A full weekend

On Saturday morning, Chi Yam borrowed a bicycle and headed out. Less than 2 hours later, he was back--having taken a bike path south to Minneapolis, across the Mississippi River and back north to the suburb of Fridley--about 9 miles round trip. Whew!

Tim called in the afternoon and invited us to meet him and the boys at Old Country Buffet. Finally Chi Yam was able to have some rice and other food resembling something from home. He rode back home with Mark, and then the two of them set off for another bike ride--ending up downtown at the sculpture gardens.

By the time Chi Yam got home he was wiped out and had a headache. He was in bed by 7 pm. About an hour later, Christina's boyfriend Pete called, saying Christina was over at Terry's new house, locked in the bathroom, sicker than a dog. We came over, armed with blankets, a pillow, a bucket, tums and Sprite. We managed to get Christina home and in bed. I spent an hour or so in her room till she settled down, then dragged myself to bed around midnight.

In the morning I went to check on Christina. Instead of my daughter, I found my dog sprawled across the bed up by the pillows. I said, "Raven, where is Christina?" To my surprise, a voice answered me, "She's sleeping on the couch." This voice sounded like Mark, so I looked up and saw him in the top bunk. So, the dog gets the big bottom bunk and the boy the top smaller bed.

Apparently Christina had gotten up and sacked out on the couch after I left her room. When Mark got home, he asked her to leave the place where he had been sleeping (since Chi Yam was in Mark's room) but she instead offered Mark the upper bunk since she had been laying on the bottom bunk with a bucket nearby.

Now everybody is back in their rightful spots--Chi Yam is back with his host family. Raven, poor puppy, is dealing with his own health issues--August allergies. We give him pills, oatmeal baths, and lotions, but he still suffers. Ah well, the first snow is just around the corner.

Christina was lots better by last night, back to giving orders and keeping food and drink down. Hopefully no one else will get sick this week.

Till next time,


Suzi