Two big bits of news!
First of all, the Kiddo won first place for his grade in the science fair!
First of all, the Kiddo won first place for his grade in the science fair!
The other news is that I signed my contract renewal at the day job. That means that we will be here in Shanghai through the 2020-2021 school year! I really appreciate the vote of confidence from my school, and while it was not an easy decision from our point of view, we are excited for the chance to continue our experience living in China.
The rest of that week was devoted to Thanksgiving. School festivities included a potluck feast on Wednesday for the lower school, and then turkey and pumpkin pie in the Cafeteria on Thursday for everyone. That night was our family Thanksgiving celebration with roast chicken and veggies, followed by Christmas music and decorating the Christmas tree.
On Friday (the school's official Thanksgiving holiday) I took the Kiddo to Shanghai Disneyland to meet up with some classmates. We had a great time, and relatively short lines for rides.
We have also done some various Christmas shopping expeditions in town, and the Kiddo and I played in two Magic: The Gathering drafts over the past few days. I went 6-0 in games in an Unstable draft!
We started yesterday with Breakfast With Santa at the Geneva restaurant, which was lovely, even if it did cause me to lose "Whamageddon" on the first day of December (in China! It wasn't even December in much of the USA at that time!).
Speaking of losing, I fell well short on Nanowrimo, as I figured I probably would with everything else going on.
And I have been doing some reading and reviewing.
Comic Reviews on Comic A Day
Satisfactory Comics #8 by Isaac Cates and Mike Wenthe.
Amulet Book Six: Escape From Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi.
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey.
Ultimate Spider-Man #52 from Marvel Comics.
Book Reviews on Goodreads
The Adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
The Story of Mount Desert Island by Samuel Eliot Morison.
Supporting
Supporting Massachusetts Audubon Society for Giving Tuesday. I gave to the sanctuary (Ashumet Holly) where Gynn used to do fieldwork on spadefoot toads.
Upcoming
It looks like we're doing our day trip to Suzhou next Sunday. On Saturday we have a makeup school day followed by the upper school's holiday concert and then the staff Christmas party. So this will be a busy week. Kiddo's lower school concert is on Wednesday.
The following week is exams, and then we're on break. We'll watch WWE TLC here in Shanghai, and I may do one more shopping day in Qibao or elsewhere in the city before we depart for the USA on Wednesday December 19.
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