Well, here I am at Hauptbahnhof, proud of myself because I typed out all my blog posts on my laptop and brought it on a USB drive to upload, but do these public machines accept USB drives??? NOOOOOOOO! So, sorry folks, you’ll have to wait until next week when I can update them from home (keep your fingers crossed!). Or maybe I can convince Michael to upload it for me. But at least I can type today’s news which is kind of boring since I didn’t really do anything.

Today was the best day for mail! People must’ve heard my cry of loneliness and sent me something! My mom sent me a package with some stuff that people sent after we left, Michael’s mom sent a bunch of pictures, Shari sent a bunch of great presents for the boys, Shaun sent the boys some Dr. Seuss books, we got this cool card in the mail that gives us discounts on some stuff, and we got a couple of Christmas cards too. Thanks folks! I was super happy that Shari also sent me a couple of boxes of chocolate covered Macadamia nuts, I immediately opened it and ate half the box! Mmmmm…. When Michael came home he ate the other half! I also got up the courage to call an ob/gyn. I haven’t been too successful at finding a recommendation for a doctor that takes public insurance, so I just found an ad in the train station (yeah, I know, not the best place). I guess I just figured, as long as she’s a doctor, a woman, and speaks English, it’s good enough. I mean, I only see them once a year anyways. I had a hard time talking to the receptionist because she hardly spoke English, but we muddled through it. I wanted to make sure she takes our insurance, I guess I’ll find out for sure when I get there. She would’ve told me if they were private only, I think. I also tried calling the heart doctor that our friend Matt recommended, but there was no answer. I’ll try again tomorrow. I can’t wait for everything to get back to normal after the new year. No more crazy schedules. The only thing we did today was go to the Tengelmann’s, the bigger one that is a couple of blocks further than the smaller one. I got some sandwich supplies and more frozen pizzas. I had a hard time manouvering around since the isles were so small, so I had to go out the way I came in and wait for the line to go away. I got the courage to ask about these heart stickers that the cashier always gives out and I found out that you save them to get some cookware or pyrex dishes. I wish I knew earlier, I could’ve gotten more. I also figured out how to do the recycling thing. They charge about .15 per bottle of coke, so I probably threw away 5 euros worth since I didn’t know. There are a lot of complicated rules about how the deposit thing works. You need to read the label to see if they charge one first. Then you take them back to the grocery store and put them in these machines and they calculate how much you get back depending on the type of bottle you put in. Then you get this receipt thing and you take it to the register (I think). I haven’t done it yet, so probably tomorrow. I got a bunch of coke bottles waiting for me. Anyways, today the boys were really good playing with their toys. We have lots of little games that we play, Elijah currently likes it when I bounce him on my knee and also when I tickle him when he has no shirt on. I tried to show Michael, but of course, he didn’t want to be tickled then. Cloth diapers are going well, it feels so good not to be throwing out so much stuff. I really don’t mind doing diapers. Well, ask me again the next time one of them has diarrhea, and I’m sure I’ll say something different. I also did my walk/run training today without complaint. I am getting used to being out in the cold.