At least someone is outside

 

As you can see, E accepted T's invitation to take him to the playground. They expected to go to the playground we can see from the train, but it belongs to a day care center and was locked. But T must have some sort of instinct, because he asked if they could walk around town a little and he very quickly found this place. When they got there three boys were already playing. They all recognized T and ran over to say hi and play. E was pretty surprised.

Note from T: I crossed over a rope. I was hanging onto two ropes on the top. Then I saw another rope. On the other rope there was only one rope across the top and it goes very far and is up high so I can't reach it. So I only went on the ropes that were easy. My friends were at the park. They played with me, but one kid had a stick. He was spinning around with his stick and hitting trees. His Mama broke his stick because he didn't put it down. Before that he was helping me on the slide.

 R's favorite short cut to and from the train. 

The swing in our backyard.

Flowers are blooming everywhere, and T wants to pick all of them. 

The girls were home sick on Monday and today, so we took them to the doctor. The doctor says it's the flu and that all this off and on sickness is probably the same virus running its course. There is nothing to do except treat the symptoms. The girls came home with cough suppressant, electrolytes, and two different stomach medicines. After being sick in several countries, I think giving lots of specialized medicines is the European way. S plans on going to school tomorrow. R has a follow-up appointment. I don't know how much they think is going to improve in just one day.