
Dearest Family and Friends,
Merry Christmas!!! We've finally decided that we won't have the time
to send Christmas cards this year; instead, we are going the more direct
way.....e-mail right into your home. It is now Christmas Eve 2002 at 7:45pm
and by 8:30pm this Christmas
Greeting will be in your home, in your computer. It has indeed been a
roller-coaster of a year, not only for the stock market, but for many
of our lives, some good news, some not so good news. But the best news
is that we have survived it, some way or another, and we look forward
to the New Year 2003 to bring us lots of Love and Cheer!!!
Once again, we have been very fortunate to have very steady jobs, James
and Lizzzie are 'still' doing the same things day in and day out, it may
sound somewhat monotonous and boring, but nowadays, to be stable is a
blessing and we are very thankful for that. But, it has not been such
a 'boring' year after all:
*For spring break we rented an RV home and drove to the Grand Canyon,
it was a most exciting experience, we even got to spend time with our
friend Kin Bobby and meet his cute daughter Morgan ( Lori and Kindra:
we missed you !! ).
*Our daughter Valerie was in the cast of the Sound of Music at the Woodminster
Amphitheater in Oakland, she played Marta. Of course, we were very proud
of her accomplishment and most wonderful performance. Hope those of you
who were able to watch her show enjoyed it as much as she enjoyed performing
it for you.
*Once again, Valerie was priviledged to be in the cast of The King and
I at the Alameda Civic Light Opera (a much grander production than her
debut in 1997 at the Encinal High School production of the King and I).
This time she was honored to play the part of Princess YingYaoLak.
*Fong Camp 2002 was another big success with all of the Fong Kids performing
Mary Poppins. Who would have guessed our Fong kids could sing and dance
that way!!
*In November we spent one week in Hong Kong. Our first visit to Hong
Kong and visit with some of Lizzzie's Kuan relatives. It was a most wonderful
experience to get to know them and establish a relationship with them.
The city itself was spectacular, a very busy and noisy place, but leave
it to the Chinese to make it well organized and be able to move millions
of people in a small area very efficiently...we were impressed. Attached
is a picture of us in front of Hong Kong harbor, with Kowloon in the background.
Now, a summary of our kids'achievements (yeah,yeah,here we go again!)....
Valerie is in the fourth grade and getting A's, enjoying her piano and
voice lessons, soccer, violin, and kungfu (she is now a green/black belt).
Jamie is in the second grade and doing very well, his favorite subject
is math and science (you could have guessed that!) and his worst subject
is 'penmanship'...we're working on it,though. But he is doing excellent
work with everything else, he enjoys his piano and violin lessons (not
like his daddy,at his age), soccer, and kungfu (he is now a green belt).
Without making this 'Christmas Letter' too long, let us end it by wishing
all of you a very Merry Christmas and our very Best Wishes for a Great
New Year 2003!
Love always,
Liz, James, Valerie and Jamie Fong
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