Friday by the end of school, I was not ahead on lesson planning.  Oh well.  I went over to Tip’s to help Fai with reading.  She’s not too interested in reading, but I think some of it is starting to stick.  And she made a great effort at it.  But, she got bored quickly.  The rest of the evening was spend going through flash cards with Tip and Ging.  Then Ging whispered to me that she loves (really loves) The Voice USA.  It was one of the cutest things I ever saw.  So we spent the next hour looking up performances on the show The Voice.  I had no idea there was a Thai version of the show too.  I imagine there are different shows in different countries.  It was a fun evening.  It was nice to not be doing lesson plans or working on other stuff.  It was nice to just relax and spend time with my friends.

So, the final paperwork for the sale of my house cannot be signed electronically.  I’m annoyed that this other realtor is involved much less in charge of the paperwork and it’s her title company that is the problem.  So, I had to call my lawyer and get her involved.  A few emails later and it appears to be a big drama. Why can’t this go smoothly.  So, Friday evening after I got home I had said I’d call my lawyer.  I anticipated that she was going to tell me everything that was wrong with the current situation and that I had to fire the rental company and get the buyer to ditch his realtor, none of which I’m sure is possible.  So, I took a few deep breaths and reminded myself that it doesn’t have to be drama and it doesn’t have to be difficult.  This could go smoothly.  She’s not happy about the rental company and the realtor being involved, but she’s a smart lady and knows how to deal with this situation.  She summarized her concerns and I told her mine and it’s all in her hands now.  No drama.  Not difficult.

Yesterday was a full day of lesson planning, but it’s all done for next week so that’s good.  I’m not as ahead as I’d like to be, but I’m not as far behind as other weeks!  It was massage day too.  It was so painful, but maybe, just maybe slightly less than in the past.

Last night I went to dinner with the other Westerner in town.  He suggested the restaurant at the golf course.  I had never eaten there so I was happy with that.  It’s not a ton different than any other restaurant in town.  The staff was doing karaoke when I got there and there was only one table of people eating.  One lady was so excited to see me and try to help me.  She was in my face in a second and it was quite uncomfortable, actually.  I tried to explain that I wanted to eat so she gave me a menu and asked what I wanted.  What I wanted was to sit down and wait for Robin and then eat there.  She didn’t seem too concerned with getting me a table or chair to sit in (there were no tables or chairs in the restaurant at this time) just concerned with whether I wanted pork or chicken.  I tried to explain that I wanted to sit and wait for my friend.  It took awhile, but she got it and tried to give me a table in the rain.  Then found another table and chairs when I shook my head at sitting in the rain.  Then Robin arrived and everyone there knew him and they were all excited to see him.  All through dinner, the one lady kept coming up and trying to talk to us.  I had no idea what she was saying and Robin knew about half of what she was saying.  It was obvious to me that she thought we were on a date even after Robin explained that we worked together.  I’m twice his age and he has a girlfriend that the lady has met.  It was nice to have dinner with someone and to have conversation, but overall, I found the whole situation awkward and I’m not in a huge hurry to go back there.

Today I did some shopping and engineering work.  Nothing exciting, but not lesson planning!

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