Heidelberg, Germany

 Last week was a bit of an "off week"

I called the doctor about some marks on Meg's foot. I was concerned they could be some kind of bites but it ends up the nurse thinks they were old blisters that healed under the skin.  Anyway, when I called the doctor they couldn't see us for weeks so they told us to just go up to the Med clinic that sees people on a first come basis.  It opened at 10 and I thought if we got there when it opened we should be fine.  Well, it ended up taking FOREVER but I was thankful they weren't bites.  

While we are waiting for the nurse Owen's flip- flop broke!  Classic... just where you want your child going barefoot.... a doctor's office!  I told Owen he could not go barefoot, he just couldn't!! This place is full of germs ...You will just have to slide your way out of the clinic!  So as we were leaving it totally looked like Owen was the one we came into the clinic for.  It really looked like he had a bum leg by the way he was walking.   Meg and I were walking a little ways in front of him and a lady passed me and said, "That poor kid, he is really have a rough time."   

 In other Owen news:
 I saw this towel covered in dirt and asked Owen what happened.  Without missing a beat and being totally serious he said, "Oh yea, about that, after I showered I was drying off and realized I didn't wash my legs too well."

He likes to dress up as a WWII solider and this makes me smile.  

He also likes to rearrange his windowsill.  This week he made this scene.  

 And well.... we sometimes have rough days.  But at the end of the day HE always hugs me, says sorry and we just move on.

look at the state of this other pair of flip flops I found at the house.   They promptly went into the trash.  I bet he's asked me about 20 times where his brown flip flops are??

 and Miss Meg... she is my girly girl who loves words.  I am sure her love language is written words because she leaves me notes all the time.  I didn't get a picture but she sent her best friends who moved away a little package and they texted her saying they got it the very same day she got a letter from them!!  So cool how friendship works!!

 She left me this first place ribbon with a little note.

I found this picture while cleaning out the basement, it was on our honeymoon in Charleston 14 years ago.  Owen gave me a huge compliment even though I don't think he realized he did.  He said, "mom you look basically the same... Dad has really changed!!"
I showed Meg later and she said, "mom you look the same but Daddy's hair is really different!"

so true all that hair has been buzzed off

This is a big week for the Reber Clan.  We are having a picnic, a ceremony and are wrapping up some things before the move. 

This 5 star general is a little anxious about the coming weeks but I know God will pull us through!