This morning we got up early, fed and packed up the boys and went to the health club. I decided to try the “WoYo” class - Workout Yoga. Michael stayed with the boys and played in the play area.

Walking into a class not knowing what you’re doing or what to expect is a strange experience. I was really scared of being picked out and asked a question and not know what was going on. But I followed what everyone else was doing, grabbed the blocks, straps, ball, blanket, and mat that everyone else had. There were a couple of surprising things, one was that there was probably equal numbers of men to women in the class and also the teacher was a man. In the mornings, the gym is filled with older people and mothers. I did ok overall, just followed everyone else. I didn’t really feel like I “worked out” though. There were some tough poses, but mostly doable. There was one that I couldn’t do at all because the block was too high for me. The teacher did ask me a question, but I could understand and answer, which was cool. “Does it hurt?” answer “yes”. haha!

Michael, on the other hand, had a pretty stressful time with the boys. They were quite shocked to see so many kids in the play area and that kind of freaked them out. Rowan did ok, but Elijah almost bit a couple of the other kids! Eegads! Luckily, Michael was watching very closely. Elijah even pushed a girl down, but the little lass got up and pushed him back. Good for her! They were also overwhelmed by older kids telling them things in German and not understanding anything. We’re so worried now about leaving them with other kids. We’ll see, hopefully it will get better next time.

In the afternoon, I went over to the apartment management to talk to them about the lame hotel. The lady there was a new one that I haven’t talked to and she was kind of upset that we were making “extra” demands. I told her that all this was ok with the “big boss” and then she said “so it is _our_ job to find you a place?” and I was like “well, we have kids and need certain things”. I felt so bad *again* for asking for more, but we do need a kitchen. She said she will call me later. Michael was so mad that I’m getting this kind of treatment! I’m sure it will all work out for the best.

Riki came by today and bought mudpants for the boys as an early birthday present! They are really good for the playground so they don’t get so dirty when the weather isn’t the best. Now I have to get some boots.