It's not very far, is it?

When you look at the the earth from this viewpoint, it doesn't look very far from place to place. I only wish this was true! Driving from Italy to Belgium would be a piece of cake!

Algebra, the second time around

Is there anyone out there having to relearn Algebra to help their son or daughter in school?? It's so funny that, when I'm working with Michael on these problems, I don't remember ever having done this in my life. This is despite the fact that I did take at least Algebra I in high school before I changed to the business track of study. So yesterday we had a private study hall with his teacher online and more lights went off in my brain and I think I'm back on the road to understanding how to help him. Meanwhile, the 17th is our last day of the semester for work to be turned in and then we have finals week. I'm looking forward to the break between semesters more than Michael is!

Hopefully today is the day that we learn the target time when we will be moving to Belgium. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Buon giorno! Bon jour!

It's time for me to start a new blog because I feel like a new chapter in our lives here in Europe is beginning. We are waiting and waiting and waiting to hear when we will move to Belgium. I am soooo ready to get back up to our old stomping grounds and to confuse my brain further by switching the primary language to French. The old blog entitled Speaking in Many Languages all at the Same Time is still apropos because I can guarantee that every time I try to speak French, the only words that will come to mind will be Italian or German or possibly Spanish.

Today is a big day for our sweet Italian doggy, Tiberius. He will have surgery to remove the plate and screws from his leg and also get the big snip so that Butch won't feel so threatened by his masculinity. I'm so hoping to be able to write later that this was, in fact, the final step that was needed so that our home can go back to normal and we won't have to keep them separated. Poor Tibee isn't going to like today much though. He already is wondering why he didn't get to eat his breakfast... He'll know soon enough. Dr. Gandolfo (or Paulie G as I like to call him) will work his magic and then the big cone will be back around Tibee's neck (pictures to follow).