Sperrmüll

This morning vans were already driving by--a sign that Sperrmüll ("bulky trash day") is tomorrow. It's a clever system: Almost every usable piece of "bulky trash" is picked up by vans from all over before the garbage trucks even make their appearance. Michael was a bit sad to see the big kiddy tractor-trailer go ("just think, some little kid is going to be very happy"). The electric scooter that had been in our garage, unusable, for the last five years was picked up within minutes as well. 


It was also time to put out the old, unusable hockey sticks. A Sudhaus era has ended. Many cars, even BMW X5s, have slowed down for them, only to find that they are all broken or sawed off because Nick did an art project this year using the handles of different sticks he'd used during his hockey playing days!


Other than attending Nick's parent-student orientation session on Friday night at Hewlett-Packard in Bad Homburg, it was  a home-and-garden weekend. Yesterday when the weather wasn't so nice, we went to the garden store for plants and potting soil and the hardware store for hoes and bark mulch. We also moved out all the furniture in the living room, so the carpet could be cleaned. Today after church, Michael and I spent hours in the gorgeous sunshine getting rid of brambles; Patrick and Nick helped carrying the heavy sacks of soil and mulch. 


In any case, I am looking forward to going to the office tomorrow!