Eric, Inga, and Ivy were gone on a marathon soccer day. I brought Inga to her soccer club early this morning; we had to leave by 7:05 am. Eric left with Ivy soon after I got back, and then after Ivy's game they drove over to Inga's tournament. They got back around 7 pm!
I roped Zari and Dio into helping me pack and clean the attic. We got all of the kids' toys and treasure boxes packed away and much of the room deep cleaned. We also put another 10 or so bags of winter clothes and craft supplies away in the attic storage room.
I also worked on cleaning the books and bookshelves in our living room. We've gone almost 20 months without a deep clean and it shows! Normally we're leaving every half-year so our entire apartment gets scrubbed top to bottom whenever we go.
Today we had "ukulele lady" serenading us. She plays at the Irish pub on the corner every summer. I know most of her sets at this point.
Dio went to a skatepark with his friend all afternoon. It's fun to be able to send him off and give him some autonomy. I asked him how it was to be independent: "Okay" in his usual monotone.
I took a quick swim late this afternoon. I couldn't convince Zari to come--she was stressing about a project she has to get done.
Dinner was Thai yellow curry with chicken, 3 kinds of bell peppers, mushrooms, potatoes over basmati rice. Yum.
Eric went for a treasure hunting swim after he got back. He came home with two pairs of men's underwear and 30 Euros. Not bad. He was shivering uncontrollably and even after a hot shower couldn't get warm. Inga and Ivy got him snuggled under a huge pile of blankets and pillows.
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