Nemo and the Beavers

On Wednesday the girls didn't have school because their teachers had some kind of training. Naomi and I are also not teaching on Wednesdays, so we went to Amsterdam. Strange how busy it was. The Nemo science museum was a lot of fun. Abigail loved it and wanted more time there. Amélie had a good time but couldn't engage with it in the same way. 

After a great lunch at the museum we walked over to the Anne Frank house. It has changed a lot, for the better, since the last time Naomi and I were there. Before, the secret annex was closed, but now you can walk through it. Next week we will go to Berlin, so a bit of war history this fall. 

Helene has Covid, so she was not able to pick up the girls from school on Thursday. Luckily we were able to send them to a friend's house, but now I am sick. Haven't been this sick in a long time. Called in on Friday and I won't be able to teach tomorrow either. Today Naomi gets to go to a baby shower that she was excited about at first, but is now dreading because the program seems really weird instead of fun. This week Amélie keeps asking to listen to The Beavers...she means The Beatles. She loves the music.

View of Amsterdam from Nemo.

Designing her own house with sustainable materials.