Watch, Read, Listen

April 26, 2013- Debbie is having a bit of backyard work done (it's actually her landlord who is doing it).  Well, these guys show up with a delivery of sand and guess where they dump it?  Yep. In the MIDDLE of the road!!!!  Wow!  Talk about being brilliant!  Did they come with shovels or with…

May 21, 2013-   ….and here's yet another reason I haven't been regular about writing blog posts- sometimes our stinkin' internet vanishes for a few days! *POOF!*  This time in happened while I was in my blog-writing mojo. Dang it!!! More posts to come.   I promise. Well.   That all depends if the internet…

April 24, 2013- Most of the neighborhood kids have been captivated by the girls' attempt at creating a secret garden in our front yard.  The kids have sowed some flower seeds in the ground and in a few pots all located at the front of our house.  They've been dutifully watering the plants and trimming…

April 11-23, 2013- We just LOVED, LOVED, LOVED having Aunt Karen and Uncle Chuck come visit us here in China!  It was so much fun getting to show and share with them all the things that we love about China.  Oh, and getting to show them all the quirky, weird things you only get to…

April 15, 2013- We've been wondering if there was any wildlife here in our little Chinese building compound.  It turns out that- YES!!!- there is wildlife! What sort of wildlife can you find here in the suburbs of a MASSIVE Chinese city???   Hedgehogs!!!! Holly, an American living on block, found this cutie pie hedgehog:…

May 19, 2013- Oh boy…how is it that it's been over THREE weeks since my last post????  I swear to you- I don't mean to wait so long in between posts!  Really!  I do hope that you believe me.  You do, right???? A LOT has happened in these weeks…. and I mean it.  After our…

April 14, 2013- Pull up your bootstraps!  Let's go for a hike on the Tianjin section of the Great Wall. Now- if you come to China there is ONE thing you MUST visit- THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.         Let's break for a picnic lunch:   I hope you're hungry! We've worked…

April 11, 2013- SquEEEEEEeeee!!!!  I'm *sooooo* EXCITED!!! Aunt Karen and Uncle Chuck arrived very late last night – they're finally here! Mark has created a fairly open itinerary for them: Day 1: Resting up from the long journey; followed by a walk around our housing complex and a quick trip to the plant market.  I…

April 11, 2013- You know what's a fun way to learn what the children are doing at school? Getting to see what they're learning from their perspective.  On Thursday morning the girls led me through what they're learning at school via IST's Student Led Parent Conferences.  These conferences are completely led by the students –…