Sunday

I've been working on a joke for a while.  It goes something like this, "the English language Catholic church is a 40 minute cycle; I just learned that there's an English language Episcopal service across the canal from us.  Looks like we are now Episcopalian."

Of course, this was exaggerated for comic effect and before we actually attended said Episcopal service. We went today and it was just OK.  It was a prayer service (as opposed to a eucharistic service) which meant it wasn't the Catholic look-alike I was familiar with, but on a cold, rainy January day it just might do the trick.

This afternoon we headed into the city center to go to Marks and Spencer where my plan to reduce the amount of packaging we bring into the house lost out to crumpets and a prepared turkey dinner.  But I've had their turkey dinner before and I know it will be worth it.  Then we walked up to the main library (accidentally escorted by a Hare Krishna procession) and read a few books to M.

Spring Fever

I think I must have spring fever because this weekend I ran my family ragged. On Saturday M had a birthday party at a local play space.  Despite knowing full well that this would exhaust him I still organized a trip to the pool for the morning.  Our local pool is really amazing--kind of like a water park, including a wave every thirty minutes.  

The Mirandabad, our local city pool.

Sunday we rode about 4 miles to the English speaking church then found a nice playground nearby at Park Frankendael.

Beautiful spring weather meant M could play without a jacket.

We stopped for coffee and M used his Leapster.

Our weekend was so busy that on the ride back from church M fell asleep on the back of Peter's bike.  Then we spent the afternoon watching a movie.