Week 8

Week 8 brought rain, VBS, more rain, a break-in and a getaway!  

Every morning last week, Dandelions #1, 2 & 3 attended VBS, Dandelion #4 rocked the nursery and I volunteered all week, mainly in the Epic Bible Adventure room.

It also rained a lot during the week, so we wore the kiddos out with races in the rain after dinner.

The I'd-like-life-to-not-be-so-exciting-excitement of the week was on Thursday when I looked out my kitchen window to see a man leaving our garden through our back gate.  I called the Hubs, then phoned the military police.  They took my report, but then told me to call the local police.  I did, but they disconnected me while trying to transfer me to someone who spoke English.  

Just then, Hubby arrived home (I'm just waiting for a speeding ticket to arrive in the mail...) to find that the man had pried open our locked gate to gain access to our yard.  He also discovered from my description that the man was still in the neighbor's yard; it was the neighbor's gardener.  Nice.  He wanted to trim the hedge properly, but decided instead of ringing the doorbell, he'd just break our gate and come on in.  Um, yeah.  Toto, we're not in Texas anymore...

   So with all our blood pressures a smidge higher than normal, the Hubs wisely planned a getaway.  We drove to Luxembourg for the day on Saturday.  The first stop was at partially re-built castle.  Afterward, we grabbed sandwiches at a bakery to complete the picnic we'd packed, then headed towards Luxembourg City.  The highlight of the day, without question, was the American cemetery.  It was very moving and it made me wish all Americans, no matter their political stance, could recognize the cost of war and experience what it feels like to see the evidence of lives sacrificed for our freedoms.  It made me very proud of my Hubby.

This was a completely random sighting along the drive and it reminded us of ND!

For those who keep wondering if our lost van has been found, they told us on Monday this week that it was still in Houston.  Then Tuesday they said they *think* it's in Germany...not where it was supposed to ship to...then Wednesday, they confirmed it had arrived in Germany.  It's at least on the same continent now!