Siblings

Asa and Salome would play and bathe together all night if I let them! She loves to laugh at all of Asa's tricks! It is very cute.

Miriam has been very into writing signs for Asa lately. This one was on her section of the bunk bed in Chinese and English! At least she said please. However, Asa tends not to "obey" the signs which really drives her nuts!

Wednesdays

Miriam really like Wednesdays. Because she gets to carry her classes' sign out to meet the parents. We do not go into the school to get the kids- the kids (all 500 +) come out class by class to meet us. Let's just say it is a bit of a zoo!

Her class is not called Mrs. Ying's class like it would be in the USA. It is called second grade- third class. The two lines = two in Chinese and then the three for the class she is in.

Again, amazed at how much she loves school. It is a gift.

Beating those homesick blues

Have you had the pleasure of sinking your teeth into Chocolate Mayo Cake? If not, here is the recipe:

1/2 cocoa powder
2 Cups White sugar (and yes, you need a whole TWO cups)
1 tsp salt
2 Cups flour (no whole wheat sorry!)
1 1/2 tsp soda
1 Cup Mayo (no low fat sorry!)
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups of boiling water

Combine first five ingredients. Combine mayo, vanilla and water. Mix water/mayo mix into the dry. Beat until smooth. Pour into greased 9x13 pan or bundt pan. Bake at 325 F for about 45 min until middle is set.

It is true, being homesick is a real deal here in China. I "get it" way more than Joab does. And my kids whine about missing the USA- but truly China is there home. I have even googled "adult homesickness" and there is not much out there about it! Except that it is a real thing, can make you physically sick too.

One way to combat my homesick blues is to bake, bake, bake. I am pretty much baking something everyday this week! I make things and then deliver to my dear neighbors- who probably think I am a bit wacky to give them chocolate cake! But if it stays in my house I will eat it all up!

Asa and I made donuts a few days ago. That was really fun. It is fun to combat the blues with fun with my kids.


And here is pumpkin pie. That is my new name for her this week. Her hair just looks the same color as pumpkin pie! She has two new teeth on the top and working on a third on the bottom. Needless to say she has been up a lot in the night- makes me so tired!

Asa turns Five!

There are a lot of people in China. Read in the paper this week 1.5 billion at last count. This week is a National Holiday- that is right the whole week! So everyone is not at work! Makes for crazy crowds! Here is one we got into (and quickly out of) this weekend.

We had a great time celebrating Asa turning five this weekend! He had some friends over and we all enjoyed it. Here are some pictures.

I love this one. Needs a huge breath for one little candle! Love Miriam managing the situation.

Here is his cake- which says in Chinese- Da Ge Ge- means big big brother. Since he turned four last year he has been talking about when he turns five he will really big the big brother!

We love you Asa David Lawrence Meyer!

Time for a Fresh Start

This summer in Iowa- Miriam catching bubbles

I can still remember the day almost five years ago I came up with the name:
Global Meyer Minutes for our blog.
Global= oh my! We are moving our whole lives to Beijing China!
Meyer=I married a great Man named Joab Meyer
Minutes=really not thinking that we would stay in China this long! But again, God's plans are bigger and better!
So on to bigger and better things= Five Meyers
No global, no minutes. Here we are-all five of us- starting our fourth year in China. Let the good times roll.