Relaxing day at Home

Today was just what the boys and I needed after such a frustrating day yesterday--we stayed home and did nothing but play. It was a cloudy day but no rain, so I promised them a trip to the park. After a relaxing morning, we went to the clubhouse to mail some cards. We will see how long they take to make it to the United States. We also dropped off Danny's application for preschool in the fall. He will start in August at the school right here in the community. This will be ideal because it is extremely close, and has a good program. Danny will be going half days, except for three days in which he will stay longer to go swimming (he loves to swim), cooking (he loves to cook) and art (surprise--he loves this as well). I am so excited for him and so gratful that we will not have to travel an hour back and forth to the other school we had found.

After putting in the application we went to the other playground in the compound. It is the furtherest from our building, but we found that it is in sand, making it a giant sand box area for the kids. Danny loves to play in the sand, and I am excited for when the weather really gets warm and we can track down some sand toys for him. After playing at the park for awhile, we head back for naps. I scroll through the news to try and get caught up and do some laundry, dishes and dusting (did I mention the dust here is unreal--all helped by our dark wood floors that have this high gloss that shows every piece of dust and spill--Josh still enjoys tossing everything, so its a lot to pick up--however, better than carpet). After naps the boys and I play and relax. Dustin is in Shenzen and will be home tomorrow evening. After the boys are tucked in for the night, I find the movie Pursuit of Happiness with Will Smith on TV and snuggle in to watch the movie. It is one I have wanted to see for a long time, but never had the time before. It is sort of funny that I had to come to China to be able to watch it. It is thankfully in English with Chinese subtitles. Tomorrow we are off to explore our local mall and get groceries for the weekend.