I know it's cliché to write a list of "what I'm thankful for" on Thanksgiving Day. But even so, I don't think it's ever wrong to be thankful.
First, the obvious things:
I'm so thankful to God for His love and salvation, for His Word so that we can know His will. I'm thankful He sent Erin and 3 wonderful children into my life. For my parents who, frankly, did a FINE job of raising me (even when I was a sullen teenager)! My sisters who share so much with me. For all my friends - can't list you all by name, but you know who you are! For all the animals - can't list you by name either, and it doesn't matter 'cause you can't read. For the beauty of the earth (- He didn't have to make it that way.....) For health, and wealth, and all that those entail.....
But my main reason to write a list today, was to list the things that I'm thankful for, or that I just like about Singapore (or this temp. apt.). Because after griping so much about the food and prices, you might think that we're not happy here, and I'd hate for you to have that impression.
First, I'm glad we're here. I'm glad the new chemical plant isn't being built in 'outer Mongolia' or someplace that is less modern and techno enhanced. (I'm a big fan of electricity, and a HUGE fan of air conditioning! The internet is my friend.) I'm glad we flew here (business class!) I'm glad we didn't have to take a steamer ship like 100 years ago. I'm glad we were able to bring our stuff. (We did receive the air shipment with the school books and wii. The boat shipment will be here before we're ready to move in to permanent housing. - yea!) I'm glad that the people who run this place are so good. They've dealt with us foreigners enough to know what we need. Little things like providing dish soap and a sponge, enough dishes, pot, and pans to get the job done (with a little creativity). I'm SO thankful for the washer and dryer here in the apartment. I was worried that we'd have to haul our dirties to the laundromat (don't have a clue where that'd be), or pay $5 a shirt like we did a year ago. Woo-Hoo!!
I'm thankful for daily (except Sun.) maid service. At first I thought it was over kill, but last night my kids ate a bunch of "cream crackers" (a cross between saltines and Ritz), and left crumbs all over the den rug. I do not have a vacuum, bwa ha ha. Clean towels every day! They would even do the dishes if I didn't. (We generally need them for the next meal, so I just go ahead. - Don't feint!!) I'm grateful for the free breakfast every morning. I don't pay for it, cook it, or clean up after it. Woo-Hoo! And there's a variety of food we all eat!
I'm thankful that the kids have school, the wii, cartoon network (didn't get in Houston), a pool, basketball court, and a playground to keep them busy here. We are in the process of getting signed up for scouts and finding music classes. We also found a homeschool group that we're going to go on a field trip with in a couple of weeks.
I'm thankful that there is a church here. (Bob Buchanon is coming to preach this weekend.)
I'm thankful that we can eat local food, OR western food depending what mood we're in. Fresh fruits and veggies here are plentiful and cheap!
I absolutely LOVE the MRT here! The lack of public transportation in the States is a major downfall to me. (Houston, pay attention!!) Here, if the MRT can't get you close, the bus probably can, if not, taxis are pretty cheap. All of the above are very clean and efficient. The MRT is also pretty cheap.
Today we're going to look at cars. Erin will need a car to drive to work (Jurong island where the plant is, is restricted access). One of the choices is a 2008 Honda Odyssey. Wow! Who'd a thunk it? That was the van we wanted 10 years ago, but couldn't find a used one. How ironic that we could get one here! I will be very thankful for that if it happens!!
I'm thankful that there is a wide variety of shopping available here. The prices might be higher than I'd like, but if you really need it, it's here.
Considering I'm having surgery Monday, I'm thankful for modern medicine, and that they have it here!
I'm looking forward to showing the fun places to the kids, traveling to nearby countries, making new friends, finding a place to ride, and settling down in a place of our own.
So, as you can see, there are a lot of reasons to like it here. I'm sure I've left a lot of things out, but it's time to leave to go car shopping.....
Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. Watch the Macy's parade for me! (We will be feasting on turkey [- I found a small breast that we splurged on] and some trimmings.) :-D
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Food, Food, Food!
