- I finally convinced Chris to see a doctor since he fell down skiing and his hand has been hurting for about a month now . Advantages of living in Germany - free and/or cheap doctors. Disadvantage - he had to spent the entire day dealing with it but in the end he now has a brace because he chipped a bone.
- Anton's pretty much healed after his tonsil/adenoid surgery but goes in for a final check up on Monday. His speech therapist explained to me why his voice changed and it's actually an interesting tidbit of useless trivia. When we talk our tongues get used to only going so far until they hit the tonsils and when those tonsils are shorted that creates an air gap. This should close as his tongue (which is a muscle) will start hitting his new shortened tonsils. Good for us (and also see the point above) - free surgery, free follow up, free medicine.
- Our travel plans have expended and I am going to Barcelona and Madrid with a friend. Hi friend!!! Family trip to Manchester, England is coming up in May as well. We are looking into some other opportunities within driving distance of Frankfurt for some 4 day trips. Exciting times!
- Andrei has a huge test "on body" next week. He has to know tons of bone names and internal organs, how things work,etc. so from now until next Thursday it's pretty much study time nearly every day and it's exciting that Andrei is the one that wants to learn and get a good grade. I can't wait until Ilya gets to that point as well - right now Ilya just wants to get good grades, not so much in the studying department.
- Fasching activities start in 2 days and Anton is EXTREMELY excited! Stay tuned for pictures next week.
- Last weekend activities:
Wrote this last week but never published :( My plan was to write about Anton and his school a bit. Or about how German language acquisition is (after being in Germany for 4 years). However ... life! Last week Andrei was home Tuesday and Wednesday because the teachers held parent-teacher conferences for those 2 days and kids had no school. First time it's happening this way because in other schools meetings were always held either before or after classes. After having him home for 2 days and meeting his classroom teacher, I learned pretty much nothing new - his grades are good but he needs to talk more in class. That's what I got out of a 30 minute meeting. Friday Anton was home because his school starts Carnival celebrations early. Monday and Tuesday all the kids were home because again Carnival - Rose Monday and for no reason for Tuesday. Anton's extended celebrations continued into Wednesday. I am not a fan...
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