Monday, March 5, 2007
Visitors!
No I don't mean the lizard! Although he is still here. He's actually behind our air conditioning unit in the living room. He's been hanging out there since Thursday when he made the bold move from behind the dining room ac unit. Stacie and Paul are coming to visit in April!!!! We can hardly wait to show them Singapore and are so excited to have company! Stacie - you already made the blog!
Balloon Ride!
In the city, there's a helium balloon that you can ride. It is tethered to the ground and goes about 150 meters into the air. From the second that Delaney saw it, she's wanted to go on it. She finally had her chance this weekend. We, of course, didn't tell her that we were going to go and ride it. So when we got close to it, she asked if she could ride it and was super excited when we finally said yes. She was not scared at all when we were so high. She got a little concerned when we couldn't see Derek on the ground anymore (he decided to sit this one out). But other than that, she loved it. She even recognized a lot of the sights that we've visited on the ground.
Later that day we went to get dinner. Delaney is becoming somewhat of an adventurous eater. Since we've been here, she's tried soup, fish, cheeseburgers, and a few other random things. At dinner, she had the choice of chicken nuggets, a cheeseburger, or steak. We would bet that she would have chosen the nuggets or burger, but she chose the steak! At first we were happy that she's branching out but quickly realized our dinner budget may soon be gone if she continues fancying steak!
While on the topic of food, we may have to admit Derek to a 12 step program when we get back to the States. He has become addicted to a dish called Chicken Rice. He gets it every single day at lunch! He loves the sauce that it is served with and is consuming the sauce in larger and larger amounts each day. It's a spicy sauce (I don't like it, not that that should surprise anyone!) and at first, he could only eat a little of the sauce. Now he claims that it's almost a rush feeling the burning sensation in his mouth as he eats! So, if any of you could check into a program for him, I would appreciate it! I'm not sure I'll be able to find the Singapore special Chicken Rice sauce back home to minimize the withdrawals!
We've booked our trip to Australia! We leave the 16th and get back the 25th. We'll spend 4 days in Sydney and 4 on the Gold Coast (near Brisbane). We are looking forward to it!
I spoke with someone at an international kindergarten about volunteering a couple of days a week while Delaney is at school. I hope that it works out as it would give me something to do during the time she's at school. The principal seemed quite excited and even said that if we were staying past July, she would give me a job.
I will post pics of the balloon ride once I have them uploaded!
Later that day we went to get dinner. Delaney is becoming somewhat of an adventurous eater. Since we've been here, she's tried soup, fish, cheeseburgers, and a few other random things. At dinner, she had the choice of chicken nuggets, a cheeseburger, or steak. We would bet that she would have chosen the nuggets or burger, but she chose the steak! At first we were happy that she's branching out but quickly realized our dinner budget may soon be gone if she continues fancying steak!
While on the topic of food, we may have to admit Derek to a 12 step program when we get back to the States. He has become addicted to a dish called Chicken Rice. He gets it every single day at lunch! He loves the sauce that it is served with and is consuming the sauce in larger and larger amounts each day. It's a spicy sauce (I don't like it, not that that should surprise anyone!) and at first, he could only eat a little of the sauce. Now he claims that it's almost a rush feeling the burning sensation in his mouth as he eats! So, if any of you could check into a program for him, I would appreciate it! I'm not sure I'll be able to find the Singapore special Chicken Rice sauce back home to minimize the withdrawals!
We've booked our trip to Australia! We leave the 16th and get back the 25th. We'll spend 4 days in Sydney and 4 on the Gold Coast (near Brisbane). We are looking forward to it!
I spoke with someone at an international kindergarten about volunteering a couple of days a week while Delaney is at school. I hope that it works out as it would give me something to do during the time she's at school. The principal seemed quite excited and even said that if we were staying past July, she would give me a job.
I will post pics of the balloon ride once I have them uploaded!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Anyone have a helmet for a 30 year old?
The days since my wonderful bride turned the big 30 have been rough on her physically. For the first 30 years she maintained a solid equilibrium....the last 5 days....all hell has broken loose. In the last 5 days:
1. She has fallen getting into the bathtub (big purple bruise on the knee to prove it)
2. Fell as she got off the elevator after stepping into a puddle (landed on her booty, no known scarring except ego)
3. While walking down the steps toward the bus stop, she lost her balance and fell down approximately two steps and luckily got her hands down behind her before more booty abuse could occur.
3 falls in 5 days compared to maybe 1 in the 9 years I have known her! UNBELIEVABLE!
For those of you that have homes we might visit when we get back to the States.....might want to start building ramps up to your front door. For those of you looking to secure a great early Christmas present for her might want to stay up till 2am and buy her the Med-Alert bracelet so she can shout "Help me I have fallen and cant get up!"
1. She has fallen getting into the bathtub (big purple bruise on the knee to prove it)
2. Fell as she got off the elevator after stepping into a puddle (landed on her booty, no known scarring except ego)
3. While walking down the steps toward the bus stop, she lost her balance and fell down approximately two steps and luckily got her hands down behind her before more booty abuse could occur.
3 falls in 5 days compared to maybe 1 in the 9 years I have known her! UNBELIEVABLE!
For those of you that have homes we might visit when we get back to the States.....might want to start building ramps up to your front door. For those of you looking to secure a great early Christmas present for her might want to stay up till 2am and buy her the Med-Alert bracelet so she can shout "Help me I have fallen and cant get up!"
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Delaney Swimming Videos
Here are some recent videos of Delaney swimming. Just click on each of the links below to watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tItBOeX91QI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6LtKCtPybs
She's really become a fish since we arrived. She was pretty clingy last summer, so we had her take swimming lessons in the fall. She was doing better in those, until she had to miss 3 classes due to her "health issues"...pneumonia and the cast. She started off slowly here in Singapore, and then one day, out of the blue, she swam by herself with her head above water. She's gotten so much better since then. I guess having a swimming pool in your "backyard" is helpful!
We didn't do much over the weekend...Delaney had a fever Friday and part of Saturday. Saturday night we went to the Chingay Parade on Orchard Road. The parade is meant to signal the beginning of spring (ha...it's always summer here as far as we're concerned!). There were floats and performers from lots of different countries. Singapore's president even rode on a float. Derek and I were having a hard time picturing Dubya doing that! We didn't stay for the whole thing...but enjoyed what we saw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tItBOeX91QI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6LtKCtPybs
She's really become a fish since we arrived. She was pretty clingy last summer, so we had her take swimming lessons in the fall. She was doing better in those, until she had to miss 3 classes due to her "health issues"...pneumonia and the cast. She started off slowly here in Singapore, and then one day, out of the blue, she swam by herself with her head above water. She's gotten so much better since then. I guess having a swimming pool in your "backyard" is helpful!
We didn't do much over the weekend...Delaney had a fever Friday and part of Saturday. Saturday night we went to the Chingay Parade on Orchard Road. The parade is meant to signal the beginning of spring (ha...it's always summer here as far as we're concerned!). There were floats and performers from lots of different countries. Singapore's president even rode on a float. Derek and I were having a hard time picturing Dubya doing that! We didn't stay for the whole thing...but enjoyed what we saw.
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