Well, I've broken the 'culture shock' hurdle. I mean, I've experienced my first, "I just want to go home where it's normal" moment. I had high hopes that it wouldn't happen for weeks. Ah well. The issue, as you may have guessed, is food. The problems are: a) We don't eat seafood. period. And we happen to be living on an island in Asia! LOL b) 4/5 of my family doesn't like spicy. Singaporeans in general prefer spicy. So, no seafood and no spicy eliminates aprox. 95% of the food here. c) We are, by nature, total cheap skates. We buy the store brand, we look for sales, etc. d) My kids are notoriously difficult to please when it comes to food. - even Western food. They'll eat about 10% of what I consider a normal (Western) diet.
Now, drop the 5 of us in a grocery store on the 4th level of a mall (they're ALL inside a mall!) with the knowledge that whatever we buy we have to schlep down 4 escalators, through the subway, and 1/4 mile back to the apt., which is at the back of the property up 12 floors. (Fine. I'm a whiner.) Picture the kids bickering about who gets to walk in front of the cart, Mom freaking out about $7.50 small jars of peanut butter, and Dad saying, "You're gonna have to carry that" about everything that goes in the cart. The shelves are stocked full of 'eye of bat' and 'newt wing' (o.k., I exaggerate - but they DID have seaweed flavored Pringles, as well as the shrimp flavor) Beef and turkey are each $12 per pound (on sale!). I'm starting to think we're going to eat plain chicken and rice for supper every night for 2 years. Except 2/3 of the kids won't eat rice. [We actually discussed to possibility of 'starving them into eating rice'. No joke. The problem is, we couldn't have ANY other food in the house because they'd sneak that in the middle of the night.]
I almost cried in the store.
We managed to get ingredients for a 'pasta and sauce' supper, and most of what I'd need to make Poppy Seed chicken, as well as ingredients for the world's most expensive pb &j and ham and cheese sandwiches. total: $83.68 in Singapore dollars. After we got back, Erin decided to go to Mustafa's which is a huge department store in Little India. (We were warned not to go on Sunday, but we forgot. Sunday is the day all the Indians go shopping.) We had seen converters/adaptors there cheap. Also, we needed laundry detergent. And since we hadn't found poppy seeds at the grocery store, I told him to get some there since the Indians always have lots of good spices -cheap. He looked around for a while and couldn't find any poppy seed in the spice section. He asked a clerk and the response was, "No can sell in Singapore". Erin's not sure if the guy was looking at him as though he were a heroin addict or not. (The penalty for just about anything having to do with drugs here is death.) So, we'll have to change that poppy seed chicken recipe to sesame seed or something else.
Upon further reflection, I'm just going to have to come to terms with the fact that we can EITHER be picky or cheap. But not both. And since I really don't think we're going to give up on the picky (Mom does her best, but it's a constant, uphill battle.), it looks like some of our 'cost of living' allowance is going to go to the grocery store each week. But we're still going to gripe about it, I think (it's just the way us cheap-o's work!). Two 14" pizzas for $34!!?!
And to be fair, the store we went to yesterday (Fair Price) is supposed to be the cheapest and most 'local'. And I think this was a pretty small rendition whose small, cramped isles added to the tension. There are a couple of other stores (Cold Storage and CarreFour) that cater more to ex-pats and will deliver if you buy over a certain amount. (yea!)
I'm trying to be a good example in the "try it no matter what it looks like" department. At breakfast one of the choices for things to spread on your toast is some green stuff with the consistency of butter. Last week, I put a little on my plate and decided it was yummy. I've been eating it every morning. Today I asked the lady what it was and she said, "coconut and [something]" (-possibly "panapen" -which is also called breadfruit or pana de pepita - at least that's the right color.). First of all, I do NOT like coconut flavor - but this stuff is good, and I'm going to keep eating it.
Today, #2 child (who now wants to be called by his middle name to keep kids from using the second syllable of his 1st name in a derogatory manner), tried a fried thing at breakfast. It could've been an egg roll, but the cabbage wasn't obvious like most egg rolls, so I'm not sure -and it was triangular instead of tubular. Gigantic progress that he tried it, and universal progress that he took second and third bites. Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray!
So, maybe by the time we leave here we will have made some progress into trying new things and finding a few we like.
Now where did I put that recipe with the Bok Choy?
