tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397817154749179882024-03-14T07:20:11.390+08:00in the momentThe Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-85240794937335204822016-04-16T22:51:00.002+08:002016-04-16T22:51:21.514+08:00Time is a funny thing. You know how something gets in the distant past to the point where it no longer feels like you, but you looking at yourself from the outside? I’m starting to feel that way about this blog. <br /><br />This blog has been a gift to me. I started it the month Josiah was born as a way to share our life with family and friends while overseas. Through the years it has become more than a means of communication. It has been a space where I’ve navigated the waters of motherhood with many waves and ripples along the way. In a “job” with no set hours, evaluations, professional development or salary, I needed a way to process the chaos and mundane of my days. Was I doing a good job, failing miserably? Did my energy from the day amount to anything? This blog helped me to see through the blurry fog of mothering littles and sift out the gold. <br /><br />Some days with my children felt beautiful and rich, while others were mind- numbing or just plain exasperating. This blog tells both sides of the story. Through the gift of recording my quirky stories, milestones events, thoughts and (sometimes over- blown) emotions, I was able to savor the moments. Pausing to pound out some words and post a couple photos helped me to treasure the precious, holy moments with my babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children. It cemented small moments in my permanent memory that would otherwise have slipped away, and it gave me a precious written record of this season. <br /><br />Life moves on. Communication and Social Media change. My role as a mom shifts. The blog posts crawled to a halt and I know that this season for the blog is over. A journal and paper could have never accomplished what this blog did. The other gift this blog gave to me was community. Cheerleaders leaving comments, giving feedback and encouraging our family along the way. I’m so grateful for the friends and family who took time to visit this space. A song writer I admire, Christa Wells, sings “islands are great to visit but I have found we aren’t meant to live alone.” I’m so thankful for those who reminded me I was wasn’t alone even on days when I never left the house. Thank you. The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-32466404628128068222015-09-29T23:54:00.002+08:002015-09-29T23:54:54.238+08:00Lantern Festival <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I seems I can not NOT post photos from the Mid- Autumn Festival. I'm just a sucker for lanterns, moons and cute kiddos. This year Josiah's "lantern" was a sword, Annette chose a bunny and Annabelle picked "ducky."<br />
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We met a group of friends at the park where the kids ran around and the adults sampled Starbuck's Mooncakes. Here is a rare moment of Annette and Yuna not in motion.<br />
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This is my favorite photo from the night, Annabelle looking at the huge moon. It was a cloudy night so she kept pointing out that the moon was "playing peek- a- boo"!<br />
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<span class="s1">I can feel that I am beginning to emerge from survival mode a bit. This weekend I baked pumpkin bread, dusted off my guitar, exercised (for 7 whole minutes) and remembered that I had a blog. It was fun to engage in activities that were not related to keeping my head above water at home or at school. With just a few exceptions, the transition back to teacher after a 7 year hiatus has been almost pure joy. I love the productivity, creativity, and community (both with the little and big people at the school). I get excited Sunday night because I get to go to my classroom the next day. I know. it’s totally obnoxious to Jason. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We had a bumpy introduction to life with a domestic helper (long story short, she was too sick to work) but God sent great friends to smooth out the wrinkles. We now have a wonderful new helper named Mildred (she deserves her own post on another day). Annabelle really likes Mildred and is very happy when we leave the house and come home. There is so much grace in this. I had so many fears about “leaving” Annabelle. Several times I almost didn’t take the job because of them. I really felt God prompting me to never “hide behind my children” and to move forward in faith. Now on the other side of the change, I’m so glad I took the leap. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I’ve always thought teaching at ICS was my dream job (husband is there, kids are there, great pedagogy, strong Christian values etc) EXCEPT for all the rich kids. It is not uncommon for my students to have multiple maids and drivers. I get emails from parents’ personal secretaries and the paparazzi has been staked outside the school this year. I have always had a heart for the poor and LOVED teaching in two low- income, immigrant schools in Los Angeles. So, I have often struggled with teaching this demographic in Hong Kong. I have questioned the "mission" circle on the diagram above, wondering if the world needs what I am doing. I tend to feel that even without me they will be just fine. That even if I flop as a teacher that their private tutors will make up the slack. That I’d be making more of an impact teachings kids who are otherwise failing and without a chance.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The first day of school God shifted my thinking. I was reading a picture book aloud to the class called “If Kids Ran the World.” The book describes a world where everyone has enough to eat, a house to live in, is kind to each other etc. It paints a picture of a world where the air is clean and no trash litters the ground. After the story a bright- eyed student raised his hand to share that when he grows up he wants to talk to China so they’ll stop polluting the air. </span></div>
