so i've been cutting out hearts and paper, thread and ribbon for the craft fair tomorrow. this morning i took a break with morgana to drive out to brooklyn to help korrina and brian move. they had movers come to carry the heavy furniture and a few book boxes, but we moved kitchen supplies and clothes and shoes and gadgets. brian's mom and dad came to help also and it was fun to meet them. they're both incredibly nice and i can see both of them in brian. he and his dad are built similarly and move similarly, and his mom has that beautiful wide norwegian forehead that warren and some of his relatives have. with her bright smile she made me think of mor mor, or doris, my brother-in-law's mom, who i had the privilege of knowing since i was seven years old, when she would have us over for kringler and gjetost, krumkake and whipped cream on lillejulelaften (little christmas eve).
the move went smoothly, though the workers hadn't finished with several renovations in the new apartment: two windows still needed adjusting, the door needed painting, work equipment was still scattered about, and the stove and fridge still hadn't been hooked up. when morgana and i left to drive korrina to work, it was still up in the air whether they would stay the night (there was also plaster dust everywhere). but it seems that the equipment was moved out and brian was able to clear some of the dust from the bedroom, so i guess all is well. morgana and i were exhausted and dusty and were happy to come home to shower (which morgana did before running off to babysitting). after dropping korrina off, i ran around getting masking tape and other sundry items needed for the craft fair before finally getting home to make dinner. there are still some papers and ribbons to cut (i never feel like i have enough) and i'm not happy with all of the ink colors that morgana was so wonderful to mix for me, but i really just have to get some sleep now.
rolling out the sample cinnamon dough, made from equal parts cinnamon and applesauce.
morgana had to call her modern dance teacher to tell her she wouldn't be in class because she had to help me at the craft fair . . the only thing that made up for it was that she also told her that she would be able to perform after all in her teacher's alumni dance concert the first weekend in february. originally, she would have missed it as she had planned to leave for paris december 30th. however, she only just started the process for her visa and the earliest appointment was january 25th, so we're stuck with her for another month. all her babysitting mamas are ecstatic to have her for an extra month, but i think ellen, her modern dance teacher, is probably the happiest one.
She must be very disappointment about not being able to go to Austria first! How does it work? You have an appointment with the consulate and then get a visa?
ReplyDeleteI hope that Korinna's apartmemnt is in better shape by now. How disappointing to find out that the work had not been finished!
Yes, she is, but I think she is hoping to make up for it later in the spring. I think they go "auf dem Wand" a few times in the year, so I think she is still hoping to go. And yes, she makes an appointment with the consulate and then can finish the visa process.
DeleteKorrina said her apartment is much better. They came to fix the windows on Friday and all appliances are hooked up. I think they are slowly unpacking. She sounds very happy, so that's good :) She discovered the sweetest coffee shop just around the corner which pleased her very much.
Oh good, that the apartment is in better shape now. Sorry, I misspelled her name above. I always want to spell it the German way :).
DeleteSpringtime in Austria will be nice too :). We got all our passports taken care of. They came on the same day: The American ones and my German one! Very odd we thought.