Back to the grind

As they say, "All good things must come to an end", and so has our Spring Break vacation. This will definitely be one that we will always look back on with great memories. I will be posting a web album on Google's Picasa page so that you can view all the photos from the trip.
Yesterday we interviewed a potential new ayi. Her name is Mei (pronounced May) and she has been working for another family for the last few years and is looking for full time work now that they are repatriating to Texas. We learned via e-mail shortly after her visit to our house that she would like to work for us. She will work from 10 to 6 each day and probably cook for us a couple nights per week. Cynthia is looking forward to some Chinese cooking lessons and the boys and I are looking forward to some dumplings! Mei is married with a 16 year old son and speaks some English but not enough to keep Cynthia from having to learn some Chinese (Yea!) Mei will start on a part time basis as she transitions from one home to the next. Now all we have to do is figure out a way to graciously let our existing ayi, Mrs. Jin, go. I'm leaving that one to Cynthia!