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As a little girl the first thing I can remember wanting to be was a mommy. After that I wanted to be a teacher. Always. I loved playing school and have been hooked on teaching since the first time I got up in front of a class. I taught full time for six years before having kids and now have been a stay- at- home mom for seven years. I’m so incredibly thankful that I was able to just focus and enjoy teaching and motherhood fully. I feel that now is the time to bring my two passions together.<br />
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<span class="s1">I have accepted a job to teach 1st grade next year. The decision was not one I came to easily and took months of consideration. Now that the next school year looms before me I feel mounting excitement about the year ahead. Jason, Josiah, Annette and I will all attend the same school at the same time. This is such a dream scenario for me. Josiah will also be in 1st grade (but not in my class) and Annette will be just down the hall in P1. We can all commute together and Jason and I will even have the same lunch hour! </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Another change that this will bring is adding Flora to our family. Flora is a domestic helper from the Philippines. She is a sweet Christian lady that we have known for 8 years. We are so thankful that she has agreed to come live with us. Flora will take care of Annabelle during the day, taking her to playgroups and occasionally to school to join us for lunch. Flora will also do all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping and housework so that at the end of the day we can just have family time. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I’m sure there will be some big adjustments ahead, mainly for Annabelle and I as we settle into a new routine. I’m so thankful for the chance to work with great colleagues in a school where we can share Jesus with our students. Knowing I won’t be home next year has helped me to more fully appreciate and savor the days I do have with my kids and make the most of them. It was encouraging at church last week a woman was praying for me who knew nothing of my current situation. She told me that she saw a picture of a door in front of me and the Lord was saying to just open the door and walk through it . . . (big breath) here I go. . . </span></div>
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<span class="s1">(These photos are some of the precious mornings moments with my girls this year)</span></div>
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Josiah has been planning and anticipating his birthday party for <i>months</i>. The first words out of his mouth the day of his party were, "Mom, I figured out what to do for my 11th birthday party" (11th because he had already planned his 8th, 9th, and 10th). Whew! Ideas and fun are never in short supply for Josiah. We loved his idea to have a camping birthday party and he picked 4 special buds to join along. </div>
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Uncle Mike is here for a one week visit from California and his involvement totally doubled the fun!<br />
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We gave the boys their camouflage hats and a compass. As Jason guided them around the village he stopped at each turn and they had to use their compass to go east, west . . .<br />
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Their compasses guided them up a hill from our house where Jason and Mike had set up a target. The boys had a blast shooting the bow and everyone hit the target. We kept joking with them that they were going to hunt for their dinner. When one of Josiah's arrows went in to the grass he said, "I guess I'll have to eat vegetables!"<br />
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Next they found fishing "rods" and navigated their way to the pier where they got fishing line, hooks and worms. Now I know to have a successful birthday party for 7 year old boys all you need are live worms. </div>
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From there we built a bonfire on the beach where the hungry campers cooked their dinner (most relieved they didn't need to catch or kill it).<br />
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Annabelle got so dirty!<br />
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We returned to the house for "dirt" cake and more worms. After opening presents the boys watched a movie and eventually settled into sleep in the tent we'd set up on the rooftop. </div>
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This photo is 6 am when I found the boys happily playing soccer cards. They didn't know how long they'd already been up by then. Sleep was not the main event of this party.<br />
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The next morning we had planned to go kayaking but there were some scattered showers so a big water fight and soccer game rounded out the party. Happy Birthday to our happy camper!! We love all the joy and adventure you bring to each day!<br />
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This was the first Spring Break we've stayed in Hong Kong without having a baby!! I must say, it does make for a different experience. This has not been the year of travel for us, in fact we will have not left Hong Kong once between summer trips to America. That is a first. But 5 plane tickets are expensive and between having a car and living in a "beach house" we really enjoy our holidays in HK. We all went into the break a bit sick and worn down, but were much refreshed by the end. </div>
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We had a Mom's Group Easter egg hunt and BBQ at a country park.<br />
