Montag, Oktober 10, 2005
Moody Monday
Woke up early this morning to go for a sweet run--my hip is starting to bother me again though, blerg. Caught the UBahn to meet Tara at the Maschsee but missed my connecting bus and arrived late--didn't think she would have waited to I walked around the Maschsee alone (later found out she had arrived late, too... we must have just missed each other.) Got the kids and headed home for lunch.
On the way home, Henrik stopped at the kiosk to buy some treats. He spent his pocket money on some gummies which he showed off to Kathi... I made him give her one and he got kind of annoyed. Then, one the way home he made a deal with Kathi to sell her some Gummies. I kept telling him Nein (you can't sell a 3-year-old candy! she doesn't understand) but when we got home he gave her some gummies. He freaked out later when his mom informed him that making that deal was unfair (see reason above) and he would not be getting his money back... He was not a happy camper.
I reviewed my hausaufgabe (homework) für Deutsch & went off to meine stunde. Was bist du von Beruf? (What do you do for a living?) Good times. I was supermoody this class... I think cause everyone was playing 'The Teacher's Pet Challenge' (who will be smartest? who will answer first?) which I got sooo sick of in HS that I was getting annoyed. And one of the exercises just pissed me off... one of those 'nice in theory but could I do something more practical since I am living in the country' kinds of things... Eh, it was still ok.
When I got home, Lars und Ina were watching tv. Wir haben die Antwortet für die K-frage. (We have the answer to the chancellor question.) Angela Merkel is Germany's new Chancellor--it's cool b/c she is the first woman and first person from the former East... but it sucks cause she is too conservative and the bargain struck that made her Chancellor put ppl from the opposing party in high cabinet positions, which is good but also means that most likely nothing will be done for the next 4 years. Coming home to them was great though--just reminded me how lucky I am. The other au pairs I know (Whitney, Tara, Marta--who just joined my German class!) feel like guests in their families' homes, but I feel like part of this family. You can see the difference in our eyes--I am content and happy, they look tired, put out, sad... Marta looked so sad tonight, I felt bad for her :( I am sooo glad that I hit the au pair jackpot!
On the way home, Henrik stopped at the kiosk to buy some treats. He spent his pocket money on some gummies which he showed off to Kathi... I made him give her one and he got kind of annoyed. Then, one the way home he made a deal with Kathi to sell her some Gummies. I kept telling him Nein (you can't sell a 3-year-old candy! she doesn't understand) but when we got home he gave her some gummies. He freaked out later when his mom informed him that making that deal was unfair (see reason above) and he would not be getting his money back... He was not a happy camper.
I reviewed my hausaufgabe (homework) für Deutsch & went off to meine stunde. Was bist du von Beruf? (What do you do for a living?) Good times. I was supermoody this class... I think cause everyone was playing 'The Teacher's Pet Challenge' (who will be smartest? who will answer first?) which I got sooo sick of in HS that I was getting annoyed. And one of the exercises just pissed me off... one of those 'nice in theory but could I do something more practical since I am living in the country' kinds of things... Eh, it was still ok.
When I got home, Lars und Ina were watching tv. Wir haben die Antwortet für die K-frage. (We have the answer to the chancellor question.) Angela Merkel is Germany's new Chancellor--it's cool b/c she is the first woman and first person from the former East... but it sucks cause she is too conservative and the bargain struck that made her Chancellor put ppl from the opposing party in high cabinet positions, which is good but also means that most likely nothing will be done for the next 4 years. Coming home to them was great though--just reminded me how lucky I am. The other au pairs I know (Whitney, Tara, Marta--who just joined my German class!) feel like guests in their families' homes, but I feel like part of this family. You can see the difference in our eyes--I am content and happy, they look tired, put out, sad... Marta looked so sad tonight, I felt bad for her :( I am sooo glad that I hit the au pair jackpot!
# posted by Heather @ 9:26 PM 
