Dried Squid on a Stick

This needs a picture, I know. It is a common snack around here. We eat dried fish string snacks, which is kind of similar, just cut into strings instead of stuck on a stick.
(This would also be a good name for a band. That's one of our family entertainments, thinking of funny names for bands.)
We just got our visa renewed in Bangkok, so we're good to go another year. I really admire Kennedy for driving us around in Bangkok...talk about traffic chaos. Poppy tells Jasper, her little brother, "Shhh! We have to be quiet, we're in Bangkok & mommy & daddy have to concentrate so we don't get lost!" One wrong turn can mean a lost hour or two, and beware the signs, they aren't always accurate!
We are home now, glad to be here. We had fun at Bum & Marcus's beautiful wedding in Bangkok, & we bought some great books, ate some yummy food & only got lost a couple of times. Jasper's favorite part was riding the subway & skytrain. Poppy's favorite part was watching "Ratatoullie." (Yes, very much misspelled there.) Mine was probably looking at all the wonderful books at the bookstore.
Kennedy says his was eating tasty food & talking to the taxi cab drivers.

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