Back to School!!

Brenna went back to school today after the two week spring break, we caught a cab this morning, and she seemed to transition right back into the classroom with no problem.It helped i think that she had a bunch of play dates with the kids from her class during the break. I was going to run back from her school today, but decided not to deal with the traffic, it was really bad this morning. so I waited till we got back to the house and then went out, but that is a story for another blog. I found today that taking a run, makes the day go really fast, before i knew it it was 1:00pm and Brenna gets out of school at 2:15...not much time, got some cleaning done. Then it was back in the cab to get the Boo, she had a good day, at least from what she came home with, no notes of concern from the teacher and some homework. We worked on her homework when we got home, and she did well on the assignments. At that time Rita, one of the women that we are deciding on for our domestic help came by, we spoke and she got to meet Brenna, i got some of her references (not many, which is a concern). She seemed very kind, she also seemed very bright. I told her to come back again next week so she can meet Roxanne. at the time she was leaving the electrician and the refrigerator repairman were coming in to look at the chiller cabinet, they spent some time on it, but could not fix it...good thing the refrigerator works! Brenna was really wanting to see Katie and finally found them at home, she went over there for a few hours, and i made dinner, hamburgers!! Aussie beef is a bit different, very lean, and very good! We had a nice dinner and a relaxing night. Brenna has a special day in school tomorrow, it is a celebration of the children's communities and cultures, they are required to wear the clothing that is representative of where they come from, this is tough, as I said already other than cowboy/cowgirl....how do we dress that makes us distinctive, other than the baggy pants, underwear showing thing...not exactly a social norm to be proud of. This got me thinking, I have yet to see one guy with his pants down below his ass, the young people here dress very well, usually. the women dress trendy. I often wonder what their impression of us is. i have been asked a lot of questions about the US since i have arrived, all of them respectful, but I am finding that we are often defined by some rather odd things. So anyway, dressing Brenna like an American is not easy. But she has found an outfit that might work, jean shorts and a tee-shirt...we will bring her uniform just in case it does not go over well. Another interesting thing today was at after school pickup, the parents were all talking about the vacations they took during break...Hong Kong. Borneo, Puket, Cambodia/Vietnam. That is just so cool!! We are all looking forward to our long weekend in Singapore.
Goodnight all!! Another great day in Penang!!