Whoa, that is a long time!

Just over 2 years! Good thing that the blog update regularity does not reflect our lives! We have been busy! Today marks the first day back to school for the kids. They were actually quite excited to be back at school. But I think some of the parents who were dropping their kids off were more excited! In a few months we will be going back overseas, and we are looking forward to it! Drop us a line!

-19

Seems all my posts are in winter and have to do with the temperature. But here it is Dec 17 2012, the kids are big. Right now we are having lunch at a Malaysian fast food chain called Marrybrown. It's fast food, but it is still different from other options here.

Still cold!

Here it is almost a full year since my last post. It is -13 C. That is cold.

It is COLD!

Today it was -23 C. That is really cold. But it is also the first day of the Lunar NewYear so to celebrate we bundled up the kids and went out to a hotel restaurant for their lunch buffet. The food was good, but, amazingly enough, in a city or 2.5 million people we were the ONLY diners! So we had it all to ourselves. The kids were able to also watch the fish swimming in a moat surrounding the eating area.

Happy New Year!

Getting colder

Summer is over. Autumn has come. Even so it is quite cold. So far the house is ok, a little chilly at night but livable. Here the heat comes on at a specific date so if it gets colder than expected you'll need more blankets!

Greetings!

Here it is a new semester! And a new way to update the blog!

Student Days

Years ago I began studying the Kazak dombura. I learned several songs and tunes. I am back now to try learning even more about their musical culture.