Mama, I'm coming home

ONE MORE GET UP!!!! Whoo Whoo, Whoohooo! (As Butch, the Coug, would say). We board in about 20 hours. As luck would have it, however, the Shmoo is getting both of her top teeth. One has come through, but judging by her need to gnaw on any and everything, as well as her extreme fussiness, I think the other one is right behind. This is really the first time she has been fussy with teething. Poor girl - I wish I could do it for her.

Here are some pictures from the "Henna Party" we had last night with Bob, Jen, and the girls. This is the third year of a tradition Pete and I call "summer henna." It all started two years ago in Turkey when we were hennaed as part of a wedding celebration. The henna tattoo faded fast, but it stuck around on Pete's fingernail all summer. One day in the fall when we were already back to school, Pete declared he was not letting go of that summer feeling until all the henna was gone from his finger. Last year, right before summer, we were invited by one of our students to the Afghan Embassy. Again, the henna came out and Pete made the declaration again. Thus began the tradition of "summer henna." When we were in Singapore over Easter Break, we bought some henna in Little India for this year. I really like this tradition - it will be fun when Lucy can join in on the party. :)

This last picture describes how Pete and I feel about our VERY TINY kitchen. We are constantly breaking things because there is not enough room for anything. Needless to say, we are looking forward to a summer of counter space.

Well, sorry for no Shmoo pictures today and for being such a bad blogger the past few days. It has been crazy, crazy busy getting ready to leave. So, I sign off from Hong Kong and hopefully my next blog will be from the U.S. of A ... Mama, I'm coming home!