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I was down on the street arranging a taxi to the airport for My Folks. My Dad was along.
As I finished up the transaction and was walking away, my Dad said of the taxi driver, "He spoke well English."
The only response I could think of was, "Yes, you're right Dad."
My Folks leave at 6AM Sunday morning for the longest day of their lives. They leave here for Tokyo, and then across the Int'l Date Line, arriving some four hours before they leave Tokyo.
Snowstorm predicted for Minneapolis as they are landing. A just welcome.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
A Good time was had by all
Well, we are safely in Thailand, and the folks will fly out at 6AM on Sunday. That will be one of the longest days of their lives... they will get up at 2AM, in order to get to the airport. Then, thanks to the wonders of non-Euclidian Geometry (time zones, Int'l Date line and so on), they will travel for about 26 hours, and arrive about ten hours after they left.
They took the girls to the Children's Museum today, and much running about took place (primarily by the children).
We will be off for CME soon.
They took the girls to the Children's Museum today, and much running about took place (primarily by the children).
We will be off for CME soon.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Going well
Had a good week. Sorry I haven't written more.
The Parental Unit adjusted seemlessly to the constant movement of our lives. Girls roll out of bed around 7AM, and it is non-stop thrills till 8PM, when they calm down enough to be quiet in their room. What a deal.
We had some visitors from Minneapolis: Erik and crew. They brought loads of treats (THANKS MOLLY), and I believe a good time was had by all, though it was hard to tell as they came and went so quickly. We certainly enjoyed seeing/meeting them.
Mom and Dad are off to the Ganges in the morning. I will be off to work.
I might be on Urdu television tomorrow morning. Some guys from the Morning Show came and video-ed my professor along with his students. (He privately tutors six different students, in addition to myself). Though as the others are all young European females, and I am a 40 year old bald guy, I am assuming that the others are far more likely to actually make the final cut. And rest assured I am just fine with that.
The Parental Unit adjusted seemlessly to the constant movement of our lives. Girls roll out of bed around 7AM, and it is non-stop thrills till 8PM, when they calm down enough to be quiet in their room. What a deal.
We had some visitors from Minneapolis: Erik and crew. They brought loads of treats (THANKS MOLLY), and I believe a good time was had by all, though it was hard to tell as they came and went so quickly. We certainly enjoyed seeing/meeting them.
Mom and Dad are off to the Ganges in the morning. I will be off to work.
I might be on Urdu television tomorrow morning. Some guys from the Morning Show came and video-ed my professor along with his students. (He privately tutors six different students, in addition to myself). Though as the others are all young European females, and I am a 40 year old bald guy, I am assuming that the others are far more likely to actually make the final cut. And rest assured I am just fine with that.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Miriam really likes Grammar
Finally, Miriam has someone to pay attention to her for her every waking moment!!
Friday, February 09, 2007
Mom and Dad arrive in Varanasi
A few minutes after midnight, early in the morning of Thursday, 8 February 2007, my Mom and Dad began plowing through the masses at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
I met them there, and we got a few hours of sleep, before getting on the last leg of their journey to Varanasi.
They are doing well.
Nora Grace is ecstatic. Miriam played things cool for a few hours but is gradually warming up to both of them, especially Grammar.
Though tired yesterday, they even managed to get a pretty good nights' sleep last night.
Oh the adventures that await us.
It is off to work for me.
I met them there, and we got a few hours of sleep, before getting on the last leg of their journey to Varanasi.
They are doing well.
Nora Grace is ecstatic. Miriam played things cool for a few hours but is gradually warming up to both of them, especially Grammar.
Though tired yesterday, they even managed to get a pretty good nights' sleep last night.
Oh the adventures that await us.
It is off to work for me.
Monday, February 05, 2007
The Folks are Coming
I will leave by train on Tuesday evening, to go to New Delhi to meet my Mom and Dad, coming in from the frigid north. (We hit 90 last week).
They arrive a few minutes before midnight on Wednesday evening, though I assume it will be well after 2AM till we get back to the hotel. And then up early to catch the flight back to Banaras.
The girls are quite excited. Nora Grace has quite a large stack of books for them to read to her, and quite a few elaborate plans regarding the crafts that her and Grammer will be doing.
Miriam will mostly appreciate having someone to hold her. Miriam would be content to just sit quietly in someones lap for several hours a day, but her looser parents don't seem to have the time. Seems like a job for a Grammer or a Pop-pop.
They arrive a few minutes before midnight on Wednesday evening, though I assume it will be well after 2AM till we get back to the hotel. And then up early to catch the flight back to Banaras.
The girls are quite excited. Nora Grace has quite a large stack of books for them to read to her, and quite a few elaborate plans regarding the crafts that her and Grammer will be doing.
Miriam will mostly appreciate having someone to hold her. Miriam would be content to just sit quietly in someones lap for several hours a day, but her looser parents don't seem to have the time. Seems like a job for a Grammer or a Pop-pop.
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