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Stamps
Paste pots?? Egads. I've never had to paste-pot a postage stamp in my entire life. People in the US now get upset when the postage stamps aren't self adhering and they have to lick them. How spoiled we Americans are!

Must be nice..
Gee. Private banking. When I pick up your $$ at the Western Union counter at the local Fry's grocery store, I have to stand to fill out the form, wait in line along with all the people complaining they were overcharged 3-cents on a can of tuna or trying to cash in non-winning lottery tickets. Then, I have to walk over to the Wells Fargo bank branch at the opposite corner of the parking lot and stand in line there while realizing that the "free" coffee is cold and that they are, once again, out of cookies. The things I do for my favorite kid!

Thanksgiving
Kris, What wonderful thoughts you just expressed. I agree with everything you just elaborated. And, as we say in the Navy, Bravo Zulu (Well Done!)

Have an IV!
That's really funny, because we had a similar joke for the student health center at my first college: Headache? Have a pregnancy test! Broken leg? Have a pregnancy test! Lost an eyeball? Have a pregnancy test!

Hate Eating
I hear you about the eating. Pete and I have been going through this recently and I went to Ole for the first time since being in China. Next on the list is IKEA.

Fellow teacher question
Hey, so here's my question - did you give the students paper to draw their pumpkins on? Or did they use notebook paper? Any time I want the kids to do anything, it has to be in their own notebooks, because even with my fabulous salary, I can't really buy 850 pieces of paper for every lesson I want them to draw or write something. Any ideas?

I would send you our old A/C unit if I could! :) Sadly, we will soon not need it though, for us, it is still fairly 'hot' at 80 something.

I am really happy for you. I've been following your blog for a while. Good luck on your time in China.

Lost and Found
That is so neat you will get to see your teacher. Several years ago I received a wonderful letter from a former student of mine in one of my Kdgt. classes. He had read What I learned I learned in Kdgt. Then he wrote me a letter about how much he liked my Kdgt. A real treasure for me to read. So you will be able to see Zhang Laoshi and catch up. She will be so proud of you. Good going!!!have lots of fun........My son, David, was in Canton with the Phoenix Boys Choir when he was 12. He also toured in Japan, Teipe, and Singapoor. The boys stayed in the homes of the people in the countried. Your mom's roommate in Kenosha, Wisc., Sally

Congratulations Kris, and some thoughts!!
Many happy returns Kris, 30 is a big milestone, yep whomever you talk to they all say that , but it is usually a different age, depending on how old "they" are! The good news is you survived your 20's and are transitioning into what I found to be a very exciting period "the 30's" . I too made a radical change in my "career" of about 12 years at age 30. I had been happily married for about 7 years, and my wife likewise had a career going in finance, that eventuallyled to her becoming the youngest female Chief Financial Offcier of a Bank inCalifornia, she by the way, accomplished that just before she turned 30! Like me, she too faced a career change after succeeding in a male dominated world of banking and a few years later (late 30's) she quit a lucartive job and career, went back to cololege and graduated with honors and became a math teacher at Junior then High School.....so as you can tell, I have aprofound respect for the number that starts with a 3, you are armed with an expereince of teaching in a mysterious country to most, and the guts to tackle whatever you REALLY want..keep up the greta blog, and sorry we missed the Dinner at Ron Ford's! Happy Birthday Kris, and many many more!, Cheers, Ron Mees

I just wanted to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sounds like your first day back went pretty well. I wish I could sit in! :)

Birthday greetings
Happy belated birthday to you Kris. Hope your year of teaching will be wonderful over there. I love reading your blogs, highlight of my day.... Sally, your mom's friend