Typical Week continued...

So, I forgot to mention that in between all the items that you can quantify, I fielded numerous requests for milk, had to explain 20+ times why Anna could not watch her 'show' all day, comforted Sam whenever he would tumble from his seated playing position (often, since Anna has started to push him over, sat and played trains on the rug, read and wrote a couple text messages, etc... You get the point right? Not much accomplished, but a lot going on.

For the rest of the week, I won't repeat the play-by-play of the Monday description, just mention the highlights of things that were different.

Tuesday
10am Sing Along at the American Women's Clubhouse. Now I usually try to a) get Sam a nap before we leave and b) try to leave at 9:30 for the 25 minute walk to the clubhouse... but neither of these things happened. I try to leave early, since I'm in charge of the singing (a completely crazy concept, since I would have voted myself least likely to lead any singing anywhere-- but no one else volunteered to lead it when the previous leader moved, and Anna loved it so much I decided to give it a shot.) Sorry for the aside, anyway we actually left at 9:46 and arrived with a cranky Sam at about 10:10, so much for punctuality. We sing about 10-15 songs depending on the attention spans of the kiddos, and it's been fun to watch Anna and her friends develop from not singing to now singing and doing handmotions... only when the mood strikes them of course.
At 11:30, after some playtime, mommy socializing, and Sam's bottle we head home for lunch. Anna usually walks the last half of the trip, and probably would walk more, but I'm usually too hungry for her slow paced, look at everything type of walk all the way home :)

Wednesday
9:30am Women's Bible Study. Now, the very special thing about this the babysitting! Yeah, 2 hours to concentrate on something other than the kiddos (see Monday if you need a reference on what I'm talking about). To get to the study we have to drive through our favorite Bambesch Forest, and it's been such a treat to see the forest go through all the seasons. The study is generally good and thought provoking, and attended by women of various nationalities.
4pm Brownie Time. Anna and I baked some healthy brownies from the Sneaky Chef recipe book. I try to bake with her at least once a week, and she loves to eat all the ingredients as they go in the bowl: flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, etc.

Thursday
10:30am Little Gym Class. This is a highlight of Anna's week. She loves her teacher Sylvan, swinging on the bar, and the bubbles at the end. Also, she's now developing an interesting habit of wanting to use specific toilets when she's out and about... the miniature kiddies sized ones in the WC's here rate pretty high up there. We usually talk the bus to class, but last week I decided to walk there and back, and it only took about 25 minutes... not bad. Since the Little Gym is right next to the market, Delhaize, we generally pick up some milk, etc on the way home. The tiny shopping carts for kids have made grocery shopping a favorite acitity for Anna (see Project 365 for photo).

8pm Book Club. I almost forgot about this one! Evening activities are so rare for me. It was nice to slip away after tucking Sam in bed and go hang out with the ladies for a night (well, it was my kind of night, it ended at 10:30, so none of my precious sleep was missed). We discussed the book for only 10 minutes, but rather talked about life, moving, travel, and other grown-up topics. The hostess, Katy, even made a delectable strawberry tart that I ate happily while sipping my wine.

Friday
9:30am Playgroup. It was our turn to host, so I decided the park would be a fun place to meet up with Anna's and my friends. The weather was cool and almost rained the whole morning, but didn't-- typical Luxembourg. The kids enjoyed the swings and throwing the sidewalk chalk we brought off of the small hill in the park; and at least there weren't any other kids for them to hit :)

That's it. My typical week. I fit in miscellaneous grown-up time (reading, finances, trip planning, blogging, etc) during the afternoon naps, if I'm feeling guilty or well rested. Now the kids are sleeping, so I'm off to pack for Paris!

By the way... none of this should be viewed as whining or a desperate plea for sympathy-- just read it as the simple truth of the small stuff of life. And the bigger the truth is: I like my life. I love my kids & hubby. I love living in Luxembourg. I feel very blessed by God and content to be me, here & now.