Sunset At Our Place

We've had some amazing views of the sunsets as of late.  Sunset and sunrise are about the only time we see the sun because of all the pollution in the air; we really love this pretty time of night. 

We all got haircuts at the salon around the corner.  Kiki wanted a bunch cut off, and her wish was granted.

It took about 8 people to give us 3 haircuts.  One person shampooed and a different person cut, and then the hair stylist had a special little assistant who made sure we had no hair on our necks and refilled our drinks.  It was like a nurse: the stylist would ask for the scissors or the blow dryer or a hair held out of the way, and the little assistant was right on it.  All for 10 dollars.

We went to lunch with Jen, Zander, and Manny.  Manny was the star of the show.  The girls were confident he wouldn't eat corn on the cob.

They were wrong.

Our air conditioning went out yesterday.  It was so hot that we had to spend the night in the brand new hotel down the street.  The girls were not disappointed in the accommodations.

I had a very successful shopping trip- I finally found a grocery store that I liked.  The prices were slightly more reasonable than what I had been paying (milk was only TEN dollars a gallon).  There were SIX aisles of candy: One aisle each for gummies, chocolates, marshmallows, cookies, bakery, and one called "Delicacies," whatever that means.  There was also an entire freezer aisle (both sides) of endless varieties of hot dogs.    The meat department scared the crap out of me- so far I've only purchased chicken and deli meats- but I'm going to have to get brave and try some things.  Again, I find myself stymied by the metric system: Just how much is a kilo of ground beef anyway? 

Bruce has been working hard and spending the week with his boss who was in town, and the girls and I have settled into something of a routine with school in the morning and play in the afternoon.