Texas

Little things I love about living here:

the plastic wrap has a cutting edge

my kids play with children they meet at parks

parking lots

big washing machine

big dishwasher

big oven

blue sky

enchiladas

singing hymns in English

so little smoking

Kashi frozen waffles

Amazon prime

science and children's museums

milk sold in gallons

cotton fabric

oak trees

peanut butter cups

screens on the windows

WRR 101.1 (fab classical music station)

public library -- not a little thing, actually, but I couldn't leave it out

free school

lovely, kind people bag my groceries for me

2-wheel drive grocery carts (they go where you point them!)

great service -- again, not a small thing, but people smile at me (!)

did I mention the sunshine?

sunshine

Little things I miss about Prague

fresh bread

walking to a destination, rather than going for a walk

architecture

Riverside School

small shops

speaking another language every day

"strong" chili-lime chips

the river

bridges

boats

wafer cookies (american ones are gross)

tile roofs

pedestrians

public transport

food that actually goes bad after a couple of days

eggs that have evidence of the farm on them

Krtek (little mole)

street musicians

hazelnut flavored sweets

Easter markets

practically free opera, ballet

my phone (new one is not as good)

cell phone coverage

double hinge windows

old stuff

St. Patrick's Day

We just got back from a great family vacation to San Antonio. We all spent the weekend together, and then Nathan worked a couple of days and I played with the kids. Yesterday V found her version of a 4-leaf clover while we were visiting the bridge in Waco. You know, the old bridge. Waco is also the home of Dr. Pepper, so we went to that museum, too. No cool I'm a Pepper shirts, unfortunately. They had them, but only in white which is not what I wanted.
Here's E at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. It has a cool science tree house, plus a real tree house outside. M's favorite part was a huge floor area with lights. Select your game via computer, and the lights play with you. He played a dodge ball game many times. A light ball moved randomly around the board and he had to get away. If he dodged it long enough, 2 balls started going. Fun!
We met up with some family members and went to a state park. On our hike, we discovered the large remains of a dead tree. E is a super-great hiker. Her big sister, not so much.
Here we are on a river boat tour! The kids had a great time, and the weather was absolutely perfect.
Remember the Alamo! They have employees that memorize something like 30 minutes worth of information about the battle of the Alamo, and they recite it in the beautiful grounds outside. Pretty sweet job. Oh, and we're expecting a baby in September.