Our heat is finally on! We are so thankful for a warmer apartment, but it was of course drama-filled just to get it on. The 15th of the month had come and gone, and still no warmth. So we called our friends at the real estate office and they came over, smiling as always! After poking around with a screwdriver for a little while, they left stating that they would be back later. That afternoon we had a knock at the door and 3 men dressed in black uniforms came in. I quickly called upstairs for Kevin, thinking that it was the police! As the men walked to the different heaters, we figured out that they were the repair guys. They used a screwdriver again and an empty coke bottle and were able to apparently flush the system of the water that was in it, allowing the fresh stuff to circulate. They then announced that we still need to pay 5000 kuai (almost $800--yikes!), so I'm sure we'll have another adventure in figuring out how to go about doing that! We're just hoping they don't turn the heat off in the meantime!
The pic is of Hudson's favorite way of reading now. In fact, all three of the kids like to take turns so that they can see better!
