Trying Simple Life in Taiwan

I am typing and listening to Dr. Dobson's radio broadcast on the communistic California ruling on homeschooling........scary to me!!!

anyway, we have hit a record!! two days with eating breakfast at home!! yesterday we ate lunch out, but for the 5 of us, to eat a full meal (well, I had noodles, the boys had their rice and meatsauce and we had veggies, and some had soup) it cost us around $6US. I think that was ok!! today for lunch we kinda had a fruit buffet of banana, dates,apple and pineapple and yogurt. Granted, by 4:30pm, the boys were starving so dh went and got a snack for them.

Why are we not easing into this? finances my friend.........this month was a low month on financial support from the USA AND the exchange rate has plumeted. The US dollar is falling to the Taiwan dollar, so it is getting a little more rough. We will survive though:-)..........we are working hard on not having to use the credit card....that got us in trouble last time. THOUGH next month, I will need to use the credit card to buy homeschooling stuff. But we should be able to pay that back within 3months.

my oven is broken, there is gas going to the burners, the pilot light is on, but there is no flame in the oven part. DH took it all apart and tried, but he is Chinese and well, he just doesn't know about ovens (they don't use them!). So, we need to get the only man in our city who fixes AMerican gas ovens to come and fix it............BUT that will cost us a pretty penny I understand. So, we will need to wait til next month at least to fix it.

as for pregnancy, Anna Joy is moving around alot:-) good sign! though having a girl is DIFFERENT than a boy............I tell you, I am a hormonal mess!!!!

tomorrow is my b-day and dh said he would get me a sewing machine, BUT now with finances this month, we'll just have to wait, oh well........I can live.

well, I need to get going

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - Happy Almost Birthday!

Posted by AprilinRI
Your life sounds so exciting ... living in Taiwan, pregnant with a baby girl, cooking without an oven ... you're having such an adventure. Thanks for sharing! I hope you have a wonderful birthday with your family!

Blessings,
April