Wir sind Hier!

Hallo von Berlin!
We just got back from a busy day out in Schonenburg. We went to the Nelson Mandela bi-lingual elementary school for testing of Emery's English proficiency. No guarantee that there's a spot for him, but the woman who certified that yes, Emery speaks English, said he was an excellent candidate because he speaks so little German. Now she recommends him to the principal and he determines if Emery gets placed. Trying to fight off the discomfort from having not seen anything of the school but the stairway to the office. Worked so hard to figure out which seven kindergartens were acceptable to apply for admission to in the city--feels odd to just go with wherever we can find a spot. Driving tomorrow to take a look at the other English-German school that's not way out in the suburbs. Got to find something--these kids need other kids to play with!

Also managed to find the Katzen Boutique today for some cat chow. Looking at the bags, 2 kg seems so pathetically small compared to the 20 lb bags I usually buy. After schlepping it through the rain for a few block, onto two different trains, and then home another 5 blocks with groceries, I decided 2 kg was big enough. Techinically we're on the 3rd floor (4th in the US), but the ceilings are so dang high that it's 6 flights of stairs up. Makes me glad that the largest container of milk available is a liter.

Dan's still in Kiev. Home tomorrow night. Then I'm hoping for a trip to Ikea to buy some sheets--30 duvet covers in this apartment but no sheets!