Timmy's 15th birthday

Yesterday was timmy's 15th birthdae... We celebrated his birthdae at home as this birthday was a special one.... It was the lunar date met up with the English calendar date..

Tim is now the tallest guy at home.. At a present height of 1.63m, is not good enough for him, he is targetting a 1.7m.. I was told that this was the ideal height for a man.. Hopefully by playing more basketballs will make him taller..

As he grows, he resembles so much of his father in many ways.. I thank God, though in a fatherless home, he grows up without any femininity.... This was once a concern for me, but surely now it was over.....

Special 'hong baos'

Look at these 'hong baos'!! They were from val and tim over the last three years....
i just could not take my eyes off from this photo...

Indeed, many good things are worth to keep despite in this fallen world....

Our doting grandma

This is the best photograph that i have taken during the first day of CNY. Val and Tim with with their paternal grandma ... i have a photo of them, ten years back, also taken in CNY.... when grandma was strong and energetic.

i thank God for her, for she dotes us so much even though i am no longer her daughter-in-law. Visiting her at this kind of occasion is always a struggle for me. But i know she wants to see my kids... i have told my children we will continue to attend this kind of gatherings, until one day..... we know it is not approporiate to do so....

When i think of this...my tears roll uncontrollably.....