Sunshine and Bread

I probably should just start posting pictures.  Really not a lot happening here these days.  But for the first time since the lockdown began I have an actual title for my post. 
It is definitely classic Spring weather.  It snowed on Tuesday and was nearly 70 degrees by Saturday.  The change in weather was very welcomed.  And despite the one day of snow it has been very sunny, albeit sometimes very cold, since we ended with traditional life over three weeks ago. 

Other than TP being hard to find, baking yeast is also sold out

everywhere.  I have never wanted to make my own bread more than when I found out that there is no yeast ANYWHERE!  I had found flour but now no yeast.  Thankfully I have a friend with connections.  All of these hard to find things they days feels like drug deals when we do a "pick up" this time I walked by my friends 2nd story balcony and she just dropped down the small bags.   I also didn't have the cast iron pan required for baking the bread but by neighbor let me borrow theirs.  I gave her one of the 6 small packets of yeast in exchange.  It feels good to be able to "gift" and be given things that you actually really want and need.  Who knew that would become a pan and a small packet of yeast.  She was thrilled because she was hoping to make their special Easter bread but was sad to have not found yeast yet.  Problem solved for both of us.
I had written to another friend who is a seasoned baker for an easy starter recipe and Viola!!  I made bread!  The first night it was very flat. It tasted delicious with a crunchy outside and soft and tender inside.  There were two recipes and the first one had more water than the second one although the rest of the instructions were the same.  The next day I made another loaf and used the recipe with lesser water and it was PERFECT.  It looked good and it tasted

good.  Success!!!   The recipe - here- with the correct amount of water is SUPER easy and although it does take a long time to do the rise it is only about 10 minutes of hands on time.  So worth the wait!! Even Marty, my bread snob of a husband gave it two thumbs up and ranked it in some of the best breads he has ever eaten. 
The kids had a lot of trampolining, Mogli had a lot of walks.  We ate a lot of good food.  Yep, Groundhogs day. Over and over and over.

Week #3

It is hard to believe that this was the third week of our new normal.  No school, no public transportation, VERY few (about once per week) trips to the grocery store, still "home schooling" with less and less joy and success.  MANY many walks. 
Monday morning, Marty and I needed to swing by the Apoteke (pharmacy) and pick up some allergy meds for Benjamin. Marty said - why don't you duck in there (Aldi - a small grocery store along the way) to see if they have TP.  OK, why not. I doubted that they would.  But lo and behold they had about 20 packs of TP!  I

snagged one and went to pay walking out proudly, swinging my plastic "trophy" by the handle in the package. SCORE!  Then on to the pharmacy.    And that was the excitement for Monday.. Oh and a scrumptious lasagna that simmered all day for dinner.

On Tuesday is snowed.  Probably only the second time all year.  Perfect timing!  The kids took a break and jumped on the trampoline as the big flakes fell down and discussed how likely it was that it would stick. It didn't.  Then they made themselves hot chocolate.  A nice and welcomed break from "home schooling"

Wednesday was more of the same. Nothing really stuck out.  Still A LOT of fights with Benjamin.  He just really does not want to do anything school related.  And we fight because he just sits there for like an hour and writes one or two sentences.  Marty helps with German and I manage (or try without any success) his days. I have tried so many different approaches toward his schooling.  Heavy handed, totally flexible, giving him choice, not giving him choice.  Nothing really works.  Thursday we borrowed my friend, Fionnuala's car to get groceries.  Just Marty and I went this time and I have to say I am getting the grocery shopping with an actual cart and a car down.  The day before I had asked friends that live nearby if they needed anything from the

TP and wine delivery!

store.  They said if we could find TP they could use some.  Often there is a sign if there is even TP in stock saying that you are only allowed one roll per customer.  Thankfully I had already found TP earlier in the week so when I found it on Thursday I could buy it for them.  Then while in route with the goods I said that we were going to the "drink store"  It reminds me of the good old Pop Shoppe Pop of the 80's.  It is a store with just drinks.  Beer, water (regular and sparkling) wine, juices, flavored syrups, etc.  It is called Getranke Hoffman.  We really like (glass) bottled sparkling water and in normal times I can fit a 6 container glass bottles of sparkling water in my bike basket. 

