March 11, 2008: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Yesterday was a great day of bright sunshine which is exactly what our poor rose bush (or “Sled” as Dominica has named it in a perverse twist on a joke from Citizen Kane) needed. I put it into the windowsill all day and it really seemed to make a difference. With the additional the Miracle …

March 10, 2008: Daylight Savings and Bank Holidays

Dominica kept me up until after midnight helping her on her homework that was due last night. Then, after just over four hours of sleep, Oreo got me up to take him out for a walk. No matter how quickly I try to walk Oreo it always takes almost half an hour at least. So …

March 8, 2008: Die Siedler von Catan Tag

I slept until nine thirty this morning and boy did I ever need it. I was so exhausted yesterday. Today Dominica and I are going to attempt to just relax as much as possible. We did breakfast over at Airlie Cafe and Dominica got introduced to their awesome salads. She didn’t want one when she …