Now, drop the 5 of us in a grocery store on the 4th level of a mall (they're ALL inside a mall!) with the knowledge that whatever we buy we have to schlep down 4 escalators, through the subway, and 1/4 mile back to the apt., which is at the back of the property up 12 floors. (Fine. I'm a whiner.) Picture the kids bickering about who gets to walk in front of the cart, Mom freaking out about $7.50 small jars of peanut butter, and Dad saying, "You're gonna have to carry that" about everything that goes in the cart. The shelves are stocked full of 'eye of bat' and 'newt wing' (o.k., I exaggerate - but they DID have seaweed flavored Pringles, as well as the shrimp flavor) Beef and turkey are each $12 per pound (on sale!). I'm starting to think we're going to eat plain chicken and rice for supper every night for 2 years. Except 2/3 of the kids won't eat rice. [We actually discussed to possibility of 'starving them into eating rice'. No joke. The problem is, we couldn't have ANY other food in the house because they'd sneak that in the middle of the night.]
I almost cried in the store.
We managed to get ingredients for a 'pasta and sauce' supper, and most of what I'd need to make Poppy Seed chicken, as well as ingredients for the world's most expensive pb &j and ham and cheese sandwiches. total: $83.68 in Singapore dollars. After we got back, Erin decided to go to Mustafa's which is a huge department store in Little India. (We were warned not to go on Sunday, but we forgot. Sunday is the day all the Indians go shopping.) We had seen converters/adaptors there cheap. Also, we needed laundry detergent. And since we hadn't found poppy seeds at the grocery store, I told him to get some there since the Indians always have lots of good spices -cheap. He looked around for a while and couldn't find any poppy seed in the spice section. He asked a clerk and the response was, "No can sell in Singapore". Erin's not sure if the guy was looking at him as though he were a heroin addict or not. (The penalty for just about anything having to do with drugs here is death.) So, we'll have to change that poppy seed chicken recipe to sesame seed or something else.
Upon further reflection, I'm just going to have to come to terms with the fact that we can EITHER be picky or cheap. But not both. And since I really don't think we're going to give up on the picky (Mom does her best, but it's a constant, uphill battle.), it looks like some of our 'cost of living' allowance is going to go to the grocery store each week. But we're still going to gripe about it, I think (it's just the way us cheap-o's work!). Two 14" pizzas for $34!!?!
And to be fair, the store we went to yesterday (Fair Price) is supposed to be the cheapest and most 'local'. And I think this was a pretty small rendition whose small, cramped isles added to the tension. There are a couple of other stores (Cold Storage and CarreFour) that cater more to ex-pats and will deliver if you buy over a certain amount. (yea!)
I'm trying to be a good example in the "try it no matter what it looks like" department. At breakfast one of the choices for things to spread on your toast is some green stuff with the consistency of butter. Last week, I put a little on my plate and decided it was yummy. I've been eating it every morning. Today I asked the lady what it was and she said, "coconut and [something]" (-possibly "panapen" -which is also called breadfruit or pana de pepita - at least that's the right color.). First of all, I do NOT like coconut flavor - but this stuff is good, and I'm going to keep eating it.
Today, #2 child (who now wants to be called by his middle name to keep kids from using the second syllable of his 1st name in a derogatory manner), tried a fried thing at breakfast. It could've been an egg roll, but the cabbage wasn't obvious like most egg rolls, so I'm not sure -and it was triangular instead of tubular. Gigantic progress that he tried it, and universal progress that he took second and third bites. Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray!
So, maybe by the time we leave here we will have made some progress into trying new things and finding a few we like.
Now where did I put that recipe with the Bok Choy?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
"We're young, so we won't get jet lag..."
subtitle: Mmmhmmm. Why don't you sleep on the plane anyway, just to humor me?
It has been a smooth and yet frustrating start here in Singapore. Smooth because the plane ride over went as well as could be expected. I highly recommend Singapore Air Business Class to all my friends who have a couple $k lying around waiting for the chance to upgrade your seat. I spent a lot of time wondering how many miles I'd have to spend to upgrade to business class for the wedding trip next summer. The short layover in Moscow also went smoothly. (If I can figure out how to do it, I'll upload pics. If not, you'll have to see them on FB.)
Arrival in Singapore also went smoothly. The place where we're staying (The Orchard Scotts) is about as professionally run as anything I've ever seen. Their driver met us at the airport and took care of our bags. A manager was on duty to walk us from the car to our apartment where we checked in (at our own dining room table). There was a welcome packet with several excellent books (what more could a homeschooling Mom ask for?!?) on Singapore including one of those extremely detailed map/notebook thingies, and a book that I paid for last fall on my first trip here detailing where to find goods and services. (Oh well, this one is updated for 2011.)
