The Last Lap

I've been trying for 2 days to upload some pix! I can't do it! ..... hopefully soon I'll figure it out and then you can see the latest along with the update....

So we are just a few days away from October. October is what?........THE MONTH WE TOUCH DOWN IN THE MOST AWESOME COUNTRY ON THE PLANET…AMERICA!!!!!!! Even Bryce understands completely that we are going back to our ‘new’ house and he will see his cat Polly again and his Thomas The Tank Engine Room. We are excited. Especially because we already have our Halloween costumes being sent to our home in Draper. We will be the most jet-lagged Trick-or-Treaters in the neighborhood but WE DON’T CARE!

I would like to think that I will post again before we leave….it’s a nice thought…we’ll see if it happens.

We just made a count down chain to put on our wall so the boys can comprehend that we aren’t leaving tomorrow. Exactly 30 days left. Are we homesick? Yes. We did add happy smiling faces on our chain and sad crying faces. We talked about all the things we love about India and all the things we are so excited to get back to in America.

Bryce mostly cares about Polly, our playroom and fruit snacks. Chase is ready to sleep on the bunk beds, see his friend Macy from school and eat orange cheese (cheddar cheese). I’m ready for my very own bed, Super Target, mountains and fresh air. Funny, the simple things we miss.

We had originally thought we’d be home more around Thanksgiving or Christmas but as we weighed all the stuff with our vacant house, pre-school, Michael’s time off etc we decided it best for the boys and I to get home in time for Halloween and November pre-school. Michael will stay back in India. He’ll be home a good chunk of time for Thanksgiving and then Christmas. He anticipates another short trip to India in January. We’re hoping after that it’ll just be 3 or 4 times a year. Crazy few months but it’s the last lap. What a ride it’s been.

We’ve been doing some very American things lately. Chase has been in T-Ball, Bryce has a little music class he goes to and we’re still swimming often. Both boys can completely swim with no assistance. No more diapers for Byrce. They’ve grown so much while we’ve been here.

The funny thing is, as we’re driving to these activities, we’re still in India seeing crazy Indian stuff. Today I saw two guys on a motorcycle holding a huge piece of glass. A few days ago Michael and I went to go pick up his custom made suits (totally cheap) and just outside the door was one guy stitching up another guy’s head.

One of my favorite things is when I see a mirror set up on a cement wall and a guy sitting in a chair getting a haircut and shave. Just outside…this hair cutter guy probably has regular customers and all. Within a block of where I live is a little guy has set up shop on the corner where he irons clothing items for 5 Rupees (12 cents). Again, just right outside with no cover. Probably been there for generations. Every morning there are guys with wooden carts selling fruit, gas for cooking, brooms, etc. All the stray dogs are barking while I write this.

I heard yesterday the Embassy is having a problem with monkeys. So they had to bring in some big boy monkey and have him pee everywhere on the compound. All the little kids who live there were so excited to see the big monkey all day long.

It’s stuff like this that is so regular for us. I forget how truly crazy it is!

I’ve tried to post a bunch of pictures to catch you up on the latest. Don’t forget to see the pictures of Chase acting out his Lord Krishna character as the entire school dances around while he stands on a table playing flute. Next month he’ll be Ram. What????!!! What an experience we’ve had!