Holes in the Roof

Today's unusual happenings:

- Visited the village "Gemeinde" (Geh-MINE-duh), i.e. the town hall, to inquire about a government letter that had arrived (in German, of course) about Jason's "Reiseausweis" (Rye-zuh-OWS-vice) - his passport. We need to renew our B permits soon (Swiss residence documents), and they were concerned his passport would expire too soon. They were happy to take a photocopy of his new passport that we received in the past year. And to hand me four forms for the upcoming renewal. Now to get the required updated photos of us all.

- Received almost 4,000 litres of eco-heating-oil in our basement tanks. Enough to last a year.
- Got mixed up about a meeting I thought was happening at my house. Got out water, coasters, glasses, and pens, and tidied the living room (not a bad thing). But it didn't happen. No matter, extra time is always nice. Along with the latest confirmation of my fallibility and need to rely on the Infallible One.

- It hailed briefly. And rained. And was sunny (very briefly). And was cloudy. And chilly. Okay, this is not unusual.

- Had two men making temporary holes in the roof to form their own ladder up to the pinnacle, checking out some leaks we had in the last enormous storm. It leaked on us from the borders of a skylight over the dining room, through the vent in the kitchen onto the stove, and into the winter garden from the middle of the ceiling.

I didn't know that roof tiles could do that. Handy. Then they just slid them back down into place again.

- Planned with another mom to have her daughter come along with Emily and David and me on a trip to Appenzell this weekend, since Jason will be off playing Ultimate Frisbee at a tournament in Germany. I think this will be the first time we take someone else's child on a two-night road trip with us. But I remember doing this sort of thing with my friend K when I was growing up - we went hiking with her parents, and also to Rome & Pompeii!

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