Happy Thankgiving!

Hello there!

Thought I'd send a quick hello to accompany this new round of pictures. We thought of home as we picnicked on tomato sandwiches by the Danube River, thinking we'd rather be sampling three kinds of church potato salad and pie! As it was, we had to share the air with greasy riverboats, dogs and dumpsters, so anything more delectable would have been lost on us. A romantic picnic in a shady nook at the Danube will have to wait for another trip. We were happy to find this bench. However, last Sunday's trip into the country west of Bucharest offered up some great photo opportunities, as you will see in the post below. The final picture here is a typical sight from our balcony.

We are headed into Week 8 at school, after which AISB takes a week holiday. We have decided to visit Italy on this first "vacation", which will take us to Milan and Cinque Terre. Writing those words from this vantage point seems at one time both natural and surreal.

Tomorrow the Canadian teachers will wish each other a happy thanksgiving on their way to class. Mind you, students in Grades 3,4 and 5 are writing standardized tests for the next two days, which means that I don't do any teaching at all! So I get to pretend that I'm having Thanksgiving Monday "off" as usual. This is one of the perks of being a specialist, haha.
Maybe tomorrow's cafeteria menu will include chicken. We will choose it and pretend it's turkey. So here's to great times around your tables this weekend with family and friends. We are thankful for all the wonderful people that bind us together in any circumstance, even halfway across the world. God bless you, every one!

Love, Millie (Ed is already in bed after a day on the road. There are no "Sunday drivers" in Romania.)