LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN: Amy

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

JANUARY 2015 -- A DOSE OF DAILY LIFE

A DOSE OF DAILY LIFE

January 2015

Everyday life in China is full of surprises!!! Look at the size of this potato! It looks like something Grandpa Beach would grow!!!

Rebecca really got dressed up for their "Rock Air Band" house competition. Everyone should have one chance in life to dress up like "Kiss", right???

There aren't quite as many etiquette boundaries here in China which has pros and cons. This day as I was walking home, I noticed that up in this home's balcony, they were drying sausages with their underwear. Efficient use of space......

Love to make Meatloaf and Meatballs with fresh ground pork & eggs.

These little Mandarin oranges are heavenly sweet!!! We have eaten literally tons of them during this citrus season! Mmmmmm Good!

Look at our super famous and amazing Dad!!! He is spotlighted in this publication here in Suzhou! Go Dad!!!

JANUARY 7, 2015 -- ABBY DLD FIRST "FOOTBALL" GAME

ABBY DLD FIRST FOOTBALL GAME
January 7, 2015

Thursday morning was filled with excitement and energy! Today was the first football game for the new Abby DLD school!!! Just to clarify – “football” here at a British school is actually “soccer” as we know it in the USA – from here forward, football translates into “soccer” for you. Our very own Rachel and Richard made the final cut for the football team. They have jerseys/uniforms and the works! Another super cool thing is that Rachel is the ONLY girl as well as the only foreigner on the team! She stands at about shoulder height to all those boys! Rachel has had some struggles being in this position of the only and the smallest on the team, but she has been strong, persistent and has been determined in her participation on the team. I believe she has earned the respect of the other players – or at least they don’t underestimate her anymore. J In the game, Rachel was one of the players who played almost the entire game. She played hard and was amazing! The game ended with a score of 1-0 with Abby DLD the winners! The only score made in the entire game was scored by our very own Rachel!!! Woot, Woot!!!! She was the super star!!! The score in itself was awesome as someone else had kicked the ball and it hit the upper crossbar of the goal and bounced back, tipped the goalie and then came down and Rachel caught it IN THE AIR and kicked it right into the goal! She has learned from one of the coaches to watch and predict where the ball is going to go and she was positioned right, had a little luck on her side, BUT had the skills to get her foot in the right place at the right time and at the right angle to get that ball in the goal while in the middle of chaos of many players there in the goalie’s box!! I was so excited and so proud of her!!! That’s my girl!

We can’t forget Richard!!! Richard played a fantastic game as well! Richard has great foot work and he had lots and lots of kicks on that ball! He played hard and was amazing!!! Richard is a very talented athlete. I heard one of the coaches tell him how great he was playing and that he was doing an amazing job out on the field. One thing I noticed about Richard is that he was obviously in the best physical shape of anyone out on the field. He played the entire game and was hardly winded. Impressive! Richard earned the award for the "most valuable player" in the game. Richard is going to LOVE intramural sports at BYU!!