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Saturday
Jun282008
Okay... deep breath
June 28, 2008
This morning I went to the market to get some food, but the scooter wouldn't start, so I needed to get a taxi. This was alright, because it enabled me to get enough rice to last us several months at a wholesale place. Then after marketing, I wanted to do internet stuff, so (the scooter was fixed by this time) I drove out to a little beach village, but right when I got started, a planned power outage took away the village's power. So I had to drive to another village. And pay some bills. And now... hmmmm.
Well, lists are fun.
Let's see.
Vegetables and fruits we bought in the market today:
1. Brinzel (eggplant)
2. Tomatoes
3. A dozen mangos
4. Tiny bananas that I adore
5. Lemons (to make lemonade)
6. Chilies
7. Potatoes
8. Ghobi (cauliflower)
9. Palak (spinach)
10. Coriander (cilantro)
11. Onions
Things we bought in the supermarket which is not much like what you would imagine when you think supermarket:
1. Dahl (lentils)
2. Curd (yogurt)
3. Mosquito coils
4. Chini (sugar)
5. Atta (flour)
6. Kismis (raisins)
And much more...
Bodies of Water that Kid A has been swimming in in his short lifetime:
1. The Eel River
2. The Boiling River in Yellowstone Park
3. The Gulf of Mexico
4. The Pacific Ocean
5. Lake Superior
6. The Mediterranean Sea
7. The Sea of Galilee
8. The Dead Sea
9. The Arabian Sea
10. What the heck is that lake called right by Chilliwack? Oh yeah, Cultus.
11. Some little lake in a state park in New Mexico
And I don't know if I'm forgetting any.
Types of vehicles my unborn baby has traveled in:
1. Rickshaw
2. Tractor
3. Scooter (moped)
4. Bus
5. Light rail train
6. Taxi
7. Van
8. Car (is that cheating?)
9. Airplane
10. Boat
Number of bumps we have endured on these vehicles: about eighty million
Number of mayflies that landed on my bed the other morning, causing me to shriek and jump out of bed and not sleep any more: About eighty million
Stinkiest things in India:
1. Trash heaps
2. Dogs
3. The meat side of the market
4. The fish side of the market
5. That bowl of shrimp in the sun that a woman tried to sell me today
Number of monkeys the kids have seen in our back yard: 3 or 4
Stoked much? Yes.
Number of birthday parties we have been invited to and attended so far: 1
Number of games of war we have played while waiting for our things to arrive: about eighty million
Estimated number of days until we have internet: One or two or thirty or never
Estimated number of days until our boxes arrive from the ship: One or two or thirty or never
How much I love my birth center: As much as I love ice cream
Amount of ice cream eaten since arriving in India three and a half weeks ago: one scoop
Well, lists are fun.
Let's see.
Vegetables and fruits we bought in the market today:
1. Brinzel (eggplant)
2. Tomatoes
3. A dozen mangos
4. Tiny bananas that I adore
5. Lemons (to make lemonade)
6. Chilies
7. Potatoes
8. Ghobi (cauliflower)
9. Palak (spinach)
10. Coriander (cilantro)
11. Onions
Things we bought in the supermarket which is not much like what you would imagine when you think supermarket:
1. Dahl (lentils)
2. Curd (yogurt)
3. Mosquito coils
4. Chini (sugar)
5. Atta (flour)
6. Kismis (raisins)
And much more...
Bodies of Water that Kid A has been swimming in in his short lifetime:
1. The Eel River
2. The Boiling River in Yellowstone Park
3. The Gulf of Mexico
4. The Pacific Ocean
5. Lake Superior
6. The Mediterranean Sea
7. The Sea of Galilee
8. The Dead Sea
9. The Arabian Sea
10. What the heck is that lake called right by Chilliwack? Oh yeah, Cultus.
11. Some little lake in a state park in New Mexico
And I don't know if I'm forgetting any.
Types of vehicles my unborn baby has traveled in:
1. Rickshaw
2. Tractor
3. Scooter (moped)
4. Bus
5. Light rail train
6. Taxi
7. Van
8. Car (is that cheating?)
9. Airplane
10. Boat
Number of bumps we have endured on these vehicles: about eighty million
Number of mayflies that landed on my bed the other morning, causing me to shriek and jump out of bed and not sleep any more: About eighty million
Stinkiest things in India:
1. Trash heaps
2. Dogs
3. The meat side of the market
4. The fish side of the market
5. That bowl of shrimp in the sun that a woman tried to sell me today
Number of monkeys the kids have seen in our back yard: 3 or 4
Stoked much? Yes.
Number of birthday parties we have been invited to and attended so far: 1
Number of games of war we have played while waiting for our things to arrive: about eighty million
Estimated number of days until we have internet: One or two or thirty or never
Estimated number of days until our boxes arrive from the ship: One or two or thirty or never
How much I love my birth center: As much as I love ice cream
Amount of ice cream eaten since arriving in India three and a half weeks ago: one scoop
Reader Comments (14)
love the lists.
hope it is not forever on the arrival of stuff and the internet connection.so strange to think you are so far away and yet a click.
your lovelies are seasoned world travelers now, especially that kid a.
Awesome! So cool to see your lists...shrimp in the sun sounds pretty stinky alright. Glad your scooter is up & running again. Here's to more ice cream again in your near future! Yum.
Love the post and your blog and you. Peace and love to you.
You're so cute.....love the lists also. Wow did you ever carry a lot of groceries! Miss you!
This post is making me very excited, I can't to start making lists with you Rae Rae
Wow, with all that's going on in your life, I applaud you for succumbing to only 1 scoop of ice cream. In your shoes, that line on my list would say, "... one or two or fifty or sixty..." :)
I love the lists. It gives us a little peak into your life there. I am so glad about the birth center. That is a very important fact.
Hi Rae-
A while back you posted the link to the birthing center, but I can't find it anymore. I would really appreciate it if you would please re-post! Thank you!
Oh, India! Madam, you will receive your items in exactly and approximately three days! And you can use this room for "Any Purpose!" (Please ask Chinua to say that in his best Indian accent for m!) I love you guys, and miss you, and miss India too.
yum!
Your lists make me smile--you sound upbeat, yes--stoked. I can taste dinner already. I too bought cauliflower and cilantro, raisens and curd ;-) small world in some ways. Vast in others. Oh and I waded in Lake Superior, today.
I don't know what mayflies are, and I'm not sure I want to know! LOL. Great lists. I'm sad that you have only had one scoop of ice cream. :)
Rae, just a note to say hello and that I'm still reading and praying for you guys. I think about your family often, and pray for your baby and birth especially, as we just welcomed a new granddaughter into the world three weeks ago. Being at her birth reminded me of oh so much.
For Flipflopmamma, a Mayfly is a sort of nasty looking little bug that doesn't look nearly as happy as the name "Mayfly" sounds. Fish and marine critters like to eat them, and so whenever you eat some sort of fresh water fish, you're probably also enjoying Mayfly.
Yuck, huh?
mmmm. i want to go to india now,
you are so sweet,
blessings are abound!