Well, I have more fun and exciting stories to share. I am sure they will not disappoint those who are looking for a laugh!
We seem to be getting along okay in the plumbing and electrical departments. We have a couple small drips, but we can handle that. It did seem like they were having scheduled power outages on Saturdays, but we have made it through today without any outages.
Two weeks ago we bought a membership to a resort that is about 10 minutes south of us. It is called Fisherman's Cove. They have a really nice pool, full salon, spa, and workout center. We went to the resort last Sunday. The kids had a blast and loved the fact that you could order food poolside. I think we are planning on going there often for Sunday Family Time.
We have had a full week of school activities. Our dancer started ballet class. She is older than all the girls, and she is more advanced. We are looking into another class for her. I inquired, and we found out that she can take classes at the Russian Cultural Center. We are going to check into it and decide what is best. She is making some really cool things in her paper quilling class.
Our All Star Athlete has a couple more weeks of basketball. He found out last night that he made the travel team. He will go to another city and play in a weekend tournament. We are not sure if all of us will be going or not. We are still trying to figure that out. He also decided to do a math night at school. They get paired up with a high school partner and do math games. At the end of the week, they had a Valentine Dance.
Our oldest daughter is finishing up tennis. We are not sure if she made the travel team or not. She has seemed to enjoy it, and I think we may try to get her some private lessons. She opted out of the math night. She was not sure if she was comfortable being partnered with a high school student that she did not know. She also does not necessarily like to work with partners. She went to the dance as well.
It is hard to believe that they went to their first dance. They are getting older.
We had a "hut" built on the terrace of the house. It is unusable space because it is too hot up there. I thought it would be cool to have a gazebo, but we did not want it to blow away. We asked about getting a hut made. Okay, it is pretty cool, but it is huge. I guess it is about 20 x 22. Now, I have a funny story to go with it. Wednesday morning Charles left for school with the youngest. I decided to get into the shower before our housekeeper arrived. When I got into the bathroom, I heard some noises. I dismissed it because the dog was not barking. I finished up and walked out of the bathroom. I could see through my curtains that there were a couple of men on the terrace. I quickly gathered my clothes and retreated to the bathroom. I then called Charles, and I asked him if he knew that they were coming to make the hut. He said he thought so, but he did not think they would be there that early. I got some pictures, and I will be posting those soon. We are looking for lights for the hut as well as some furniture.
Thursday was looking like a pretty normal day. I have not had much success at cooking. The stove is a little different, and the oven is also different. I hope I can get this figured out soon. Well, I had decided I wanted to make some potato soup. Most of the ingredients can be purchased here, so I knew that I should be okay. I started making the soup, and I needed my big stand up mixer. I pulled it out from the corner, and somewhat freaked out. Behind my mixer was the fur from the squirrel's tail. If you looked closely in the picture of the squirrel that was in my house, his tail was missing fur. I had just assumed it was because of the fan in the stove hood. Well, somehow I guess it was not. I jumped, let out a small noise, and I motioned to Shanthi. I told her that I would get Morigesh, but she insisted on taking care of it. I took a picture, and she disposed of the fur. That is when I called Charles and told him that I did not recalling signing up for "this".
Okay, you are probably thinking that I am making some of this up, but there is no way I could do that. My material is my real life experiences here in India. I keep thinking that there cannot be this much craziness to last me until I get home.
On the way to the store one day, I noticed a water delivery truck was in the middle of the road next to the median. The driver was unloading the truck. I told my driver that I thought it was a pretty strange place to unload your truck. He told me that I was not in the U.S. anymore, this is India. We both laughed. Unfortunately the truck had a flat tire.
I am trying to think of how to explain this next scene. Our main road to school from our house is like a 4 lane divided road. Similar to M-59, but the median is much smaller. There are parts of the median that have a cement barrier. Short enough to step onto it and over. There are no walkways, so the people just cross wherever. This is why the median has to be short. Every once in awhile there is a break in the median so you can make a "Michigan left" so to speak. At one of the breaks, there is a slight incline. On the incline, there is a cow that likes to stand there. I am not sure why the cow would just stand there and watch traffic, but it is pretty funny. I am hoping to get a picture one day. Just a funny thing here in India.
We have been receiving mail and some packages from home. It is great to get those things. I feel pretty blessed. Many people told us not to get our hopes up for packages because people back home do not usually send packages. They are always surprised when I mention that we got something from home. The letters are also great.
I hope this email finds everyone doing well. Charles found his glasses. I am in the middle of the Hong Kong/Beijing trip planning. We miss all of you.
Have a wonderful day!
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