As we wait for our money to arrive
What are our days like?
Mom writes a daily list so we're not kicking around bored
Things like math review, a JAM hour, sweep the floor
JAM means working on animation for Jasmin
Sweeping the floor should happen every day if we don't want black feet
Music for everyone: piano and violin
And now beginning explorations in flute and guitar
A fend-for-yourself breakfast when ever we wake up
Early for Aiden and Mom; late for Jasmin and Grace
Tidying and cleaning in the morning
Maybe a world-wide "earthquake" and repair on our coffee table world map puzzle
Eager electronic message checking for news from Canada
Normal morning list routines beginning to fall into place
A somewhat late lunch
Cool, fresh fruit and veg - or supper leftovers
Computer hour, these days a server "game" of Minecraft
While Mom and/or Dad nap
An afternoon outing to Dalat school to spend time in their new library
An aircon cooled treat time, and time for Aiden to play with others on the playground
Or An afternoon swim, or a precarious indoor soccer game
Or maybe a shared lego city scenario played
Or maybe an exploratory outing
Trying out Chinese classes or music teachers
An early evening run for mom, and maybe Grace too
We all might go - Aiden to learn to ride a bike, Jasmin to be our biking water station
A later supper, experiments in Asian cooking with a ½ set up kitchen
Showers and prep for the night, darkness falls fast
Bedtime Bible time, goodnights
A sing-song time Grace and Mom, reviving choir songs or trying guitar-easy songs
Late-night conversations: jiggering things around to suit our waiting for money status
Or cross-world calls chasing our money down
It's the weekends that are more interesting:
Friday night we go to cell group
Saturday morning Aiden has AWANA
Saturday afternoon will come Chinese lessons
Saturday evening is Youth Group for the girls
Sunday has Sunday School, Chinese church, English church, lunch at church...
And then we need a rest!
Today Dad is at his school getting ready to start next month
Friday Dad is teaching at our cell group
Saturday we have to shop for Aiden's birthday beach party
Monday we go to try out violin and voice teachers
Tuesday hopefully is special with our money arriving
Thursday is Aiden's birthday
We'll have a Skype party with NiNi and YeaYea and Imma and go to the beach too
That doesn't sound like holding pattern any more
We hope not - we're quite ready to start this new life
Rather than sit waiting and preparing some more
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