Shortly after the snowy day and for nearly 95% of our
staying at home the days have been bright and sunny,
albeit a bit cold. First fire of the season. 

You pay a deposit (pfand) for the bottles and the container so when we are finished we just bike the empty bottles back in the container and exchange.  Anyway, I told our friends that wanted TP that we were going to the drink store to see if they wanted anything.  Buying drinks without a car is a total pain due to their weight.  They asked for 3 bottles of red and 3 of white.  SO happy to help out.  We know what it is like to try to stock up on liquids without a car.

The kid LOVES fires. 

Friday was the end of the 3rd week of "homeschooling" and also the beginning of our 2 week spring break.  The schooling from home has been my very least favorite part of this.  Not being with my children.  Just trying to get them to do some school work.  And really this only applies to Benjamin because Josie has managed her time and her homework like a champ.  But "teaching" Benjamin has been the hardest bit of parenting or teaching I have ever done and if I could have quit I would have which is saying a lot because I never quit. 

By Friday it was short sleeved weather again.
Benjamin found a magnifying glass and started
a fire using it and then read in front of it for hours. 

We were supposed to be going on a 10 day road trip around mostly Germany (touching into France, Luxembourg, Switzerland and possibly Austria) clearly that wasn't going to be happening with hotels and restaurants all closed.  But Spring Break will at least bring a bit of different to these days where everything is pretty much the same.  Benjamin still has some work to catch up that he didn't finish but I think I will give us both a week off before I bring it up.  Spring Break 2020...lamest one yet!!

March 28th and 29th

The weekend came and went much like the rest of our days.  Saturday was absolutely gorgeous.  It was warm and sunny and spring was springing everywhere.  Poor Benjamin's allergies are in full force.  We had the windows wide open nearly all day long on Saturday.  Saturday morning Marty says that on Friday afternoon he had seen someone walk through the park with a large bag of toilet paper.  It is the one thing that we will eventually need that we cannot find in stores.  So he says that we should all go walk Mogli and I should venture on to the two stores that are near the park he saw the woman walking with TP the previous day.  Well, you don't have to tell me twice.  I was thrilled to be asked to go to the store.  I am the designated "store" person and I wouldn't have it any other way.  I saw this meme the other day and it made me laugh.  Actually most memes make me laugh these days.   Well, I went to the store closest the park, Lidl,  because it also happens to have my favorite wine.  I mean, since I'm there and all.  Lidl did not have toilet paper but did have a large pack of individually wrapped (like 6 per pack) tissues.  I bought it because you never know.  Plus, the Germans ALWAYS have a pack with them and it seems smart.  Lidl did have flour and rice so that was a win.  As I was looking at the packs of tissues in the section that the toilet paper should be there was another customer that was also looking for TP and she said, Aldi - the store I was going to go to next- didn't have TP either.  So, I just ended up going to one store.  But I bought wine - my favorite- for 3.99 Euro and two packs of 10 each tulips for another 4 Euro (flowers here are SO cheap) so for 8 Euro I splurged.  No better time than the present to buy a few things that make me happy.

Later in the day Marty and I went on very long walk - probably 5 miles total.  We went a different way and passed a couple of grocery stores.  Marty said, well you might as well check in there for TP.  Again, you don't have to tell me twice.  This store did not have TP but they DID have canned tomatoes.  Woot!!  I could finally make that lasagna. 
Sunday was cloudy and much colder.   I decided that I need to start doing some stretching and sit ups and push ups and planks.  As I was down on the living room floor, Mogli was very distraught.  When am I ever "lying" down.  He started pawing at me... and as he got more agitated so did his pawing and he got me good down the side of my face and neck. 

