Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Odd, but good

Emily and a little friend on the playground.
The odd thing is - we have police coming to our home at least 3 times a week.
The good thing is - this is because the police woman is actually Carey's language teacher.

The odd thing is - since I'm pregnant, locals say I can't eat or drink anything cold.
The good thing is - I still eat ice-cream and have diet sodas over ice at home.

The odd thing is - the only way to the bathroom is through the kitchen.
The good thing is - there's a western toilet in there.

The odd thing is - you have to go through the master bedroom to get to the other bedroom.
The good thing is - Emily has her own room.

The odd thing is - locals say I'm having a boy, because boys make your belly button poke out.
The good thing is - my belly button poked out with Emily too, so I'm trusting the ultrasound.

The odd thing is - you can't buy just 4 lightbulbs, that's unlucky.
The good thing is - they'll happily sell you 5.

The odd thing is - you're supposed to leave all your trash on your fast food table when you leave.
The good thing is - this table clearing provides a job for yet one more person.

The odd thing is - you can't pick at your teeth in public.
The good thing is - to dig around in your nose is completely acceptable. (Emily practices this.)

Friday, May 15, 2009

Day Trip

Out in the countryside walking through a fresh market. This lady really wanted to give Emily one of her tomatoes for free. Emily scored some free candy along the way too.
We met lots of people. Emily especially liked the little ones.
When we found a place to eat lunch, the restaurant owner let Emily use her one year old's toy tricycle.
Some of the scenery....
Emily and Daddy enjoying all the beautiful hills in the area.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Studying the language

The other day all was quiet and I was not hearing or seeing Emily.  I found her sitting on the chair in her own room reading the bilingual dictionary.  :)  I guess she desires to understand her surroundings more too! :)
She gave me a big grin and just kept "reading".  An inspiration to us all!  :)

Friday, May 8, 2009

So this week has been rough on us. We've all had colds.... and Carey's turned into a sinus infection. :( But we've managed to still get our language classes in this week. I (Carey) also decided to bond with the nasty dirty sidewalk outside of Walmart. I was carrying Emily (and Aubrey I guess) and stepped on some uneven patch, and down we went. Thankfully no part of Emily touched the ground. My knee and my pride took the hit! It was really embarrassing. The moral of the story... watch where you're walking. I also had an encounter with a 3 inch nail recently. It was pointing exactly straight up with the help of a broken bracket it was in, and was right in the middle of the sidewalk. It went through my shoe, through my sock, and poked the fleshy part of my foot .... but thankfully due to sore hips I was walking slowly enough to stop before it broke the skin. It took some tugging to get it out of my tennis shoe, but we were so thankful we don't have to deal with Tetanus issues. Especially because I don't think I'm up to date due to not getting shots while pregnant!
Anyways, we are surviving.... liking our language teachers..... and hope to have pictures to come soon!