After returning from Lauterbrunnen on Monday afternoon, we jumped right into a busy week. Tuesday was my day off, but there wasn’t much time for relaxing. Our house was bursting at the seams with so many visitors; which we absolutely loved; but with eight people under one roof, there was plenty of laundry and aContinue reading “Week 263: Wrapping up the School Year”
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Week 262: Visitors, Euros, and Lauterbrunnen
A few weeks ago (I’m getting very behind on my posts!) I attended my final German class. I’m so happy to have my evenings free again. It’s hard to imagine how productive I must have been before spending nearly ten hours a week in class. At the same time, though, I feel a little sad.Continue reading “Week 262: Visitors, Euros, and Lauterbrunnen”
Week 261: Halfway Through May!
Thankfully, we made it through another week, and this one seemed to fly by just as quickly as the others. The warm spell has broken and it has been a little chilly. We did have one change to our normal routine: Wednesday night was the parents vs. kids softball game. The weather was beautiful, andContinue reading “Week 261: Halfway Through May!”
Week 260: Senior Sports Day and Mother’s Day
Somehow we got through another long and tiring week! The weather has been really warm and it feels like Spring. School is wrapping up and the kids are in the middle of AP exams and finishing big projects. In my German class, we are getting close to the final DTZ exam, so every class hasContinue reading “Week 260: Senior Sports Day and Mother’s Day”
Week 259: Back in the USA and my Birthday
On Sunday, I flew back to the U.S. for my grandfather’s services. I was feeling pretty emotional, but luckily a travel nightmare would distract me during the journey. What should have been a routine connection in Frankfurt turned into a complete nightmare. The new immigration system slowed everything to a crawl. I had three hoursContinue reading “Week 259: Back in the USA and my Birthday”
Gilcrests Abroad 