Breakfast also went smoothly. (Finding food the kids would eat was a worry.) It is included with the apartment, although I can envision the kids quickly becoming tired of the limited choices. However, the choices were 99% western, so the kids were not freaked out by the food right off the bat.
Everyone was tired, but we decided to knock a few things off the to-do list. We got new cell phone sim cards, and mrt cards (subway). We walked around the "rat maze" of underground mall/subway station that is Orchard Rd. Then we got some lunch. H. started complaining that we wouldn't let her go to Subway for lunch. We ended up getting some Korean 'meat-on-a-stick' and I think everyone had something they liked. We let the kids pick out a dessert at Bread Society (ok, I had a brownie), and then we took the mrt back.
The kids took a short dip in the pool, played on the playground, and then came back inside. All 5 of us have really been struggling to stay awake since that point (about 3 p.m.). Once, I woke up and all of us had been asleep for who knows how long. I had to play the meanie and wake everyone up. A. REALLY had a hard time. He was basically sobbing as we forced them to go out for a walk. The idea was to walk to a place for supper, but A was so upset that he was about to make himself vomit (he was just that tired/sleepy). We got him calmed down enough to come back and play on the playground a little 'till dark. I'm the only one who ended up getting any supper. No one else was hungry.
Which brings me to the frustrating part.....
WHY did I have to go and break my stupid toe last Saturday?!?!? It is sooo not fun to hobble around on these long walks! My plan was to take the kids to do some "cool" things the first couple of days we were here, but now I just don't feel like it. Hopefully that's MY jet lag talking. (I do have an appointment with a dr. on Mon. Probably the outcome of that will be a recommendation for a surgeon.) I feel like the kids had a bad first day here. (I resisted the temptation to say 'got off on the wrong foot' - well, almost.) Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
It has been a smooth and yet frustrating start here in Singapore. Smooth because the plane ride over went as well as could be expected. I highly recommend Singapore Air Business Class to all my friends who have a couple $k lying around waiting for the chance to upgrade your seat. I spent a lot of time wondering how many miles I'd have to spend to upgrade to business class for the wedding trip next summer. The short layover in Moscow also went smoothly. (If I can figure out how to do it, I'll upload pics. If not, you'll have to see them on FB.)
Arrival in Singapore also went smoothly. The place where we're staying (The Orchard Scotts) is about as professionally run as anything I've ever seen. Their driver met us at the airport and took care of our bags. A manager was on duty to walk us from the car to our apartment where we checked in (at our own dining room table). There was a welcome packet with several excellent books (what more could a homeschooling Mom ask for?!?) on Singapore including one of those extremely detailed map/notebook thingies, and a book that I paid for last fall on my first trip here detailing where to find goods and services. (Oh well, this one is updated for 2011.)
Breakfast also went smoothly. (Finding food the kids would eat was a worry.) It is included with the apartment, although I can envision the kids quickly becoming tired of the limited choices. However, the choices were 99% western, so the kids were not freaked out by the food right off the bat.
Everyone was tired, but we decided to knock a few things off the to-do list. We got new cell phone sim cards, and mrt cards (subway). We walked around the "rat maze" of underground mall/subway station that is Orchard Rd. Then we got some lunch. H. started complaining that we wouldn't let her go to Subway for lunch. We ended up getting some Korean 'meat-on-a-stick' and I think everyone had something they liked. We let the kids pick out a dessert at Bread Society (ok, I had a brownie), and then we took the mrt back.
The kids took a short dip in the pool, played on the playground, and then came back inside. All 5 of us have really been struggling to stay awake since that point (about 3 p.m.). Once, I woke up and all of us had been asleep for who knows how long. I had to play the meanie and wake everyone up. A. REALLY had a hard time. He was basically sobbing as we forced them to go out for a walk. The idea was to walk to a place for supper, but A was so upset that he was about to make himself vomit (he was just that tired/sleepy). We got him calmed down enough to come back and play on the playground a little 'till dark. I'm the only one who ended up getting any supper. No one else was hungry.
Which brings me to the frustrating part.....
