To all the Mom's out there here is wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day!
Last night we hosted small group at our house. This was the first big gathering at our house and lots of prep and planning went into what turned out to be a very nice evening. We had 15 people over and started out with beverages and appetizers. Cynthia made hummus and her famous roasted red pepper dip. We had fresh cut fruit and vegetables and also made cheese filled phillo triangles but they did not turn out as we had hoped - might have been due to the fact that I was assigned that task. Oh well. Our group has been studying the book of James via a video/DVD from Rick Warren of Saddleback church.
On Friday we had the difficult task of firing our ayi - Mrs. Jin. She was obviously not happy and demanded more severance pay than we were willing to give. Cynthia stood firm, got the key back and said her goodbyes. On Saturday, our new ayi - Mei - came over to work for four hours helping us get ready for the small group. What a difference! I think we will be very happy with this new arrangement.
The weather here has turned hot seemingly over night - I think spring was about two days. It is in the upper 80's today with high humidity and a forecast of more of the same the remainder of the week. I am heading off to Qingdao (North of Shanghai) and the weather there will be about 10 degrees cooler but a forecast of rain. Our president is coming into town along with our new VP of Marketing (a former 3M colleague of mine) and our new APAC leader. Lots of presentations and lots of pressure. Can't say I am actually looking forward to the week.
Tonight we will be going out to dinner with Cynthia for Mother's Day and then off to get foot massages with the whole family. Should be a great way to end the day.
Last night we hosted small group at our house. This was the first big gathering at our house and lots of prep and planning went into what turned out to be a very nice evening. We had 15 people over and started out with beverages and appetizers. Cynthia made hummus and her famous roasted red pepper dip. We had fresh cut fruit and vegetables and also made cheese filled phillo triangles but they did not turn out as we had hoped - might have been due to the fact that I was assigned that task. Oh well. Our group has been studying the book of James via a video/DVD from Rick Warren of Saddleback church.
On Friday we had the difficult task of firing our ayi - Mrs. Jin. She was obviously not happy and demanded more severance pay than we were willing to give. Cynthia stood firm, got the key back and said her goodbyes. On Saturday, our new ayi - Mei - came over to work for four hours helping us get ready for the small group. What a difference! I think we will be very happy with this new arrangement.
The weather here has turned hot seemingly over night - I think spring was about two days. It is in the upper 80's today with high humidity and a forecast of more of the same the remainder of the week. I am heading off to Qingdao (North of Shanghai) and the weather there will be about 10 degrees cooler but a forecast of rain. Our president is coming into town along with our new VP of Marketing (a former 3M colleague of mine) and our new APAC leader. Lots of presentations and lots of pressure. Can't say I am actually looking forward to the week.
Tonight we will be going out to dinner with Cynthia for Mother's Day and then off to get foot massages with the whole family. Should be a great way to end the day.
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