Today is a public holiday in Hong Kong. Buddha's Birthday. That's all I know. No one has suggested any books for me so all I know I learned from a wiki.

M is here today working for me on her holiday. I got a little update on the status of her paperwork and it's all good information. It's all as I thought. So far. I keep waiting for there to be some piece of the puzzle to come falling out of the sky. Something that will delay her arrival when she comes back to begin working for us. Something that will cost us money that we didn't expect. So far, so good. But truly I will be shocked if we make it through to the first week of July and she's back with us without a hitch. We'll see. I just can't imagine that this whole process is so easy. I still don't get it.

My kids wanted to help her clean their rooms. What the heck? They never want to help me clean their rooms! So they are all three currently hard at work singing songs while they clean.

She asked if I would consider getting her a squeegee on an extendable pole so she will be able to "properly wash the large windows" (those were her words). I told her I thought we could arrange that. She also told me she couldn't wait to have the time to really scrub the mold in the grout in my bathroom. *Swoon* I think I'm in love.

Now I hear G counting loud and clear in Mandarin while she plays. Alternated with the chorus from "I'm a Barbie Girl".

I cannot tell you how many times a day I ask myself if all this is for real.