So, the second week of February was ski break where the international schools have a one week break (the local schools have two weeks off) and the family goes off to some mountain for a week long skiing holiday. We were pretty much stuck here since the hubby had an important conference during that week and couldn't take any time off. So entertaining the girls, in cold cold weather (which means no parks) was my sole responsibility.
I signed up S for a week's course of ice skating. She already goes once a week but I thought it would be good to go everyday for an intensive course because she was not really learning that much in the once a week session. It turned out to be quite good, it was well organised, S went with her best buddy so she had fun and she ended up learning quite a bit. Only, it was an indoor rink and they kept the indoor area freezing so it was like sitting in a fridge for 45 mins! A and i were nearly frozen at the end of each session- S owes us big when she becomes a world skating champion :)
A did not enjoy these sessions one bit. In the weekly once skating class, the session is outdoor and we sit in a warm cafe overlooking the ice skating rink so the expectation was very different here. The first day A ran up and down a bit, but the cold got to her and by the fifth day she just wanted to sit in my lap throughout wearing her cap and gloves.
Other than the daily ice skating, we managed to go swimming twice, once just S and me when A was in school (her playschool had no ski break holidays) and the other all 3 of us, alongwith some of S friends from school. Another day was a playdate at a friends place, where all the moms who were stuck in Zurich for the ski break got together in one person's house and let the kids go crazy for a couple of hours. Another day we all went back to Spielzaenti (the indoor play area) and the kids were busy the whole morning playing on the cars, on the trampolines etc. So the week passed off more easily than i expected.
But post school reopening its not been such good going. First S got the stomach bug last week and was home for 2 days. Just when she got better, A got it and she suffered for 2 days. Then when both seemed alright, I suggested that we go ice skating over the weekend and S ended up falling badly and spraining a ligament in her leg. Her leg really hurts when you put weight on it so she's been unable to walk for the last 4 days. The doctor said it was not so serious, and should get better soon, but its been 4 days already and no real improvement over the first day. For these muscle sprains you need to exercise the muscle and make it strong again but S is so afraid of the pain that she really resists trying to walk. We finally ended up postponing her birthday party which was supposed to be this weekend as I doubt she'll be able to run around by then. Poor thing is getting quite bored at home, but there's no point sending her to school if she can't walk at all. A also ended up missing a day at school and her musical class since S was home and between the two of them, being cooped up in the house all day, and S resisting any phycial activity, tempers are flying high and nerves are stretched!
Keeping fingers crossed that things settle down soon. On the positive side, my parents are expected here in 2 weeks, can't wait to see them!
I signed up S for a week's course of ice skating. She already goes once a week but I thought it would be good to go everyday for an intensive course because she was not really learning that much in the once a week session. It turned out to be quite good, it was well organised, S went with her best buddy so she had fun and she ended up learning quite a bit. Only, it was an indoor rink and they kept the indoor area freezing so it was like sitting in a fridge for 45 mins! A and i were nearly frozen at the end of each session- S owes us big when she becomes a world skating champion :)
A did not enjoy these sessions one bit. In the weekly once skating class, the session is outdoor and we sit in a warm cafe overlooking the ice skating rink so the expectation was very different here. The first day A ran up and down a bit, but the cold got to her and by the fifth day she just wanted to sit in my lap throughout wearing her cap and gloves.
Other than the daily ice skating, we managed to go swimming twice, once just S and me when A was in school (her playschool had no ski break holidays) and the other all 3 of us, alongwith some of S friends from school. Another day was a playdate at a friends place, where all the moms who were stuck in Zurich for the ski break got together in one person's house and let the kids go crazy for a couple of hours. Another day we all went back to Spielzaenti (the indoor play area) and the kids were busy the whole morning playing on the cars, on the trampolines etc. So the week passed off more easily than i expected.
But post school reopening its not been such good going. First S got the stomach bug last week and was home for 2 days. Just when she got better, A got it and she suffered for 2 days. Then when both seemed alright, I suggested that we go ice skating over the weekend and S ended up falling badly and spraining a ligament in her leg. Her leg really hurts when you put weight on it so she's been unable to walk for the last 4 days. The doctor said it was not so serious, and should get better soon, but its been 4 days already and no real improvement over the first day. For these muscle sprains you need to exercise the muscle and make it strong again but S is so afraid of the pain that she really resists trying to walk. We finally ended up postponing her birthday party which was supposed to be this weekend as I doubt she'll be able to run around by then. Poor thing is getting quite bored at home, but there's no point sending her to school if she can't walk at all. A also ended up missing a day at school and her musical class since S was home and between the two of them, being cooped up in the house all day, and S resisting any phycial activity, tempers are flying high and nerves are stretched!
Keeping fingers crossed that things settle down soon. On the positive side, my parents are expected here in 2 weeks, can't wait to see them!
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I suspected having a kid cooped up at home would lead to much frazzled nerves all around. Good luck!
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