Learning Thai

Okay, okay, it's been a slow blogging week. I think we've just settled in the kind of routine where we're thinking our life is pretty smooth and dull and we don't want to bore you! Here are a few highlights of our last week. Due to the annoyingly short life of our camera batteries, we have few pictures to illustrate.

Highlights.....

10)A new English student for Tom with the charming name of "Ice." Tom also enjoyed his good students, "Cherry" and "Pang" and his rowdy kids, "Mild" "Film" and "Ake."
(As you can see, English nicknames are quite popular).

9) Having a skirt, capris and pants all hemmed for 90 B. ($3) by the tailor who sits at his sewing machine right on the sidewalk near our house. How many of you would be willing to hem my pants for a dollar?

8) Major league baseball playoffs live on TV at 5:00 and 7:00 a.m.

7) Claire practicing writing the following Thai letters daily for homework: ก ข ฃ ค ฅ ฆ ง

6)Going to English church with Raul this morning and practicing our peculiar brand of "EspanThaiLish."

5) Candice's friend Chaweewan and her daughter Hope coming over for lunch and kiddie pool time lot and lots of chatting/catching up.

4) Our new fish Lucinda joining the family on Wednesday- our new tank finally has an occupant again! She has a bright gold/orange body and lovely long flowing white fins and tail. Thanks to Chaweewan -who has a fish farm (I don't think we mentioned that all our other fish perished- hopefully we'll be better with this one).

3) Long skype chats with sisters- miss you! Love you!

2) Spending part of our Saturday with Raul and Sharon at LeoLand- enjoying swimming and waterslides.

1) Looking forward to Grandpa and Grandma/Mom and Dad Mast's visit...ONLY 6 MORE DAYS!!!

-Candice