A good weekend

We had a very nice weekend! The children were off school for Good Friday and each of the boys had a friend over. I even had a friend over! We played Scrabble in between fielding questions from the kids and making lunch. In between rain showers the kids managed to swim. We have had a lot of rain lately. due to some tropical depression somewhere at sea. The bad thing about rain here is that there just doesn't seem to be anywhere for it to go, so it puddles everywhere. On Saturday I celebrated my birthday. We just hung out at the house in the morning and then in the afternoon went and checked out some antique shops. We have found several pieces that we like. It is so neat to see a piece of furniture made out of Jack fruit or Teak. That night we went to dinner at a new hotel, the Asiana. On Sunday we went to church, the past two Sundays we have visited an on old Scottish Presbyterian called St. Andrew's Church (aka The Kirk...I guess Kirk means church in Scotland). We have definitely been the minority in the church but the sermons have been good. The opening prelude played on Sunday was arranged by Harold DeCou who plays the piano at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, IL. In church communion was offered and Mason said, "Mom, is the bread safe to eat?" Only in India would you hear this question! After church we head to some friends for lunch/dinner. There were people from Michigan, China, Minnesota, Scotland, Illinois and some other country in Europe I can't remember. One thing I have realized living in India is how terrible my geography is! It truly is an enriching experience living abroad. Not that we don't miss our family and friends as we do, but we just remind ourselves that this is just a season of our lives.