My baby is almost home!

Yes! Little Ronnie is coming home tonight. Back out to the Kehl train station but at least I can sleep in this Sunday morning!

He was in tears the first evening but he hadn't slept in the whole journey and I know he didn't eat. Once he had sleep and food, he was fine and went on to have a good time. Turns out he wasn't the only unhappy camper that first day.

Last night one of Dominic's aunts was coming over with three month old twins. Ronnie was excited as he loves babies. One of his classmates lives in an apartment and his parents also don't allow animals. Well, Martin (yes, that Martin if you remember my posts from years ago) got placed in a family with a virtual zoo. He was in heaven, his mom told me. The dog, the cat, the hamster, the snake... Ronnie didn't have any animals but I did speak with the dad briefly over the phone. Happily, he did switch to English but even more joyous was that his English was extremely limited (former East Germany so he probably didn't have as much in school as his counterparts over the old border). Whew! I knew Ronnie was at least speaking German.

Meanwhile, Davina's class seems to have an excursion a week. After the zoo, I also volunteered to watch them practice for the show, which was off the campus (so needed parents to take them from and to). Then we were subjected to the same show that evening. One dad came because he couldn't that evening. He also confessed "My tolerance for music produced by the under age 6 set has its limits". I think mine did too.

Yesterday, the kids had their presents for father's day. I arrived at the door and they all started showing me their artwork. "Look, I did a crocodile!" "I did a chameleon. Look at its tongue" etc. Davina wasn't even there. I was confused for a minute and realized, they were all showing me, just me, what they had made. After all that grumbling about how I was never meant to work with kids, Bah Humbug was now utterly charmed. The teacher chuckled. I felt like Sally Fields "They like me! They really do!!"

I am dreading Tuesday with a heavy heart. it's
1. The parents' lunch at Fosse
2. Last gymnastics class for Davina
3. Swimming for Talia
4. Full dress rehearsal for the ice skating show.

I have only just finished sewing on all those little black dots on Talia's pants (since she wouldn't let me order the full dalmatian costume, just the vest and hood thingy). I have no idea what to do with Ronnie. Irina wants a curly tail. I bought a band to attach ears. Now off to look at wild boars and the ears they have...