Eric had Memorial Day off. The rest of us are on a Japanese schedule... and we had to go to school. So we picked the boys up after school and went in to Zushi. Where there happens to be a Starbucks (gasp!) and an awesome bike shop or two... Clearly we shared a Choco-Chip Frap while Eric found parts that would reenlist him in the ABC (Ancient Bike Club). He has been riding the mama-san to work for a couple of weeks now while his bike sits in parts in our living room :(
Eric had the handlebars off and was trying to break the rust seal on the steering tube. Ian asked me, "Mummy? Where are Daddy's... his... (now pointing in general circles at the bike) his... ARMS?!?!?"
Ah - the handle bars... On the chair baby. On the chair...
My English Ladies (the group of women I "teach" english to) brought Choco-Wafers with them on Wednesday. They showed up just after I put a certain imp to bed. Thirty seconds later, Ian hollers down, "Hey LADIES!!! Heeeeeeellllllllloooooooooooo?!?!?!" "Mummy, may I get up now?!?"
Why, yes. Save me the effort of pointlessly putting you back to bed while I am supposed to be teaching these wonderful women some very useful American expressions like:
- For the LOVE...
- Do as I say, not as I do!
- Do you want me to give you something to cry about?!?
- Go to sleep, or ELSE!!! (else what?)
- Hush little baby, don't say a word. Mummy thinks your a great big turd...
Instead, we taught them about Brownies (little sprites, hobgoblins, Ians...) and what they can do to one of those Choco-Wafers...
We went to Dwayne's for a great Lebanese meal last weekend. Liesl, Dwayne's oldest daughter and one of our boys' favored babysitters, graduates this year. She is off to the U this fall (University of Washington). She is getting into her best "college years" mode...
Strand Family - you will be missed when you head back to the States this June!
