Well, it ain't easy to get luxurious, thick, Asian hair up into a pretty ballet-style bun. Our neighbors, Paula and Gigi, were kind enough to take pity on us and show us how to do it. First, you need to find this nifty hair device called the Hairagami. You flatten the device out and place the hair between it. You then roll the hair around it and allow the hairagami to roll up. Finally, you cover the entire bun with a nifty, sparkle-covered hair net. Voila--the perfect ballet bun is born. Thank you Paula and Gigi for teaching us how to get our dance hair on and for giving us those pretty hair covers.
We traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania last week to visit with Bethany's China travel group. Wow, Gettysburg is fantastic! They have a new visitor center and it is sweet! We arrived on Thursday and chose to do an audio tour so we could focus on visiting with the travel group on Friday. We also had reservations at a restaurant in an old Gettysburg home. They had the best pumpkin fritters we have ever tasted. Yummy! 
We celebrated my birthday by having Bojangles fried chicken and sweet tea. I asked Dan and the kids to make me a volcano cake. The lava is made with dry ice. I thought I'd be helpful and save Dan some time by buying the dry ice a couple of days in advance. Note to self: dry ice melts and disappears within a couple of days if it is not in a freezer that is at least negative 109 degrees Fahrenheit. Christian pulled the dry ice bag out of the freezer and all that was left was some air. We all had a good laugh over it. Dan and Christian had to go out and buy some more dry ice. It delayed the cake eating for a bit, but allowed us all to digest some of our Bojangles.