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Josiah's' Easter "bucket" sums him up pretty well. In addition to his plastic eggs he collected a clam shell, mushroom and half- alive cicada. That's our out- of- the- box nature boy.<br />
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Annabelle got a scooter for her birthday and she's pretty zippy on it.<br />
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April1st was a lot of fun. We had planned this day to take the kids to go to Ocean Park. The morning of Jason sat the kids down and explained to them that there is a bat with rabbis in Hong Kong and all kids that live in villages must get shots. He said they have to get the number of shots corresponding to their age (6, 5, and 2). Josiah and Annette were very serious about this and quit distressed as you can imagine. We then drove down to Hong Kong island to the "special shot hospital". It wasn't until we were pulling into Ocean Park that Jason said "April Fools!"All day Josiah kept saying, "you got us good dad!"<br />
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We had a really fun day including pandas, sharks, sting rays, penguins, roller coaster, cable cars and ice cream. We bought annual passes so we will be back to see the koalas another day.<br />
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On Good Friday we had a family time focusing on Jesus that included foot washing and sharing communion. It was sweet to see Annabelle really into it.<br />
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We enjoyed the gorgeous weather at Clear Water Bay, a new- to- us beach that is easy to drive to with free parking. Needless to say, we'll be going back. </div>
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We decided to throw a joint birthday party for the girls this year. Annette's birthday is March 12 and Annabelle's is March 30, so we celebrated on the 21st. Annette chose the theme "Hello Kitty" which is I guess what you get when you raise a little girl in Asia.<br />
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I tried to shoot a few pictures of the girls together before the party started, but they weren't really in the mood (Annabelle must have heard a rumor about the "terrible twos" because she's been practicing her pout a lot)<br />
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Fortunately things sweetened up when guests started arriving and they began making their candy necklaces.<br />
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We're so thankful for friends to share these special days with. Bryan and Emily have faithfully attended all of our kids' parties back to Josiah's 1st. Thanks Emily and Carol for your help snapping photos. Also, thanks to Aunt Christy for the lovely dresses. </div>
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After 3 hours the birthday girl decided it was time to put herself down for a nap. She'd partied hard!<br />
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We are so incredibly thankful for our sweet, spunky, fun girls. We love you!The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-35837979084345981202015-02-23T21:50:00.000+08:002015-02-23T21:50:22.768+08:00Chinese New Year Snapshots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well Chinese New Year has come and gone, as have Grandma and Grandpa. We had a really relaxing break with time at home and several fun outings thrown in (and Jason and I got to have a night alone- woo hoo). And as always, we have used the Chinese holiday as a fun excuse to play dress up.</div>
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We had a BBQ on our rooftop one night with good friends<br />
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The kids love getting red packets of money and say "gong xi, gong xi" to our neighbors.<br />
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Annabelle was curious about the contents of her red packets<br />
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The three generations of Paine males got a basketball hoop up which Josiah is loving. </div>
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I was telling my mom over Christmas that I couldn't decide if this is the least productive or most productive time in my life. It is a gallop all day long, yet at the end of the day we seem to be back to where we started. My mom's wise answer: you don't need to have a product to be productive. </div>
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There really is a lot going on nearly every moment of the day, but I love it that way (although I also love a glass of sangria and episode of Downtown Abbey). I think blogging is going to be further and far between from here on out. For one, I share a lot with family and friends on What's App, which is much faster. I also feel between all the papers I'm writing for my graduate courses that I am out of words by the end of the day. And thirdly, time. Enough said. But I'm sure I will occasionally get an itch to ramble of share pictures that the world needs like these. . . .</div>
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Annabelle now claps and says "happy, happy, happy"</div>
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The sillies made silly putty and have been having so much fun with it.<br />
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<br />The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-12330433621067757152015-01-25T21:50:00.001+08:002015-01-25T21:55:02.564+08:00The Merriest of Christmases!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know, Christmas was a long time ago. And I wasn't going to post these photos, but when I finally sat down to have a date with iphoto I was reminded of all our good times and just had to share a few. My parents are the absolute best. I just love them so much. Their visit, along with the great HK weather, made our Christmas break so wonderful. In case you don't know my parents they are fun, flexible, adventurous and generous. We got out and did a lot but also were able to enjoy some mellow days just hanging out. </div>
