Feels like Portland

If it isn't the air quality keeping the kids inside for recess it's the rain. Our campus is pretty much even with the water table so when it rains, lake Pudong arrives on the ES playground.



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Location:Lingbai Road,,China

House work

Now those that know me would say that I enjoy doing home repair/improvement projects, but the one thing I truly dislike is painting.  But those that know Kelly know that white just isn't made to be on walls.

So last week we picked out some paint and paid almost $90 for one can, just over a gallon in size.  I called the apartment service center and made an appointment for the maintenance crew to come measure and give me a price quote for the wall this morning.

Dude showed up at 9:00, I paid him 200 RMB, about $32, and by 11:40 two guys had arrived, taped edges, put two coats on the wall, cleaned up and were out of here.

And at the same time we needed a few more shelves and pictures hung on the concrete walls.  So the other maintenance guys came by with their hammer drill and punched 14 more holes.  

Meanwhile I had time to make some breakfast, play with Watson, and do some dishes.   I think I could get use to this.  To bad our ayi (house keeper/cook) Xiao Yu has been off for the Chinese New Year, now I have to go wash the sheets and figure out dinner.

Football

It was a pretty cool experience watching the Super Bowl at the same time as all those back in the states. A bunch of us, 30, went to the Kerry Park Center, where they were hosting their third annual Super Bowl party. Doors opened at 6:30am with the kick off at 7:30. For $50 it was open bar and full brunch buffet during the entire game and after game show.






It was a pretty impressive TV and we were able to stream it on Fox so we got all the commercials. Not quite the same as at home but still good times. Way to go Seattle

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Nerf

What happens when your son has to many nerf guns and way to much free time???

Nerf Ninja appears