OUR NEW HOUSE HAS A SWIMMING POOL, DOES YOURS?

So let's not get all caught up in minor details, like our pool hasn't worked since the '70s and has no water in it. The important thing is, it's a pool and you can do lots of things in an empty pool, like pretend to do water aerobics or see how long you can lay on the bottom of the pool. We got the keys to our rental home today and did the walk through for scratches and dents with the realtor and the home owner which only took about four hours to take pictures of all the areas and mark every crooked switch plate or ding in the doors. They are thorough in Germany! Take a look at the boys' bathroom--am I seeing spots? Each of those red circles is an individual circle tile and they cover the walls and floor. The red color doesn't look nearly as bright in the pictures, but let me assure you when you leave this bathroom you see little dark spots everywhere, like you just looked at the sun. Don't be jealous--someday maybe you'll have a a retro European bathroom too.


This picture is our family room. Not much to say except there's a fireplace in the corner. This is definitely the best feature of our new place--the backyard with a grapevine arbor, patio and ourdoor built in grill and fireplace. It's really nice. We're so excited about our arbor and patio I'm sure I'll be blogging pictures of all of us in December, sitting on patio furniture eating burgers in our swimsuits, snowboots and scarves.

These pictures are of the kitchen and eating area. It has more cupboards than I've seen in most German homes and beats our house in Iowa with its 5 cupboards. Does anyone know how to convert fahrenheit to celsius? Our food may be overcooked for awhile.