It's been a very busy few weeks! Alianna and I celebrated St. Martin's Day with her school this evening. 600 children filled the streets of Widdersdorf with their lanterns and walked in a parade of lights and song. The parade ended at a large bonfire where St. Martin arrived on horseback. The children then headed back to school to share hot chocolate and Weckmann (sweet bread shaped like a man with a smoking pipe). It was very fun to join in this German tradition.
Landon has also had a busy couple of weeks. The best news in a long time is that it seems he is no longer allergic to milk! We spent Nov. 3 at the Children's Hospital and sat with Landon for 7 hours while he participated in a milk challenge. Every 30 minutes he was given a larger quantity of milk. He did great! No immediate reactions and nothing 48 hours later. Our only concern now is whether or not his system can handle milk. He has had some pretty bad diapers lately. But I'm not sure if it is the milk or if he is sick. So we will just take the milk thing slow. Next month he will have another food challenge, this time with egg. Our lives will forever change if this test also comes back negative!
Landon also started preschool last week and then he ended preschool last week. We were very much looking forward to him starting and making new friends but I ended up not liking the preschool. Once we starting spending significant time there I found there to be too many problems to overlook. So now we will start our search again. Hopefully we will find a school we can feel good about.
Larry is working hard, he is actually on a conference call as I type, and he is enjoying his work. I still have many 'I hate Germany' days and yell out 'I want to go home', but I am trying to adjust. I am often asked what I miss most. Here is a top 10 list...
1. My family
2. friends
3. babysitters
4. Whole Foods
5. Target
6. large parking lots with wide spaces
7. ENGLISH
8. Sabor Latino
9. English TV and all of my favorite programs
10. My house
Monday, November 10, 2008
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