Brrrr the weather continues to be cold and hopefully we just had our last snow storm.
It doesn’t seem like the kids have a full week of school since before the Christmas.  I think everyone had enough of this cold weather.  The number of snow days has already cutting into their Spring break.  Next week should in the 50 degrees … I think it is time to take out the t shirt and shorts.  LOLWe have to sign the kids up for baseball tomorrow right after Chinese School.  They are asking “Are we going to tryout outside?”  I guess this crazy cold weather is getting to the kids as well.  It is hard to picture kids playing baseball when all we see is snow everywhere.

I had to work from home one day this week and the kids were home too because their school is closed.  I heard them talking about a kid at school being teased by a group of other kids.  One of my twins said “but I know he is a smart kid, I don’t know why he is just not speaking up ….”  I called them over and I said I have another story for them … of course they rolled their eyes but they know they still have to listen to the story.

“One day a businessman came to this new town to conduct some business and when he arrived at the town, he saw a line of people lined up outside of this temple … all laughing and shaking their heads”.  Out of cursioty he asked one of the guys who just came out of the line.  The guy said to the businessman, ” well, we have this idiot in town who no matter how many times you tell him the dime is worth than a nickle, he continues to pick the nickel.  What a dumb lad”.  The businessman looked over where the town idiot is and saw that he scratched his head and pick a coin from the person’s palm, and then he hears laughers burst out … and the town idiot smile while being laughed at.

Two days later, the businessman completed his business in town and is about to leave town at the end of a busy day.  He passed the temple and there are still a handful of people there and the same thing happened.  The businessman waited and he too walked up to the line with a dime and a nickle.  He was the last in line.  When it was his turn, he went up to the town idiot, the town idiot scratched his head, look at the dime and look at the nickel while the people around kept yelling “pick the dime! pick the dime!” … the town idiot slowly pick up the nickel.  Everyone laughed, the town idiot smiled.  It was at the end of the day so there was no more people joining the line so the town idiot was getting ready to leave.  The businessman went up to him and asked him “do you mind if I ask you a question?” the town idiot said “of course I don’t mind …”  the businessman asked ” do you not know the difference between the dime and the nickel?”  The town idiot looked at the businessman thoughtfully as if he was thinking and he looked around to see they are pretty much alone … he said to the businessman ” Of course I know a dime is worth more than a nickel …. but if I pick the dime, then no one will ever bring me the money to pick anymore” The businessman looked at him with disbelief and said “but they are calling you the town idiot” … and the town idiot said ” but who is really the idiot?”

My twins paused and then “ohhhhhh wowwww” I said “yes, grasshoppers you got the idea! ”

See you tomorrow!  Classes start at 9am sharp.  Please be on time.