New school year

So, we're back for another year. Our school year started off with lots of sweat and (figurative) tears . . . but thankfully, no blood! We're in a new building this year, and it was a week before we all had air conditioning so for a while we were at the mercy of the summer heat. As is characteristic of China (at least in my experience) we've had some snags and delays in getting things started. Hoping that we'll be starting a normal schedule this week. Our son, Isaac, has had to come to work with us every day for the past 2 weeks, although pre-school hasn't started yet. So he's followed us around the building, squirmed in our laps during meetings, and watched lots of movies! My daily schedule this past week looked something like: teach freshman literature and writing, go downstairs to dole out a snack and play with playdough, run upstairs to teach British lit, run downstairs to clean up a messy "bathroom accident", etc . . . . By the end of the day we're all exhausted and very, very ready to leave! Through it all, Isaac's been a trooper; he's exhibited a lot more patience than one would expect of a normal 3-year-old. So we decided that since we had to go to Hong Kong anyway this weekend, we would take him on an early birthday trip to HK Disneyland! More details later . . .