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<br />The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-9124152747533941352014-11-26T23:00:00.001+08:002014-11-27T22:06:23.924+08:00November Musings <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took time as a family to build an "ebenezer" by writing on stones things we are thankful for and that God has done for us. The kids also wrote on turkey feathers, because that's just fun. <br />
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A friend once explained to me that as kids get older that it gets “easier” but also more “complicated”. I think I am starting to understand what she meant. Entering into this school- aged season in life has brought many joys, but also complexities. Not only complexities in the logistical sense (who has early release today? whose library books are due today? Whose supposed to bring show and tell? etc) but more so on the emotional level. <br />
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One thing that has really helped recently is getting to know and understand my kids better. A friend loaned me the book “Nurture by Nature” which explains Myers Briggs personality types for kids. I totally geek out on this stuff. (My family knows I got on a kick for *years* where I couldn’t stop talking about birth order. So watch out if I corner you and open my mouth about Myers Briggs)<br />
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Josiah and Annette are at a great age to explore this. I found it so helpful to put a name to a lot of the traits that I see displayed in both of them. Josiah is a very clear- cut ENFP (extrovert, intuitive, feeling, perceiving) while Annette I think is a ISFJ (introvert, sensing, feeling, judging) although I’ll need a few more years to be confident of her type. “Nurture by Nature” has a chapter on each personality type and every word, I mean every word, of the ENFP dripped of Josiah. It was so helpful and validating to understand the way God made him and in turn how to best parent him. <br />
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Now this little darling still remains in many ways a mystery to us. Some moments we get this look . . <br />
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. . .and other moments we get this one. I’m going to do my best for now not to analyze that but just to give lots of tickles and cuddles through the exhausting simplicity of toddlerhood. </div>
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And just because who knows when I'll blog next, I thought I'd share year 2 of the Christmas jammies. They are a little snugger this year but bringing lots of joy. We are ready to launch into the advent season. Happy Holidays to you!!<br />
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I should really be using Annabelle's short nap today to write a paper for my class or cross some items off my to- do list. But I wanted to grab this moment to remember and enjoy some recent moments. My little nephew had a near- death chocking encounter last week and my whole family has been reminded of what a gift and joy ordinary days hold. </div>
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The weather is *slowly* cooling off so we're about done swimming now. We picked up this car and the slide for free!1 </div>
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Annabelle's latest thing is dolls and dress up</div>
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Josiah played in his first Rugby tournament. He got several "tackles" (they play touch still at this age) we were so proud of him</div>
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Annette started piano lessons and is a very serious student. We are thankful for her amazing teacher Miss Lauren.<br />
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I can hardly handle the cuteness of Annabelle these days! She has so much personality and is really tons of fun. She is talking more and more now and her favorite expressions are "wow!" and "yay!" She is definitely her mother's daughter!<br />
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Can you guess who inspired our pumpkin grin this year?<br />
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Today we had our annual costume party at Mom's Group. Here is Annette with her main squeeze Max.</div>
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It's funny that after my last post on how we hadn't gone down to the protests, that this weekend we decided to take a trip to go check them out. Traffic is a nightmare on Hong Kong island due to many street closures so we parked in Kowloon, crossed by ferry and hoofed it all over the island. Our outing was definitely sweetened with the incentive of checking out a new California style Mexican joint, yum!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABM-22HalWvN6_GUC5N2RumVAcSfdhaCywyiracbY2iQVrXP8yJnuNwCN0znC1XWF6h0Z1h5vg2JMgNSbeUg_Up-xp6oN5rPuOx4Ba0_a0Ml9sVJyZ_tAJvr9m189r6EBSFxrQrHhsgg/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABM-22HalWvN6_GUC5N2RumVAcSfdhaCywyiracbY2iQVrXP8yJnuNwCN0znC1XWF6h0Z1h5vg2JMgNSbeUg_Up-xp6oN5rPuOx4Ba0_a0Ml9sVJyZ_tAJvr9m189r6EBSFxrQrHhsgg/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
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There were not 50,000 protestors on the street as there had been previously, but still hundreds of tents were set up and there was a lot to look at</div>
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We were so impressed by how organized everything was. There were garbage and recycling centers, cell phone charging centers and even a little library and people offering free math tutoring services!</div>
