I packed, and was ready to leave for my two-day trip. I had been busy with my work. I had made p{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for the trip for the last few days， and I expected to get r{#blank#}2{#/blank#} for several days. As I got into the car to leave, my mind flew to my kids.

    How to keep in touch with your kids when you're busy or far away is a dilemma(两难的问题) many fathers have. Men like to focus special attention on one thing for a long p{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, but this can lead to trouble. Moving from work to family isn't always an easy thing. And if you don't s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} your kids that you're thinking about them, they may think that you don't care.

    As I started down the road, I suddenly stopped to t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} back to my house and wrote a short message on a c{#blank#}6{#/blank#} of cards to each of my children. I put each in a “secret” place where I knew they'd find it. When I called the next night， they both said e{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, “Daddy, I got your card. When did you do that?”

    I was moved when I heard these words. What I had never thought was that a small thing had a big influence on my kids. It proved(证明) that they were in my heart. And distance (距离) couldn't s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} them from their father. To my satisfaction， they feel “love” of their father. This v{#blank#}9{#/blank#} experience encouraged me to continue to do the small things to be a responsible father.

    As fathers get much busier and have to work longer hours, they usually pay l{#blank#}10{#/blank#} attention to the small things. Don't miss the good chances to let your kids see how important they are.

    Take a moment to do a small thing for your kids. It won't s{#blank#}11{#/blank#} small to them.

    Don and his son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (第十) birthday, Don decided to drive him to Chicago, for the first game of the World Championships. The car ride took them two hours. They had no tickets but hoped to buy two from other people.

    After arriving, they walked in the streets for two hours, carrying a sign which said, “We need two tickets.” But the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(最便宜的) ticket was $175 and they could not {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(买得起) it. They were about to leave when a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(陌生人) stopped them. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(拉; 拖) out two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” “Free ! No money is needed!” said the man.

    When asked, the man explained. “I am working for Joe, who hasn't {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(错过) a World Championships for 16 years. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(但是), he is ill and he can't make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only rule he set is to give the tickets to people who really needed them. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and sell them quickly. Then I saw you. You remind me of my dad and myself when I was a child. I really wanted to go to see a World Championships game at that time. But I never got the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(机会).” With the tickets, we entered the court {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(高兴地).

    It's an important and unforgettable game that Don and his son watched! Here is what Don said, “It's{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (值得的) remembering it. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times duringthe game. I can't forget that night.”