Slight Sprinkle This Morning!

I feel like that cartoon about, Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs... or something like that... 

Yes, I was up and there were clouds and the ground looked wet... By the time I went out, the rain had stopped... but the skies were still cloud covered... that made the run a bit more bearable... I ran my 8KM.

After Isaiah took off, I started to reorganized the luggage... I will ask Isaiah to see how much it weighs already... I hope only 16KGS... which means I still have another 8kgs. 

I worked on my talk as well as my PPT and then went out at 10:30 to pay a few bills and meet a friend for lunch! Dumplings and noodles... and eggplant salad... YUMMY!

I was home by 2:30 and no tutoring... so... I sat with the AC on and read... I was thinking about taking a nap... but I wanted to get a few things done...

The days pass so quickly... Sometimes, I look and it's already 10:30 or later...

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Enchanting Monday

I was up but didn't get out of bed until 5:28... Oh well... which meant I didn't get out to run until 6:45... and yes, that's late and that's hot... and humid... but I finished my 8km. 

Isaiah didn't need to go to work at his usual time as he has been taking computer classes every Monday, assigned by the company! Classes don't start until 9:30 at the train station.

He left and I sat and read... yep... finished a book... easy reading... and the morning was gone!

I wanted to make two different kinds of macaroni salad... one with cream cheese and another with mayo and broccoli... so, I started the cooking... and had a delicious salad for lunch... and there's plenty for the next few days. I have some meat in the fridge which I will pair with the salad... 

Then it was time to work on finishing up my talk for this coming Sunday. But first, I called China Airlines as I realized that Isaiah has one luggage going to the States and two luggage for his return trip. I wanted to flip it... but after waiting for more than 20 minutes on the phone to talk to a 'real' person, NO CAN DO... I can pay for an extra or pay for one overweight luggage... I don't want to pay... so I will have to rework the packing... But not today... 

I worked on my talk and did a bit of cleaning, including putting away the clothes that are washed and dried... I even turned on the AC for about two hours as it was getting so hot... 

Prayer meeting in person at 8pm. It finished at 9pm. I got home... read some more and the day was done... 

WOW... 

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A Splendid Sunday!

I was up and had a relaxing morning... After my quiet time, I had no need to rush to go for a run... to beat the heat...

All the stuff that I had left to give away was picked up... wow... 

And I reviewed my talk and had cream cheese with toast for breakfast.

The morning flew by... I left at 2:30 for church, checking the recycling first! 

I set up the Love Cafe and someone else set up the chairs.

I was the speaker... Living in the Presence of God through Acts!

Isaiah was the translator!

Love Feast afterwards... and then I was home by 8pm.

YEAH...

I checked my emails... blogged... and tried the juicer, finishing up the carrot... and went to bed early...

The week has started!

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Delightful Saturday!

Well... I was up but not early enough, since I thought I'd give myself time to sleep in... I didn't have to rush back... but that was not wise as it's not the rushing back... it's the blaring sun... I completed my 8km... disastrous... torturous... but it is done. 50KM for the week...

I proceeded to clean out my closet... after a quick shower. I try to put away the fall/winter clothes but I had not done it since I had need of those clothes for the trip to Germany. So, I spent two hours packing up the sweatshirts and jackets and pants... and I love how the closet looks now. I also redid the bottom area where I had started to use as storage... for travel items. I was finished at around 10am... and started to get ready for tutoring!

11am to 12noon... the hour flew by... delightful... 

I was home by 12:30 and had a McMuffin that Alan left behind... It was exactly the brunch that I wanted... with mustard... YUMMY!

Isaiah was up and he planned to leave at 1:20... 

I sat and read... I can read Jane Eyre over and over again... I realized that I used to know those more difficult vocabulary words... words that I see on the SAT... and I need to refresh my memory... I love it... 

4pm can too quickly... 

Should I do a load of laundry?

Should I go and update my bankbooks and run errands?

The clouds had gathered and the weather had turned drizzling... I wanted to go out as two books had arrived at the library... Yes, I am getting lots of books to read via the local library... books in English... So, when the rain halted... I dashed to the library... another evening of reading. And I did get a load of laundry done... My dinner... a wonderful salad!

Family Time at 9pm!

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In the News...

I was up and ran my 8km... 

You might be puzzled by the title... that's because my MOE Days are catch up on news days... 

Yes, I had another great MOE Day... 

I brought two books to read... my lap top computer... and snacks... ha, ha, ha... I didn't move from my desk all morning... 

For lunch, I brought the ground beef dumplings concoction... and rested...

5pm came quickly and I decided to go and see a new Japanese supermarket that opened up at Miramar. (I forgot to mention yesterday that our Soda Stream went bizerko... but Annie, don't worry... you gave us a spare! I am mentioning this here because I usually get the replacement cartridges at Miramar!)

The supermarket was nice... and expensive... high end stuff... 

But it was fun to cruise around!

I got home and made myself a salad... I bought some great lettuce from the Lopia Japanese Market!

The evening passed so quickly... 

Prayer at 8:45 and the day was done...

Tutoring at 11am tomorrow morning!

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Yes -- PR Day!

I was up and completed my 8km... 

And Isaiah took off and I had the house to myself.

First, I made a ground beef dumpling dish... Well... I put all the ingredients in the rice cooker and hit -- cook!

I then sat and read... and napped... 

The morning flew by!

At 2:30, the 'alarm' sounded: no going out for the military drill that had started! REALLY!!!!

The drill finished at 3pm.

The dumpling dish was finished and it was delicious... WOW... 

At 5:30, I headed out to the library to return books and then tutoring at 6pm -- two hours... When that was finished, I stopped at our local mini supermarket to buy soy bean milk... and headed home!

I decided to use the time to pack up the suitcases that Isaiah will bring to the States... WOW! Now, all Isaiah needs to do is to put together his stuff in the carry on... He's not leaving for another two weeks... but hey... I wanted to know if I have any more room or weight to put more stuff in those two suitcases! I think I do... 

Prayer time at 8:45... 

Tomorrow... MOE Day!

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Much Needed Time...

I was up early and finished my 8KM.

After Isaiah left, I called Ms. Hsieh and she had time at 11:30.

I went down to do the recycling and spent the rest of the morning reading... I am going to plan a week when both Alan and Isaiah are gone and limit tutoring to after 6pm and just stay home all day and read, read, read... 

Before leaving at 11:00, I got the iRobot going. I dropped off things at the old gentleman 'thrift' stall! Then I went and had a 2-hour massage... my back and legs felt so much better.

I had tutoring at 2pm and another student at 3:40 and I was home by 5:30. YIPPY!

I was really hungry, so I made myself a huge salad. I'm still working on clearing the fridge. I wonder if I can avoid going to Costco for the entire time that Alan is away! Isaiah will be leaving on August 26th... so... We shall see... I might have to buy meat, but I'm working on clearing the freezer... and I'm doing quite well... 

I blogged for HOP and then Prayer time at 8:45 and Bible study at 9pm.

When that was finished, I went and read in bed... 

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