Testing one two three

I am just testing the ability to schedule posts. If this works I can create more posts and send them out on a regular basis... how cool would that be?

July 5th

we attended the annual Singapore American Society's Independence Day bash up in Sembewang. while this year it was cooler than past years, I also found the silver to be a bit tarnished and the bloom a bit off the rose. Lines for the rides were too long but the kids were very patient and overall they had a great time.

Here are a few shots of the festivities to remind us all!

Food Stuff

well, I have to say I really enjoyed myself on Sunday, I spent the morning making a batch of frezzer jam. While it was not as good as it would have been with fresh local strawberries back in Oregon, it was pretty darn good and very satisfying. The kids enjoyed themselves as well, getting to smoosh (yes that is a technical cooking term for those of you in doubt!) the strawberries with a potato masher and then afterwards with the fingers.

So, here is what our day looked like.


OK Flickr is giving me a hard time. I will be back with pictures in a flash

So much to say

and, then I forget. I think about all of the whitty sharp comments that I want to say. I think about how I want to write about X that happened, or y and what it meant, and I am in the middle of Z project and so I don't. So I forget what it was. Does it mean that 1) my story, the one I thought was so horribly important at the time wasn't, that it was just another bit of drivel? 2) that I am doing a better job at staying on task and finally beating my life long ADHD? 3) I am just getting old, fat and forgetful?

I would rather it be one of the first two; but I fear it is the later.

Back to the gridstone and a training in Shanghai today. Had a great dinner last night with a bunch of law school friends and plans/dreams for a big reunion next summer for the 25th anniversery of the WUCL summer program in Shanghai.

Playing with my new camera

The kids swimming at Uncle Haitham's