I swear it just took me 30 minutes to get logged in!!
Howdy-
Long time, no see!
I am going to catch you up on a bunch of random things because it’s been so long.
The mysterious bangs

This is a true story, Lien went to bed on a Thursday night, as usual, and woke up Friday morning with bangs- really short ones. It’s a mystery. We couldn’t find hair in her bed or any trash can. She must have gotten up and cut them in the middle of the night. We’ll never know what she did with the hair. If Lien knows what happened, she’s not telling Your guess is as good as ours.
Traveling
I’m in Ft worth again. Last month was really hard. Mai had her tonsils out, then we went on vacation, and then I had to leave. This month Mai gave me a big kiss on Monday morning and said, “Mommy go on airplane. I see you on computer, OK?” That’s much better than the usual, “Mommy NO airplane. Mommy come home to me!” Whew…I think we’ve turned a corner.
Not good news
My grandfather is doing okay. He’s in a nursing home. That’s not what they call it, but that’s what it is. I wet to visit last Sunday. Lien went with me inside; Mai was too scared of all the wheel chairs. Tai took Mai and Lily to the house with my mom. There isn’t a lot of time left. I know it, Lien knows, my grandmother knows it. They’ve been married 68 years- more than 2/3 of their lives. I don’t know what she’ll do without him.
My dad had a scare- skin cancer found on his scalp. It took two tries, but the doctor says he got it all. They’ll keep an eye on it. I know skin cancer isn’t usually fatal, but it was to my grandmother. So apparently it runs in my family on both sides.
Words of Wisdom
I’ve been attending lots of training classes, and I come home with good quotes. Quote of the day, “If you don’t have time to do something right the first time, when will you have time to do it over?”