January 25, 2007
Day Seventeen (unexpected)
So Claudia is not back yet.
She flew into Munich... and they promptly closed the airport; heavy, heavy snow.
She's now in London, trying to catch the afternoon flight to Yerevan. If it works, she'll get here tonight... 18 hours after her scheduled arrival, most of which will have been spent in planes and airports.
The boys took it hard this morning. Alan didn't want to go to sleep last night, and he was up in my room looking for her first thing this morning. David wailed at her on the phone: " But I MISS you, Mommy!!"
Well-oh. In the meantime, I have learned to make pancakes. I am no sort of cook, and they're strangely flat and crepe-y, but they are recognizably pancakes and the boys eat them with gusto.
Oh, and we had a burst pipe last week, with water pouring through the living room ceiling all night and half the house without electricity for a couple of days. But that's so last week. We're over that now.
More soon.
Posted by douglas at January 25, 2007 03:53 PMOy. Stay warm and snug.
Posted by: The NEw York City Math Teacher at January 26, 2007 04:41 AMBelatedly, I add that they closed the Munich airport *for the only time so far this year*. If I didn't know Claudia was coming in from sunny climes, I would say she brought it with her.
On the other hand, closing the airport is an occasional ritual that never ceases to puzzle the heck out of me. Snow? In January? In Central Europe? Who knew?
Seriously, I could see maybe Rome or Madrid airports being all WTF about snow, but Munich? But since they're surprised every year, I suppose I should stop being surprised that they're surprised.
Posted by: Doug (not Muir) at February 6, 2007 12:08 PM