⊕"A good act is a charity"(良好的行為是一種善行)

Each morning the Principal of my son's school,
Ms. Butler, gives the kids a spiritual morning talk.

I love to sit in my car and listen to her words of
wisdom because those are words of great love.

I feel lifted almost every time listening to her talk.

This morning Ms. Butler talked about good behavior/good act. She said,

"We donate, we volunteer, ..have we thought

about just being good to our surroundings is a charity too?

A good act is a charity because the good act ripples. When

we do something nice to somebody, the good act carries

the good influence and ripples to the world."

That was inspiring. Thank you so much, Ms. Butler.

Then as always, she ended her talk with,

"Boys and girls, let's make it a great day. The choice is yours."

It is one of my favorite quotes too.

I feel fortunate to have this wonderful Principal.

May God bless Ms. Butler, her staff, 

school kids, and the school itself 

with peace, health, and happiness.

⊕"The Clouds"(Chapter 30)-a story written by Firemonster

The following story is a story written by my son.
He wrote it at school today using his free time.

I read it and found it rather an interesting one.
I am proud of his writing, so post the story here and share
it with the world!

There it goes.

The Clouds

Chapter 30

Once upon a time, lots of clouds were speaking in a house.

One day, lots of clouds decided to go for a hike. So, they called

a company for hiking. There were lots of clouds working over there.

When they reached the mountain, everyone played. They

even saw spiders. Some clouds were scared. Some were bored.

Some were laughing. Then, on their way home, it was dark.

At home, they celebrated a happy day.

Then they went to bed.

The end.

What a nice and interesting story to me!
I hope you like it too.

⊕an adventure to Monterey Bay Aquarium

We decided to visit Monterey Bay Aquarium in one of the Thanksgiving holidays.

With the guidance of GPS, we took 880 South, 17 South, 1 South, 
then arrived the aquarium in about 1 and half hour.

The Giant Octopus was our first must-see stop.
Then with the map in hand, we pretty much visited almost
each exhibit area, including watching a Jelly Fish presentation.

Giant Octopus

Beautiful Jelly Fish

Amazing Leafy Sea Dragon

This is the first time I saw this amazing creature. The way they move in the water is so graceful.

This was a wonderful trip for us. We learnt and appreciated knowing the 
magnificent creatures in the aquarium.

⊕Joan Baez - Gracias a la vida

Joan Baez is one of my daddy's favorite singers.
I started listening to her songs when I was very little.
Naturally, I like her too.

I like the simplicity that her figure presents and yet deep and powerful
meanings her songs convey to the world.

I like her passion and the love to the world.
I love the beauty in her voice.
I really like her.

I found this song from youtube.
She sang it with great passion and grace, as usual.
I think it is a great song to hear in Thanksgiving holidays.

I found the lyrics in Spanish and the translation in English in this web site:
http://www.williammorin.com/graciasalavida.html
Thank God. I can read both languages in one page! Thank the people who
contributed to this web site.

Thank you, Joan Baez.