Die Familie

So when I last left y'all, I had not been picked up by, or even met, my host mum, Kerstin. She's really nice, and drove me back to Kaarst, where I met the boys - Alexander and Philipp. The boys are rambunctious, and talkative - though mostly in German. We went out for pizza and thanks to Grant's and my work on the German computer progam I could identify what I was ordering as per toppings, but couldn't order it with my lack of German *food and numbers are about all I know. Kerstin has been really great about telling me what things are in German, as well as speaking in English. I can help the boys with their English and them help me with my German. The boys loved the markers and papers that I got for them - that was our evening activity after returning from the restaurant. And Kerstin liked the picnic blanket. But the color wonder stuff was the big hit last night. We walked to the train station last night when walking Johnny, their German shepherd, but Kerstin drove me to AIB this morning, as she and the kids were visting Max's sister. Oh, and its hot here, like in the nineties, but you realy feel it here, because no one has air conditioning. But I'm making it.

P.S. Name indicates no ill will towards my family - its is only the German was of saying the Family.