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I just want you to stop crying at school.
PLEASE!!!!!
It's been months now.
I always come back Jacob!
Stop crying! Stop Clinging!
I can't take it anymore!
My sanity is disappearing!
You're only there for 1 1/2 hours...it's really not that long!!!!!!!!!
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Look, it's already time for me to go to pick you up! I couldn't do much in that time...30 minutes to drive home, 30 minutes to myself, then 30 minutes back to pick you up. Really, Jacob, you're not missing out on anything...I promise!!
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| Jacob & I have lots of funny/surprising conversations.
Today, we were on our way to one of our local markets. To my surprise, it...along w/part of the parking lot was taped off and there was a huge mess of police cars in the taped off area, as well as outside the taped off area...and there were some fire engines and two big vehicles with the words "Bomb Squad" written on them. So I said:
B: *gasp* Jacob! We can't go to the store!
J: Why, Mommy, why?
B: Because the police taped it off.
J: Tape-ed it off?
B: Yeah! And the firemen are here too.
J: Yeah! There's anoder (another) one in the back too!
B: Yeah, the police officers and fire fighters are busy right now and it's dangerous over here so let's get out of here! We can just go to Albertsons...
J: Awww! Mom! Mommy, why?
B: Because the bomb squad is here.
J: Bomb? Bomb? Bomb??
B: Yeah, bomb.
J: like uh...bomb?
B: Yeah, you know like boom-booms (in reference to Duck Tales) ...they explode and go POOOOOOOOOSH! *making exploding sounds*
J: boom booms? Boom booms?? hahahahaha that's funny Mommmy! That's funny! Boom booms!
**** Spends some more time laughing to himself***
****we arrive at another market closer to our house***
J: Don't worry Mommy, Don't worry Mom! I know! I'll go get the scissors!
B: Scissors? Why?
J: *looking towards the direction of the fire trucks* I'll just cut it! I'll help you Mommy, I'll help you!
B: O.O HUH??? How?
J: Like this *and he goes to show how he'd hold and cut the wire*
B: Oh thank you Jacob! Thank you for rescuing me, Jacob!
J: No problem Mommy, No problem.
...I don't want to forget this little bit of conversation that we had today. He cracks me up!
When we walked out the store, he pointed out to me that the fire trucks were gone...so it's safe now.
wow
thanks Jacob!
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| Jacob likes to answer ALL the calls that come in.
It doesn't matter if it's an 888 or 800 number. He'll take'em all.
My parents...they IGNORE those calls.
I let him take those calls just so he can have fun with them.
Usually, they hang up after a while and that's that.
Here's one call that my dad was listening in on that cracked us up:
*He ends each sentence on a high note.*
x: Hi may I speak to Mr. Kang?
J: Yes I am!
x: Do you speak english?
J: Yes I DO!
x: ... (pause)
may I speak to your mom?
J: Yes you may!
J: *running madly* MOM! MOM! MOMMY!! MOMMY!!!
A phone call just for you! =)
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| I LOVE where we live. Where else can you see roads called:
-Ammunition Rd,
-Missle Rd
-Red Eye
-Stinger
...and today, I found another one:
-Marine Raft
*They come up with pretty nifty names for streets/roads. When they run out, they just name them after numbers: 13th street, 14th street, 15th street, etc.*
or see signs like:
WARNING! EXPLOSIVE VEHICLES ENTERING ROADWAY
or...
...eish, I can't write down my personal favorite, just in case.
AND, when they feel like it, they can have someone pop out of a box, stop your vehicle, and perform random drug tests with a drug sniffing dog and everything (while other cars drive by and look). ...ok, actually, that was embarrassing.
Anyways, besides that one thing, I like it here. It's like a whole new different world out here. So many things are done differently here, and I probably shouldn't write too much about any of that in here...but I guess all I'm saying is that it's been a real eye-opening experience here. Most nights, it's quiet and like any other place but some nights, I hear things even at 1 AM, reminding me just where I'm at. And dude, I'd rather die in my house then step out! Chris and Jacob, on the other hand can just sleep through all of it.
Which reminds me, it's been a long time since I've written anything about Jacob but he's doing well over here.
He sleeps on his own, but every once in a while, I still sleep with him.
He also started going to school about a month ago.
He cried a lot and didn't eat the first week, but mid-second week, he ate a bit of peach and spaghetti for lunch, one day, and after that, he's been pretty good about eating lunch at school. I have a funny story. So on his second day of school, he didn't eat lunch. I didn't want to give him food till dinner so that he would learn to eat food at school. Well, I took him to Costco to go grocery shopping and that took about an hour. When we finished, I went to the food court. I felt bad, thought he must be hungry, and decided to just share some hot dog with him. Well, the little dude must have been starving because he stinkin gobbled it all up, saving ME just a bite at the end! DUDE! I know he eats a lot but WOW, I've never seen him eat so much before, or since that time! ...well, after that day, I decided it would be OK to give him a little bit of something to eat between lunch and dinner. He eats normally now.
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| Just got the best compliment ever!
I was walking back home w/Jacob when one of our upstairs neighbor stopped me and told me that he HHAD to tell me that I am a good cook because he always smells something good when he's going up the stairs.
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Thank you neighbor!
I think you mean that I'm good at heating up food. =)
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