Big Fat Lip...

…and nose. Poor X fell today walking/running on the sidewalk. There was blood. I felt so terrible. He seemed to shake it off more easily then I did.

VW headed to Newcastle for a business trip. He should be home tomorrow night and we will hopefully move on Friday. VW’s boss was surprised we had a house and school lined up. VW told him things moved slower here and we needed to reset our expectations. His boss said, “Try living in France!” His boss is there regularly.

We tried to walk from the new house to S’s school. So, far we haven’t found a workable path. One option can only be reached on foot, no stroller or bikes can pass. It is not as walking and biking friendly as I expected. Also, there is only buses for public transportation and they are expensive. We have started to research a leased car for me. I still haven’t driven outside of a parking lot. Although, I am no longer carsick as a passenger. (And I have never been carsick before. I love rides and speed, and the likes.)

A few of you have asked about phrases. I can only comment on one so far. “Y’ll whyte.” Or rather “Are you all right?” which actually means hello. It is hard not to answer yes, versus hello. Since coming, I have only had one conversation outside of the four of us. It was at V’s co-worker’s home. Otherwise, only friendly, in passing comments. Strange, especially for me. I pity our first visitor. Ha!

Also, per usual for VW and I, everyone asks if we are Canadian. Ah! We take it as a compliment.

Finally, every time someone asks if we are on Holiday, we say “We have moved here to Leicester.” They respond, “Really? Leicester, you chose Leicester? Well, it is a nice place.” I think it must be similar to moving from Newcastle, England to Detroit? At least, that is my best guess. It seems just fine here to us. I am sure there are prettier cities, but there is a lot to do and we are a quick train ride or car ride away from everything. Everyone is very nice to us.

I am reading The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan. It is really good. Thanks, I had several people recommend it. It is about the Mughal Empire in India. Historical fiction about an Emperor, Prince, wives, etc. It took me maybe 50 pages to get really hooked into it. There is a sequel Feast of Roses.

Later...Love you all.