We woke up this morning at 6:15 to the delightful sounds of garbage trucks making a huge noise as they emptied the ten dumpsters for our complex. I looked out the window into a blinding blizzard and did the only sensible thing I could think of: Retuned to bed. We finally got up at about 9:45 and it was still snowing. I had so hoped that the snows were behind us but Cindy reminded me that we were in Moscow and it might snow through April.
We did our exercise routines and while Cindy walked to the store for bakery goodies, I did 20 minutes on our new treadmill. I started using it on Wednesday and each day I’ve added a few minutes to the workout. I was particularly happy to have it today since a long walk did not seem to be an option. The rest of the morning was devoted to just being lazy and drinking coffee and doing some work on the computer. We watched BBC to see the latest on the earthquake in Japan. Some of the footage of the devastating tsunami was simply incredible. The sheer force of the huge waves was hard to imagine and we sat there dumbfounded as we watched large buildings being crushed to the ground and carried away by the water. I will always be amazed at people who decide to stop their cars to watch the water approaching them, only to realize that they misgauged the speed and bam, they were just washed away.
Cindy had a particularly rough day in school yesterday and was none too pleased with the way things had gone. I thought it would be a good idea to have a nice dinner and invite a couple who work at the school to come over so Cindy could talk it though with folks that understand the system better than I do. We had a proper roast chicken dinner with lots of vegetables and gravy, and apple strudel for dessert. The conversation and comfort food did much to relax everyone and it was a fun evening. (It is evenings like this that make me wish I had a dishwasher.)
We are off to an event at AAS tonight. It is a fundraiser with a silent auction and the theme is Carnivale around the world, even though we are four days into Lent. It promises to be an interesting evening. We were originally drawn to the event because of the promise of dancing to a live band. It wasn’t until we had paid for our tickets that we were told the dancing starts at ten and lasts until one, but the bus to take us home departs the school at ten thirty! Bummer.
The sun is out, the temperature has gone up to 36° and the snow is melting fast. Tomorrow is supposed to be in the 40s so we have high hopes for more melting.
Until the morrow, Cindy and Wm
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