Did you know that the British call a grocery cart a trolley? I had never heard this until yesterday while we were at the commissary. A lovely family was getting their cart at the same time as I when I heard this:

Daughter: "Mummy where's daddy?"

Mom: "He's getting us a trolley."

Then throughout the store the father  could be heard warning his daughter not stand in the trolley.In the states I've heard others call it a  basket, buggie, or shopping cart, but never a trolley. It's neat how the  English language varies depending on where you are, but it probably makes it difficult to master as a second language. My girlfriend recently came back from her vacation in Australia, I bet she heard many words used differently there.

Today we did not accomplish as much school work as I would have liked. Especially since Gabe, my fast little climber, had a very bad fall off our recliner onto the hard floor. He cried a lot and scared me since he hit his head pretty hard. I made sure to watch out for signs of a minor head injury, but as of this evening he is his normal self.  Besides our school work our schedule now includes two baseball practices,  and one sometimes two Boy/Girl Scout  meetings weekly.  

 This past weekend Noah had his first baseball game and he scored two runs. He played  extremely well. On another note we have enjoyed watching a myraid of  bats flying around in the evening. The neighborhood kids found a dead one by our building which Trent quickly disposed of in the trash bins. I then had to lecture the kids about bats and rabies. Well thats about it for us.

Ciao

I just don't have any words to express the sadness and horror I feel about this incident. What the hell is this world coming to!!! My thoughts and prayers are with those whose lives were cut too short, the injured, their families and the whole student body/staff. God bless them all.  

 We've just been hanging out over here. The kids and I have been busy with school work, planning for next school year, and planning a trip for Memorial weekend. We are going to the Milan and Lake Como area for four days. While there we are going to see  Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper fresco and shop.  Trent and I are still planning everything out & I hope Gabriel will be okay on the long ride there. Today we went to the Ipercoop to buy gardening supplies and some very fresh meat. We all got our haircut  and I especially was way overdue for one. I was just so hesitant since I didn't know any of the stylist. Turns out I sat in Rosy's chair and we were able to communicate well. Her english was very limited, but since her husband is Spaniard we were able to converse that way. Now I must say my spanish is limited, but I know and understand it better than italian. Well here are some pics from this week:

 & Noah's latest collection..."Wackos"  the new hip thing  with the kids in the neighborhood.

I walked to the library yesterday and loaded up on some books. Some will be used in next weeks lessons and others were just for the kids.  Note to self.... next time you walk to the library DO NOT check out 29 books you need to carry all the way home.  In the evening we watched our Charlotte's Web DVD and enjoyed it just as much as the book. Suprisingly even Gabe sat through the movie....and we all know he only does that for Elmo. Once the boys went to sleep Lesley and I watched Bride & Prejudice. Let's just say it was different.

Trent & I were up early getting Easter baskets ready for the kids. In addition to eggs and treats Lesley & Noah both got new Tony Hawk skateboards /helmets.  After Mass it was straight to the skatepark to practice ollies and go down ramps.  They absolutely loved them. For dinner we ate Fajitas, mexican rice, pinto beans w/ cilantro and tortillas . We cracked our cascarones and had a fun filled day...I hope you had one too. 

My goodness my PMS had me emotional today. Not in an angry moody type of way, but in a weepy sort of way. For example.....after much anticipation, the movie Bridge to Terabithia finally played here on base this evening. { I believe it's been out for awhile in the states} So I'm there watching the movie w/ the kiddos when it gets to the part where Leslie drowns!! I knew it was going to happen since we had previously read the book, yet when it did I cried, & cried, & cried. Geez  it was as if  I had suffered the loss personally.  Then it dawns on me.....HELLO....it's that time of month.  Aside from the crying it was an excellent movie. We really enjoyed it.

We made our traditional cascarones for Easter yesterday. Cascarones are confetti filled eggs. The kids also made some crafts with the homeschool group today.