Time to Say Goodbye

It's been a wonderful last week in Moosbach, Germany. We've had lots of sweet moments together: silly walks, karate kid wannabe fights, intimate conversations, trashy pirate talk, and just beautiful serene family time (not to mention yelling, kicking, screaming, bleeding, whining, and limitless remarks laden with hopelessness and world angst).


Just the way I imagined our time to be together. Running across the playground today toward lake Rottach, enjoying the squishy feeling of the wet ground beneath my feet, I was stopped by Jamie who came towards me, fanny first, informing me he needed new pants after falling in the wet grass.

Yes, even though our time here has been clouded by stormy weather, we leave her tomorrow fulfilled with what we experienced here. What we learned from each other, what we gave to another.

Tomorrow, we head for home to finish remodelling our three rooms upstairs in our house, while preparing for Jacob's visit on Thursday.

The certainty of the end of the third pregnancy is clear in our anxiety, as Kristine reaches the conclusion of the final term. There is still quite a lot to prepare for and new things to organise. Our biggest issue, now, is getting all our kids in our car simultaneously: we need three kids seats that fit side by side on the middle bench of the car, so as to allow enough space in the trunk for the buggy. And I thought we were done with worrying about car seats, but the ones we presently have will not fit all together side by side on one bench. Good grief! :-)

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