The kids went to bed at 6 last night and Craig & I were not far behind at 7 PM. Craig & I both woke up between 2 and 3; Anna woke up around 4:30; Sarah at 6; and Henry at 7:30! I'm so glad it was the two of us that woke at 2 and not the kids. Hopefully we'll get on a regular schedule soon.
After we all were up we hit the pool since it was such a disappointment to miss out yesterday. I need to remember to get a picture of the pools because they are so nice it looks fake! I am not sure if having a pool will win out over walking-distance to school in the house-hunt now.
We decided to head over to Orchard Road to see some sights and get some lunch. We really enjoyed seeing all of the Christmas decorations and even I got excited about a lot of the shops I saw (I'm really not a big shopper). We went to lunch at Marche and then Craig took Sarah & Henry back to the apartment while Anna & I hit up another Cold Storage for a few more groceries.
We again filled 4 reusable bags with as much as we could comfortably carry (not much!) and hopped back on the MRT for home. I either need to plan to take a taxi back from a big shopping trip or have the groceries delivered because I can't really get a lot or a lot of cold/heavy things when I take the MRT. Anna was great helping me navigate the subway home and it was nice to get to spend a little time alone with her before she starts school on Thursday and I lose her again!
Once Anna & I returned home, we decided to hit the pool again but it was cool and breezy and then it started to rain so we didn't spend much time there. Now Henry is listening to audio books in Anna's ipod, Sarah is doing art, Anna is writing, and Craig is out searching for the right converters and adapters we need to charge some of our things. We are going to try getting something delivered for dinner (probably just pizza).
Tomorrow is a bigger day for me: Craig goes to work and I am taking the kids to SAS for Anna's orientation and then we have to meet Craig back here to go get fingerprinted and take care of other legal stuff. I'm a little nervous about navigating out of the subway (I'm fine with the actual subway it's just knowing which exit to walk out of when I get there!) but I'm sure somehow we'll figure it out.
We are really hoping to get to Little India this week to see the lights for Deepavali, too. (Today is Deepavali and it is a national holiday which is why we had Craig with us today.) Maybe by Friday or Saturday we'll be able to stay awake a little later? We will see!
Oh, I never thought I'd experience cold in Singapore but we were FREEZING in the pool this afternoon when the sun went away and the breeze picked up! And then even more-so when we got back to the air-conditioned apartment. I'll try to remember that feeling later when it is hot again.
