Just a Few Things

at this moment i am out in the garden watching is and a neighbor-boy playing with a bucket of water and pool toys. some how a bucket of water trumps not one, but two actual pools. i guess it goes to show that i will never be able to predict what will entertain a toddler. 


eric has decided to buckle down and do 4 weeks of intensive studying and then take his 2nd board exam, and so he said that i may want to return to utah even earlier than planned. am i ready to leave that soon? i'm not sure.  there are many things that i miss about the u.s., like customer service being a priority. i was returning a small can of pumpkin (after being so thrilled to have finally found some after years of not being able to buy it) because i later checked the receipt and saw that it was almost $10. imported goods are so expensive. i thought that if i could go three years without it, i can go one more month. so the thueson frugalness kicked in and i returned it. but the woman working was so rude, i was trying to make small talk and didn't even get a smile. lack of customer service where ever i go gets old. but other than that i have had a great few days. i tried to sit down to a late breakfast with a couple girlfriends this morning, but is wasn't going to let me. we had already eaten, so he was ready to play, or nap, i couldn't tell. so it was cut short, but enjoyable, nonetheless.