Sorry..no posts because

the internet here is as slow as molasses in January or a sloth climbing up a tree or a glacier moving towards the sea.  You get the idea!

What 3,4,and 5 Year Olds Do...

when left unsupervised.  Dig through the trash!!  (taken from 5 stories up)

 Build secret houses in the trees.  (I pity the person that had to clean this up!)

Artwork

Ana

China

China

 Mitike

 Mitike

The Last Supper

Our sweet Ayi cooked us a farewell dinner last night.  She invited three families she has worked for--two of which are leaving in a few days.  The dishes included jiaozi, broccoli, mushrooms, pork, fried chicken, egg omelet, and squid with peppers (which in my humble opinion was the best dish!).  A lot of time, effort, and money went into this.  We have been so blessed to have her help us at home.  Thank you Ayi!

                                                    
The top picture is all the kids from the three families.  And then there is Ana with a sword--it was glued to her hand THE.WHOLE.NIGHT!!  What a super evening of fantastic food and great fellowship!

Goodbyes

 ISQ does a wonderful job helping you enter and exit well.  Last night all the ladies went out to eat.  The leaving women offer "prizes" of left over items they couldn't sell.  By answering a question correctly, the lady can pick a treasure.  There was some pretty fierce competition!! 

 I love the modern design of this restaurant.  These bookshelves lightly stained in green would be inexpensive to make--might look good in a boy's room. 

It's tradition too that the leaving people get a free meal!  What's not to like about that?  These were double decker quesadillas. 
As always it was super nice to get out of the house, have adult conversation, and be with friends!

There Be Roses

 Today is a nasty, foggy day BUT the roses are still shockingly beautiful.  In some places there are curtains lining the walkway.  Of course it smells heavenly too.  I hope I get to see them in the sun! 

 Thanks to God for the beauty around us that brightens the foggiest of days!

Our Little Experiment--We're Really Bored!!

I read on pinterest that different greens and some lettuces would regrow if placed in water.  It works! Although we won't have time to eat them, it is something worth trying in the States.

We are going to some of our favorite places--restaurants, etc.  I hope we can sneak in a beach day BUT the weather is supposed to be really rainy.  We'll see. 

We had the all wives meeting at our house.  I made a yummy strawberry cake that turned out well.  We got rid of the rest of the misc.  items sitting around, and tomorrow I will start packing--to make sure we can fit it in!