I'm getting used to things around here. A little bit anyway... I'm finding a routine that seems to work. It some ways it's really different than our life in Austin, but in other ways it's just the same. Things are about to change again... We get the keys to our new condo on Sunday evening and are planning to move on Monday.
Here's Lily on Day 2 of school. This is her PE uniform. She had a field trip on Day 2 to the super market where she and the other kids in her group purchased the ingredients to cook a meal. When I picked her up, I got to sample the food prepared by the kids. They made spaghetti with sauce, a salad, muffins and a couple other things that I wasn't sure what they were. So cute! She had a great day! I have met some of the moms in the class and they are all so nice. The one that was in charge of the group on the trip that Lily was in told me that she did really well. She seems to fit in to the class like she's been there all year. She said she and the other moms were all commenting about how well Lily fits in. I'm so glad to hear it!
On Monday, Lily has due a poster that is all about her (both sides). She is supposed to include drawings and pictures and written words to describe herself and her interests. So... I need to figure out where/how to print pictures. We don't have a printer yet. A new challenge for mommy.
This is the coffee that we are enjoying lately. It's delicious!!
I think it's fun that my produce is taped together with a sticker that has Chinese characters on it!
This is a fruit we've been enjoying called Longan, it's from Thailand. The outside is hard and we don't eat it. It cracks and peals open and the inside is a little bit like the inside of a green grape, only sweeter. There is a dark brown seed inside.
While I'm in this hotel/apartment, this is my stove. Have you ever used an induction stove?! It's AWESOME. Seriously, the time from adding water to a pot to boiling water is under 2 minutes. It's amazing. Also, the heat in the pot can be adjusted instantly. The pots get hot, but the counter and stove top stays very cool. Here's a picture I found on the Internet:
That's boiling water and ice cubes! Amazing.
I have learned that with induction cooking, the heat is supplied to the cooking pot by a magnetic field. A much greater amount of the heat is transferred and used for cooking compared with electric and gas cookers. I'm a big fan. My new condo has a gas stove, so I will only be enjoying the amazing induction stove for a few more days. Should the opportunity present itself in the future, I would definitely choose this!
I can see that we are going to have to re-work our evening/morning routines at home. It's more typical for the people at Scott's work to get in to work later and stay later in the evenings. School starts later here too (8:30 am, in Austin the bus picked Lily up at 7:01, so it's a big difference!). Plus, we'll be only 5 minutes walk from school so Lily won't have to leave until 8:15 or 8:20. Wow. I'm used to Scott being in the door by 6:00 pm, but here it will be more like 7:00 pm. I am trying to figure out how that will affect our dinner/evening plans. I think I'll feed the kids at 5:30 or 6:00 like they are used to and then bathe them before Scott gets home. I'll eat with Scott either when he gets home or after we put the kids to bed. We'll see how it works out.
This weekend we have our big shopping trip to Ikea planned for tomorrow (Saturday). On Sunday, we are meeting our Realtor at our new condo to get the keys and walk through. On Monday, Scott will take Lily to school in the morning, and then he is headed to Taiwan for the week. I have a driver arranged through our hotel to take me and the little kids and all of our luggage to our new condo. The utilities company is coming in the afternoon to turn on our gas. **Hopefully** Ikea will be able to deliver our purchases on Monday. Tuesday, the shipping company is bringing all of our boxes shipped from the US. The kids are really looking forward to their big box of toys arriving! I'll be working to set up house and meet some of our neighbors. I'm excited to finally have a home. We moved out of our house in Austin in May, so it's been a long time since we had a place to call home for more than 4 weeks or so.
Anyway... I've rambled enough... Time to start my day!
2 comments:
Sounds like you are finally getting to settle in. I know that work schedule, my husband leaves late (gets in around 10 or so) but comes home by 7 or 8. I feed the kids, bathe them and get them ready for bed. Sometimes dad is home in time for stories, sometimes they get a kiss and cuddle after they go to sleep. Dad gets up with them in the morning and has breakfast with them, which they really enjoy.
Good luck with the move on Monday! I hope everything arrives and it all goes great!
The poster sounds like a great opportunity to meet another Mom at school, go over to their house and borrow their printer. I'm sure many of those Mom's struggled their first week too and understand. ;-)
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