i had a dream that people actually read this. fun tihngs that happned last week: paula the orange haired 70 year old kinderegraden teacher the kids love making CENCI with them, a pre lent tuscan sweet. basicall,y make dough with vin santo, roll in through the pasta maker, fry in boiling oil. when mom and bren are not vegan, etc., we will make piles ( Read more... )

back to the drawing board. i found myself in the grocery store yesterday muttering i hate them i hate them nad tried switching to i love them i love them but it jsut wasnt natural. esselunge superstore with walnut creek targetesque underground parking and cart escalators and daycare, but in my case, i was follow giac around day care and when he ( Read more... )

food has been good. oil shoppe sandwich was chicken and lettuce and zucchini and eggplant and blue cheese and walnut suace nad they were out of theregular topper: cocoa powder. when i was little we had two summers of au pairs. (marry) mikah from michigan (we told me uncle to marry her because they were the only people in college we know--or grad ( Read more... )

oh, more finally. week two has broght more bads than goods unfortunantly, both so intense that i know i have to stay, despite the temptation of defeat. the kids are still rotten, but cute with people other than me i guess. i hardly saw maria novella this week because she had calligraphy and swimming and buddies, until she got grounded for not ( Read more... )

its a weekend! finally. kids are such brats, rewarded with "mi amor" and cuddling for temper tantrum, unhuman screaming, throwing yougurt on the floor, etc. its the mom's fault. she's awful. so i spent the day in the city, shopping almost too much, but knowing what things i miss about the markets and italian shops (three pairs of earrings, a hat, ( Read more... )

so the bags were flown to florence and should be en route. i still havnt spent time with the kids. we set up a mouse trap last night but it didnt catch hi. he jsut stole the parmesan. i am thinking of doing private italian lessons with my old teacher or trying to find cheap group classes, but i think id need proper indentifucatoion, etc. speaking ( Read more... )

I AM At the school and Regan is being soo helpful and friendly, out of her way! `She ( Read more... )

shit. after all that travel they lost my bags and i was taken to the large long family gathering (three hour lunch party). the little boy is devilish. i feel crappy and dehydrated and i neeeeed my bags. houue is isolated and dark. shit shit for now. i met cool people travelling earlier though.

going to italy. boyfriend explosion. sister explosion. gummies are hard to chew when they are old.

brenna and i went to the movies tonight. preceded by shopping for leggings (brenna got navy) and gelato treats (i got black sesame and cranberry mosilli, musellini, whatever). brokeback mountian was beautiful but so sad. i cried. i feel immobile now. i am on a perfect jeans quest again (these such quests must happen and are to be avoided at all ( Read more... )