WHY did I have to go and break my stupid toe last Saturday?!?!? It is sooo not fun to hobble around on these long walks! My plan was to take the kids to do some "cool" things the first couple of days we were here, but now I just don't feel like it. Hopefully that's MY jet lag talking. (I do have an appointment with a dr. on Mon. Probably the outcome of that will be a recommendation for a surgeon.) I feel like the kids had a bad first day here. (I resisted the temptation to say 'got off on the wrong foot' - well, almost.) Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
Mom, Russian food is not that great. (Clearly the boy doesn't appreciate the value of a free meal.)
Yeah, but there's free wi-fi in the business lounge!
Had to prove we were there. We had one of those "this is what it feels like to be illiterate" discussions.
Master bedroom
Den. 2 are watching t.v., One has his eyes closed. Suitcases mostly unpacked. Shoes piled near the door a la Asia. (Is it Wrong to use a French phrase there?)
Kitchen. The tall cabinet is washer/dryer (woo-hoo!)
dining area/pile of misc. maps and papers. We haven't attempted to actually eat in the apt. yet. That would require bringing food back here, preparing it, and washing up. The 5 of us ate lunch for under $12 at the mall.....
This little switch does not provide hot air. It is outside the bathroom door and provides hot water. If you don't know that, you can stand in the shower for a Looooong time wondering if the tap is backwards ("Maybe the hot water is on the right here.....Let's give it some time......No..... Maybe I didn't give it enough time on the left........" etc.) before you give up and take an icy shower.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Blog?!?
Seriously? You guys want me to write a blog about our adventures in Singapore? Who reads those? Well, o.k. I don't promise that it will be interesting. It certainly won't be a daily thing! Erin already makes fun of me for my involvement in Facebook. But one of us is an introvert. When I think about it, this may turn out to be closer to a travel diary than a blog. But you know me, I always have an opinion, so you're likely to get some of that too! (sorry)
The travel diary for the last month or so would be something like this:
We have been stressed out. It seems that it is now impossible for me to sleep past 4:30 a.m. With the time change it's more like 3:30 a.m. I'm waking up enough to roll over and then my brain gets started with the day's agenda. It goes something like this, "Oh, it's only 3:30. Back to sleep then." "Well, fine - just don't forget that you have to XYZ in the morning" "Would you shut up? It's 3:30!! I have that written down on the list, so leave me alone!" "Well, what if you forget about the list? You know you didn't lay out the things you need to take with you. What if Mr. R doesn't have the *&^ and you can't do XYZ?" "LA LA LA going to sleep now!" "No you're not. After 20 + days of me waking you up at this time, do you really think I'm just going to turn myself off and let you sleep? Get real. Besides, if you keep tossing and turning like this you're going to wake Erin up." So I get up and clean or do some other form of work, and then feel like going to bed at 2 in the afternoon.
There's the stress of "We really should get these things done because it will be much more difficult to do from 1/2 way around the world." as well as "We have to say goodbye to EVERYONE!" stress. Many folks that we love here on the West side of Houston we will likely not see again. It's not just the kids who will miss their friends! (Well, one of us is an introvert....) The stress of "did we pack everything we need?" "can you buy that there? cheap?" "can we get ourselves and the rest of our junk, uh, I mean, stuff to the airport - on time?" Yes, I think we can handle that one. Oh. by the way, when the plane lands WE'LL BE 1/2 WAY AROUND THE WORLD IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. No big deal. Will the kids adjust o.k.? Especially that one who's prone to "blue" periods. {Worry.} Speaking of kids, have they been eating? I've been busy - did someone get the kids some food?!? I've managed to get them to the places they need to be (barely), but I haven't spent time with them lately, and I really miss that! Oh yeah, and the stress of "All of my animals are old. Will they still be here when I get back?" I miss them already!! I had to say goodbye to all of them, too. {tears} (I did get notice from KLM that the 2 cats arrived in Singapore. It doesn't say that they arrived safely -hopefully I'll hear from the folks in Singapore today.)
Saying goodbye to family is a little easier because a) you know that you will see them again (Lord willing) and b) many of them are planning to visit in Singapore c) I plan to come to my nephew's wedding next summer and, d) I generally only see family once or twice a year now, so on average not much will change. e) There's always Skype. Also, we had so many funerals last year that we're taking at least the next 2 years off! Send out the notices!!
It is sad to think that my Mom is not here. She would be jealous and happy for me and be making plans to come see us. She and I shared the travel bug, and I think of her encouraging me to live in France for a year in college even though it was going to be hard on her. I really miss not sharing all of this with her. On the other hand, she would also be guilt-tripping me about how I'll probably forget to call her.... (Which is probably true. Wait a minute..... Wow - how does she guilt-trip me from beyond the grave?!? That's talent!)
