first day of school

only an hour of school today for boo -- just right, as far as he's concerned! and yes, it's weird not sending bean off to her school today. speaking of which, she told me that the colloquial german for "hippie" is "muesli." isn't that adorable?

still no word from orientationland... we are assuming this means all is well. m did return home last night. boo and i awoke at seven a.m. despite still being on our summertime schedule.

finally, while i have an absolutely gorgeous and stylish cover for MYphone, a gift from my mom, i can't help coveting this expensive wooden one: