In the Ring

Our poor tomatoes are dying off. The last two terrible weeks of weather have wasted about half of our tomato crop. Very sad. Time to start buying them from the grocery store again. That will be disappointing to our taste buds!

I barely made it to school this week. Still dealing with a cold. When I got there, I got into a fight with my former team leader. We shall see how that plays out. Complicated. Takes a lot of time and energy away from what I should actually be working on. That is exactly the problem this fight is trying to solve though - she is an obstacle to making progress with our work.

The girls didn't make it into swimming lessons. We will have to figure out how to deal with that. Maybe wait a year. Maybe start a different program. I don't know. Still irritated that they charge a fortune but still expect parents to train some basic skills with the kids. Used to just be part of primary school here.

At least this weekend has been a bit more restful. Found some great new winter shoes for the girls yesterday. They can't wait to wear them to school tomorrow! Looking forward to continuing to clean up the novel this week, although the changes are feeling pretty minor at this point. Time to look for some readers again I suppose...

Looked a lot better in real life, but I made a colorful dinner.

Amélie dressing up as a 'neighbor from a very exciting country' yesterday when the girls had a friend over.