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Josiah added his blessing for HK to the wall<br />
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We were so glad that we went out. Not only was it an enjoyable, beautiful evening but we got to experience a piece of history. We had some good talks with the kids about democracy, how governments view people and which systems align with how God views people. We even discussed appropriate and inppropriate forms of protests and when it is important to take a stand. Hopefully they don't start exercising these practices with bedtime and vegetable protests anytime soon!</div>
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Hello October!! This is one of my favorite months in Hong Kong!! Lots of sunny days and still warm enough to swim, but it no longer feels like we live in a sauna. There has been a cooler breeze in the mornings which is absolutely glorious. This post is going to be a smattering of random photos to fill in the gaps from the last couple weeks. The biggest event was our friends the Sauders visiting from Cambodia. We absolutely LOVED seeing them and traipsing around Hong Kong with them. We had so much fun that I barely have a photo from our whole time together (what happened?)</div>
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I started back in school for the first time in a decade. So far I am loving my first graduate class and the chance to sweep some cobwebs off my mom- brain. This is my office while Annabelle takes her afternoon nap</div>
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Here is Annabelle's signature eyebrow look<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">On special nights before bed daddy gives the kids a geography lesson on the big map in their room. They love it (of course kids love most things that delay bedtime)</span></div>
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We've been doing some fall baking (with the air conditioning on). This pie turned out so delish<br />
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Hong Kong had a crazy historic week of protests. Can you find us? Just kidding we weren't there, but we sure heard a lot about it<br />
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I found Annabelle doing this<br />
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Flashback to 2010- here is Josiah doing the exact same thing!!!</div>
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The boys have been having fun planning what to build with this pallet<br />
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We daily watch the progress on this house being built behind us<br />
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Anybody have a caption for this face?<br />
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This is what happens after you've been friends with someone for 8 years, you start rubbing off on each other<br />
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Our kids fight a lot. Like way too much. But every once in a while a moment like this spontaneously happens and we're reminded that we all love each other. Thank you Jesus for those moments!<br />
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<br />The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-19447210875657803132014-09-17T22:59:00.002+08:002014-09-17T22:59:40.039+08:00New Season<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">I've been thinking about how this fall feels really full and fast so I sat now to compute what I have going on on a weekly basis. It felt good to list some things I have been intentional to cut out and feel less passionate about for activities that are closer to me heart. But I can tell at a glance that what I've added amounts to a lot more time than what I've subtracted. Since I'm an external processor I thought I'd post it here in case you care. What have you added or subtracted to your life this year? </span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">baking treats for Sunday School</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">greeting/ usher team at church</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">weekly volunteering at the kids’ school</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">sending out communication emails for mom’s group</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">tutoring 3 private students</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">leading weekly Mom’s Group</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">weekly Beth Moore Bible study (this is amazing)</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">teaching 2 weekly preschool playgroups (these are fun)</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">weekly rugby practice for Josiah</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">additional transporting of kids to school</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">maybe a new church . . .</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">organizing of mission trip of Philippino orphans TO Hong Kong this fall </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">starting an online university program for Reading Specialist certificate</span></li>
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And just because I love these photos so much, here is Josiah in his Rugby uniform. This has definitely been a fun addition for him and I can feel a little bit like an American soccer mom.<br />
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The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-31323198992988094242014-09-15T20:21:00.001+08:002016-04-17T16:07:16.350+08:00Going Chinese <div class="p1">
