I don’t mean to rush Christmas, really I don’t. But I just heard of a great project for the whole family that encourages us to focus on our blessings during the Christmas season and I just had to share. Usually I don’t get these ideas until just before the holidays and I never have time [...]
The inevitable has happened. Something that rarely happened in the states…..one of my children has gotten sick enough to warrant a doctor visit. The thing I have been dreading most; UGH. It’s too hard to explain how the system works here, but let’s just say, it’s different. After some calls to some western friends, we [...]
The Chinese are very blunt. VERY blunt. Here is a short list of things that have either been said directly to my child, to me about my child (standing right there) or to someone I was with.
“She’s hard to teach. She’s a very slow learner.”
“Why is that one so much cuter than the other ones?” [...]
Today is David’s birthday. As is our tradition, I asked what he would like to eat for his birthday supper (or dinner, as they call it here).
“Fried Rice and Steamed Fish”.
He seems to be adjusting to Asia juuuuuuust fine.
This story ( http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/politicians.meltdown.aig.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview )makes me embarassed to be identified as one from the USA. You don’t want to know what people here think of us right now.
I’m undecided. Should I try to catch everyone up on what has happened in the past month, fast forward to now and just forget it all, or post a bullet type update so we’re all current? Decisions, decisions. I’m leaning toward bullet type updates, because, well, I love lists. I’m so good at that format. [...]