I haven't written much lately because I simply haven't had the gumption.  It's not that nothing has happened, in fact a lot has happened, but I get home and just feel like vegging with a book or TV show.  We have had a lousy spring with rain, thunderstorms and hail almost every afternoon or evening.  It has hampered our outside eating experience which is a great rite of spring for us.  GP gets all excited come April when it's time to bring the BBQ up from the garage.   The outside table and chairs go up and the little garden gets cleaned.  We've probably eaten out a dozen times max since then.  It's been either too cold or too wet.  At school we are going into our last week.  Yippee!  Our fearless leader, the great white sloth, has announced his retirement.  It's a big joke as he hasn't been at school since the 12th graders graduated and his protector , the head of the board of directors and father of one of grace's classmates, announced he'd be leaving.  Sir Sloth has been pushed out.  We know it, he knows we know it, it's all a big farce.  Whatever.  This weekend I'll be packing and cleaning and generally getting ready to fly home on Friday.  I am most impatient.  Today after school I'm going to a "baby shower" for Rosie, our little she-devil of a Pilates instructor.  The baby shower is to be held at the home of one of her Brazilian compatriots and will be attended by the entire South American clan from the school (lots) who will be mostly watching the soccer game between Italy and Sweden for the European Championships.  I expect it will be less baby talk and more booze and cheering.  I'll be happy with an exotic rum drink and some sunshine!  These days the news here is either about football or Brexit.  The UK votes next Thursday whether or not to stay in the EU.  Just our luck they may leave the Union the year our daughter will be attending university there as a EU citizen at a reduced rate.  I very much doubt it will change much for us right away but you never know.  So off I go to do some errands.  xxoo me