Another week in Review

I keep reminding myself that this blog is not only for the readers, but also for ourselves, as a journal of our adventure here.  So if we want to write about the last nine days all at once, that's fine.  So here goes.

On Saturday, August 30, we went to Bad Allenmoos for our last outdoor pool adventure of the season.  The air temperature was about 24 °C and the water was around 22 °C.  Little Geek Girl and Zürich Daddy Geek started things off by jumping off the diving boards.  They then went the the non-swimmer pool and the kiddie pool to see if either of them were warmer, but they weren't.  ZDG swam some laps and I convinced LGG to go back in the pool with me.  Sometimes you get in a pool and the longer you stay in the more comfortable it becomes.  Nope, the longer we stayed in the colder it became.  We decided to leave before we got any colder and went home to grill dinner and eat on the terrace.

On Sunday, August 31, we went for another walk in the hills above Zürich.  ZDG may write more about this walk later, but it was nice to be in the cooler air and walk through the woods.  We walked for about 2 hours and then headed into town for some ice cream, coffee, and pastries.

This past week Monday and Tuesday were busy with getting LGG to morning class, home for lunch, and then back for afternoon class.  On Tuesday afternoons they go to the school library and kids can check books out if they'd like.  On Tuesday morning I had gone to the Pestalozzi library to get some English children's books, so she was happy to have new books waiting for her at home.

On Wednesday afternoon we went to visit some friends for a playdate.  On Thursday afternoon we went to a small gathering and then met ZDG in Zürich for dinner.  On Friday we stayed home most of the afternoon.  It was a pleasant afternoon, but LGG really wanted to play with her toys.  However, Friday evening after dinner we went to Oerlikon to listen to some free outdoor concerts.  One was an adult band and the second was the school district band.

This past weekend we've been busy trying to straighten up the apartment.  ZDG borrowed a drill from a colleague so we've been putting pictures up on the walls (which are made of brick).  We've also decided we need to make another IKEA run to purchase some wall shelves.  But the pile of papers have been sorted and at least the Swiss paperwork is organized.  LGG was very patient with us ignoring her most of Saturday, so on Sunday we went to the Zoological museum.  ZDG and LGG looked at animals and I worked on my German homework.  We then went to the lake to feed the birds, stopped for coffee and pastry, and headed home.

And that's all she wrote.