Interesting Service!

We had a group of pastors from Cuba at our service this afternoon.

So, the translator went from Spanish to Chinese and I sat in the back to type up the talk into English for those who couldn't understand Spanish or Chinese.

It definitely made for a very interesting service.

And since it was the fifth Sunday, we didn't have love feast. Instead, we decided to come home for dinner!

Oh... Alan called Mom Bea this morning and together, they got all the luggage tags and check-in info printed out for the cruise... Tomorrow, I'm going to work on packing!

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Huge Burgers

Today we met up with friends and tried a new restaurant called Huge Burgers!

They make a burger for four people... It had two kinds of meat and you can add extras...

Fries and drinks are included in the price.

It was a treat from our dear friends...

What a fun evening!

Mom ate and ate and ate... and kept telling me that she was still hungry!

We finished the evening with a walk through the Shihlin Night Market... that was so much fun as it was packed since the weather was great...

We bought desserts... and yes, Mom wanted some!

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A Run in the Rain!

I tutored this morning...

When I got home, Isaiah was heading out to lunch with Vikki and Abby was heading out to her service 'retreat'.

I decided to mop the floor and get some housework finished. It was so hot!

I didn't want to be running in the heat... So, I waited until the thunder shower started, then went out for a run in the pouring rain! It was still sizzling hot, but the rain really helped!

Alan went for a run after he helped to pick up Mom...

Today was James' birthday... He turned 62!

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Massage & Things...

I get coupons for things...

So, today, Isaiah went and had a hair treatment plus cut for 10US$! He said it was fantastic... and the haircut looked great... of course, not as great as my creation...

And I went for an hour oil massage... and splurged for more 'classes'... 11 sessions for 500US$. Yes, you read that correctly... I put the credit card down and bought the 'classes'. This will force me to go and be 'pampered'. Mom can also have a massage and Abby can, too. And it's near my house, so I can scooter there... with plenty of scooter parking right in front! The people are super nice and they are willing to help me with Mom, if I have to drop her off first and go and park the car!

Abby worked... Alan spent the day, plowing through his stack of exams that he is correcting... He needs to input the grades... He also has set up lots of meetings for his debate team as well as church brothers and elders.

We have so much going on before we take off on the 8th.

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Men In Black...

As a family, we haven't been able to go to the movies... at least not since Mom came to live with us. Someone has to be home...

But today, we all went...

We decided to go see the 2pm Men In Black movie as Mom was at the elderly center!

We had a great time... I totally enjoyed the movie... and being together.

I hope we will get to do this more often... although once school starts, it's going to be very difficult as the kids and Alan would all have afternoon classes... We will see... Kurtis is coming for six months. So... maybe if there is a really great movie on, we can ask him to hang out here with Mom!

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Getting Ready...

Since Mom lives with us, I no longer need to buy a tremendous amount of goods to bring back to the States. But I do have a few items that I will bring back...

Tissue packets
Coffee packets
Milk tea packets
Ginger tea packets

The above items are things I have purchased already... and they are stacked right in the living room... I am not finished yet... I already have one suitcase filled with things... I'm starting 'early' as I just don't want to leave anything to the last minute.

I had my Bible study this morning... and we will have a long break and start back in late August or early September, depending on my mom deals with jet lag after our return... Plus what the kids will be doing and how much I will be tutoring...

We had an early dinner with James to celebrate his birthday. He will be returning to Vietnam but be back here again on July 5th and for another month... He probably won't be here when we return from the States... but will pop back over in September. We shall see...

Both kids had tutoring this evening...

After Mom went to bed, I went for a run... It had stopped raining... and was a bit cooler... Again, I would have wanted to take a longer run, but I had too many things to finish up at home. Another load of laundry... and general housework... That never seems to end.

At least I'm not cooking much these days since we've been eating out quite a bit.

I did take the time to give myself a power nap this afternoon... I was feeling as if I was coming down with a sore throat!

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Trying to Relax...

Alan's team won second place... Yippy! He said, "No blood! But legs are totally fatigue!"

The kids and I stayed home... I did housework... Abby had to do a trial teaching for the start of a 7th grade class. Unfortunately, only two kids showed up... We were praying for 7! One of the two kids did sign up for the class. Please keep praying...

Isaiah was home all day... on his gadgets... to play games and line people... So, I finally sent him out to run an errand... I asked him to buy some beverages... fruit milk, soybean milk, yoguart drink...

Mom was in bed by 7pm.

Alan was home by 8pm...

And the kids and I watched TV.

It was indeed a relaxing day...

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