OUCH!!
As is pretty normal every couple of days we ask each other what day is it? What is the date? And when I realized it was March 29th we remembered that it was Josie's half birthday.  13.5!!  So later in the day she decided to make a cake all by herself for us to celebrate.  It took everything in me to not interfere.  She started with one recipe and then decided she wanted to make it a lemon cake so she just started adding lemon juice willy nilly.  Again, biting my tongue I just let her do it but reminded her that at this time wasting ingredients would really not be

OK.  As she added different colors of food coloring to different batches of the batter... well, I even held my tongue then.  But all of that tongue holding paid off as the cake

was moist and delicious!!!  Happy 13.5 Josie Marie.  Hoping things are back to normal for her actual 14th birthday.  Corona.  I will give you 6 months! 

March 26th and 27th

The days continue to be
sunny and even a touch warm. 

The 2nd full week of quarantine ended with a very nice Skype happy hour (at 8pm) with some of our favorite people here. We have dubbed ourselves "The Supper Club" because back in the good old days we would pick a restaurant and all meet there to eat a fabulous meal together.  Or we would meet at one of our houses with entire families and enjoy each other's company.  I'm not big on Skype calling or video calling of any kind but it was super nice to all "be together" for an hour or so.  Hoping we do it again.
Thursday and Friday went pretty much the same as the beginning of the week.  Dietrich, Marty's dad, celebrated his 91st birthday on Thursday.  Wow!!  Sad to be away from family, especially on their birthdays and especially during a global pandemic.  Happy 91st Birthday, Opa!! Liz sent us the cutest pictures of her and Ed on the outside of a large window and Oma and Opa sitting in the inside peering out the window in their Senior Living facility.  Liz had brought a fun little "happy birthday" banner even.

Thursday, Benjamin and I made an apple pie from scratch.  In Seattle I would always opt for the pre-made pie crust but here they only have pre-made phyllo dough and it does not work so well for a pie.  I also don't have my apple corer/peeler here... but in the age of Corona - we all have nothing but time.  I also made pretty good veggie burgers.  We had had "the best veggie burger ever" on our trip to Stockholm a few years ago and I have not been able to recreate it.  SO frustrating.  This was not as good but it was the closest I have come.

This is the recipe I mostly followed.  A friend in Seattle
had posted a bunch of veggie burger recipes.  Still trying
to recreate the one from Stockholm... 

I mostly followed this recipe for the veggie burger but I didn't add tofu and only added 1 cup cooked rice.  I also doubled the garlic, used a full can of chick peas and added a small, grated zucchini, a small bunch of cilantro, a tsp ish of cumin, one egg, about 1/4 cup of grated parm cheese.  The mixture was a bit too liquidy.  I

added a bit more flour and should have drained the zucchini and wrung it out with a cheese cloth first.  They needed about 45 minutes to cook through - flipping every 15 minutes.  They were in fact crunchy on the outside and cooked through but not too dense on the inside.  This made about 8 patties.  I cooked the first four on Thursday and put the rest of the mixture to cook fresh in a few days. Other than school work, the kids have spent a lot of time on the trampoline.  Mogli has never been on this many walks in his ENTIRE life.  At the end of the each day he just crashes happily next to one of the kids.  I will say it again, but this Corona was a HUGE win for the dogs!!
At night Mogli is SOO tired... but happy.  And Josie has not been seen without earbuds in her ears for 2 weeks!

March 23, 24 and 25

I don't even have the wherewithal to properly write my dates in the Title of the post. Much like my undergarment use...OK, I wear clean underwear every day but I haven't worn a bra in over two weeks....  Haha!!  I also don't know what day it is most of the time.  I could have sworn yesterday was Thursday.  All day I thought it was Thursday.  Not that it would matter.  All the days seem the same other than Benjamin proudly points out that he does NOT have to do school work on Saturdays NOR Sundays.   But the paper recycle gets picked up here once per month and we have missed it the past two months and we really needed to make sure it was out there.  And it was.  Yay.   Small celebrations for the silly and mundane.

