Earthquake fund

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed money to our Readathon/Helpathon for the Sichuan school! Thanks to all of you, we earned over 1000 kuai, which is more than 150 American dollars! We really, really appreciate everyone who donated, and want you to know that the money went to help a very good cause.

We love all of you!
the Meikle Boys

The Great Wall!

We went to the Great Wall! We had been waiting all winter to see this, and it finally got warm enough for us to go! We had to climb thousands and thousands of steps up a mountain to get to the wall, and our mom and dad got pretty tired. But we didn't. (That might be because Mom and Dad were carrying us, though.) The wall is so, so old! It is 1500 years old! And it has lots of cool guard towers where you can look out the windows and see a long way. N liked sticking his head out through the arrow-holes where the soldiers used to shoot arrows at their enemies.

We can't believe we are some of the only American kids to get to go to the Great Wall--we are so lucky to live here!

Earthquake rebuilding

After the earthquake in Sichuan last year, J and S's school "adopted" a local school that had been totally destroyed. They have been rebuilding and raising funds all year, and now their classes are having a big fund-raiser.

J's class is having a read-a-thon, and S's is having a "help-a-thon" with chores done for money. If any of you feel so inclined to sponsor them, they'd be thrilled. You can donate per book read, per chore done, or just give a set amount. And we guarantee you won't find a better cause.

So if you've got a few kuai, or dollars, or pounds, or loonies lying around, feel free to send them our way. Give us a call, drop mom an email, or leave a comment here if you'd like to help.

You can see a power-point presentation about the project here if you're interested. Thanks!