of year. Good, experienced teachers or caregivers seemed all unavailable. However, I am still very thankful for everything. At least, Ryan started to feel comfortable with speaking English. He opens his mind to the English speakers little by little. He's not so shy any more. This IS a good start. Photos for Week 2 *
Yesterday I got an email from the other family care, so we decided to visit them today. The care giver, Shafani, is from Sri Lanka, and she has two daughters. The husband and wife have moved to Canada for 12 years. They seem nice and neat. They have bathrooms, tables, chairs and stuff all made for children. We liked the environment. Shafani's English is good. Even though she has a little accent, I can see she's good at kids and she's patient. The girls are friendly. So I can accept that little flaw. She can take Ryan until the end of June, which is perfect. We soon decided to let Ryan go to this family care, and then go to summer camp in July. So we finally settled it down. I felt relief. It's not like I don't want to take Ryan full day, but I want him to be with kids, to have fun, to try to communicate in English. And also I REALLY need a little time to study and think for my teaching. That evening, we went swimming in the community centre nearby. I was expecting more free time next week to get some studio things done. Michelle Photos for Week 2 *
溫哥華的照片以週為單位，已經上傳到picasa相簿，每一天的日記下方都有連結，每幾天都會陸續上傳。 (第一週已補在日記下方) 每天都只有短短時間隨便記一下流水帳，照片的說明是中文，如果您沒有耐心閱讀英文的話，可以直接看照片，不過會比較片段，因為不是隨時都帶著相機... Michelle
Saturday morning. I still woke up on time- early 6:45. We went to the Central Library for a family story time, and also got some more books and DVDs for Ryan. Then we decided to stay indoor because it was raining. The best way to stay indoor on a weekend is going shopping. So we did. We took the little train in the mall and donated $1 each for charity. We found something in Winners, and also a good deal in Tommy Hilfiger (40% off the sale price.) We went slowly at the mall. We had a cup of coffee/ tea at starbucks. We had a relaxing day, went home late and went to sleep late. It's been quite a week! Michelle Photos for Week 1 *
It was a big sunny day. How wonderful! We all woke up with smiles. I had a feeling that this day would be a perfect day and we would have so much luck on finding the school. First we set out for the Montessori School, but it was closed. We stood in front of the school and waited and called the teacher, but got no response. So I decided to go straight ahead to the nearest library for the family time. We had luck because we met the handsome, cool and funny male librarian again. He was Ryan's favorite librarian last year. We didn't expect to see him this time, but we did. What a surprise! He must be very popular because the room was full. It WAS a great story time, and Ryan enjoyed it. While I was thinking about coming back every Friday morning for his story time, he suddenly told everyone that he'd got promoted and was going to transfer to the Central Branch. After the story time, we went to ask him if we had a chance to join his story time downtown. He said he won't be a children' librarian again. Oh! What a waste!!! There was another meeting and try-out with the other home care giver. Hazel went with us too. The house shocked me at the first sight. Then we had a talk with the care giver and we left Ryan there for two hours to see if he liked it. The care giver's two boys played with Ryan immediately. It let us feel more comfortable, so we decided to put it into consideration. There's a huge and beautiful playground near that home care, so we let Ryan play on it for an hour after we left the home care. He met a boy and started to play with each other. It was a "School Finding" day and we did get luck. Now we need to decide if it's right to leave Ryan there. It's REALLY a hard decision. >
