This week was Songkran, the Thai New Year, and they celebrate with lots of water! They see it as a time to clean everything and have a fresh start for the new year, but it has evolved into a country-wide water fight! You can't drive down the street without kids throwing buckets of water at you, and that's just outside the city. Down by the moat, people ride around in trucks with ice water in huge barrels and things get crazy!
Unfortunately our car broke down this week, and we were unable to get it fixed until after the holiday is over, so Cory has had to ride his motorbike out places and get wet, wet, wet! He didn't seem to mind though. It has been so hot! April is the hottest month because temperatures are around and over 100 degrees everyday and it never rains to cool things off. We've been spending a lot of time in our bedroom, which is the only air-conditioned place in our house. We'll eat meals up here, do school, and we've even had the girls sleep in here for the past few nights.
Our family celebrated songkran by having family water fights everyday for the past 5 days. The kids got really cool water guns as early birthday presents from their Aunt Jeni. They are Winnie-the-Pooh backpacks filled with water connected to water guns. When the kids would put them down to go in the kiddy pool, Cory and I would grab them and ambush them!
We've also been relaxing in our "hot tub"!
Cory and I are both missing food from home apparently, because last night I had a dream that they had Eggo waffles here at the grocery store. When I told Cory this morning, he said he dreamt we were back home and he was eating good cereal, like Golden Grahams which is over $8 a box when you can find it here, so needless to say we don't buy it!
Unfortunately our car broke down this week, and we were unable to get it fixed until after the holiday is over, so Cory has had to ride his motorbike out places and get wet, wet, wet! He didn't seem to mind though. It has been so hot! April is the hottest month because temperatures are around and over 100 degrees everyday and it never rains to cool things off. We've been spending a lot of time in our bedroom, which is the only air-conditioned place in our house. We'll eat meals up here, do school, and we've even had the girls sleep in here for the past few nights.
Our family celebrated songkran by having family water fights everyday for the past 5 days. The kids got really cool water guns as early birthday presents from their Aunt Jeni. They are Winnie-the-Pooh backpacks filled with water connected to water guns. When the kids would put them down to go in the kiddy pool, Cory and I would grab them and ambush them!
We've also been relaxing in our "hot tub"!
Cory and I are both missing food from home apparently, because last night I had a dream that they had Eggo waffles here at the grocery store. When I told Cory this morning, he said he dreamt we were back home and he was eating good cereal, like Golden Grahams which is over $8 a box when you can find it here, so needless to say we don't buy it!
3 comments:
You all look so cute in that pool! I am sure it is a relief to have it.
Eggo waffles sound really nice! We don't have them here, either. "Waffles" in England are made of potato and well- that just does not sound delicious at all. I have tried "pancakes" here which are cold and not tasty at all.
Golden Grahams, are called "Cinnamon Squares" here and are about $7 per box. I bought it once when I was desperate (pregnancy) but won't again since it is so expensive.
I hear you!
Much love,
Beth
PS: If we're ever in the States simultaneously, lets all go out for a McGriddle at McDonalds!
Kim,
I just thought you should know that last night I, too, dreamed that I was eating plain Eggo waffles with Log Cabin syrup.
I woke up and thought I actually had eaten some.
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