The Surprised Raccoon

 
Kendall woke me up the other morning to show me this picture that she had drawn.  Once I got beyond the fact that she woke me up, I was quite impressed with her work. We call it “The Surprised Raccoon” because he looks like he’s in shock.  Maybe it’s a reaction to the funky eyebrows [...]

Homeschooling when it’s Hot

Here’s Evan working on his geography notebook and complaining that he’s cold (he was sitting right in front of the air conditioning vent).

 
And here’s Kendall working on her grammar and complaining that she’s hot (but refusing to come indoors).

And here are both of them after I’d heard so many complaints that I gave in and let [...]

Gas Pumping by Committee

 We’re a little spoiled here in Oregon.  We don’t pump our own gas.  According to state law, the gas station attendants must fill your car with gas.  No one I’ve asked has seemed to have a complete understanding of the reasoning behind this law, but I do believe that it inflates the price of our [...]

Food photo album: updated

I’ve added more pictures of food from the rest of our trip.
More heads! Scorpions, Sea Horses, Starfish, oh my!

ChinaTrip2008_Food

Beijing Photo Album 2

Photos of our day at Tiantan and the Summer Palace, and our apartment.

Beijing Album 2

Beijing Photo Album 1

Our first couple of days in Beijing including our visit to the Great Wall.

Beijing Album 1

Xi’an Photos Album 2

Here are some more pictures of our time in Xi’an: We went to visit the Terra Cotta warrior museum on Wednesday and just relaxed in the city on Thursday.

Xian Album 2

Food from the trip

We’re losing track of the various types of meals we’ve had. Some things I found extraordinary prior to this trip are now becoming commonplace. But here are some pictures from Shanghai and Xi’an that you might find interesting.

ChinaTrip2008_Food

Pictures from Xi’an

Xian Album1

Pix wrapup from Shanghai

Lisa will be writing a post soon about our final days in Shanghai but here’s some more pictures from Sunday, Mar 2 at Yu Yuan and Zhongshan Park.

Shanghai Album2