After a delicious breakfast, I took Hamer to school and then rushed to the office to attend a meeting.

I made this syllabus for Hamer, but it didn’t meet her expectations because she wanted a simple table.

My visual journal of September 10th, 2024.

I concentrated on work over the past two days, and it made me feel good. Meanwhile, the three hours of virtual learning today made me cheerful, even though I didn’t communicate well during the breakout session.

I ran 3km this evening, a good start.

Hamer send the message to Xiaoyan this afternoon: “Mom, can I go to your home to take some toys to play with in the garden?“😀

Hamer had a wonderful Sunday with her classmate and teacher. They had lunch at the teacher’s house, applied makeup at home, played in the garden, and had dinner at the teacher’s house again. Meanwhile, Xiaoyan and I stayed home to watch TV.

Hamer was crying heavily when she discovered that her chocolate had been given to a classmate by us. She blamed at her mom because she hadn’t been asked for permission first. Her mom explained that it was my idea, but Hamer remained angry, saying she should have stopped me from taking the chocolate and put it back in the fridge.

Last night, I was too sleepy because I went to sleep too late the night before. I should stick to a regular sleep schedule at my age.

Hamer told me she has a new friend to play with a lot at school, and this made her happy to go to school.

I rode my e-bike to have dinner with old classmates of CUGB last evening.

This might be a case of never being too old to learn. Hamer’s grandmother was studying Traditional Chinese Medicine very hard.

Hamer was wondering why there are so many dolls inside a Russian Matryoshka, a gift from Mom.

Last night’s night view.

Hamer told me that she still didn’t want to go to school today because school ends at 4:20 p.m. However, when we arrived at the school gate, she felt better, met one of her classmates, and happily stepped into the school.

Hamer told me she used positive self-talk this morning when preparing to step into the school. She told herself: “Phew, it’s time to be brave and work hard”. I was so pleased and touched when I heard her say this. I was really proud of her for handling the challenges by herself with bravery.

Hamer didn’t want to go to school this morning, she was too upset and scared about going to school.

Please stay in line, kids.

I took Hamer to her singing class this afternoon. She was happy when I picked her up because she had been sad at school after changing the seat. We arrived a bit late, and she was initially unhappy not founding any familiar classmates, but she felt cheerful after the class.

The tech share finally finished today. I used the presentation notes for half of the presentation time.

In the morning, Hamer told me that she was too nervous to go to school because of two things. First, she can’t sit straight for the entire 40-minute class. Second, it’s too hot during gym class, and she was wondering why the teacher made them raise their heads when it’s so hot.

Hamer’s second baby tooth fell out at noon today.

Hamer was excited to show us her new textbooks.

Welcome back home.

Hamer officially started primary school today.