23. December

Dear people big and small and overall

it has been another day of sleepiness, vodka and herings, language learning (english, ukranian and german), stress, christmassy spirit and photographs. We also went to the science museum, but there really isn't much to say about it. So today I will let images speak for me. Enjoy your last day before christmas.

-- On the 'leventh day of christmas my true love gave to me: many pretty pictures... -- and so on until -- and a paaartridge in a pear tree! --

The science museum had a large variety of activities and things to learn and it was fun to spend a few hours with the boys there, especially since I will barely see them starting Wednesday.

The exhibition "Think ahead" was focused on possible future happenings and for example enabled the visitor to create their future self with three different categories of 'items' to choose from.

Tree decorating is one of the most fun things to do with christmas. Especially since this time we made some of the decor ourselves! The red and white hearts were weaved out of paper and make little baskets containing lollies. We will also hang Lebkuchen on the tree tomorrow - very similar to those we always get at Aldi too! The hearts and stars and pretzels. Once the tree was up and pretty Anja and I had lots of fun in front of it, as it is right next to our bed. (Don't be conceived, the thing on the left is just our blanket covering up the suitcase and bags.)

This is our photo that we took in the 1960s, we kept pretty well until now. (Doesn't it look like an old photo though that you would find in your parents albums? It's blurry, shows all the untidy surroundings of the room and has an antique color. Voilà.)

Keep up the good work so you don't spoil your spot on the nice list,

your naughty Skipper and Munchkin.