Sunday, October 14, 2007
Our Sunday Walk
We went on an afternoon walk to the "big" park. I had never been there before but my kids had. There are so many fun things to see and do. We had a good time.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
This Morning
This morning I walked out into the livingroom to find this:
One of Melanie's friends just sorted through all her little girl's stuff and got rid of all the stuff her daughter no longer uses. So, Haley was the lucky recipient of a lot of fun new toys and clothes. She was having fun just hanging out with her new stuffed animals.
One of Melanie's friends just sorted through all her little girl's stuff and got rid of all the stuff her daughter no longer uses. So, Haley was the lucky recipient of a lot of fun new toys and clothes. She was having fun just hanging out with her new stuffed animals.
Recent Happenings
I have tried about 5 different times now to load pictures on my blog and it hasn't allowed me to. Very frustrating. I have had several blog entries floating around in my head the past several weeks that I haven't been able to post because I don't have time to load pictures. Then, when I finally have had some time, it wouldn't allow me to. Aaaargh.
I still have lots of pictures from our trip to Hong Kong, some of Haley just being cute, Britton's first soccer game, and various other things from our daily life. I don't really like doing blog entries without pictures, but I will for today and then hopefully whatever the problem is will somehow magically fix itself so that I can post pictures.
*Work is going well. Jason subbed for someone on my team two days this week, so that was really fun getting to work together. He taught a lot of the same kids that I teach and now he has a better idea of what I do all day and he can put faces to some of the kids I always tell stories about. When my co-worker got back on Thursday she said, "It was probably romantic being able to work with your husband the last two days." I don't think I would describe it as romantic, but it was really fun. He even stayed after he was done on Wednesday to help me with Girl's Sports. I think the girls really liked that.
*Britton got to be the "line leader" at school one day this week. His teacher told me about it when I picked him up and Britton just smiled. I think he has finally adjusted to the school routine. He is doing a lot better.
*Haley has such a good imagination. I catch her talking to herself or acting things out all the time. She has an imaginary friend that is a baby named Kayla. On numerous occasions when we step out of the elevator and the doors close, she has started crying, "Kayla is still on the alligator." (She calls the elevator the "alligator". I think it's so cute so I rarely correct her.) Anyway, so we have to call the elevator back and wait for Kayla to get off. There have also been days when Kayla is "lost" so we all have to search our whole house for her imaginary baby. She sure keeps things interesting.
*Today was Britton's first soccer game. He is on Team Italy. Jonas and Owen are also on his team. They had so much fun. I really like the league they are playing in. The fields are pretty small , but I think it's perfect for their age. They play two 20-minute games each Saturday. It will be a fun thing for the next couple of months.
*We are officially addicted to "The Office". I know everyone else in America has loved the show for years now, but we never started watching it. It's been fun to be able to watch the seasons all in a row without having to wait in between. We just finished Season 3 today, though, so now I don't know what we'll do. There were so many times that Jason and I laughed so hard we were crying. If you have any suggestions on good shows, let me know. The seasons are so cheap here and it's great being able to watch a whole season of something.
*We went swimming several times this week. I love that we are able to still swim in the middle of October. The weather is great now--not too hot, but still really nice.
*Thursday was Jason's birthday. We got to go out on a date by ourselves which doesn't happen very often these days. We ate at a Thai restaurant here that we really like. It was fun to just be able to eat and relax without worrying about how my kids are acting. Thanks Mel for babysitting!
I still have lots of pictures from our trip to Hong Kong, some of Haley just being cute, Britton's first soccer game, and various other things from our daily life. I don't really like doing blog entries without pictures, but I will for today and then hopefully whatever the problem is will somehow magically fix itself so that I can post pictures.
*Work is going well. Jason subbed for someone on my team two days this week, so that was really fun getting to work together. He taught a lot of the same kids that I teach and now he has a better idea of what I do all day and he can put faces to some of the kids I always tell stories about. When my co-worker got back on Thursday she said, "It was probably romantic being able to work with your husband the last two days." I don't think I would describe it as romantic, but it was really fun. He even stayed after he was done on Wednesday to help me with Girl's Sports. I think the girls really liked that.
*Britton got to be the "line leader" at school one day this week. His teacher told me about it when I picked him up and Britton just smiled. I think he has finally adjusted to the school routine. He is doing a lot better.
*Haley has such a good imagination. I catch her talking to herself or acting things out all the time. She has an imaginary friend that is a baby named Kayla. On numerous occasions when we step out of the elevator and the doors close, she has started crying, "Kayla is still on the alligator." (She calls the elevator the "alligator". I think it's so cute so I rarely correct her.) Anyway, so we have to call the elevator back and wait for Kayla to get off. There have also been days when Kayla is "lost" so we all have to search our whole house for her imaginary baby. She sure keeps things interesting.
