August 5, new teacher orientation began
August 9, shipment arrived
August 12, inservice week began
August 13, Mom left
August 15, New student orientation
August 19, start school
September 2, week-long field trip to the mountains for Katherine, Jason's soccer coaching started, we had to farm Luke out to other (newly-met) families here both before and after school all week.
Needless to say, it's been a LOT at once.
Our house is looking good. We love our apartment. Most things are unpacked. My books are unpacked, categorized, and alphabetized. (Read: I am starting to feel like this can be home.) We have wonderful neighbors both in our building and nearby. Luke has made good friends with the neighborhood boys, all of whom are older than he is. He rides his bike and scooter nearly every day, walks to and from school on his own sometimes, and is growing right up before my eyes.
Luke is not quite loving school yet, but I keep reminding myself that this is his first big move that he truly remembers and is old enough to have an opinion about. He talks daily about his best friend, Fisher, and how much he misses him. No one will ever be as good a friend as Fisher, according to Luke, and I am sure he is right. At school, his class only has 13 students and is the only third grade class. It's slim pickin's at school for friends, but he is part of the crowd and not left out at all, so even though he may not feel like he's got a good friend, he has playmates, and I'm thankful for that.
Jason and I are both busier than we should be. Jason is coaching soccer, with practice 3 nights a week and tournaments just about every other weekend through November. Luke started both piano and fencing lessons this week. I am working, cooking, doing laundry, and going on walks when I make myself get out of the house once I'm home from work.
The weather is getting cooler. I might be in for it when winter arrives. I am already wearing a jacket or leather coat while other people are still in their shirtsleeves... uh oh.
Switzerland is BEAUTIFUL. We love the outdoor opportunities here. I took my students to the Alps last week for outdoor education, and it was peaceful, beautiful, with perfect weather. I would love to do outdoor ed for my real job. I can't wait for Luke to get to go on that trip next year.
We have found a church, and it has a good sized children's choir for Luke. He will go on Sunday morning for the first time.
Things are good in general. I have forgotten, though, how hard it is to be new, to have everything change all at one time. I hope we are here for a very long time, happy and settled. I think this will be a really good place for us.
Our first trip will be in October, to Rome, for a week. I can't wait. I love Italy (who doesn't?), and I can't wait for Luke to see it.
That's enough for tonight. Two updates in one night has exhausted my word supply.
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