tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post3778632097653735532..comments2023-06-12T09:22:09.148-07:00Comments on Lifelearning in Taidong: Rainy daysKLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-85989954352340137442013-11-13T07:29:31.899-08:002013-11-13T07:29:31.899-08:00Thanks, guys! Joyful potter, we play it very rarel...Thanks, guys! Joyful potter, we play it very rarely. Anna seems to have more strategic thinking than Joseph. I don't know if this is something he'll continue to enjoy much longer. The whole teaching process could have been smoother. I kept on forgetting that he was only beginning, and wasn't supposed to know everything. I didn't have to get so exasperated sometimes. The dear guy just enjoyed moving the pieces around; he wasn't so interested in cornering my king at the beginning. Even now, he loses focus sometimes. So I only suggest it occasionally when it seems they have forgotten how long and sometimes tedious the game can be. Ha! you might be right about brainpower.KLJALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-12394471581763899462013-11-12T04:19:09.659-08:002013-11-12T04:19:09.659-08:00I love this day of yours! (I'm assuming it mu...I love this day of yours! (I'm assuming it must be pretty warm there now?) My favorite part is when you use your "most adventurous voice" ... I can just hear it!! You're an awesome mama and your children are growing up in a lovely little paradise. <br /><br />p.s. how did you teach your children chess? my oldest enjoys it, but none of her siblings are interested, and I often don't have leftover brainpower for mere mental exercise. (although, hmmm .... maybe if I exercised my mind more often, I'd have brainpower to spare......!!)the joyful potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699821802196502614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-1258696279900050772013-11-07T17:03:48.777-08:002013-11-07T17:03:48.777-08:00I especially love the third picture. So adorable!...I especially love the third picture. So adorable! They will have happy memories from that day.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201678158523712692noreply@blogger.com