Judy is pretty worn out when she heads to school today. She has regular classes during school, and then a musical rehearsal after school. My day is pretty easy. I have my two classes, then I ate lunch. After lunch, I visited with Josie and Lashawnda about the Pearl Market. Josie has advice on some small shops, and we\u2019re probably headed there tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Back at the apartment, Lilly is finishing cleaning. Today is her last day until March. Her mom will be replacing her for next week (before we leave for the US), January, and the one week in February before the Chinese New Year holiday begins. Lilly is returning to her home in a rural part of the China. Her baby is due Dec. 27. She wants to have the baby in her hometown where it will be cheaper, and also warmer. She doesn\u2019t have heat in her hutong home here in Beijing and it would be pretty rough on the baby. Also, Lilly\u2019s mother is very busy with work and wouldn\u2019t be able to help with the baby, and back home, the mother-in-law will be able to help. That\u2019s going to be an interesting dynamic since Lilly and her mother-in-law don\u2019t get along. Lilly is always discussing how \u201clazy\u201d she is. Her phrase is \u201cshe not good, no work\u201d.<\/p>\n
When Judy finally leaves school, she and Shannon attend a holiday \u201ccookie baking\u201d party at a BISS teacher\u2019s apartment. By 10:00 pm, I was beginning to figure it turned into a slumber party. She finally came in, totally exhausted, and full of cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Judy is pretty worn out when she heads to school today. She has regular classes during school, and then a musical rehearsal after school. My day is pretty easy. I have my two classes, then I ate lunch. After lunch, … Continue reading