Well, we have managed to stay electrical and plumbing issue free this week. Sorry to disappoint all of you who were waiting for the latest catastrophe!
Don't worry, I still have some funny moments. This week was full of kid's activities and some shopping endeavours. Elle is taking a paper quilling class. She loves to create things out of paper, so I decided that she may as well as learn a cool technique. She is doing well, and she got a cool container for all the materials and tools. Of course, I thought this was cool myself. Apparently, I should be able to find all sorts of containers here in Chennai and for really cheap. I will keep all of you posted on that. Mackenzie has tennis practice two days a week - morning and afternoon. Makes for a really long day for her. Noah has basketball practice 4 mornings a week, and he had a game Thursday after school. They lost, but we found out that they played against a high school team from the city. They did pretty well, for playing against kids 3 to 4 years older than them. We find out on Friday who makes the travel team. If he makes it, we will be traveling to another city in India. Should be exciting, but I think it is a 2 to 3 hour trip by plane. Travel to the Max!! Elle gets to start ballet this week. She is excited, but she misses all her friends at the dance studio.
Last week as India week at the American School. We celebrated all the wonderful cultural traditions of our host country. The kids really learned a lot, and Elle even learned some Bollywood dancing. She loved it. They all wore their Indian clothes on Friday. I even bought one for Noah. Just a shirt. He was not too excited, but he survived! Our host country has a lot to offer.
Okay, so did I entice with the subject line. Most of you know that I absolutely hate creepy crawly. Well, I had my share this week. Something that Michigan does not really offer, and that suits me just fine!
We really do not have a place to ride our bikes, so I have not unwrapped my bike. I noticed a lizard running into the opening of the wrapping. I am not sure that I will unwrap that myself. We also had a rather large frog on Charles' tool box. I was looking for something, and I pick up a piece of paper. There was the frog. Not expecting it, I jumped and let out a small scream. I have to say we are pretty fortunate that we do not have a lot of bugs and critters, but this is enough for me.
I wanted to have a piece of furniture made for my craft room. We received a quote from someone, and we were not so thrilled with the price. About $900, not quite what we were thinking of. I was asked if I wanted to go to store that refinished furniture. It was an all day trip, but it was worth it. There is a German couple that have a refinishing business. They have a ton of wood pieces, and they will refinish and repair to your specifications. One of the ladies took we into the place where they have a lot of pieces such as desks, armoirs, etc. I was told not to be concerned if I see bats. WHAT! I thought that was a bird flying around. Well, I was assured that the bats eat the insects, so the wood will not be infested with bugs. YUCK!
The next day I went with some friends to a shopping mall. The mall has locals as well as branded shops. Of course this meant haggling for a good price. Not really my comfort zone as most of you are well aware! After a couple of hours we found a little stand that sold cold drinks and some kind of Indian cuisine. At first I was a little nervous that we were going to get a bite to eat here. I thought I would have to pass, but as it turned out we were just getting a cold drink. I noticed on the cupboard behind the gentleman helping us that there was a small bug crawling around. I asked my friend what type of bug that was, and I was kindly informed it was a cockroach. Now, there was a man standing at the counter eating his food and a man inside the stand cutting onions. YUCK!
Oh, I forgot to mention that the day before, we stopped at a restaurant along the rode for lunch. I cannot believe that I actually ate there. There was a kitten walking around, and later the kitten was sleeping on a shelf next to the cash register.
Okay, so I have not made cookies in awhile - 3 months almost. We all were wanting, but the baking is different here. Yesterday, I decided to give it a whirl. I made chocolate chip cookies in my convection oven. I have to say they did not turn out bad, but I can only make 6 at a time. This put a real damper on dinner. The kids were so excited to have the cookies. I could not believe it.
I am going to work on planning our Hong Kong trip. Charles has lost his glasses. We are getting a hut/gazebo made for the roof top. We will then have to have some outdoor furniture made. I think just as we get it how we want, it will be time to go back home. Well, it is time for me to sign off. I hope all is well with everyone back home. We are enjoying the weather.
Take care. We miss and love you guys!
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