new school year.......new school ...again!!!!

Well here we are in Kentucky, new school, new friends, even a new Kindergartener!! By all accounts a great first day all around, Maddie couldn't get that grin off her face and was full of news when she arrived home starving and tired!! and Tyler had taken up soccer at recess and made new friends who he was excited about and loves his new teacher (so far!!!) I on the other hand tried very hard to fill the hours that went by very slowly today:-) School should help us all start to get settled and start feeling like we have a new 'home'. Love to one and all, miss you all
Heidi Jamie Tyler and Maddie xxx

China Has Become Singapore!

Well, the little House Gascoins have happily adopted their new country, as can be seen from the patriotic flag-waving (it's National Day here on Sunday and flags are infesting every non-moving object at the moment). We are squatting in serviced apartments until our apartment is ready in a couple of weeks...Kevin has started school, and I am exploring with the kids and trying to find iron grille manufacturers to childproof our new 9th floor balcony. Had a wonderful time at the zoo today, and became a member so we can go whenever we like...there is a fabulous water play area there which makes it worth going to every week. All coping with the heat very well, the jetlag was worse - Felix has only just stopped going to bed at 1.30am! We are enjoying being with our friends from Thailand, Barry and Leah and their two boys, again - they've just moved here too, and it's great to have friends to play with!
Anyway, love to all - we should become regular posters now that a) the blog is no longer blocked to us (thanks, China Netnanny) and b) I no longer have to go out to go to work ( I hesitate to say I'm not working after the last few days spent on my own with the kids!!)
The SIngapore Slingers
xxx