Sarah had her second art class through the community center. This one was what we had expected it to be: painting on canvas. She also got to bring it home today (we still have to go back to pick up her tile) which was nice. However, it was raining a lot when we went home which wasn't so nice! It's a really good thing I had two little umbrellas in my new bag (Sarah & Henry shared and I shared with the painting). I was a little worried we wouldn't make it home in time to meet Anna's school bus because I had planned to take a taxi home but it's harder to catch a taxi when it is raining. So, we wogged to the MRT and we did make it home. In fact, we made it home with enough time to bring the painting upstairs and grab two more umbrellas so all four of us could have our own when we met Anna at the bus. Sarah's painting is great (it was instructor-assisted which drives me nuts but Sarah is pleased with it so that's what matters. It's a fantastic souvenir from Singapore, too!).
While Sarah was in class, Henry & I walked around the shops in Woodlands. These shops are kind of like walking around Okpo but with a different flair. We picked up a few household items we needed, checked out the frogs in the pet shop, and had a treat from one of the shops. Again, it was nice to have some one-on-one time with Henry.
Craig rode his bike to work today (about 20km). He swears the traffic was fine and he never felt like he was in danger. Since it was raining all afternoon, I assumed that he would catch a ride home. He did not. He waited until the rain slowed a bit and then rode home. Against my wishes, but he is alive and again he said he felt like the ride was safe. He only had trouble pulling into our parking garage but had fortunately already unclipped from his bike so didn't have any real problems.
Yesterday I'd say we were leaning toward living in Woodlands; today we're leaning toward living in town. Seriously, where is a coin? Living in town seems like the more authentic experience, I think. Living in Woodlands seems like living in Texas (because it is a neighborhood; our town in Texas is nicer than Woodlands area in that it has more to do).... No decisions have been made yet.
Anna noticed that our Elf on the Shelf, Zamp, has not arrived at our apartment in Singapore yet. I noticed this, too; but I also noticed that a different elf was sitting in our tree and it looked like a girl. We're not sure what the deal is with Zamp (is he taking this year off, perhaps?) or who this new elf is. Anna wrote her a note and we're hoping to have a reply by morning.
