My birthday ( Covid-19 story)

 Birthday Celebration

     Written in both English and Chinese 

  Today, I woke up very early, waiting for my son and his family to arrive to celebrate my 80th birthday.

  I haven't seen them since March.  I missed them very much.  I used to play with my grand daughter  (Nancy) and grandson (Tommy) at least once a month.  

   My son (Kenny) and my daughter-in-law (Betty) kept complaining that I was not a team player.  My answer was that I belonged to another team: the team that spoiled the kids.

 They finally arrived after a two-hour drive.  They were not allowed to enter my house and only stayed outside.  I opened the front door, but kept the net door closed.

  The grandchildren wanted to get closer, but the parents insisted that they should be at least 6 feet away from our house.  They jumped up and down and called out “Grandpa” at their loudest voice.  Tommy was only three and a half years old, but he was so cute.

  I asked him: "Do you miss Grandpa?"

 Tommy replied: "No."

  I immediately said: "Why?"

  He replied: "I see your picture every day."

  I was speechless but laughed loudly 

  The 6-year-old (Nancy) started to sing her favorite song and danced for me.

  Tommy wanted to do the same too.  His rock and roll dance was so cute, I couldn’t help laughing again.

  Danny suggested: "Let's sing Happy Birthday to Grandpa together." Immediately they all started singing.  They sang so loudly that some of my neighbors opened their doors and participated in the concert.

  After singing, I blew out the candles on my birthday cake inside my house, wishing that the coronavirus would disappear soon.

  My family sat outside on the lawn to eat their cake, while I eat in the house.

 Afterwards, my grandson and grand daughter ran around with balloons.  Each carried 8 balloons.  They chased each other until all the balloons were flying higher and higher in the sky.

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生日快樂

  今早我很早醒來，等待兒子和家人到來慶祝我的80歲生日。

 自三月以來我還沒有見過他們。 我非常想念他們。 以往我習慣每月與我的女孫（Nancy ） 和男孫（Tommy) 一起遊玩最小一次。 

   我的兒子 （Kenny）和我的媳婦(Betty）一直抱怨我不是團隊合作者。 我的 回答是，我只不過是屬於另一支團隊：寵壞孩子的團隊。

   經過兩個小時的車程，他們終於到達。 他們不允許進入我的房子，只留在外面。 我打開前門，但保持網門關閉。

 我感到孫男孫女們想靠近，但父母堅持他們離我家最小有6英尺遠。 他們跳高跳底大吼大叫爺爺。 Tommy 只有三歲半，他真的很可愛。

 我問他：“你想念爺爺嗎？”

Tommy 回答：“不。”

 我立即說：“為什麼？”

 他回答：“我每天都看到你的照片。”

 我無話可說，只好大笑了。

 6歲的(Nancy）開始唱她最喜歡的歌，並為我跳舞。

 Tommy 也想唱歌跳舞。 他的搖晃的舞蹈真可愛，我不禁又大笑起來。

 Danny 建議：“讓我們一起為爺爺唱生日快樂。” 他們即時開始唱歌。 他們的大聲歌唱，引發我的一些鄰居打開門參加了演唱會。

 唱完歌之後，我在屋內吹滅生日蛋糕的蠟燭，內心希望冠狀病毒能早日消失。

 我的家人坐在外面的草坪上吃蛋糕，而我則在房子裡吃。

  之後，孫男孫女帶著氣球在屋外跑來跑去。 他們每人帶著八個氣球，互相追逐，直到所有氣球在天空中飛得越來越高。