Sunny Sunday

It was hard to get up today! I wanted to lay in bed. But it was a beautiful sunny day. So then I wanted to lay in the sun on our patio. I played with Ellie and Maisie, with their little dogs and pegasus (pegasi?). My shoes became cars, and the big orange blanket on the patio was the sand.

After a nice morning at "home", we decided to head out for awhile. When Momma is pregnant, Momma wants a hamburger! So we made a stop at McD's, before driving down to the sea.

The private beach clubs seem to go on forever. We drove for twenty or thirty minutes, enjoying the sun and scenery. Again the kids got to run out on the sand for a few minutes. We also washed the car, became rather confused at the gas station (did that man just steal my receipt?), and I bought a big frying pan and cutting board for our apartment. The drive back up past Carrara was very nice, but eventually we made our way back to Massa.

At the grocery store, here is what I bought: Salami, berry jelly, croissants, yogurt, eggs (dropped these in the car, losing a few), a pineapple, oranges, bananas, strawberries (devoured at dinner!), cookies, more cookies, gelato, Coke, Sprite, frozen pizzas, and gummy bears. We usually do a little better when Jess does the shopping.

Inside the apartment, we have now set up the DVD player. Thanks for sending that, Scott. It's great to have the occasional distraction it provides. Sort of funny though, it only plays black and white. My co-worker Aaron thinks that's because the U.S. is NTSC, which is 30 frames per second, and that Europe is on the PAL standard, which is 25 frames per second. The girls don't seem to mind. They watched a Chip and Dale cartoon while Jess fixed dinner.