Parent evening at Ignatz’s school. Usually a depressing nightmare, and it started off pretty badly – his school has two branches, and we went to the wrong one, didn’t have a map hand… more →
alalaalala wrote 5 hours ago: Parent evening at Ignatz’s school. Usually a depressing nightmare, and it started off pretty b … more →
alala wrote 1 week ago: Another fab thing about living in the Netherlands is that I can FINALLY watch sitcoms after eight ye … more →
alala wrote 1 week ago: was go to the library! There were a lot of things I didn’t like about living in the boonies. O … more →
alala wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s only fair, since we addressed Ignatz’s academic stuff yesterday. So the Sniglet is … more →
alala wrote 2 weeks ago: Well. He’s been there a little over two months now, how’s it going? We met the class … more →
alala wrote 3 weeks ago: Well there’s real truth, and then there’s bureaucratic truth. Remember for my residence … more →
alala wrote 2 months ago: Amy mentions that it’s autumn in New England (hey, did I ever tell you about that time when Dr … more →
alala wrote 3 months ago: As Ikea’s best customers, of course we have a huge surplus of allen wrenches, extra screws, wo … more →
alala wrote 4 months ago: We went to a soccer game today! Not the big expensive stadium-thing, just a local team – every … more →
alala wrote 4 months ago: The problem is, most hotels are nice, but they’re in lands where they’re just serving ic … more →
alala wrote 4 months ago: Those of you following Ignatz’s academic exploits will recall that I was teaching him Greek so … more →
alala wrote 4 months ago: I took Ignatz to the train station Saturday to go to his Dutch lesson and then on to Munich to visit … more →
alala wrote 5 months ago: He: It’s strange that Buffy’s mom, of all people, doesn’t know. But then, I guess … more →
alala wrote 6 months ago: I’m having trouble finding time to blog, is why I’m never here anymore. A real estate ag … more →
alala wrote 6 months ago: One child with allergy attacks bad enough to leave school early, but otherwise fine, so he’s j … more →
alala wrote 6 months ago: I stand by my assertion that Ignatz’s (spoken) English is better than that of his teachers, bu … more →
alala wrote 6 months ago: It’s English this time. I got a note from his English “teacher” – the quotes … more →
alala wrote 6 months ago: SIGH. Ignatz got yet another “censure” from school today. It says he made an “impo … more →
alala wrote 6 months ago: Today I took Ignatz to his first Dutch lesson in Feldkirchen. We talked to the teacher for awhile … more →