Hi,
As the countdown continues, we wrap ourselves in layers of clothing in and out of the house. Today we sat in the sun and it was wonderful.
From the quick responses, this 'Zany Day' song could have been an 'Easy Monday'. We do this one every Christmas:
"__ __, a '54 convertible too, light blue. I'll wait up for you dear, __ __, so hurry down the chimney tonight." Hint: By now I guess you know the song. There's a jolly big guy involved.
It's looking like we might have to wait until we return from our trip before we can sell our car. Rather than leave it out in the open while we're gone, we decided to get a car cover. We drove to a place that I thought might carry such an item. When the service manager came to the car I asked him about a car cover. His response was big loud 'What?'. He understood, but his reaction made us laugh. He did give us directions to a shop on the highway that had just what we wanted. The Vios is now snug in its new cover. Oh, when I told the woman what model car I had she repeated it with a different vowel sound for the 'o' in Vios. I left smiling at the many ways Thais pronounce words. No wonder we flounder. (555)
To say that we dislike selling cars would be an understatement. Today we had two potential buyers and we went through 'the dance' with them trying to get the price down to wholesale. The knowledge that it may take some time eases the frustration of some of the absurd offers. Hmm, life in the fast lane.
Tonight one suitcase will come upstairs as we begin the process of packing. It's hard to focus when we have such a big day tomorrow. We're going to a Thai/Chinese wedding at Le Meridien Resort and it begins at 8:30am. It will be outside on the lawn so we've been working on being warm and looking appropriate. We've been told that it will last several hours. Then, at 6pm we will return for the reception dinner. Being close with the immediate family of the groom will help us to not feel like strangers in the large gathering. It will also be nice to have someone who can translate from time to time so we stay 'in the loop'.
Today's photo is the latest harvest of bananas that we cut down recently. We gave a bunch away, and there are still more than I can eat before we leave.
Have a Thrilling Thursday, and a banana.
Peace,
Danny
know they need no other force."
~Lao Tzu
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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