Cookies!!!

Ready to bake :)

Hehe, smile Lara.

Being silly here...

Yumm, this is the best part. Lara was totally into the eating part. I have her a ball of dough to roll in her hands and she imediately put it in her mouth! HAHA. She will like baking.

Our lovely cookies. Interesting also to see how she makes the faces. Where the eyes and mouth and nose are placed. Very interesting.

Ready for the oven!!

In they go...

and then we wait.

Oh no!!! I have to get used to a different oven and different temperatures :( Something to learn for next time.

(They still dissapeared with the blink of an eye)

K.

Food for Thought

I'm starting to realize how much I've taken for granted just being able to communicate with the people in my life. How often do you think about how to communicate with your friends, children, spouse, the person at the market, or the bank? Probably never, right? I mean you think about what, but not HOW. And I don't mean via telephone, or email etc. But it adds a whole new spin on the day, on life, when you can't just open your mouth and express yourself, or explain what you're thinking, what you need etc. And sure there is a lot that can be 'said' without being verbal, but that really only goes so far. But even as frustrating as it can be here at times, not being able to communicate, I am still not at a total loss, and I can only imagine those who are.

Just a thought for the day.

Baking Day!!!

Friday of last week Sabine and I sat down to discuss a kind of weekly schedule. It is a flexible schedule but it will give us an idea of what is happening every week, who is with whom and doing what. This is great because now I can plan activities with Lara and know when I am with Lili and at what times I maybe have a break.

The biggest days for me are Wednesday (today) and Thursday. Wednesdays are baking days!! I'm very excited about this. Its something new for Lara, something I can introduce that can be my thing with her, and I think she will really like it. Then on Thursday Lara and I will have a two-way tutoring session. She will help me with my German (she LOVES this, and its good for her to feel that she can help me with something) and I will work with her on some English. This will also be fun and beneficial for us both. After a short German/English lesson then we will work on a craft project which can be carried over from week to week or from day to day if we need to fill time anywhere. My creative juices are already flowing!!! I have a long list of ideas which keeps growing!

So, today is our first baking adventure. I think it will be a good exercise (Occupational Therapy!) for Lara to use her hands to roll the dough into a ball and then we'll have some fun using M&M's to make faces in the cookies. Its a very simple cookie recipie to start, better not to plan too much. Who knows, it could be a total bust!! But I'm hopeful. I think it will go well. I'll update you tomorrow with photos :)

K.