Could you find me in a box?
Would you? Could you? With no socks?
Could you find me here or there?
I would find you anywhere!
Deeds now “covers his eyes” by actually covering his mouth.
Not very effective for hide-and-seek, but darn cute!
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Sacred Monkeys
Today we visited the Sangeh Monkey Forest near Ubud, Bali.
The forest of nutmeg trees surrounds a 400 year-old temple complex. The forest, and therefore the resident primates, are thought to be sacred.
The scenery was amazing to behold, but I was on edge the entire time. The monkeys are said to be “friendly” as long as you don’t touch them.
To me, the fact that they get hostile when touched means that they aren’t quite worthy of the “friendly” classification. Shortly after this photo, where my unease is obvious, another monkey crawled up my back, snatched my sunglasses and ran away.
My sunglasses were rescued by one of the two “monkey whisperers” who followed us around (and saved Deedsy from being bitten several times).
The monkey whisperers (both men) were wearing sarongs and the traditional Balinese udeng/head dress.
There is thought to be over 600 monkeys in this forest.
All of the trees are nutmeg trees. No wood is allowed to be cut in this forest.
We loved seeing the baby monkeys with their Mamas! Here, Jojo and a baby monkey are having a moment of eye contact as the little one nurses.
Neither mama monkey nor baby were modest, and Jojo pointed out that it was a boy baby. He was right.
Impulse Purchase
This wasn’t really an impulse buy, but it totally isn’t my “usual” style. I saw these super sequin-intense wall hangings being sold on the streets of Bangkok many times before I finally decided to buy one.
Usually I gravitate toward “plain jane” or “natural” looking clothing and decor, but something about this giant bead-and-sequined monstrosity called to me.
When a Burmese friend came over, she gasped and said it was just like the handiwork common in Burma (Myanmar). So we deduced that it was probably made by Burmese refugees in Bangkok (there are many).
This is one of my favorite things; maybe it makes my home eclectic?
My Favorite Things
I’m away in Bali this week (woohoo!) and I’m sure I will have much to share when I return, but in the mean time I want to share a few of my favorite things with you.
I love using cloth diapers, and I feel so blessed to have a great collection.
I like the way the look on the shelf in my boys’ bedroom, and I love that they have saved us about $20 a week for the past 19 months.
Most of them are from Cotton Babies, and some (the brighter, newer ones) are from Katydid and Kid.
I also have two Happy Heinys, not pictured!
Hopefully Deeds will soon be out of diapers all together.
Old Pictures Unearthed
I’m trying to make a video resume that is less than a minute long. Hopefully I will have an end result to show you tomorrow.
In my research, I unearthed old photos of my adventures that have never before been shared online.
This is totally not going on my resume, but for some reason several years ago I was asked to be a part of a fair trade fashion show. In Xieng Kuang, Laos.
It is a bizarre memory. It was hot, I was wearing silk and a lot of make up. I fondly refer to this as “the drag queen picture”. That’s me in the back with the puckered lips.
Even further back in history, I taught English to 130 first graders at a boarding school in China. This was the night of a Christmas performance, so they all had on weird costumes and make-up. I wish I had a video of the bull fighter dance the 2nd graders did. It involved painted-on unibrows.
One day, we decided to climb the wall that enclosed the school and take a hike into town over a huge hill covered in thorn bushes. We just wanted to know what was back there. It was very waste-landish and our English speaking liaison told us not to do that again.
I was really proud of my “North Fake” down coat that I bargained for only $25. I slept in it because our apartment didn’t have heat.
Do you like the quilted vests as part of the winter uniform? It must have been cold inside the classroom too, or I wouldn’t have been wearing that huge man sized sweatshirt.
I wonder what the little darlings are doing today? That was eight years ago.
More Word Filled Wednesday at 7 Clown Circus!
WW: Sweeping In China
Today’s photo comes from a 2006 trip to China.
Jojo was 18-months-old and seriously obsessed with sweeping.
I wrestled brooms away from him in hotel lobbies, off of the maid’s cart in airports; he had uncanny broom detection skills.
Every morning would begin with us going outside at the break of dawn (not exaggerating), Jojo grabbing a broom and getting busy sweeping the driveway.
Every morning. For months.
This particular broom was discovered in the Forbidden City in Beijing China. This man was apparently in charge of money collection for a pay toilet.
There was a semi-circle of gawkers gathered around to watch Jojo sweep (again, I’m serious), and this man was making all kinds of comments in Chinese with his husky deep voice. The crowd was laughing at his remarks, it was like his very own stand up comedy show outside of his bathroom.
I had so much fun traveling in China with my toddler! I’ll post more pictures soon!
If you need more words, or even some audio, check out my new webisode and my Mom Most Traveled theme song!
WW: Prepare to be Envious
Several months ago, I shared pictures of my sad bathroom on WW.
Today, I want to allow you to behold the majesty that is our MASTER bathroom. Feel free to use any of the multitude of luxurious features in your own living space.
Pay attention to these fabulous design elements: window, open to the outside world…
Custom portable bath tub, (for the kids), tankless hot water heater:
Fabulous bathroom vanity:
Built in hand-held personal cleansing sprayer (in case you don’t want to use toilet paper), electric fan for optimal airflow:
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