The people here are out to get me. I get a day off, and it rains. We could have gone to any amusement park in the city- and had a good time in short lines. But they made it rain here- I'm certain they knew it was Labor Day and all the Miguk's get the day off. But the Hanguk's made it rain. So we paid the rent (the exchange rate was W 1098) and went to the freezing indoor swimming pool. Waste of a day- but it beats working.
Tabitha starts school tomorrow and the other kids go back as well. Then we have just 1 kid at home for a day. We'll go purchase the "Young Chang" brand baby grand piano for W4000, but we'll try to talk the guy down and get it delivered for less. I can't believe how cheap that is for a baby grand piano. Julie's waited over 10 years for this. We may buy another one and ship it home so we can make a buck on selling one. We're saving a lot of money on the exchange rate alone.
Here's a 'Rose of Sharon' the National Flower of Korea. Their bird is the magpie. I haven't gotten a picture of one yet.
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If this makes you feel any better, it is cloudy and 65 degrees with some rain here in Utah. We are going to the $1.00 movies today(mondays are.50)and see Kung fu Panda and Indianna Jones, cheap double feature for $5.00. We are planning to go to the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver(feb 2010), how long are you in Korea?
Kung Fu Panda was really good. Haven't seen Indiana Jones yet. We're still deciding on whether to take the $10,000 bonus to stay here another year. It wouldn't be too bad to stay here that long- the money is good and there's enough to keep us busy around here with the Church alone!
Congratulations on the piano. My parents bought their Young Change baby grand 18 years ago and it still looks and sounds beautiful. I love that piano. I am so jealous of Julie! But thankful to not be in Korea. I recommend skipping the Indy movie. Jeremy and I saw it and were really disappointed.
Give me a call when you're ready to upgrade your upright and we'll get another one. I don't know what it would cost to ship it, but if it's less than $5K from start to finish, you've won the war.
We could probably send it to Seattle and you guys could go get it from there. Then again, you'll probably end up with the one your folks have someday! This one does sound pretty good. It's nice to have a piano to tune the violin to and it doesn't sound terrible now.
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