John and Teresa got the bikes out of the garage and went for a bike ride. Then a few of the guys and Garrett and John went to the golf course and chipped and putted. John's first attempt at golfing.
For dinner the family got together and we all helped make fried rice and stir fried beef and then sat down and ate with chop sticks- no forks allowed. It is interesting that John doesn't really like to use chop sticks and he doesn't like tea.??? I then wrote on a pad of paper English words and had him write the Chinese word for it and we practiced a bit of Chinese and he English.
Then we gave him a bit of a break and he spent some time on the computer- I think visiting with some friends in Chinese- it's difficult to tell what he is doing since it is all in Chinese.
After that I had Grant look up some Algebra problems on the computer and then give them to John- trying to figure out where he is. Algebra I was no problem for him, but we gave him an Algebra II quiz and he didn't do as well on that one. At least we know he can do math above his grade level.
SOrt of a boring post but wanted you to know what we were up to.
no, that is great! Thanks for sharing. Day to day mundane things are hugely important in this stage. I am praying that he continues to feel more and more at home with his new family!
ReplyDeleteThis goes to show all of us that you are living a very REAL life. Thank-you for sharing your day with us.
ReplyDeleteNot boring. It's totally interesting! The girls totally had fun playing with JD today on a walk and at the park. After he left, Ellie volunteered that "I like John David."
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