Well, it seems as though winter is officially over. Yesterday afternoon while I was outside with Amelie I saw the geese starting their migration back north. It was just a small group of them, not nearly as many as I saw last time, so more will probably be on their way soon. It was 12 degrees today, too, so I don't suppose we'll be getting any more snow here in Königsdorf. Kind of a bummer, but I've been really enjoying the spring weather, too.

On Monday after my language course, the instructor invited any of us who were interested to go out for a beer to celebrate making it half way through the course. Only 4 of us went with him, but it was a lot of fun. We went to this little place in Huemarkt called Brauerei zur Malzmühle. We just hung out there, talking and drinking beer until after 11. It was a really cool experience.

In general the whole week has been pretty easy. I had laundry to fold and iron on Monday, some babysitting yesterday, and class, but that's about it. Yesterday Esther, Olaf and Jörg went to see the live filming of a late night comedy show. They left at about 4, and since Barbara was also out of town for work, I had the kids until about 9. It actually was really smooth. I even had all the kids in pajamas with their teeth brushed and David was sleeping on my chest when Barbara got there to pick them up. Pauline and Gustav were both asleep by the time Esther and Olaf got home, so that was good, too. I don't think I had any problems at all with the kids.

Today I took Pauline to the market in Frechen to do a little shopping, and then she went with Esther and Olaf to go buy a new bed for Gustav. Now I'm about to leave to head to Frankfurt for the weekend, and to meet Lee at the airport tomorrow. I'm really excited about my first visitor!!