Eleanor reading "Deathly Hallows" on Sunday while everyone else was swimming.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
I was awoken this morning to church bells calling everyone to mass and the sound of Stevan's voice in the hall calling with the sweet voice of an angel that he had FANS for me and Brenda!!!!!!!!
We had told him yesterday that we were going to the flea market this AM to try and find some. He was very worried about our falling prey to pickpockets and thieves and so he and his nephew went early and got them for us. Best $25 I have spent in awhile. When I leave, I will donate them to the ballet school. I think this means that my sweet daughter Eleanor has once again decided to room with mom! :-)
I had left our laundry with the ladies yesterday morning but they had indicated that they wouldn't get to it until Monday, so I washed out my undergarments in the sink last night and hung on the line to dry overnight. Spasenka came in to cook our breakfast this morning and she has already washed everything and is placing it on the line. She said the girl this afternoon will iron them and return them to me...I want to take these women home with me! Wow!!!!
I am taking Sunday as a day of rest. I took a nap after a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs and homemade chocolate croissants.I think I will get my shower in a moment--just past 1PM--and then walk to the corner store for more water bottles. This heat drains me of hunger so I may skip lunch entirely...we'll see.
Eleanor decided to stay home with me this afternoon rather than go swimming with the girls. She is enjoying Harry Potter and being lazy before starting the work of classes again tomorrow. I imagine 6 hours of dance class/rehearsals in a ballet studio without A/C in this heat is draining!
...We had cold leftover pizza from yesterday's lunch for lunch today. Our laundry was waiting in the dining room when we got there. Beyond payment in money, I need to think of something nice I can do for the staff here. They really go above and beyond what I am used to in terms of service!
Karen's mother invited Eleanor to go have ice cream with her a little while ago and I seized the opportunity to read another 50 pages of HP while she was gone. She has reclaimed it now though....I really did next to nothing today but am obviously very relaxed!
Karanna, Karen's mother, said that the staff came through cleaning the bathroom and mopping the floors about 6AM...I never heard them and I had our door open for airflow. At home, I wake up with the slightest noise and never nap! This sort of forced relaxation due to the heat is probably a really good thing!
Random thoughts:Smoking--everybody does it...everywhere. Friday afternoon, I saw a lady in a sidewalk cafe give a light to a Gypsy child who couldn't have been older than Amelia. They don't think a thing of it though.
Gypsies--they beg on the streets--only women and children--sometimes very old women. The other day an old, hunchbacked woman came by the cafe where we were eating seeking money. When I refused, she pointed to my half-eaten pizza, so I wrapped it up in some napkins and gave it to her. She seemed appreciative so I felt good about that. On the other hand, I saw a child begging for coins who didn't want anything but coins. Whatever the reason, I find myself suspicious of that...one more reason why I shouldn't occupy a profession which would require patience and forebearance in that situation! The ministry is definitely not my calling; or social work either.
Bug repellent--why can't they make it smell good AND work at home? It's an American company... I'm buying a couple of extra bottles and bringing them home with me!
Ciao!
K and E
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