After updated the blog yesterday, We came home and let the kids continued on their card competition We gave them 1 hour more. After they finished, they went outside to make a snowman. It's sunny day. It's easier to make a snowman today.
The girls worked hard on their snowman. They made a big one and having a hard time carrying the middle ball size to put it on top of the first ball. June was so strong. She was a big help for the girl team. Dada and In put good soft snow in the bucket and bring it to Gam and other girls. They've so much fun yesterday. Their gloves and shoes were wet.
Pokpong, Jean and Japan also made a new snowman. Seem like the girls will win this time because their snowman are smaller than the girls. Japan played in the snow too much. His feet turn a bit purple because his shoes and socks were wet. George massaged Japan's foot to make the blood run better.
Japan was screaming and laughing in the same time.
Around 5.30 pm, 3 lucky kids have to clean up the house.
We choose the best three cards and gave them chocolate.
The rest of the kids have to choose one Pokky stick. The three shortest one will clean the house. It came out to be Didi, Pokpong and Bangpun.
While we're waiting for the Fieder's family, the kids went outside to make snowman The Fieder's came with a lot of food and vegetable. I like their food very much. Their stir pork was yummy. Just 10 minutes later, Thai exchange student came to visit. She's 16 yo. She has been here for 8 months and she will go back to Thailand in June. Her hometown is in Surin. I think she's a sweet girl who has a kind heart. She makes me think of one of my friend from university. I feel like I should introduce her to my friend.
Didi, June, Gam asked her a lot of funny questions.
For example, How often do you wash your hair? How often do you wear the same shirt or pant? What was your friends at school ask you on your first day? What do you do when you have no friends there? She gave them some good advice. The girls feel a little bit better about going to school.
I understand why they're nurvous. Normally if you move to a new school, you're very nurvous and this is new super new for them. It makes sense to be super nurvous.
The kids also played Thai game with the Fieder's nieces.
ABC game I think. It does shows how violent we're hahaha.
It's nothing only hitting each other hand every 2 minutes.
Didi did cry and then laugh again. I think she cried because there're too many people playing the game and they all get to hit her 21 times. Hahaha She got away with the cry though.
George talked with the exchange student host dad a lot.
We also had a lot of fun talking with Fieder's family.
I like making joke about George. He's so defensive.
Around 9 pm, we made the kids go to bed because they have to up early than normal.
The boys were very good at going to bed. They just went to the bedroom and sleep right away. But the girls... oh man...
They take forever just to talk about what time they're gonna wake up tomorrow. They keep talking and nothing get done.
We told them we'll turn off the light in 5 minutes. But when we came to turn off the light.....I didn't brush my teeth yet.., I need to take medicine..bha bha bhal It'd be done before we came up already if they stop talking and do it. Soooo annoyed.
This morning we wake up early. I really want to sleep more. I sleep late last night. We pack our suitcase and get ready for the host family this evening. George takes my stuffs and his stuffs to his parent's house. The boys clean up all the dishes last night.
Pokpong and Jean wash it and Japan dry it.
We take the phone and laptop away from the 10 yo students.
In, Dada and Japan have to use computer at school for the first week. We'll return it to them after 7 days with host family.We found that it's easier for the younger kids to try to adjust to host family and making new friends when they don't have any friends (their phone,computer and game) and I think real people would be better than electronic stuffs.
I thought it might be hard to understand for the kids.
But they're very understanding. They just want to make sure that we do the same thing with every 10 yo. kids. They're good kids. Kids like it when we're being fair.
After breakfast (My Apple Jack is almost gone Y Y), the kids make the big welcome sign. I interview some of the kids about the school yesterday and our first week camp.
Dada, Didi,Sai,Jinny and In love the school and our camp.
They said no days that they don't like this week. Dada like yesterday the most because she makes a big snowman.
In likes the school and she thinks she'll be ok studying with host sibling. She likes playing basketball with Maggie. Didi likes music class and sweet students.
Around 8:30 pm. George goes to Manitowoc to return the van. We eat lunch at the school again. It's tasty. I love it.
I see Jinny dress up in the bathroom before lunch hahaha. She wants to look pretty before go to school. George tells them to wait but they go to the school without us! They can't wait to see their friends. After we eat lunch, the kids go run around in the playground with the students. In goes with Maggie again. She seems to be soooooo happy to meet Maggie. They play ball together with Maggie's friends. I can't wait to show her mom the video.
We clean up the house a little bit before host family come.
Jean Gam and May vacuum the first floor and second floor.
Dada and Japan clean the bathtub. I really like listening to Dada. She always tell me something funny (For me)
After they finish cleaning, I let them watch Lolax.
Around 4.30 pm., the first host family arrived at our house.
It's May's host family. I start cooking Thai food that I prepare for them. After that, it seem like everybody comes. I feel so busy. Cooking and videoing in the same time.
Thai kids supposed to eat host family food and hosts supposed to eat Thai food. But seem like the kids miss Thai food so much. They eat most of the food. Japan and Dada love my Kai Jeaw. No matter I cook it without oil and spatula and it's so ugly. They want more so I cook again. Japan bring me the dish. He try to make me satisfy. So funny.
Around 6 pm. hosts start to go home. We say goodbye. I told the kids if they have any question or problem or don't like anything. Please tell or ask hosts. Don't keep it to themselves.
I think it's going very well. I think they'll be ok.
Now it's time for me to relax and stop taking vdo for a couple days. I'm so sick of taking video. I feel like most of everything I see. I see though the video camera.
Good night everyone, new experience just started.
Oh this is the link to watch our harlem shake video. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y8TSFSjyGY
Thanks Pat. I gotta find out from the Wikipedia what exactly the Halem Shake is. That was real crazy. It's funny, though. I also just noted that it's been popular since Feb of this year.
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