March 12 (Saturday)

Today we met with our soon to be new land lord in Walluf. They showed us the our name that they already put on the doorbell of the house. It was so sweet. We talked mainly in German which was great. We talked about what rooms they would paint and things like that. They are really nice people. The kids played outside the whole time because it was so beautiful outside today. It was about 55 degrees. Afterwards, we went to Walluf for lunch. We ate a place on the Rhine River (inside). It was so beautiful!!

Josiah's friend, Julia came over today and they played for a bit.

JoAnn came over today for dinner. She's here for a couple months working although she's retired. She's the one that got Richie the job over here in Germany. It was my first time meeting her. It was a really enjoyable time. The kids were so great and she was really laid~back and great with them. We had chicken marsala. During dinner, a bat had come into the house and was flying around. It was crazy! We managed to trap it under a blanket and shoe it outside. Makes me thankful for 'doorwalls'. We moved the couch out of the way and opened the door that's behind the couch to get it out. Afterwards we sat by the fire and just chilled. I love this indoor fireplace.

Favorite Kids saying of the day: Today at lunch Luna said "what is your name" in English to a German. I said, "Wie heist du" so she'd know the German. She repeated it at lunch. Then, tonight when we went on a walk before dinner, Luna was walking and said, "Wie heist du"? I can't believe she remembered it after one time!