My new gig

We've been busy lately. We have moved to a smaller, 3 bedroom apartment in our same complex. It's taken some time and extra energy because it looked pretty thrashed and needed some help to turn it from ghetto-like to home-like. There are some things I will miss about our first apartment, but this new one already feels like home. And we are pretty excited that we are paying about 60% of what we were paying at our other apartment.
We are still in school here until the end of June, which makes it hard for me to read all of your school's out activities you are involved in. The bbq's, campouts, picnics, hikes, boating excursions, etc. all make me pretty jealous. Or perhaps "homesick" would be a better word.
Meili has switched to half days of school because she has a perpetual "tummy ache" about going to Chinese school. It makes me sad; I'm not sure how to help her. We've tried to emphasize that she is just going to make friends and not to worry about learning Chinese, but Taiwan's school system is just so serious; I mean she already has homework every night! She has to be in school now or they won't accept her into elementary school... Any ideas on how I can help her?
Something else that is new is that I have started writing for an online web page at www.examiner.com as their National Living Abroad Examiner. My home page is here and I write about what it's like living abroad. It's a lot of fun for me and the hours are perfect for a busy mom (ie whenever I have a minute). They are hiring other examiners who write on a topic for their city or nationally. You should check it out. Plus, if you are hired on by June 30th, I receive a little bonus! Sweet!