March 3-7, 2012

Our park has been torn apart!  When Brooke and Reese went to the park this week, this is what they found!  Well, it turns out that they're building a whole new playground!  They hope it's finished before we leave for the U.S. this week.

Tuesday, Mar. 7
After we finished school, Brooke, Reese, and I took the shopping bus to the mall to pick up our finished pottery and have dinner with our homeschool friends.

The mall is full of places to sit and drink coffee, but only men are allowed to sit there and people-watch.  Here is a picture of one of the many coffee shops at the mall.

Behind the coffee shops are hidden doors where the women are allowed to sit and drink.  Here is a mirrored door behind Starbuck's.  I had no idea it was here until Cene' showed it to me.

Here we are in the women's room at Starbuck's, eating ice cream and drinking coffee and tea.

This is Cene' and me.

Here is another women's room behind this ice cream shop.  I couldn't even tell there was a door there until it was pointed out to me.  I guess after you've lived here a while, you know to look for them.

Here the girls are riding the bumper cars.

The girls enjoyed holding all the animals.

When I got home, I put my new vase in the bathroom.  I have to get some flowers for it now.

Wednesday, Mar. 8


Brooke had her friend, Emily over to make pizza, bake cookies, and watch a movie.  They had a great time, but while they were outside, Shadow ate all of their cookies off the kitchen counter except two!  Good thing they hadn't made their pizza yet!