Saturday, May 13, 2006
WEATHER!
Hey! This week was hottish. Friday we woke up to absolutely beautiful clear skies. Do you know that makes it really hot here! Oh my. So the kids and I spent the day at the zoo. Great day. Check out the size of their ice lollies!
We did the 1 hour busride down and 3 hours of heat. Snack, lunch, insectarium, go home kiddies. We all had fun and got to meet more parents. Many of the parents at Jessi's school have lived somewhere on the west coast.
But TODAY we went to the beach. It was warm in Taipei, so we expected a scorcher at the beach. No such luck. It looked a bit like the coast was in pre-typhoon situ.
The undercurrent was really funky. The water FELT great - Sam wasn't having any of it. We stuck around long enough to get a glimpse of Laura-the-fantasic sandcastle starter at work with her boys and then all decided it was time to blow home.
Today, one of my favorite people passed away. Friday night in Nebraska my Gramma Berniece died peacefully in her hospital room. I've written down a long list of memories to send Grandpa Doc. I'm not sure how to handle being this far away. I just want to be there and have the kids give him big hugs. Lets see. For posterity. Gramma baked amazing cinnamon rolls and let us eat the dough. My favorite memories are feeding the cats and kittens on the farm, feeding the chickens, climbing trees, looking for kittens up in the hay bales, family reunions, small town parades, cattle sales and cokes - eating lunch at Arby's, and watching Gramma cook. We hunted Tadpoles in the pond, walked down to the windmill, and played hide and seek in the barn. I may add more. Mostly, it was outside on the farm with my real cowboy Grandpa and my real lovely Gramma. I miss that. I'd like to share that with my children. Peace Gramma.
Hey! This week was hottish. Friday we woke up to absolutely beautiful clear skies. Do you know that makes it really hot here! Oh my. So the kids and I spent the day at the zoo. Great day. Check out the size of their ice lollies!
We did the 1 hour busride down and 3 hours of heat. Snack, lunch, insectarium, go home kiddies. We all had fun and got to meet more parents. Many of the parents at Jessi's school have lived somewhere on the west coast.
But TODAY we went to the beach. It was warm in Taipei, so we expected a scorcher at the beach. No such luck. It looked a bit like the coast was in pre-typhoon situ.
The undercurrent was really funky. The water FELT great - Sam wasn't having any of it. We stuck around long enough to get a glimpse of Laura-the-fantasic sandcastle starter at work with her boys and then all decided it was time to blow home.Today, one of my favorite people passed away. Friday night in Nebraska my Gramma Berniece died peacefully in her hospital room. I've written down a long list of memories to send Grandpa Doc. I'm not sure how to handle being this far away. I just want to be there and have the kids give him big hugs. Lets see. For posterity. Gramma baked amazing cinnamon rolls and let us eat the dough. My favorite memories are feeding the cats and kittens on the farm, feeding the chickens, climbing trees, looking for kittens up in the hay bales, family reunions, small town parades, cattle sales and cokes - eating lunch at Arby's, and watching Gramma cook. We hunted Tadpoles in the pond, walked down to the windmill, and played hide and seek in the barn. I may add more. Mostly, it was outside on the farm with my real cowboy Grandpa and my real lovely Gramma. I miss that. I'd like to share that with my children. Peace Gramma.
# posted by 4intaipei @ 1:55 AM 
