Programming Note

The last week before Christmas break at our school has come and gone in a blur! We've had birthday parties, staff holiday parties, winter concerts, and the craziness that is planning the last week of school combined with planning a 3-week long vacation, but it's finally here!

Today was pajama day at my school. I sleep in my boxers, which is probably inappropriate attire on a school day, so I went in my joggers instead.

To finish up a unit on Native Americans, we made "three sisters salad" by mixing corn, squash and beans and using them as a "salsa" for some corn chips. It looked and smelled disgusting, but my kids couldn't get enough. I'm glad they enjoyed it! We watched The Polar Express and had popcorn, I got absolutely spoiled with Christmas gifts by my kids' parents and that was it! More than a third of the school year is finished, and we won't be back until January 7th!

After work, we popped open a bottle of champagne (a Christmas gift from a student) and made homemade chicken tortilla soup for our friend Kerry. It was the least we could do, considering she's catsitting our little friend while we're away. Thank you, Kerry! I'm so glad he has someone to keep him company. He made himself right at home at her place, and then we came home to pack.

Tomorrow we take the early ferry to Hong Kong airport and then we fly out to Singapore. We'll be there for a day (it's a random 29 hour layover), then we're in Ho Chi Minh for 3 days, Phnom Phen for 3 days, Siem Reap for 2 days, Krabi for 8 days, and then Bangkok for 3 days. It's going to be busy, but so fun! Neither of us have ever had a long vacation like this before, so we're really freaking excited. We probably won't be able to update much while we're away, so happy holidays everyone! See you next year!

Looks like we'll be missing out on some amazing festivities in Shekou while we're gone, though!