Happy New Year everyone!
I have just returned from the frozen white north (Harbin, China) and survived below zero tempertaures.  Andrew took us there for the new year to see the Ice Festival where they carve giant things out of ice and light them up from the inside.  It was fun but would have been better if I had a snow suit.  It was seriously cold!

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Merry Christmas a bit before hand! I've been really enjoying China and all the things I can do here. Andrew has agreed to let me stay without a job till I find one I want. To be honest I really love just being at home and enjoying cooking and cleaning. Yes, I know I'm weird. I do miss my job and all my friends but this is fun too. I've actually ( Read more... )

I've kicked, I've screamed, done everything in my power to try and keep that house. Its gone. I've moved out our stuff to a storage shed but I am now homeless. I'll be living with a friend from work untill I can get my butt out to China but I wish I could have done so at home. Its a disturbing feeling not having a place to call your own even if ( Read more... )

New updates on the house! Our papers passed the first stage and are now on to the underwriter to be reviewed and given the final say of yes or no. At that point we proceed to either paying our trail period or starting another modification. Here's hoping in a few days all will be well and clear. I'll be calling them every day from now on to keep ( Read more... )

Wow! Two posts in one week! What ever has come over me ( Read more... )

So I've not updated as much as I expected. Things have been a bit hectic on the home front ( Read more... )

I just found out a dear friend and mentor is seriously ill. I'm quite down about it because everything was kept hush hush. So in honor of her I'm playing Tchaikovsky's symphonies and baking cookies. I hope everything goes well and we can meet up again soon. I dearly miss her but life becomes so hectic you never think about these things until ( Read more... )

Andrew received his Visa yesterday and we've got a set plane ticket to get him out of here. He leaves officially on Friday and I tried to work my schedule around what he originally decided on but he changed the time of departure from here. I hope it all works out but it was the most I could get away with. Kesi gets her bill of health from the ( Read more... )

As you can all see I've made some changes to the Journal. I've been very lax in keep it updated which is mostly due to the title ( Read more... )

We are now boarding a very affectionate bird that was found in Andrew's parent's yard. He was lost, but not for very long since he showed no signs of feather damage and just a hint of skittishness. Very cute little guy and I hope his owner shows up.