The Barbers Move to Denmark

Another good week with all kinds of things to write about! Zac had his first day at ALK in Denmark, Lindsey went on a "sailing" adventure, there were visitors from Post Falls, and we got new rain gear! The weather is definitely cooling off, but it's still beautiful and perfect for doing things outdoors. Read on! Friday When I read Kim's book about their family's time in Denmark, I paid particular attention whenever she wrote about something I hadn't experienced and felt I could learn from. Friday was the day that came in handy! Kim had written about  saft,  a concentrated juice drink in Denmark, and warned that you were not supposed to drink it without adding lots of water first. At morgenbrød , I found myself staring curiously at an unmarked bottle of deep pink liquid on the table. It was sitting next to a large plastic bottle of sparkling water, and as I looked around, I saw a few cups filled with a light pink bubbly liquid. "Is this saft ?" I ask...

This week was absolutely packed  with activities and firsts. I barely had time to jot any notes in my draft blog! (In case you've been wondering about my blog process, I start a new blog post draft every week on Friday evening and I just type the names of the days of the week with a blank space underneath each of them. Every night, I try to remember to open up the draft and jot a few notes about the things that happened, the places we went, funny or interesting things people said, etc. If I have some time, I drop in photos where I think they'll go. Sometime between Thursday evening and Saturday night, I take the time to sit down with a beer and fill in the details!) Get ready for a ton of pictures... Friday [Some of you are going to be confused by this whole next thing about the bananas, so I'll take a minute here to explain. A few years ago, we figured out that being in the vicinity of bananas, especially ripe or rotting bananas, even just banana chips that have been shut ...