Learning about different holidays is especially fun when you have such a diverse class. It was our day to go and teach the kids about 'Thanksgiving'. Chris couldn't not show a clip of Barry Sanders playing american football! I had to insist that the pilgrims and the indians were thrown in somehow and of course, the whole "being thankful" part.
Lorenzo the six-year-old. It must be the year that you are officially grown-up, and in which you decide to throw yourself a party. Lorenzo had it all planned that him and his classmates would go to the swimpark, with their swimsuits and the order of who's following who driving, so they know how to get there, and who's buying him what present... It was quite the plan! And all the classmates had been told of it and were in turn 'in on the scheming'. Oops! Needless to say we decided to send out an evite three days before and only could hope that anyone would come on such short notice, without swimsuits, to a party at our house. Luckily it all came together wonderfully. (Probley cause we promised pizza and cake) Alas, whatever the reason it was a fabulous night for the Lorenzo- full of pizza, balloon races, bakugans, friends, cake, mummy wrapping, legos, bubbles, and most definitely a lot of wild animals!
Does it look freezing? Cause it is! We are just happy that our heat was finally turned on by the city. Bradly no longer comes to wake us up with her huge snow coat on in the morning.
Going to the gym: It isn't enough to bring the amenities needed to shower after a sweaty jaunt, but one must be supplied in full to completely redo hair and makeup, regardless if you finish a workout at 10:00 am or 8:00 pm. Blow dryers and eyelash curlers are on 24/7 duty. Why? Just to go home and get into bed.
Going to the movies: It isn't enough just to stuff your pockets with candy, but it is completely normal and understood that you bring in your own 2-liter bottle of soda and a family size bag of chips. Each.
Going to the store: It isn't enough just to bag your own groceries, but one must pay to use a cart and pay for the bags in which one puts the purchased items. No more leaving carts out by the cars, if you want your coin back you must return it to its proper place.
Going down the street: It isn't enough that the drivers here are crazy and the roads are incredibly narrow, but add a Lithuanian pedestrian and pfff! There may be a sidewalk three feet wide on either side of the street, but it doesn't surprise anyone that a woman is walking her stroller down a two way avenue that is barely big enough for one vehicle, while these vehicles are lined up in wait for her to mozy on by. People don't look out for cars here, which leaves the cars to look out for the people, which they don't really do, which is a little scary for anyone involved.
