From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Journalist Christopher

18 February 2009

While helping (well, actually watching) me clean out our basement, Christopher discovered Frauke’s typewriter (which he immediately dubbed an “antique”) and asked if he could try it out. This evening we let him at it.

After experimenting a bit, he put in a fresh sheet of paper and spent over an hour preparing a “report” on [...]

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School Daze

10 February 2009

Last week was mid-term vacation for our school, and as a 3rd grader Christopher got his first report card with real grades. His grades were pretty good, we thought. One of the quirks of German family life seems to be that kids are to share their grades or show their report cards to anyone who [...]

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Mr. Boombastic

9 February 2009

This morning, I had to wait a few minutes before I could enter the kitchen. Mama and Christopher were busy lighting and couning tea canndles on the kitchen table. The first time they had 53 instead of 47, but at this stage of life, what do 6 extra candles really matter?

Since I’m not German, I’m [...]

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