Well, I was supposed to be writing a post about our wonderful weekend in the mountains. We had it all planned out, reservations made, suitcases (almost) packed. But, the weather forecast got worse and worse. It said rain all weekend and no visibility, so we canceled our plans at the last minute and stayed home. Now the most exciting things I can report from the weekend are a trip to a mall (and let me tell you that malls are not a cultural experience. A mall is a mall is a mall.) We also watched the Packers game live on Sunday night, which was noon in the US. Woo hoo!
Monday morning it was still raining. Henry and I went to our music class, and I arrived from our bike ride cold and pretty wet. Music class is all in Swiss German. I’ve learned most of the melodies and some of the sounds/words. But mostly I am singing gibberish and following whatever the other parents do. Fortunately, in a toddler music class, this is not too difficult.
By noon, we had stopped at the grocery store and come home soggy just in time for Emily and James to walk in from school also soaked. I understand that this kind of weather is commonplace in Swtizerland, so we have to get better at this! On the bright side, the forecast is much better starting tomorrow — both for the weather and for our plans.
Joe, It’s amazing what you can do as parents!! It sounds as if you make the best of most situations, which is a great trait that you learned from your Dad. Love Mom