Just a nice weekend

We had a very nice weekend. Yesterday I, Katrin, went to a CPR/ First Aid class, which I had to attend since I am the person responsible for "Health and Safety" at Theda and Jonte's Preschool. I first was not very motivated to go, but it was a retired firefighter who held the session and he drilled us, why it is important to know how to do CPR (Wiederbelebungsmassnahmen). It was quite embarrasing how many participants memorized nursery rhymes (Kinderreime) from 25 years ago, but could not remember how to do CPR, including me. Now I am convinced and really hope not to forget the procedure (a little comprehension for you: ABC - A: Open the Airway, B: 2x Breathing and C: 30x Heart Compressions). It saves lifes and can be needed at any time!! (Sorry, if I sound a little missionary.)

After I came back around noontime we took a long nap. In the afternoon we enjoyed Lebkuchen (a big christmas package had just arrived a couple of days ago :-)!) and when finally Jonte woke up at around 6pm (fell asleep at 4), he was totally convinced that we still should go to a "Feuerzangenbowlenfete" we were invited to. So we spontanously decided: "Ok, let's go!" We had a great time! It was a German from the forest playtime group inviting, so we met a lot of Germans and a lot of kids.

Today, on Sunday, we took it easy. Made homemade rolls (starting the dough in the evening and do the kneading and baking in the morning is perfect and has reduced our waiting time in the morning by far). Had an extended Sunday breakfast. Kids went playing in the bathtub. I prepared Christmas cookie dough and baked cookies later. Had a great phone call with Kieler friends. And finally when it was getting dark again, I went on a short walk with the kids while Sunke was preparing our dinner. The kids get very excited about all the christmas decoration in front of houses and the christmas trees which are often already put up in people's homes. Today they took pictures of their favourite houses.

one of the heavily decorated houses in our neighborhood

On our way back we stopped at a place were they sell christmas trees (it is not even a hundred meters away from our house, so we will be able to carry our tree home). As an attraction they have a reindeer now. Theda and Jonte had been waiting for it to come and were very happy today that it had finally arrived. So I guess, we will visit the reindeer regularly from now on.

reindeer Juno

nothing without hand sanitizer

... and when we got home, dinner was ready. We had "Gruenkohl, Kassler and Pinkel"! Sunke managed to find all three specialties at the Bavarian Meat Market in downtown. The Gruenkohl was a glas of "Kuehne SchlemmerGruenkohl nach Holsteiner Art". Everyone and especially Sunke was very happy (well, Narne would have liked some too, I guess).

 

Other than that we had clear and sunny, but cold winter days the past eight days. So we tried to spend a lot of time outside - going to parks or walks in the neighborhood.

 This picture was taken from our backyard door.

Sunke on his way to work. Still biking. But he also had a bad fall on a icy slope on his way to work last week. 

  

Theda preparing for Nikolaus.

 

Sonnenbrillenindianer

 

 Narne being very happy about his new skills

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 Hope you all also enjoyed a nice third advent weekend!