Can you imagine - I forgot to take my camera to the market! But we did get there and saw Herr Meyer the fishmonger, Herr Schmidt the Potato Man, the Cheese Lady, the Veggie Ladies, and a few others.Our baskets and bags were overflowing with fish and bread and green beans and chicken and cold cuts and fruit and even a little piece of Butterkuchen. And while walking along the shopping area, Kenley spotted a vuvuzela - those horns that are driving everyone nuts at the World Cup. Now we know why.
The girls painted their napkin rings and did a great job; Hunter opted to kick the ball around and leave his plain. OK. The laundry got done - again. Two loads - again. Thank goodness the weather is warm and dry - laundry dries in a hurry. After lunch, it was clean up and organize; Hunter thought he'd watch some of the Italy WC game but he sat still too long and fell asleep in the chair. I guess we're not quite over the jet-lag.
Later it was back out on the bikes again and a chance to try out those horns. And did they hoot! The nearby cows and calves were really excited or agitated or something - there was a good bit of mooing and running around. And I immediately restricted hooting in at or near the house. (We have to live here after the kids leave!!!)
Then we found a playground at Hannah's insistence and they got to work out even more pent up energy. Where does it come from, and can I have a little?
Dinner was amazing. Kenley came in and complemented on how good the salad looked, Hunter said he could smell it outside and it all smelled great, Hannah jumped in to set the table, this time al fresco. They ate two fish patties EACH, potato patties, green beans, salad of tomatoes and mozzarella, we had Matjes and red perch, and then Hannah wanted dessert! So she found the sample of Butterkuchen from the morning and we ate that. Even though Hannah said she didn't like nuts, it seemed to nevertheless disappear from her plate. Leftovers? Not much.
Then they got the TOWEL LECTURE. Sorry, moms and dads. Three kids, two and a half days, 10 towels will not get it. So we identified our towels once again and we're going to try to remember to hang it up and use it again. If not, the dreaded TOWEL LECTURE will be repeated. They don't want to hear it again, believe me. It's boring.
Chapter 3 read. Silence. I think they fell asleep.
The girls painted their napkin rings and did a great job; Hunter opted to kick the ball around and leave his plain. OK. The laundry got done - again. Two loads - again. Thank goodness the weather is warm and dry - laundry dries in a hurry. After lunch, it was clean up and organize; Hunter thought he'd watch some of the Italy WC game but he sat still too long and fell asleep in the chair. I guess we're not quite over the jet-lag.
Later it was back out on the bikes again and a chance to try out those horns. And did they hoot! The nearby cows and calves were really excited or agitated or something - there was a good bit of mooing and running around. And I immediately restricted hooting in at or near the house. (We have to live here after the kids leave!!!)
Then we found a playground at Hannah's insistence and they got to work out even more pent up energy. Where does it come from, and can I have a little?
Dinner was amazing. Kenley came in and complemented on how good the salad looked, Hunter said he could smell it outside and it all smelled great, Hannah jumped in to set the table, this time al fresco. They ate two fish patties EACH, potato patties, green beans, salad of tomatoes and mozzarella, we had Matjes and red perch, and then Hannah wanted dessert! So she found the sample of Butterkuchen from the morning and we ate that. Even though Hannah said she didn't like nuts, it seemed to nevertheless disappear from her plate. Leftovers? Not much.
Then they got the TOWEL LECTURE. Sorry, moms and dads. Three kids, two and a half days, 10 towels will not get it. So we identified our towels once again and we're going to try to remember to hang it up and use it again. If not, the dreaded TOWEL LECTURE will be repeated. They don't want to hear it again, believe me. It's boring.
Chapter 3 read. Silence. I think they fell asleep.
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Love the vuvuzelas!! Cannot imagine where you can go to make that much noise over there.
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