We managed to get a few things done this weekend. We finally got Clair’s room in decent shape - she almost 1.5 years old now, after all. I forgot to take pictures of the room, but basically, two simple pieces of furniture allowed us to organize her clothes and her toys for just over 100 Euros. I spent a good part of Saturday pulling her room apart, building up the furniture and then putting it back together. I was exhausted by the end of the day.

Matthias made a HUGE batch of bolognese sauce in the slow cooker (most of it is now frozen for ease of use in the coming weeks). He did this a few weeks ago and it was a life saver when he was sick for a week. Now the freezer is stocked once more so we always have an easy, healthy option for dinner even when we feel really lazy. Thanks to mom and dad for that slow cooker for Christmas!

While he was going nuts in the kitchen, I organized Clair clothes and toys from her first year. I have her clothes sorted by age in three month increments in big storage bins. The photo below shows what I did. There are actually some clothes missing because our nephew Maxim is making use of some of the smaller sizes at the moment. I am not the most organized person by any means, but trying to keep a baby’s stuff sorted out has forced me to get on top of things. The piles of clothes were just taking over to the point of irritating me and making it impossible to know where anything was. I finished organizing this just as she is growing out of the next size of clothes. Thanks goodness her rate of growth is slowing down a bit. I couldn’t keep up with the pace she made in her first year.

Aside from that, we have just done a bit of strolling this weekend. There was a snow storm yesterday, so aside from a quick walk into town just to get out of the apartment, we stayed warm and dry at home. Yes, it is March, and we had another snow storm! The weather was leading me on last week because my body was starting to be convinced that spring is coming. The sun was out, and I could even where a light jacket without a hat! But, bam, winter is back….. stupid snow.

I also did a crazy Yoga posture that I haven’t done in years today, it’s called Yoga Nidrasana, and it involves wrapping your feet around your head. It was easier today than it has ever been. I think part of that is because I recently read about an easier way to get into the posture than I had tried before. I think the other reason probably has something to do with having a little person being shot through my pelvis last year - that is bound to affect hip flexibility.

Anyway, here are some random photos….

Ever try taking a photo of a toddler interested in the camera? I got a good shot of her beautiful eyes and her snotty face.

close up booger-face

Matthias’ masterpiece for weeks of goodness…..mmmmmm

Bolognese!

My Masterpiece. Girl has a lot of clothes!! The four tubs are her clothes, and the one next to here are toys that she doesn’t play with because they are mostly for small babies. We are also packing away her first car seat. I don’t know how this will fit into are already cramped basement, but that is the task for this week.

organized baby

A snapshot of springtime in Regensburg. It was bloody cold out there today.

cold Regensburg - in March