When it rains it pours. I really shouldn't be taking the time to blog right now, but it's a quick and easy check mark off my to -do list. Plus, we've had a great past week so it's hard not to share since there are plenty of weeks where NOTHING is going on other than the mundane hum drum of every day life.
Lucia ( the mother of Mathilde Anna and Catarina) organized a day of ice skating to Claut for the bulk of Lizzie's class on one of the school days off for Carnevale. First I'd like to reiterate that many Italians in this area speak English. Lucia is so fluent that I'm shocked at how well developed and functional her vocabulary is for a non-native speaker (I'm sure she could out "english" some of our native speakers from back home!). Lucia has gone out of her way to get us involved in Italian life and to introduce us to the other families in Lizzie's class. She also is our homeroom mom for Liz's class, mother to three (one of which is under 6 mos old), and one of those people who never (never) looses her cool. Altogether a wonderful person to be around, and so much fun on an outing like this.
The trip she organized was to Claut, a town about 30 minutes from us, which frequently holds world skiing and curling competitions. http://www.comune.claut.pn.it/ is the Italian site, it translates fairly well through google.
Lizzie and her friends:
The ever elusive Emma:
Moments before a snowball fight broke out on the way home:
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