You know how I bought an electric kettle last week? Well, I actually took it into bed one night after I had heated up some water. That is how cold it was in my room. That night I also spent 9 minutes trying to tape a towel to my window with 4-euro scotch tape, and 13 minutes figuring out how to close the flue in the weird chimney thing. I also figured out (after considerable fiddling) that the heater in my bathroom DOES work. Huzzah! So I asked to make sure it was safe, and then turned it on high. And even though it looks very rickety and smells kind of dangerous, I am grateful for the heeeeeat it provides.
Also the cold I though went away has come back with a vengeance, worse than before, and will not leave.
Lu's birthday party went pretty well. Although at first I was terrified out of my mind. While waiting for everyone to get there, the kids were running EVERYWHERE in this tiny house, and SCREAMING even after many a warning from the parents to be quieter. It was really really reallllly overwhelming. But soon after we got some structured activities going and that helped. Kind of.
I did my english teaching game, and it turned out fine. At the end of the day, despite feeling very tired, I actually felt good about the whole thing.
Sunday I was going to meet Svetlana (another au pair) and go see a movie. However, due to the snow, I waited 35 minutes for a bus that never showed up. We decided to pick a cafe in the middle and have a drink and a chat. I was also able to get a picture of me by the Joan of Arc Church with all the snow.
Yesterday the girls and I made a snowman after school. He looked pretty good, if I do say so myself.
At the end of February Mia and I are going to Vienna and Budapest. I feel stupid now, having chosen locations further north (aka COLDER) but I am still quit excited! And this weekend I get see James and Mia in Paris. It will be fun, cold weather be damned!
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