Fall Schedule has arrived...

... at least a week early and definitely before we were ready!  Last week we returned from KL where we had spent an unexpected 5 days (and 2 extra bus trips) working on our visas. We were successful so now we can really get down to business on life here. This week we spent trying to catch up with all the things we were supposed to do last week but couldn't.  It looked something like this:

Saturday:
Mom and Dad at an all day counselling seminar.
Grace & Jasmin off to youth group at 4, Aiden to a friend's until Mom and Dad get home.
Only, when we arrive home after they've all left, we realize we have no keys so Dad has to chase down the girls to get a key... so we get home properly around 6:30 instead of 4:30.

Sunday:
Because Jasmin's bike tires exploded yesterday (before she rode it anywhere thankfully!), we attempt to get Grab to church but there are no drivers so we scramble for rides and bikes.
Mom and Aiden get a ride and the rest bike.
Dad has a meeting after church, the girls hang out with a friend at church before coming home.
We all go to a welcome supper party for a recently arrived family. Grace's bike tire pops on the way.

Monday:
Dad goes back to work, we attempt some schoolwork, but it kind of gets lots in the mess of trying to get the household back on track.
Dad attempts to get the bikes fixed but the store isn't open on Mondays!
We go to Dalat school to register for the Distance Learning Resource Centre and discover a homeschool craft hour happening. The girls join in, Mom meets some other homeschoolers, and Aiden plays with school kids on the playground.

Tuesday:
A little bit of school work happens.
Mom works on some graphics work we picked up in KL (it's due Thursday night).
Jasmin and Dad are out most of the afternoon fixing the bikes.
We clean house extra well as we have supper guests.

Wednesday:
Market shopping morning for mom and Jasmin.
More time on the graphics job for mom.
(Thankfully the morning of in home voice and violin lessons didn't happen this week)
First after school club sessions of lego for Aiden and Ultimate frisbee for the girls.
Then on to Chinese class for Grace and Aiden.

Thursday:
Final rush to get graphics job done.
A sprinkling of school tasks.
Second after school club sessions of gymnastics for Aiden and calligraphy for Jasmin.
A make up Chinese class for Grace and Aiden (we missed one while in KL last week).

Friday:
It's a local holiday today so we took the day off -
So Mom can prepare the start of Fall schooling for next week, catch up on letter writing, blog posts, etc. and catch up on household tasks that have been languishing.
But first, Mom had breakfast with some other long term guest ladies for sharing and praying.
The kids got to go swimming instead of the usual Chinese class.

Tomorrow?
Mom and Dad have another ½ day seminar to attend.
Aiden has AWANA.
A possible make up Chinese class for the one missed today.
The girls have youth group.

Yep. Busy life has arrived!  And there is also small group meetings, a possible choir commitment for Grace, and who knows what else is waiting... But it kinda feels good after so much waiting, uncertainty, and inability to commit to things.