June 7th, 2007

Hah! I did it! This would be my second post this month! Excellent.....
The children's first riding lesson went really well yesterday. Their teacher, Susanne, was able to speak with them in english, so there really wasn't a language barrier. Their german is getting better every day, but it's not enoough to get by just yet. The horse they rode on is named Sugar, in english even!
Lillian complained because she didn't get to ride, but she's really too little. My mother and I sat in lawn chairs and watched and talked idly. I think I will drive the children there in the future by myself, and bring a book to read. We've decided on lessons every tuesday and every friday. It will be great, I think, and I'm really excited the children have this opportunity.
After the riding lesson, my mother took the children swimming. I stayed with my father, to run errands with him. I thought they'd be quick, but they weren't and we were gone at least a couple of hours.
This morning we got up early to drive to Frankfurt. My father left for India today, and he wanted to be at the airport nice and early. We dropped him off there, and also met my brother there. We then drove to my grandmother's home in Sindlingen, which is very close to the airport, and visited with her for several hours. Eric came, as well, and so did my cousin Yvonne and her 1-year old daughte, Zoe, and her dog, Nellie. We had a good time. Then Eric drove himself to his work, and Yvonne left with her daughter. We (that is, my mother, my children, and myself) decided to take my grandmother out to lunch. We were all hungry, but the restaurant my cousin had recommended to us was rather crappy, and we didn't eat well at all. So we went to an ice-cream parlor after the crappy restaurant and ate some really good ice-cream. The kids were pretty cranky themselves and fighting a lot, and I couldn't wait to get back "home" to Gaggenau. So we dropped off my grandmother, and drove the 1.5 hours to G.
It is beginning to get really hot in Germany, and I'm missing the standard air conditioning we have in Arizona.
We have no plans for tomorrow yet. I'd like to rest and work on my LLL stuff, but who knows if I'll have the chance.