Su Jin and I have been ones to put our girls on a very steady routine. We were not militant by any means but we did try to put them to bed pretty early. During school they would be in bed by 7:30. On weekends, by 8:30. Lately they haven't been going to bed until 10:30!
There are some factors for this:
1. The sun does not go down until 10:00!
2. Cousins come over.
3. It's summer vacation.
It does take some getting used to. We still eat at around the same time but I noticed that there is so much time after dinner to talk with family, watch some TV, put the kids to bed, and then you look outside and it is still dusk. I wanted to see exactly when the sun would set and it wasn't completely down until 10:30 or so.
I even went to timeanddate.com to see the official sunset times (see below). I think that the times are according to when the sun starts to break the horizon because I know that there is still some sunlight after 10.
Edmonton - Sunset at 10:00 PM. Duration of day: 16 hours, 43 minutes
Seattle - Sunset at 9:07 PM. Duration of day: 15 hours, 44 minutes
Philadelphia - Sunset at 8:31 PM. Duration of day: 14 hours, 50 minutes
Cherokee, NC - Sunset at 8:48 PM. Duration of day: 14 hours, 25 minutes
Los Angeles - Sunset at 8:07 PM. Duration of day: 14 hours, 17 minutes
I guess I'll have to post another response in the winter time when the sun will probably go down at 4pm.
Overall, we're adjusting pretty well. Su Jin is still adjusting to the fact that she can see her sister almost every day. She hasn't done that since she left Canada almost 12 years ago. Things are getting more settled in terms of getting accounts opened and unpacking. This week I'm really putting more effort and prayer for building up this ministry. I would really appreciate your prayers.
Enjoy this long sunny day!