Maddie has ice cream every day after school. There is a law in Germany that keeps down the price of basic staples. Milk, bread, ice cream and beer are all considered staples here. A once-scoop cone costs 60 Euro cents--about 80 cents in America money.
I took this one a couple of weeks ago. This is in the check-out line at Wal-Mart. Above the mints and gum are small bottles of liquor for sale. All are kinds that are thought to help in digestion. Any guesses on how long the picket lines would be if they started selling Jaegermeister in the US checkout lines?
Here is Maddie and Skip's cousin Ollie at the top of a castle tower in Heidenheim. They are looking over the town where Horst and Maja (Skip's parents) met. Maddie decided that the princess who once lived in the castle was very happy there.
One kind of funny that I heard about yesterday. All the moms who have kids at the International School see each other every morning and afternoon for drop off and pick up. Those of us who haven't been here long talk about how we're adjusting, how the kids are adjusting, what we can do to help the kids, etc. But yesterday was a first. Kelly hasn't been here much longer than I have. Her kids are fine. She's fine. The husband's job is going well. But the dog is really mad about being moved to Germany. He (or she) has destroyed 2 lunchboxes and a backpack. This is a really big problem because you can't find lunch boxes here because most German kids go home for lunch. Backpacks are hard to. The ones that German kids carry to school are kind of hard and shaped like a big rectangle and they don't fit in ISD lockers. I've looked and none of the information I've received gives any advice on how to help your dog with major life transitions.
I took this one a couple of weeks ago. This is in the check-out line at Wal-Mart. Above the mints and gum are small bottles of liquor for sale. All are kinds that are thought to help in digestion. Any guesses on how long the picket lines would be if they started selling Jaegermeister in the US checkout lines?
Here is Maddie and Skip's cousin Ollie at the top of a castle tower in Heidenheim. They are looking over the town where Horst and Maja (Skip's parents) met. Maddie decided that the princess who once lived in the castle was very happy there.
One kind of funny that I heard about yesterday. All the moms who have kids at the International School see each other every morning and afternoon for drop off and pick up. Those of us who haven't been here long talk about how we're adjusting, how the kids are adjusting, what we can do to help the kids, etc. But yesterday was a first. Kelly hasn't been here much longer than I have. Her kids are fine. She's fine. The husband's job is going well. But the dog is really mad about being moved to Germany. He (or she) has destroyed 2 lunchboxes and a backpack. This is a really big problem because you can't find lunch boxes here because most German kids go home for lunch. Backpacks are hard to. The ones that German kids carry to school are kind of hard and shaped like a big rectangle and they don't fit in ISD lockers. I've looked and none of the information I've received gives any advice on how to help your dog with major life transitions.
1 comment:
What a civilized country you live in. Beer and Ice cream are basic staples. And Jaegermeister is not just for breakfast anymore. I like the idea of liquor at the check out stand. A proper attitude adjustment. Glad you are plugged in fianlly. Hope for more pictures. Hugs to all.
Love, David and Mel
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