Last night the family and I just hung out at home. It was nice to just relax at home for a change. I had run out the to store, the bakery, and the butcher earlier in the day in order to get supplies for hanbaobaos (hamburgers) which were totally yummy. While shopping I stopped at an outdoor vendor I had been dying to try and got the kids a yummy treat. Several vendors sell fruit on a stick which has been dipped in a sugar dip which makes the fruit super shiny like glass. They almost look too pretty to eat. I decided to get the kids a Kiwi stick and gave it to them before bathtime since I knew they would get super sticky. The treat was a huge hit with all of us and I look forward to trying other fruits in the future.
After the sugar high wore off and the kids went to sleep Ken and I decided to play the new game I had bought while shopping. I bought Monopoly China Edition and challenged him to a game. I have no idea what possesed me to buy Monopoly since I had not played it in several years and used to leave almost every game in tears (yes Jimmy you know why!). So Ken and I started playing and I was lucky to start off with a great lead! I was broke but owned like two thirds of the properties. Ken offered me a trade that I stupidly gave him which gave him a whole set of properties that he immediately built up into houses and hotels. Next thing I know I am out of money and all my properties were mortgaged. Whoops. Even though we did discover that Monopoly brings out the ugly in people I still want a rematch. =P Wish me luck because I think I will need it! I will pop on soon to try and update what has been going on the last two weeks and add pictures of our recent trip to the Great Wall as well as pictures from Chinese New Year which is STILL being celebrated. =-)
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