Day Eighteen

I have been a slacker lately. Mostly because nothing interesting has been happening and I did not want to write about the same things over and over again. There has been no further progress regarding the job so I still have no idea when I will return. I am sorry I will be missing Joshua's birthday but it was fun to see him and Maddie (and Mommie too :) on Skype these last two weekends. Thank you, Shawna, for making it happen. 


So the book club meeting is cancelled. Alex has been very quiet about reading this book. I see her posts and progress reports on Good Reads but there has been nothing about The good earth. What's up with that, Alex? :) I am done with it and I am ready to start something new if you would like to. As I said I am not sure when I will be back so if everyone is ready to start reading a new book, I can do that. I might have to read it in Hungarian but it should not be a problem. I am currently reading two books; one on the nook - because I can take that everywhere with me - and one paperback because I still love holding an actual book in my hands. Shawna got me hooked to this idea. I have never been big on reading two books at the same time but it is especially interesting this time because both are about the Persian-Greek battles but they are set in different periods. One is about Sparta and the 300 and the other is about Alexander. I am sure many of you know my addiction to Greek/Roman history.


Mom and I still go on our walks almost every day but we decided to skip the path you might see in a previous blog. We have found several ticks; most of them were in the cat but Mom also found one on her hand. Since I am an especial favorite of these bugs, we decided it was not worth the risk. Having all these bugs around is the consequence of high humidity. It has been raining every day so far and while it is not cold, it really is humid. I guess there is always a trade-off: while the trees are green and them flowers are blooming in many different colors, there are also a lot more bugs. 


We had a family feud the other night - of course very amicable and on a small-scale level. Dad and I watched the Spanish soccer league game together and we were on opposing sides. These are the two most famous and best teams in the world so they have fans and divide families all around. And Kyle, no it is not sucker, it is the REAL football. My team won, and Mom said we are lucky that the neighbors are friends so they did not call the cops on us. :) Yes, I tend to get pretty loud when I support a team. I think the only time when I could stay really quiet was when I watched the Packers-Giants playoff game and Pattimom was sleeping on the couch. That was quite a test. :)


My aunt went home so it is just the three of us again. This is Dad's last week as an outpatient so next week I will go to Budapest to visit my friends and family. I might actually even see Bruce Willis. He is in Budapest on the set of Die Hard Five. Of course, the area is closed to traffic but it is close to my flat so I might be able to get close enough to catch a glimpse. 


I hope you are all having a great week. 
Miss you all!