Ode to Jonathan, my boy, Yet A Man!

A solitary statue

sitting here on this shelf,

preparing my day,

a cleaning elf!

Keurig coffee sits beside me,
off to my left; 
and you were just here
with coffee and off
to the right!

Yet now you are off 
living where you should be
up and out, on your business

my Jing Jing is ''there."

How strong, A tall tower!

as he stood in that line,

My child of great character:

Integrity! is his line.

Two months! memories linger-

I'll cherish that time,

But a boy must move onward

and complete his own rhyme.

Oh wow and amazing

that you can do this,

take off and pursue,                      

a business like this!

My head shakes how awesome,

you persist and move on,

Not one of us here would,...

could pursue such a task!

A task?... humor tickles,

my mind surprisingly,

Isn't that what you're after;

Clearcut?! Yes indeed!

Jonathan, I love you,

to be a fly on the wall,

and watch you achieve this,

Man,....I'm just in awe.           with love, mother

ps: PopPop would be so very very proud of you; you stand like him Jonathan; so strong, mind and body, his spirit, his entrepreneurship...… and you have his nose!!!

SHORT MAN WITH LARGE HEAD/Serendipity Photo

I just have to post this picture. Jonathan is learning to take pictures with his new camera/panorama's. Check out how the camera got a shot of a man's head and it ''just so happened'' someone in the distance was at the appropriate point to place the man's head on another persons legs!!! (are they the legs of a woman?) What a serendipity shot.

PART OF ME LIVES IN SHANGHAI

                  One of our sons now lives in Shanghai as of Monday, January 4th 2010.

I was not expecting to talk with him for quite some time. When I got on to check my mail I found he was on line and I tried video chat. Isn't video chat THE BEST!!!  Before we had to wait months to
get news from a loved one, photos, etc. across the miles. And there he was as clear as day; we talked and talked. I am so thrilled for him to have this experience. He has always been interested in going to China.
Now he needs a job; ha ha ha.!

Apparently China does not allow people to access blogs; Jonathan cannot access my blog from China.

So I will, for now, see Shanghai through Jonathan's eyes and words. My hope is, by May or June to visit for a couple of weeks. First he needs to find a job and find his way around so he can give us the quintessential tour. (don't know if I spelled that word correctly/oh well too bad.) Maybe I should start a blog here
about China. Will think on that.