The marble track is a big hit with these two today!
Some of the streets in Woodlands area. This was on my walk to the school.
And the marble track was still going strong at the end of the day (although it had to be repaired a few times).
Parents were invited to come eat lunch at the SAS cafeteria today. So, I had the babysitter come again today so I could do that with Anna. I'm still feeling run down (sore throat is getting better, and I took some allergy medicine for the rash and that seems to be helping some). The lunch was fine. This lunch room is huge. I don't know how Anna's doing so well at SAS with its large size; I felt like I was being swallowed up by it! This lunch experience was much more relaxed than the last two schools Anna has attended so I liked that, but it was pretty darn loud (ten 2nd grade classes all eating at once!).
I stopped by the admissions office to see what was going on with Sarah's first day of Kindergarten. In her acceptance letter it just said that she would start at the second semester. I don't know if it was coincidental, but about ten minutes after I left the office (they told me I should hear something "soon" and before the end of this semester although the admissions office would be open during the winter break, too), I got an email with new student orientation information. All new students will have orientation on January 14 and their first day on January 15. (First day back for the semester is January 14 although it is a late start so Sarah will just start a day later than Anna goes back.) Now, if I could just somehow magically get them to email me that they have a spot for Henry!
We are really torn on where to live this coming year. On the one hand we'd really like to live near SAS and be able to walk to school. On the other hand, we'd really like to live nearer to downtown, the MRT, have a shared pool at our apartment complex, etc. We go back and forth continually. I am really hoping that after our house-hunting tomorrow we'll just know what to do. If not, I think I'm going to put our options in a hat and choose the winner that way. It's a lot of stress for a one-year assignment.
Craig did get a temporary car for us yesterday. It is a blue Honda Odyssey. It is shaped more like a wagon than a minivan though. It is pretty nice and seats 7. He is doing really well driving on the left-hand side of the road; I'm not sure when I'll try it. Since I get around by subway for the most part, I have no sense of direction. My runs to the Botanic Gardens have helped a little though. We have our GPS so as long as I choose the correct lane and look both directions before I go, I'm sure I'll be fine.
