Finn had a really great first day of school, celebrated German-style with Oma, Opa and Omi Lotti. He likes his teacher and gets along well with his classmates. Of course, living in a small town, he knew most of them already. There are 18 kids in his class, 10 are first-graders, and 8 are second-graders. A few times a week a second teacher comes in so first and second grade can be separated. Other than that the kids are taught together, working on their respective assignments. The other day Finn Smartiepants did the 2nd grade math problems - I have no idea how he figured that out.
Finn loved his "Schultüte" (the cone) and all the goodies it held. He was especially taken with that little orange dragon peeking out the top. The dragon's name is "Coconut" and he is the hero of a series of German children's books that Finn loves. Finn loves books and is excited about learning to read. He is having to re-learn some of the English sounds he associates with the letters, but his brain is handling the two systems well.
In other news, I am getting ready to have surgery done on my shoulder. My doctor felt we exhausted all other options and it's time to get in there and remove what doesn't belong. I have calcifications on my tendons, and it's been inflamed for a long time. Surgery on the tendons can be tricky, the inflamed bursae will be removed and possibly the rotator cuff muscle will have to be repaired. (I hope not because that means I would have to be in some kind of brace for the first 6 weeks of recovery.) I go to a practice with several orthopedic doctors, and "my" doctor will be present for the surgery, but one of the others will be the head surgeon as he is the shoulder specialist. The other day I met with him and he explained to me the risks involved and what can go wrong. I was like, do I really have to sign this list!? Oh well. Apparently he has a lot of experience and he told me he will get me up and running for my next triathlon some time next year. :) Let's hope I can start swimming again!
The surgery will be done on October 18th at a small hospital north of Ingolstadt and I will be there for 2-5 days depending on how things go.
Sadly, the doctor didn't think swinging a 30lb saddle on a horse would be a good idea for the first couple months after the surgery. Luckily, the kids have volunteered to do that for me if I bring a stool for them. I might just do that. Right, Neil? :)
All right, I'm signing off for the night. Time to give Lily a dose of her anti-nausea meds so I won't have to wash her bedding in the middle of the night again. Lily (and her parents) had a really rough night last night. The sickies have hit, hard.
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