Rhythm of regular life

At this point, we're just moving with the flow of regular life: school, laundry (in our apartment), homework, screen time battles, Wednesday night dinners with friends, planning our weekends, walking and biking all over (new scooters will hopefully help the girls, who have been troopers), etc. We were surprised by how much we enjoyed some random sights, included Post Office Museums, dinosaurs, and the shops in Tianzafang.

 

After nothing but sunshine the last few weeks the weather has gotten gloomier and the temperature dipped a bit.  So many well-meaning people from all over the world have warned us about how cold it's going to get this winter, citing the dampness that comes from the humidity. The Australians are wearing coats to work in this frigid 74 degree temperature ("but there's no sunshine").  We've laughed at these warnings and tried to acknowledge their concerns and reference the extreme cold, ice, and snow that accompanies a Minnesota winter. We've been told that that's a "dry" cold and we'd better get more blankets.  Time will tell.