Today I had a day off, which was a good thing too since I was over at Ronnie and Irene's last night till past midnight (old people need more time to recover). J was out of the house early but Alexis woke me at 9 to send out for McDees. She came back with a list: 3 Egg Mcmuffins, 3 Hash browns, 3 Ice milos. McDees said it would take 1.5 hours but it was 11 before they got here :P The kids were beside themselves with hunger.

Lao Shi came at 11.30 and while Alexis and Dana had tuition, Isabel and Kaiqi insisted on going to the canal to catch fish. A & D followed after Chinese class. Of course Dana shouldn't have because she had art class straight after but did anyone tell me? Of course not. And of course KQ ended up in the water when she slipped in her inappropriate shoes. Still, it was kind of fun and there were loads of fish.

In the afternoon we went to swim and bowl at the SPGG in Dover Road, proving that nothing changes and school vacations don't need anything else to be memorable. I remember one holiday when I was a child when we went swimming at the Teachers' Club in Dover Road every day of the three weeks. The very spartan canteen served up the most wonderful burgers. Homemade and peppery, their smell on the grill would send my mouth churning with juices. They were slapped on a bun, which instantly disintegrated under their oily heat, and drizzled with tomato ketchup before being served up. Omigawd, heaven.