First Full day without Nate

Our day went well, I was hedgeing (sp?) between going to the library or pool. The pool won out. I wanted Tara to get really tired and sleep two hrs. Of course this did not end up happening, she slept for 1.5, and woke just as I was falling asleep. It is quite hard to have lunch and realize that you've been awake and playing for 7 or 8 hrs. We had a great time at the pool. I took her into the deep water, had her hold me around the neck and I floated around on my back, she giggled a lot.
I was noticing the insects here, as I am want to do in any place that I am. The first week we sat outside eating and millions of aphids were swarming. There were atleast three different spp. Green, Black and yellow bodied with different wind colorations. THey looked like nats at first, but once I looked closely at Tara's hair, which had collected at least 20, they were aphids. I love aphids they are by far the cutest insect out there. I always imagine the sound of their cute little legs, deedly-deet, deedly-deet :)
The flies up at our apartment are quite interesting too, most seem to have the coloration of yellowjackets, I wonder what the drive is behind that?

I endevored to bake tonight. I tried to make tortillas and they were by far the worst I have ever made. Germany only sells baking powder together with baking soda, so I had to start off with an ingredient that was for sure going to affect taste, but then I kneeded a bit too long and the only rolling pin instrument I could find was a juice glass. So, I ate a couple and maybe I'll rip them up and throw them in a soup or something. Also there was no cast iron, or grill, so I had to put them in an aluminium pan.
Lets see, all in all it was a great day. I skyped with Carrie and my mom on thurs and have chatted with lots of people yesterday and today. I have also just gotten in touch with almost everyone from Waldorf. A person from my class posted our 6th grade picture on facebook, and it got all of us talking and friending each other :) Very exciting! Tanja is in Germany and we will most definately get together this year.
I'm thinking of starting another book, but now it looks like the Mommy Mafia is going to try another book club, so maybe I'll wait to see what they are going to read and read it too.
Goodnight :)