The walk

By Young A

Yesterday we went walking in the path behind our house. It went through some woods. Partway down it we found some stairs, but they went to nowhere. Soon we reached the end of the path. We then went into a park or something similar. Farther down the path that the path we started on went onto we found a flea market that was open that day. Then we went home. I liked that walk. It was fun.

Day 12 (Sunday)

Sunday morning we needed to leave, with everybody clean and fed and dressed nicely, in time to catch the 8:20 tram nearby.  Amazingly enough, we made it with time to spare.  We only forgot the diapers and wipes for Miss S.

Day 11 (Saturday)

Saturday we cleaned up the apartment.  In the morning, we took all the kids and walked to the grocery store.  We needed to pick up treats for Miss S's birthday the next day.

After lunch, we got ready for another exploration.  The day kept raining.  Every time we were ready to leave, it started to rain.  Finally, we just went.  We walked through the Volksgarten to show the Professor since he hadn't been yet.  The rain stopped, and we finally saw some blue sky for the first time in Cologne.

Day 10 (Friday)

Friday morning the children worked on school work again.  The Professor went to work again, and I worked on laundry and cleaning some more.  

Day 9 (Thursday)

Thursday was spent settling in to our new place.  The Professor headed off to the university to get his keys and start his collaborating.  The kids worked on school in the morning.

I spent the morning trying to figure out how to throw things away.  Am I supposed to recycle?  How do they sort garbage here?  Do I have to wash things?  Is it compulsory or optional?  I think I've figured it out.  Glass is recycled at bins a few blocks away, but only if it isn't broken.  Paper and cardboard go in the two bins with blue lids by our front door.  All other recycling that is rinsed goes in the bin with a yellow lid.  Everything else is garbage.  It goes in the bins with the gray lids near the front door.  Whew.  Now I could put our garbage in the correct places under the sink.

Family Home Evening (March 23)

(By Miss E)

    Family Home Evening, also known as FHE, was interesting. We started with Miss S's song, Seventy-six Trombones. Then mom said the opening prayer. Next we had scriptures. Then Miss M's lesson on faith. Then we had a very interesting performance by Young A. He smelled everybody's feet, muttering things like eww, gross, not too bad, etc. He than said that his feet were the worst, but Young T's were a close second. Then Young T's activity, during which Miss S asked why she couldn't write in my mathbook.  Then dad said the closing prayer and we ate my treat, pastries we had gotten at the bakery that day.

Day 8 (Wednesday)

Wednesday morning was spent cleaning the apartment. Feeding eight people and trying to run out of food but not be hungry is not simple.  We managed pretty well.