We've been home this past week. The whole country shuts down from October 1 through October 7. Offices and schools are closed and all the locals go on vacation somewhere in China. October 1, 1949 was the official start of the People's Republic of China. This is equivlant to independence day in the US except, there is no real independence, if you know what I mean.We've spent the week just doing nothing. Getting up later than usual and just putzing around town...or not. We've been exploring areas that we've never had a chance to do and just spendng time together as a family. It's nice to have everyone home. We've been enjoying leisurely breakfasts, Matthew hanging out with his friend Alastar and Tony and I just reading by the pool.
We'll all be back on schedule next week when the break is over. Tony will be back on his travel schedule, Matthew will be back at school and I'll be baking for the school fair and running all over the place.
