i just had a nice four day weekend thanks to midterms. midterms in primary school...another reason i'm grateful everyday that my ancestors moved to taiwan and my parents moved to america. i did nothing of use at all with my time off, just fatted around, watched movies, simpsons episodes, etc. i started watercoloring a bit too; nicky's mom is a painter and she tried to teach me a bit, poor nicky.

i don't quite remember how it came up but we got the idea to paint all 152 bean cards for the game Bohnanza; it took us several hours spaced over four days...gonna play later tonite and see how it goes.

today for sunday school we talked about sin some more and the 10 commandments and how it's impossible to obey all the commandments in the pentateuch and grace being the difference between chrstianity and other religions. during the lesson i asked the (four) kids to imagine themselves as Gd, with their own nation called by their name, and to come up with their own ten commandments for their nations, in partners:

1. Do not fight.
2. Do not lie.
3. Cook me good food everyday.
4. Be good to everyone.
5. Do not do to others what you don't want done to yourself.
6. Do not mess around irresponsibly with fire.
7. Do not gamble.
8. Do not smoke.
9. There must be music (and funk - ed. note)!
10. Plant many kinds of fruit trees.

1. Do not fight with others.
2. Be good to everyone.
3. Do not steal other people's girlfriends.
4. Do not steal anything at all.
5. Respect the elderly.
6. Do not kill.
7. Help each other out with a lot of things.
8. Give offerings such as food, snacks, candy, etc. to me everyday.
9. Do not mug other people and take their things.
10. Help each other buy candy.

not bad, pretty reasonable attempts, i think. they seem to understand the impossibility of doing everything right and being perfect and that we have to count on Gd forgiving us, which is good. afterwards the six of us played hide and seek in our 2 bedroom apartment (though kevin was in his room with the door closed), which lasted about 5 seconds each time till we blindfolded the seeker. yeah...kid's games..fun...apu me friend good.

the weather dropped 30 or 40 degrees a couple days ago. friday i was laying around outside in shorts and a tshirt and saturday i had to wear my heavy winter coat and scarf...i even put on socks! sign of the times...