Well, today's XYZ is to borrow a friend's truck (THANKS, Karl!) so that I can take the poo trailer to the trailer sales place to park it. They will sell it and mail me the check. yea. First I have to get an updated copy of the registration. (Where did THAT go?!?) Then I need to help O finish his cub scout painting project. I also need to look up some things about storing wood furniture for 2 years. Should I cover it with a sheet/blanket? What's the best way to store fabric? Well, I'm sure we'll figure out something. So much worry over STUFF. It's tempting to get rid of it all and go live in a cave somewhere - with a blanket and the internet. :-)
And at some point I need to remember to get some food for the kids....
The travel diary for the last month or so would be something like this:
We have been stressed out. It seems that it is now impossible for me to sleep past 4:30 a.m. With the time change it's more like 3:30 a.m. I'm waking up enough to roll over and then my brain gets started with the day's agenda. It goes something like this, "Oh, it's only 3:30. Back to sleep then." "Well, fine - just don't forget that you have to XYZ in the morning" "Would you shut up? It's 3:30!! I have that written down on the list, so leave me alone!" "Well, what if you forget about the list? You know you didn't lay out the things you need to take with you. What if Mr. R doesn't have the *&^ and you can't do XYZ?" "LA LA LA going to sleep now!" "No you're not. After 20 + days of me waking you up at this time, do you really think I'm just going to turn myself off and let you sleep? Get real. Besides, if you keep tossing and turning like this you're going to wake Erin up." So I get up and clean or do some other form of work, and then feel like going to bed at 2 in the afternoon.
There's the stress of "We really should get these things done because it will be much more difficult to do from 1/2 way around the world." as well as "We have to say goodbye to EVERYONE!" stress. Many folks that we love here on the West side of Houston we will likely not see again. It's not just the kids who will miss their friends! (Well, one of us is an introvert....) The stress of "did we pack everything we need?" "can you buy that there? cheap?" "can we get ourselves and the rest of our junk, uh, I mean, stuff to the airport - on time?" Yes, I think we can handle that one. Oh. by the way, when the plane lands WE'LL BE 1/2 WAY AROUND THE WORLD IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. No big deal. Will the kids adjust o.k.? Especially that one who's prone to "blue" periods. {Worry.} Speaking of kids, have they been eating? I've been busy - did someone get the kids some food?!? I've managed to get them to the places they need to be (barely), but I haven't spent time with them lately, and I really miss that! Oh yeah, and the stress of "All of my animals are old. Will they still be here when I get back?" I miss them already!! I had to say goodbye to all of them, too. {tears} (I did get notice from KLM that the 2 cats arrived in Singapore. It doesn't say that they arrived safely -hopefully I'll hear from the folks in Singapore today.)
Saying goodbye to family is a little easier because a) you know that you will see them again (Lord willing) and b) many of them are planning to visit in Singapore c) I plan to come to my nephew's wedding next summer and, d) I generally only see family once or twice a year now, so on average not much will change. e) There's always Skype. Also, we had so many funerals last year that we're taking at least the next 2 years off! Send out the notices!!
It is sad to think that my Mom is not here. She would be jealous and happy for me and be making plans to come see us. She and I shared the travel bug, and I think of her encouraging me to live in France for a year in college even though it was going to be hard on her. I really miss not sharing all of this with her. On the other hand, she would also be guilt-tripping me about how I'll probably forget to call her.... (Which is probably true. Wait a minute..... Wow - how does she guilt-trip me from beyond the grave?!? That's talent!)
Well, today's XYZ is to borrow a friend's truck (THANKS, Karl!) so that I can take the poo trailer to the trailer sales place to park it. They will sell it and mail me the check. yea. First I have to get an updated copy of the registration. (Where did THAT go?!?) Then I need to help O finish his cub scout painting project. I also need to look up some things about storing wood furniture for 2 years. Should I cover it with a sheet/blanket? What's the best way to store fabric? Well, I'm sure we'll figure out something. So much worry over STUFF. It's tempting to get rid of it all and go live in a cave somewhere - with a blanket and the internet. :-)
And at some point I need to remember to get some food for the kids....
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