Well we have excellent, though bittersweet news. Jenny passed her interview and test; she had the highest score and was the only female among the finalists. We do not know the full scope of the ramifications that come with this news. For example, we do not yet know if she will have classes one two or three days a week. It is possible that she will have more than that. All that we do know is that the program starts next fall. At this point she hopes to hold of moving until after the first semester of classes. We will see how that goes.
Amanda is going well. She is walking and getting into everything. She is eating from our plates. Also, she constantly says “Ah Yo!” a Chinese expression similar to “wow” and “ah no”. I often ask why she says it constantly and she replies, “Ah Yo!”.
I am working at a full time job now. I did not realize how much I enjoyed eating my dinner in anonymity while riding the train. Now I have 10 sets of eyes watching my every move, my every bite, my every sip of a drink, every stroke on the keyboard; it’s going well.
I have a few weeks off cricket before a big tourney in Taipei. Jenny and I are filling that free time with plans. Saturday we are planning on going swimming at a gym where her friend works in Kaohsiung. After that we are going to an Andy Warhol exhibit in Kaohsiung. We will see how Amanda does at a museum.
At the end of the month, the week after my big tourney, we will be seeing some friends from Texas. They come every year to work with the IMB missionaries in Taichung or Kaohsiung. This year they will be here during the dragon boat festival so we have a long weekend to go see them.
Other than that all is going well. I will keep you all updated on any changes.
Also I was in the national newspaper with my cricket team last week. Here is the link to the article. I put it on the team website.
Here are photos of Amanda playing with her present from Grandpa. Also, there are a few pictures of her demonstrating her lack understanding concerning the intricate relationship between gravity and her drinking a bottle!
