updating schedules

And so, this week has flown by already. We are pooped out, and we have another week of busyness to go. After seeing the Heidelberg Castle, we went to visit our dear friend, Denise. Saturday we left her house after breakfast and took a brief detour to Nuremberg on a chilly, yet sunny day. I love Nuremberg, and the Weihnacht Markt was busy as usual. Sunday soon came 'round, and Kim and I went south to the Black Forest, namely to see the Allerheiligen Wasserfall near Oppenau. It was beautiful, as only a waterfall can be, and the icicles adorning the tall grasses and fallen trees aligning the banks and even in the midst of the falling, rushing stream bore the dripping, slowly freezing splashes of water spraying upwards onto the objects in its' path.

Monday, it seems we did a quick cleanup job and then hastily saw what? I cannot remember. Yet another thing to wake Kim from her sleep on the couch to recap. Tuesday was yesterday. Already so far away. We drove around in Mannheim, lost and looking for a Museum that did not show up correctly on our navigation system. And so, with only an hour left to do something, we shopped a bit for Christmas. The afternoon was spent doing a bit of homework with the kids and then going to a birthday party for Jesus. That was quite fun. The kids got to make some ornaments, have snacks, play a game and listen to the Christmas story. We sang Happy Birthday to Jesus and had cake too. Then bedtime came, and the kids were still up. So, late they went and they were sleepy heads this morning.

Today, we managed to find the elusive Reiss-Engelhorn museum and we visited the Mummy exhibit. Ewww... and so disrespectful. But, it was still interesting to see. Then we spent an hour walking thru the Weihnacht Markt and window shopping near the Zentrum, where the wasserturm is located, hustling past all the stores, in a hurry to get back to our expired parking permit and the children waiting to be picked up from school.

Tomorrow we have plans. Or do we? We never quite decide until we're in the car. But, I think shopping is priority, probably in Heidelberg. Then Friday, off we'll go to Rothenberg ob der Tauber for the day. Saturday we have high hopes to visit Strasbourg, just so we can say we've been to France. ; ) Wish us luck with the French!