Thursday, March 5, 2009

Not a lot going on

3-5-2009

The past few days have been a blur. Today is Thursday and I have not ventured into Rome at all this week. I know it is a waste, but I am tired, broke and the weather is really bad. It rains everyday in Rome. There are, however, signs that spring is looming in the near future. Some trees are beginning to flower and the air is warming.

Tuesday I took Ludovica to her Catholic class. The class is held at an elderly woman’s apartment. This apartment is by far the most fantastic, eccentric home I have visited in Italy (and I have seen some really nice homes). The place was stunning. Amazing, very old paintings on the walls, huge open spaces and fantastic antiques. I am no longer surprised to enter a fabulous Italian apartment. I think I would be more surprised to see something very common. Turns out the apartment belongs to Shelia’s aunt. Shelia is Mrs. X, mother to Francesco and Lorenzo.

Yesterday was very relaxed. Actually this entire week has almost seemed like a vacation compared to Cortina. I fetched the girls from school at 4:30 p.m. yesterday and brought them home. Of course they wanted to watch television immediately. Ludovica had to finish homework. I wanted to let her watch TV, but I knew Federico would be mad when he came home if she didn’t finish compiti (homework). So, I made her complete her Italian assignment, which was to write about what they did at school during the month of February.

Today, I have to pick the girls up at Shelia’s apartment at 5 p.m. and catch bus 926 to the swimming lesson. Ugh! I don’t know where Shelia lives and I am tired of finding new places. It shouldn’t be so bad. After navigating the streets of Rome with two small children, I feel like I can do anything.

This weekend should be fantastic. I have Friday, Saturday and Sunday free and the apartment all to myself. The family is traveling with Camilla’s parents to Tuscany and she asked if I preferred to stay home. My answer was, “Yes. Please.” I have plans to go wine tasting with Sarah and Snae in Frascati on Saturday. They live in Frascati and it’s supposedly a famous wine town 30 minutes outside of Rome. On Sunday I am taking a day tour to Naples and Pompeii. I am excited about that! Friday I will consult Roma c’e to see what there is to do. Anything free will be good.

The Internet at the house keeps going down in the mornings. This is a major bummer. What could be the problem? It’s probably the rainy weather. I get really anxious when there is no Internet. I get sick worrying that it will never return. Camilla and Federico use some open network from one of the surrounding buildings. This is worrisome.

No comments:

Post a Comment

 

blogger templates | Make Money Online