Living in the Chinese culture is truly a fascinating privilege and persistent challenge in our lives. I still get a kick out of looking out my kitchen window upon ladies doing tai chi next next to their round baskets of fish drying in the sun. Sometimes old Chinese ladies walk by my house adorned in conical hats and carrying poles over their backs hanging with baskets of clams from the beach.That’s just fun. And of course we enjoy the festivals, like the four day weekend where we celebrated the Mid Autumn Festival. Our kids know mooncakes and lanterns more than trick or treating and pumpkin patches. </div>
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Annette made the lantern and mooncake at school<br />
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<span class="s1">But as our kids get older, the effects of being raised as third culture kids (not belonging to the culture of their passport country or host country- but a created third culture) feels more complicated. Josiah is very aware of his minority status as the only white kid in his class this year (although his teacher is a blonde American). He is very sensitive and aware of communication differences in cultures. We kept reminding him that he has a special gift for making friends everywhere and now a month into the school year, he has made a “best friend” in the class. That is really an answer to prayer. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">And then there is Chinese Language. Sweet Jesus. In Hong Kong we (I include myself in that ‘we’ very loosely) speak Cantonese. In school the children are learning Mandarin, which is a very useful language that I would love for them to learn. I used to think that kids absorb languages like water into a sponge. That if you just expose them at the right age they will learn by osmosis. This has not been our experience. From day one Chinese class for Josiah has been like trying to drink out of a fire hose. So much, so fast that he began shutting now. Now that he is in P1 they have added reading and writing. Remember Josiah is in Kindergarten and is just starting to learn to read and write in English. On top of that, he is expected to read and write Chinese characters AND pinyin (the romanized transliteration of Chinese) with 24 vowel sounds in different tones. As a former kindergarten teacher who knows the blood, sweat and tears that go into teaching kids 5 short vowel sounds this is totally overwhelming to me. </span></div>
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Blogging is happening less and less for me these days thanks to other social media platforms and generally life being busy!! But, I still love sharing in this space and the taking a moment to reflect on life as it whizzes by. And nobody is living in the fast lane quite like Annabelle!</div>
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Annabelle wears two expressions these days; a highly suspicious, furrowed brow OR an ecstatic, hands flapping, ear to ear grin. The more you're around her, the more you get rewarded with the later</div>
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Annabelle likes to be right in the middle of the action around our house. Like IN the middle. Like on the tiny stool with Annette in the kitchen, or clawing at my face to be in my lap during the story time or "helping" Josiah and Annette with the Lego tower or art project. Whew! She also has a current obsession with keys which has resulted in a few panicked searches for keys when trying to get out the door (:<br />
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She really turns on the charm for the camera and loves to receive one- on- one attention now. Her favorite activity with mommy is reading books, especially ones about animals. She likes to point to her belly button and nose and babbles a lot, although I wouldn't say she has a lot of words (mama, dadda, up, all done, more, one, two three etc)</div>
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This last photo cracks me up (ignore the fact she is in her bathing suit). I sometimes have her sit on the counter next to me while I wash dishes where she helps herself to jars of almonds, raisins, and fruit on the counter. On this particular day, I turned around to see her hand in the cookie jar, with three cookies in her hand and one in her mouth. Caught red handed!</div>
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The sweetest moments of the day are without a doubt at bedtime. As soon as I start singing "Jesus Loves You" she snuggles her head into my shoulder, then when I lay her down she blows big kisses with lots of "muah" sound effects. Melts my heart!</div>
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Everyday is a Gift. I strategically hung this so it would be the first thing I see when I come in the house and the last thing I see before leaving. It is so easy for me to dwell on the rear shocks that need fixed on the car, my iphone screen which I cracked for the THIRD time, the fact I lost my voice (I mean gone) and the attitudes that need adjusted (often including my own) that I miss the gift of now. So in case I missed it the first time, here are some gifts from this last week. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HHGC3Dhwzuq7M1MDpqglvd5P5LxOCzLtkSW7uj2_LQLwL8wIzIVMHO09I_hpnEBe1zxnWt-aC_u-yrWbc6GEzgMtIQpViY9tAQvO2Lh4yE5Eydbafo8ZgeIZWcvGXTB3Vy0qyVSOAhw/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HHGC3Dhwzuq7M1MDpqglvd5P5LxOCzLtkSW7uj2_LQLwL8wIzIVMHO09I_hpnEBe1zxnWt-aC_u-yrWbc6GEzgMtIQpViY9tAQvO2Lh4yE5Eydbafo8ZgeIZWcvGXTB3Vy0qyVSOAhw/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br />
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Tuesday: Annabelle works to smile for the camera now. These are her "cheese" smiles<br />
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Wednesday: Annette loves to read in her bunk-bed which we just painted red<br />
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Thursday: Annabelle wants to wear big brothers T- Shirt and Josiah has insisted on wearing his "explorer" vest around the clock. To bed, at home, on walks, he takes it off just before school and puts on over his uniform as soon as school is over. In his words, "you never know when you'll find a great bug"<br />
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Friday: We had a pizza party on the roof to celebrate the end of a long school week. As Josiah bit into his slice of pepperoni, out came his front tooth!!! It was the perfect punctuation to his first week of school.<br />
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I can't get over how much it changes his face<br />
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Saturday: Jason went night spearfishing with our neighbor next door. It was a nocturnal, amphibious, cross- cultural hunting experience! He left at 9:30 pm and didn't get home until 2:30 am!!! Jason only speared a puffer fish, which he couldn't keep because they evidently are poisonous. But the other men caught crabs, fish, octopus, cuttlefish and more. They graciously shared some of their catch with us.</div>
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Annabelle was not impressed with the crabs<br />
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Sunday: but was a big fan of ice cream. This is how my kids' faces look every time we eat ice cream! </div>
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May you have eyes to see the gifts in your everyday. . . .The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-69042330795606014352014-08-15T13:29:00.000+08:002014-08-15T13:29:07.294+08:00Starting P1 and R2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Whew! We've officially kicked off another school year. Josiah is in P1 which is what the British system calls American "Kindergarten." Annette is in R2 Kindergarten, which is what the Hong Kong system calls American "Pre- School" (yes, very confusing) Adding to the confusion is the complicating factor that they are daily at different campuses for different lengths of time. But with a little help from friends and a lot of help from the car we are making it work. </div>
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P1 is a 7 hour day which is a big transition for Josiah. P1 is also the grade that I used to teach at ICS. I LOVE P1!!! Josiah's lovely teacher, Mrs. Crook, was my co- teacher when I was pregnant with Josiah. So, technically Josiah has already been through 9 months of P1 (: I never dreamed that I would be a P1 parent, it really feels full circle for me. So far he is loving all the "special" classes (computers, music, art, library, PE, mandarin), having 2 recesses and getting to occasionally see daddy around campus. </div>
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Annette goes to school in the afternoon for 3 hours in Mrs. Ma's class (same teacher as last year). I am enjoying having time with the girls all morning long and it is amazing how differently Annette plays when Josiah's not around (think lots of dolls). </div>
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Not to be excluded, Annabelle has reached some milestones of her own recently, such as her first set of pig tails </div>
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and working on her fine motor skills</div>
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In our jet lagged state we lugged 450 pounds of luggage up two flights of stairs. Soaked from sweat we turned the key and gasped at the miniature size of our house. Weary from the journey, yet unable to sleep, I lay in bed thinking about this crazy life. My chest physically hurt at the pain of loved ones left behind and swirled in thoughts of "what ifs".<br />
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The next morning a warm breeze and beautiful 5 am sunrise over the water felt like balm to my soul. I started getting text messages from friends and the kids found delight in their missed toys. I unpacked, bought food, took and deep breath and kept going.<br />
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Although 8 years of this bi- continental way of life has started to feel normal, it never feels easy, and certainly not natural. I've struggled with contentment and wondered if we've made the right decision to raise our young family here. And while I value being reflective and intentional, playing "what if" games seem to steal joy and distract from the point. God has shown us so many times that it's not where we are, but who we are. And today he needs us to be here. Fully here. Stopping for our neighbors, engaging in our community and looking for ways to love.<br />
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So while I identify with the quote above I disagree that I will "never be home again". If anything this lifestyle reminds me to take hope in a better home. Better even than a big home with a grassy backyard next to Target (I miss you Target). We know our citizenship is in heaven where we can all be together in one place with the Father. That will feel like home.<br />
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I'm taking a break from packing our NINE suitcases and FOUR carry- ons to throw up some final photos from the summer. We have been in America nearly 2 months now and our love tanks (and stomach tanks) are feeling filled up. Our last two weeks were spent in Redding, CA with Jason's older brother Matt, his wife Karina and their adorable dog "Jimmy". Together we spent time in the Trinity Alps, including a trip to Moonstone Beach and Redwood National Park. </div>
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Matt and Karina watched the older kids so Jason and I could do some intense hiking (back in "the day" we loved to backpack). As you can see from the photo we got into some rugged country. When we were still 4 miles from the car the thunderclouds rolled in and it started raining. Annabelle was sleeping in the backpack through the rain (bless her) and once we got in our car it started hailing. I was really glad to get off the mountain!<br />
