Two Mom’s came to the Lotus Pond today. It’s been a while we’ve seen them because we were on vacation, then they were on vacation.
When they saw Schäfer’s shoes (fake Crocs) they said to each other in murmured Chinese: She bought those shoes at Shi Dai Guang Chang. They cost 230rmb! ($33)
I totally understood what [...]
On Sunday afternoon, while playing in the park, a young girl approached:
girl: Where did you come from?
me: America.
girl: How long was your train?
me: We came by plane.
10 minutes later…
girl: Did you come for the Olympics?
me: No. We live here.
girl: Where did you learn Chinese?
me: At the local university.
girl: How much did your plane ticket cost?
me: [...]
Shorel
At the beginning of the year I made some resolutions: learning 12 songs on the guitar, finishing our wedding video and riding 2008km.
The video editing project hasn’t started yet. (We’re talking about a new computer.)
The guitar was going well until I no longer had a guitar. (Anyone have one they’re wanting to get rid of?)
The [...]
After putting Schäfer down for his afternoon nap, I went to the computer only to discover that Hubs had put a new theme on the website.
Hubs, why do we have a new theme?
Because the old theme was too buggy.
It worked fine for me. (Read: It posted just fine.)
Well, the sidebar kept messing up. So, I [...]
OK.
We are home.
The laundry pile proves it.
Today was a great day. This morning, we visited our 3rd floor neighbors to give them a bag of duck necks as a thanks for keeping our herb garden. They, in turn, gave us basil trees back. I’m not kidding. I did a triple take.
When asked what they fed [...]
6/29/08
The day was supposed to begin at 7am.
It was agreed upon the night before. Clearly stated.
At 7am, Auntie and her husband would arrive with a van filled with boxes which had been in storage in the countryside.
Yet, at 6am the phone rang.
“We’re here. The guy with the truck has business. Come now.”
“Ok.”
Schäfer is woken by [...]
6/28/08
Ok so at this point, our life was a zoo, but we did manage to make it back to our favorite photo studio for Schäfer’s 18 month photos. Unfortunately, we did not make it back there to order the pictures, but they know we are out of town and will come by when we finish [...]