*Today was Britton's first soccer game. He is on Team Italy. Jonas and Owen are also on his team. They had so much fun. I really like the league they are playing in. The fields are pretty small , but I think it's perfect for their age. They play two 20-minute games each Saturday. It will be a fun thing for the next couple of months.
*We are officially addicted to "The Office". I know everyone else in America has loved the show for years now, but we never started watching it. It's been fun to be able to watch the seasons all in a row without having to wait in between. We just finished Season 3 today, though, so now I don't know what we'll do. There were so many times that Jason and I laughed so hard we were crying. If you have any suggestions on good shows, let me know. The seasons are so cheap here and it's great being able to watch a whole season of something.
*We went swimming several times this week. I love that we are able to still swim in the middle of October. The weather is great now--not too hot, but still really nice.
*Thursday was Jason's birthday. We got to go out on a date by ourselves which doesn't happen very often these days. We ate at a Thai restaurant here that we really like. It was fun to just be able to eat and relax without worrying about how my kids are acting. Thanks Mel for babysitting!
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Tuesday Tell All--Can't Live Without It
Today we are supposed to write about something we can't live without. The first thing that popped into my mind was my Aiee. She is great. She cooks and cleans and watches the kids. I had all of last week off, so we gave her the week off too. We got home from Hong Kong Thursday night and the next few days we felt helpless without her. (Okay, maybe not helpless, but we would have appreciated having her around.) She is a really good cook and already we crave the things that she makes. There were several nights when we were tempted to call her to see if she would just come cook for us. It seems kind of pathetic, I know.
And I really appreciate the fact that she does all the laundry. In the few days that she had off, it seemed like I was doing laundry the entire time. We had all the laudry from our trip and then Haley wet the bed one night so we had all the sheets and blankets. Our dryer is so small and it takes a really long time to dry everything. So, I had to hang things out on the balcony and in our laundry room to start them drying while I waited for the dryer to be done with the other things. Anyway, I did get all the laundry done, folded, and put away, but it took the whole weekend. I was proud of myself for not leaving it for her to do Monday morning.
Boy, have I gotten lazy in just a few short months.
And I really appreciate the fact that she does all the laundry. In the few days that she had off, it seemed like I was doing laundry the entire time. We had all the laudry from our trip and then Haley wet the bed one night so we had all the sheets and blankets. Our dryer is so small and it takes a really long time to dry everything. So, I had to hang things out on the balcony and in our laundry room to start them drying while I waited for the dryer to be done with the other things. Anyway, I did get all the laundry done, folded, and put away, but it took the whole weekend. I was proud of myself for not leaving it for her to do Monday morning.
Boy, have I gotten lazy in just a few short months.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Day 1--Hong Kong
Most of our first day in Hong Kong was just getting there and getting situated at our apartment. We took a bus from Clifford to Nansha where we got on a ferry to Hong Kong. The ferry was fun for the kids. We rode over with Mel and Shane and family. 
Once we were there, we had to figure out how to get to our apartment. We found a 2 bedroom apartment that the owner rents out by the night. The manager met us at the MTR stop and checked us in. Our room was on the 23rd floor so we had quite a nice view. 
We met Melanie and company for dinner at Dan Ryan's. It was nice to have some American food. Then we shopped around a bit and then went for a tram ride up to the Peak. We did the tram ride after it was dark and it was really amazing. It is such a good view. Definitely worth the long wait in line.
Monday, October 01, 2007
We're in Hong Kong!!!
We're in Hong Kong and we absolutely love it. It's such a neat city. It has a lot of the things that we miss about home (ie good American restaurants), but it's still China. It's fun seeing all of the British influence here--driving on the left side of the road, lots of people speaking English, tons of foreigners.
I will write about our trip in more detail when we get home and I can download pictures.
Yesterday, the theme for the day was probably transportation. We took all kinds of different forms of transportation. It was fun for the kids. We started off on a bus, then took a ferry, then a taxi to our condo. Then, throughout the day, we rode on the metro, 2 other ferries, a double-decker bus, a tram, and another taxi. So much fun.
I will write about our trip in more detail when we get home and I can download pictures.
Yesterday, the theme for the day was probably transportation. We took all kinds of different forms of transportation. It was fun for the kids. We started off on a bus, then took a ferry, then a taxi to our condo. Then, throughout the day, we rode on the metro, 2 other ferries, a double-decker bus, a tram, and another taxi. So much fun.
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