Journey of a Kumquat: Week 128 and Week 41.5

Wow. This has been one busy week especially in Charlotteland.

Last Friday Charlotte gotten bitten by a classmate (a girl) in the face as they were fighting over a toy. This girl (let's call her V) has been at the school all of a MONTH and already has had 'anger management issues' highlighted prior to this biting incident. Argh. Of course my gut instinct is to get her kicked out of school (again, she is maybe 2). But of course crappy things happen and we all have to learn to deal.... but seriously? V? Maybe you are a bit too young for school (V also was crying for over almost 2 weeks when she started school earlier this month). Char (I am told) behaved well during this incident and did not cry - but she has seemed shier around her teacher and turned her face and welled up in tears when Matt asked her about it on Friday night. Sigh. Welcome to a lifetime of dealing with idiots Char.

We went out to lunch on Sunday at the Airport - which was great fun! Only in Asia would anyone hang out at the airport.... there is even a carpeted plane viewing gallery. We ate lunch at Crystal Jade Shanghai Kitchen - a great experience as Charlotte ate the hot and sour noodle soup and the staff happily (and swiftily) cleaned up Charlotte's 'accident' (this was our first outing with her in panties). Charlotte is liking all things spicy these days - she asks for chips and 'sauce' (salsa) and does not mind Old El Paso's medium spiciness.

Charlotte also broke my camera (the S95 - which I am kind of falling out of favor with anyway). So we went to Harbourfront to get it fixed and we took the train back. With his eyes, Matt would like to give me a proverbial "I told you so" about Char breaking the camera (one too many falls on the floor) but I grew up in a space where so much was verboten that if I am a bit too permissive (and get things broken from time to time) with my things then so be it. I would rather my kids feel like they can be comfortable with their parents' things than for them to feel like they live in a museum. I am, however, in the market to get a cheap camera for Char.

Speaking of cameras - I accidentally whacked Sophia in the face with my camera (the SLR) yesterday - she was not happy and nor was I. She has a bit of a shiner to compliment the door-mark on the other side of her face (that she inflicted upon herself). She slept all night last night - the first in a long time. She normally gets up once a night. But we are trying to just make her TIRED. Jisun graciously let us borrow the Ferrari walker again (as Charlotte walked for miles in it) and Sophia has yet to figure the forward walking bit out. Yesterday she crawled around in the park for TWO hours in the afternoon - so maybe that is what we need to do. Let her crawl around for two hours everyday. Yikes!

I discovered a new function on my camera - the 3D autofocus function. Perfect for chasing down 2 toddlers!

Here is Sophia in her new park getup!