Monday, Monday

It was a rather slow day here for us.  Mom went out to look after her kitty cats while the boys and I got ready to get moving.  Since Nick and Ryan were tormenting each other we decided to split up for a bit.  Mom took Ryan and went on a long walk to Happy City while Nick and I went straight to Carrefour and looked at toys before meeting up with them.

The first pick-up I have seen in Shenyang.

Ryan took this one!

Basketball under the bridge

Gardens in the empty lot between the new complex and the bridge.

This is where the seasonal workers from the complex eat and do laundry.

These white buildings are where the seasonal workers live.

Galaxy Bay - The new apartment complex beside Eastern Venice.

Workers getting washed up for lunch.

After Happy City we came home and tried to get Ryan to take a nap.  No dice.  Nanny ended up having a sleep though.  I got some veggies ready for supper then we played school.  Nicholas was the teacher and Ryan and I the students, then Nanny joined the class when she got up.  He taught us our letters and let us have breaks to look at the mini photo albums Darlene sent from Canada.  After 'gym class' which consisted of a bowling lesson, we decided to venture outside once again.  First we went up on the roof so I could have my first look at the view from there.  Aside from the poor air quality it was pretty cool.  From there we headed to the park area in front of Eastern Venice for some kite flying.  It was a great day for it but unfortunately we forgot to bring a camera.  We will go again soon though since Mom really enjoyed it and next time I will make sure to remember.

By the time we were done with the kites it was supper and bed time for the kids.  Once they were tucked in Mom and I went back out to feed the cats and go for a walk.  While we were checking in on the kitties another lady joined us, bringing her own dish of food.  She is Japanese and a really lovely person.  You can tell she really cares about the animals.  Unfortunately though, I counted twelve cats and I don't think any of them belong to anyone.  A lot of them are just young kittens so I don't know what will happen to them come winter time.  They seem happy now though.  One of them left a dead mouse in front of the door to our building, I think as a gift for Mom.

We had a nice walk along the park and just got back a few minutes ago.  It's time for a shower and bed.  Tomorrow is likely to be a little busier.  We did get an appointment with Sue for Wednesday at lunch time so hopefully that will give her enough time to get Mom's clothes done before she leaves.  It should be interesting!