This 'n That
Yes, another installment of odd bits and pieces that don't quite make up for a satisfying blog.
- I am going to Prague next weekend.
- I decided this on a very complete whim.
- I am going all by myself!
- Do you all think that the kids will be OK without me for a weekend? I'll really only be gone one entire day.
- How does this work, you ask? Well, I get on the bus on Friday night at 11:45 p.m. and ride through the night, have breakfast in Prague, do an entire day of sightseeing in Prague, then spend an evening blissfully alone in Prague reading by a castle or river or something, pretending I'm Czech. Sunday, I'll have breakfast and do some more sightseeing, then in the afternoon, we board the bus and drive for hours and hours back to Stuttgart.
- Yes, that is very whirlwind, but it works perfectly with our schedule. No need to find a babysitter on a workday. I'm going to be wiped out on Monday morning, but we'll get by.
What else?
- I just took Josiah's blanket, his dear Titi to the post office and mailed it to my Gramma to repair. Titi has gotten so much love that her flannel backing got ripped. I called Gramma last night and talked with her about it, and this morning, I finally got Josiah to agree to send Titi to Minnesota for repairs. He's super-excited that she gets to fly on a plane! Please say a little prayer that the USPS doesn't lose Titi, OK?
- My conversation with Gramma was very interesting. We discussed her early days at school, in the one-room schoolhouse that was on her parents' farmland. We touched on her trips to Israel and Rome, and of course, that most important topic of Minnesota folk of a certain generation: the weather.
- Yesterday we went with Jen and the boys to Gamerdinger. The kids played in the play area, which is so neat and clean and wonderful and FREE!! They even have staff there to sit and do crafts with the kids. Germany is amazingly kid-friendly. Well, except for at certain times and places...and with certain generations.
- Gamerdinger is such a neat store. Yesterday, I bought the best thing...a hot water bottle that came with its own, beautiful, soft and fleecy cover. It was on sale for 5 Euro and I love it. I used it last night to keep my toes warm and can see using it almost every night for my back and neck. LOVE it.
And now, I'm going to go eat some instant noodles. Tschuss!
Comments
I'll be thinking of Titi. Think of the stories she'll have to tell when she returns to Josiah. Josiah, you're a brave boy.
Dad--call me when Gramma gets the Titi. I'm going to worry about it until then. I have a horrible fear that it will get lost in the mail!
And yes, I will take lots and lots of pictures. That's a promise.
If you want to escape, do it NOW.
Your Friend,
Rachel
More seriously, though, you've said you're jealous of my trips??? You're going to PRAGUE! That's amazing! Sooooo much history there; just don't throw anyone out of any windows, okay?
But then, you're much too Prague-matic for that. Har! Oh, I kill me sometimes.
Surely it's better, right?
Besides, they're not even pronounced the same (yet another way to tell Minnesotans from the rest of the US!).