Today I joined a book group that is part of the International Women's Club here. Even though I had not read the book I still enjoyed the entire morning. The choice this month was "Third Culture Kids" which was about expat children and how their nomadic lives can have a positive and negative effect. Of course, this was interesting to all of us in the group as we are all mothers, though I am the only one with a toddler who is not yet grappling with school and social issues (well, except for trying to learn how to share!). The women in the group were terrific: three Americans, four Swedes, a Russian, a Lithuanian and a Dutch woman. One of my favorite parts of the morning was that I was greeted, with great enthusiasm, at the door by a boisterous Black Lab. Zeus is 8 years old and has so far lived in Ghana, Germany, Ukraine and is about to move to Moscow. A true "third culture" dog.
Not much else to report today- a dank, rainy day. Since we have no rainboots, umbrellas or raincoats yet we were stuck inside. Gio spent a lot of time filling his dump truck with "rocks" (beans). Paolo returns late tonight, and we are still very hopeful that our truck will arrive on Sunday. We need toys! Here are a few shots of Gio's new attire. The cloud pants are his favorite. I am not sure his body type is best displayed in this ensemble, but he certainly does not seem to care! Ah, the carefree days of youth.
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| Not sure what to say about this shot. |
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| This pair has firetrucks and dump trucks all over. So masculine, no? |
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| A yogurt catastrophe at breakfast called for a change of outfit. Here he is in his cloud tights, complete with helicopters. He loves these! |
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| Not sure "diaper butt" is such an attractive look, but it does provide good padding on these slippery floors. |
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