Today marks the last day of Uncle George's visit to Stuttgart. Thus ends his 7 day mission to critically rank all the schnitzel in Southern Germany.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Nine Days (& other odds and ends)
Nine days until Maddie Bower arrives. Liquid joy is congealing in all the small spaces of our apartment as one member of teamfordham eagerly awaits her arrival.
Said member of teamfordham lost another tooth this week. This brings the total to 3 gone in the past 2 weeks. Tess lost one as well. Perhaps we should have the water checked.
Micah starts soccer in a few weeks. The little man has energy to burn. I pray that they help him burn it.
Tess is now reading book 2 of Harry Potter. I think she wants to be in Ravenclaw but I'm not sure. How did this happen? Who knew that they were covertly teaching her to read in that school of hers? We should have paid better attention.
Maddie read an entire book aloud today. She insists that she can't read--she merely sounds the words out loud one by one until the book is done.
Uncle George returns from Sienna (Italy) tomorrow night. I can only hope that he's not too giddy about what a great time he and Susan had. Scratch that. I can also hope that he brings back plenty of wine.
No episodes of "Lost" aired this week. How to feed my addiction until next week? The off-season is going to be really, really hard.
Said member of teamfordham lost another tooth this week. This brings the total to 3 gone in the past 2 weeks. Tess lost one as well. Perhaps we should have the water checked.
Micah starts soccer in a few weeks. The little man has energy to burn. I pray that they help him burn it.
Tess is now reading book 2 of Harry Potter. I think she wants to be in Ravenclaw but I'm not sure. How did this happen? Who knew that they were covertly teaching her to read in that school of hers? We should have paid better attention.
Maddie read an entire book aloud today. She insists that she can't read--she merely sounds the words out loud one by one until the book is done.
Uncle George returns from Sienna (Italy) tomorrow night. I can only hope that he's not too giddy about what a great time he and Susan had. Scratch that. I can also hope that he brings back plenty of wine.
No episodes of "Lost" aired this week.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
We're fine
For those who may have read about this tragedy, a teenage gunman opened fire in a school outside of Stuttgart. It was 44 kilometers away from us. We are all fine but please pray for the families involved.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Quote of the Day
"Daddy, are these touchable?"
Spoken by Micah while standing in a castle looking at a wall full of priceless antiques. (Alas, the photo below was in the gift shop. No photos allowed of the interior).
UPDATED (3-9-09): Click on Micah to view slideshow.
Spoken by Micah while standing in a castle looking at a wall full of priceless antiques. (Alas, the photo below was in the gift shop. No photos allowed of the interior).
UPDATED (3-9-09): Click on Micah to view slideshow.
What I'm Doing This Summer
I haven't been to a movie theater since arriving in Germany last September. That said, I know what I'm going to be seeing this summer.
We're off to see another castle. Update to follow later this weekend.
We're off to see another castle. Update to follow later this weekend.
Monday, March 2, 2009
More Twitter ranting
Good news. I may be a middle-aged crank but at least I'm not alone. Gary Trudeau doesn't get Twitter either.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
February catch up
Apologies to the throngs, well, handful of Dresser Drawer watchers for t
he lack of blogging. It's just that February is gray and miserable, and I get gray and miserable too. Good things have happened though, and more good things are on the way.
My cousin, Iris, came to stay with us for two weeks on her tramp through Europe. She was our beta tester to see how Wendelstein Strasse did as a guest house. It was great having her.
Matcy sent a box of red and white supplies (hearts, stickers, etc.) for a Valentine Party in the kindergarten class.
The day before winter break, the kids celebrated Fasching at sch
ool, the German holiday where people dress 
up to scare away winter. M was a dog; MM was a cheetah, TG was a Native American. We braided an eagle feather into her hair. They also had a Fasching party at their German class where they painted faces. I had an errand to run beforehand, so the kids brought books to read unt
il their class started. My favorite image of the day was MM in a full cheetah outfit of ears, leotard, skirt with tail, purple tights and orange boots sitting quietly reading The Economist. She likes to look at the pictures and the flags of the different countries in the job posting section in the back, but I'll never tell. Let her look like a current events genius.
During the break we spent a day at a giant swim center with huge blow up animals in the water for kids to climb on, slides, and a super-heated outdoor pool that lets you swim outside in February.
The next day, we joined friends from school for a Pirate exhibit in the old castle of downtown Stuttgart.
Then, today, back to Rothenburg with the Wandering Club for six kilometers through the outskirts of the
city. We went with two other families with three kids apiece, so the 15 of us looked like a herd of hikers as we headed along. We probably walked that far again in the afternoon as we took a tour on the wall and ate a pastery famed in Rothenburg: the Schneeball, or snow ball. This little beauty is flaky dough that is put in a round metal container with a large handle, like a giant tea ball and fried, then sprinkled with powdered sugar or dunked in chocolate. Of all the ancient beauty of the city, what held the kids' attention for the longest was a video outside a bakery on the making of the schneeball.
And upcoming:
Spring is on it's way. Bulbs are starting to poke up from the ground. Roses have tiny buds and the forsythia is about to bloom. We used to walk to school in the dark. Now it is light when we wake up at 7 a.m.
Uncle George and Aunt Susan are on their way! They will be hear for two weeks with a chunk out of the middle for them to go to Italy. We can't wait to see them.
More soon.
he lack of blogging. It's just that February is gray and miserable, and I get gray and miserable too. Good things have happened though, and more good things are on the way.My cousin, Iris, came to stay with us for two weeks on her tramp through Europe. She was our beta tester to see how Wendelstein Strasse did as a guest house. It was great having her.
Matcy sent a box of red and white supplies (hearts, stickers, etc.) for a Valentine Party in the kindergarten class.
The day before winter break, the kids celebrated Fasching at sch
ool, the German holiday where people dress 
up to scare away winter. M was a dog; MM was a cheetah, TG was a Native American. We braided an eagle feather into her hair. They also had a Fasching party at their German class where they painted faces. I had an errand to run beforehand, so the kids brought books to read unt
il their class started. My favorite image of the day was MM in a full cheetah outfit of ears, leotard, skirt with tail, purple tights and orange boots sitting quietly reading The Economist. She likes to look at the pictures and the flags of the different countries in the job posting section in the back, but I'll never tell. Let her look like a current events genius.During the break we spent a day at a giant swim center with huge blow up animals in the water for kids to climb on, slides, and a super-heated outdoor pool that lets you swim outside in February.
The next day, we joined friends from school for a Pirate exhibit in the old castle of downtown Stuttgart.
Then, today, back to Rothenburg with the Wandering Club for six kilometers through the outskirts of the
city. We went with two other families with three kids apiece, so the 15 of us looked like a herd of hikers as we headed along. We probably walked that far again in the afternoon as we took a tour on the wall and ate a pastery famed in Rothenburg: the Schneeball, or snow ball. This little beauty is flaky dough that is put in a round metal container with a large handle, like a giant tea ball and fried, then sprinkled with powdered sugar or dunked in chocolate. Of all the ancient beauty of the city, what held the kids' attention for the longest was a video outside a bakery on the making of the schneeball.
And upcoming:
Spring is on it's way. Bulbs are starting to poke up from the ground. Roses have tiny buds and the forsythia is about to bloom. We used to walk to school in the dark. Now it is light when we wake up at 7 a.m.
Uncle George and Aunt Susan are on their way! They will be hear for two weeks with a chunk out of the middle for them to go to Italy. We can't wait to see them.
More soon.
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