Trying to feel like like home

I just finished unpacking the last of the boxes. Our apartment is a good size for here in Shanghai, but the closet space is a bit of an issue. I have plenty of hanging clothes space, so I decided to add some shelving. Anything we do in the apartment needs to be run by the management office, so today the engineer came. He, two assistants and the office manager showed promptly at 3:00. Only one spoke english. The 5 of us stood in the tiny closet for 20 minutes. I drew a few pictures and in a few days I will have their sketch. I am looking forward to this drawing as Mike's large sweatshirts and sweaters along with my excess shoes and boots need a home.
Our pictures were hung as well. No offense to Mike but hanging anything,  even a shower curtain was an ordeal. This gentleman showed up today with his toolbox. I showed him where to hang each picture and he had them hung within minutes and beautifully. I highly recommend this. He marked, measured, hammered, drilled, and hung my paintings or pictures. It really feels like home now.

I go to work with E tomorrow. She's my client who has Autism. She loves Elmo and today at the International Book Store I found some Sesame Street workbooks. This is very exciting as E loves her I pad and can identify many of her letters and even trace them with an application that was downloaded. I need to get her to transfer this skill away from the I pad. I hope the workbooks help.
I may also have another client. A girl with selective mutism. She is 3 years old and has very good language skills at home. She is very verbal at home where she is comfortable and for the last 8 months in preschool no language/speech at all. I will meet with the teacher and parents next week.

On the social end. Mike and I got up early Sunday to watch the LSU/Bama game. It was 8:00 am for us, like college days. Eggs and Kegs. Mike had a couple of beers with breakfast and I had a Bailys with mine.  I do miss my college football.
Let's see this week ... I have a coffee / jewelry class.... a Chinese Cooking Class.. My Art Class... A Luncheon,  Ladies night out and I am going to the Flower Market on Friday. Plus I tutor E for 2 hours on Tues. /Thurs. I even workout 3 to 4 times a week at 6:45am. Yoga when I can fit it in at night.

Even though I stay busy. I still miss home. I miss my family, my sister, my mom, my kids, and my friends.
Maybe thats why I fill my days up so much.
Peace.