Not much new to update here. It has been -14 Celsius here so it is very cold for us Arizonans! Ken heard about the cold front heading our way on Tuesday and warned me so I went grocery shopping for the week so that I would not have to leave the warm, cozy hotel.
I have decided to put together a small get together for Saturday to celebrate Mikayla's 3rd birthday. That means I had to leave for a few hours today and again tomorrow in order to try and find things I need. I hitched a ride with some friends to Walmart today since my driver was with Ken near Intel. It is funny that the name on the store is Walmart because 99% of the stuff is different. There were a few things like towels and pillows which had the familiar Walmart brand on them but other then that it was very much a Chinese store. I was looking for paper plates and cups today and had to settle on the tiniest plates ever because that is all they had. I did find a major score there though...they had chicken breasts! Whooo hooo! The only other time we have found chicken breasts here was at a store called Tesco and the breasts were still attached to the ribcage and not packaged. There was just a pile of chickens on a flat of ice and you dug through until you found the piece you wanted and then you bagged it yourself. Fun times. There at Walmart they had single breasts packaged in plastic just like at home. I was in heaven! I got three and they were 3.50 RMB each ($1 = 6.9 RMB). I am still on the hunt for ground beef but I don't really think I will find it. I have heard there is a butcher near our new home that will grind meat for you so once we move in I will have access to that again.
Tomorrow I am heading to a local Bakery that might have Birthday Cakes. Cakes are not common here so if they have it I will be super happy. Wish me luck! I am also heading to Ikea to pick out the style of crib and toddler bed I want in the new house for the kids. The kids and I are also looking forward to a cheap lunch of Swedish meatballs. Yummo! I will try and remember my camera so I can start posting some pictures of what we see on a daily basis.
Send warm thoughts our way!
About Me
- Andrea
- I have been happily married to my awesome hubby for five years. We have two crazy kids. Mikayla is almost 3 and is so active and chatty! Declan is 18 months old and is my quiet child. The only problem is that when he is quiet he is usually up to no good which keeps mommy very busy! We also have two naughty dogs - Bailey the Terrier mix and Coco the Cockapoo. We are currently preparing for a move to Dalian, China. We are relocating for Ken's job and will live there for about two years. We look forward to sharing our adventures with you!
1 comment:
you are so brave!!!
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