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On July 26 our family went up to Ashland, Oregon to support Jason on his 50K (that's 31 miles) trail race. He thought it would take him 5 hours to finish. At the finish line the clock flashed 5 hours and 0 minutes when Jason came into sight!! I was so proud of him for sticking with his rigorous training, through injuries and discouragement, and meeting his goal of completing an ultra marathon. We love you babe and are your biggest fans!</div>
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I feel like this blog post is one long promotion for San Diego. In my unbiased opinion, I would recommend that everyone have Grandparents in San Diego. It is a great place for a vacation! We have had a fabulous last 2 weeks including "surf" time with Uncle Matt and Aunt Karina. . .</div>
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. . . a patriotic 4th of July<br />
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. . . a seaplane ride taking off and landing in the harbor (thanks Aunt Christy and Grandpa!)<br />
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. . . Padres game<br />
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. . . .San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park<br />
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. . . . lots of Mexican food<br />
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. . . .a visit from our friends Billy and Katherine (and little Talia)<br />
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. . . . VBS at Grandma and Grandpa's church. This is "Crazy Hair Day"<br />
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. . . and bike riding with Uncle Mikey<br />
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Reflecting on our time I'm so thankful for the quality time we got to spend with so many loved ones during our time down here. We love you! Thanks for everything!The Paine Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18181718361616044830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039781715474917988.post-81781077279625757502014-07-11T05:42:00.000+08:002014-07-11T05:42:26.906+08:00California Part II- Idyllwild with the Paine Family <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After the climax of Angela's wedding people slowly started leaving Arroyo Grande. We went from 30 people in the house, to a quiet 16 people, down to 11, until we knew it was time to hop on a train and move on. We rode the train from Grover Beach to Fullerton and enjoyed following the coast most of the way. The kids were free to move around which was great for Josiah and Annette, but challenging with Annabelle. </div>
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We even took some trips to the front to keep the Engineer company. He was very patient with Josiah's endless curiosity.<br />
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From Fullerton Grandma drove us up to a cabin in Idyllwild where we enjoyed 5 days of sweet smelling pine air with all of Jason's family. It was a great house with lots of fun things to do and conducive for spending quality time together.<br />
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We loved getting to meet our new nephew Sawyer Elijah. The dads even played one- armed Ladder Ball while balancing their babies<br />
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We are having an amazing time in California. The flight went as smoothly as possible and although I got a lot of "you've got your hands full" comments, the kids did great. Jet lag was another story, but we are all sleeping now. I can't tell you how wonderful it has been to be at my parents' house. The first Sunday I was back at the church where my dad has been the pastor for 25 years, my parents sang a song in the choir called "In My Father's House." And it was Father's Day. I couldn't hold back the tears. This is the house I grew up in, the small town Jason and I fell in love in, and truly one of my favorite spots in the world (plus there is no humidity, mosquitoes, sweating and tons of sunshine!)</div>
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Our family of 6 is now 18- here is our whole motley crew. <br />
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The cousins had SO much fun together. Which worked out well since I totally ignored our kids in the process of helping with wedding details and hosting tons of extended family in town. <br />
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Can you guess what they are karaoking? Let's just say there were a lot of renditions of "Let it Go"<br />
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Here are some shots form Friday's rehearsal and rehearsal dinner <br />
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And the BIG DAY!! I only have a couple of photos but Angela was BEAUTIFUL!!! It was such a meaningful, fun, lovely day and nothing could have made me more happy than to celebrate my seester and her wonderful man. <br />
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A very serious family shot <br />
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Here is the couple the next afternoon during the gift opening </div>
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And then some more chillaxin' with family<br />
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This is my brother Ryan wearing his new baby Emery </div>
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And of course we had to jump in the dunes with the cousins<br />
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Papa came out for the wedding. Doesn't he look great at 91? <br />
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Jason ran up to the tree where we went on our first date 17 years ago and added Annabelle's name to "our" tree. Later that day we all went out to see his work. He said there's room for more names, but maybe we should consider shorter names. . . </div>
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