Benjamin making
bread to go with
our potato soup

 We continue to be healthy and handling the new normal with more comfort and ease withstanding a few major blow ups from time to time.  Josie works most of the day in her room.  She loves that she can stay in her pajamas all day and work to her own beat.. literally.  She constantly is listening to show tunes and musical sound tracks with her ear buds.  I know she is also on her phone texting friends and watching stupid Youtube videos but she gets her work done on time with minimal drama.  There was a day earlier in the week, Monday maybe? Where she had a bit of a meltdown over school work but for the most part she is getting her stuff done.  We have the rest of this week and all of next week and then technically the kids have "Spring Break" for 2 weeks... so same type schedule but no school work. 

On the 25th Marty and I walked/biked to our local and nearby grocery store.  It is really small and a typically well stocked and relatively empty.  Our good friends who live right next to our old apartment and just around the corner from where we live now had texted with saying that they had our same plan.  One of them goes in and does the shopping and the other one waits in the parking lot to help schlep it home.  Marty walked through the park with Mogli and planned to meet me there after the walk. I rode my bike because it is so much quicker to get there and SO much easier to just push my bike with groceries in the bag in the basket than to try to carry it.
Just as I was rounding the corner to the grocery store parking lot I realized that I had forgotten my coin to get a cart.  It is a deposit that you have to stick in the cart and then it releases it and you get our coin back when you return it.  I normally never get a cart because if I do I always underestimate the weight and then I'm stuck trying to carry it all home.  But since Marty was coming I knew I needed a cart.  Thankfully our friends that had the same plan were still loading up in the parking lot and I was able to borrow their coin/cart.  You really have NO idea how frustrating it is to forget a damn coin for the cart when you really need a cart.
The store was very quiet. It was just around 8:00 AM.  There were just a few other customers and workers restocking.  The produce again was as plentiful and full of variety as normal.  The prepackaged bread section was nearly all gone, dairy was pretty well stocked, there was absolutely no pasta, canned tomatoes or anything at all in the Italian area.  The TP was still gone as was the flour and most of the freezer sections were empty.  There weren't plain tortilla chips (only flavored ones) otherwise I got what I needed.  I had planned to make a huge pot of Italian meat sauce and freeze some and then make a large lasagna so that was frustrating and at some point we may run out of TP but other than that it was quite successful.

Later on the 25th Marty and I rode our bikes out to our friends house again to pick up a bunch of books that she is lending us for Benjamin to read.  The kid reads like no one I've ever seen.  It is crazy. He stayed up late on the 24th finishing a book so "school" on the 25th didn't start until well past 11AM.   The bike ride is about 5.5 miles each way and takes about 25-30 minutes.  It has been beautifully sunny and a bit cold but the sunshine helps.

These are all the books that Benjamin has read
since we started "quarantine" 2 weeks ago.
Deck of cards for size comparison.  And
he has finished 2 more books since taking this
picture!!

Meals continue to get great reviews from my family which makes me happy. Monday was a potato/leek/
cauliflower soup which I combined these two recipes:

Recipe One


And Recipe Two.  We had the fresh bread that Benjamin made and topped the soup with Cheez its smuggled back by Marty from his Seattle trip.
Tuesday was YUMM bowls!!  Thank GOD for Marty's purchase of Yumm sauce while in Seattle and Wednesday was left over Butternut squash Dal and this yummy kale salad.  Recipe given to me by sister in law, Kelley.  I finally found kale!!  We were biking back from our friends house with the load of books when we rode right by a small outdoor market. YUM!  We are all going to have trouble fitting through the doors once they allow us out again.

I have been walking A LOT.  Mogli is loving all of the extra walks and sleeping a lot.  There really are some highlights to all of this.

March 20th, 21st and 22nd

Benjamin fulfilling his hour of "creativity" by using
a recylced milk container and the hot glue gun

 I keep meaning to post every day and well.. I'm too busy and not even sure with what.  The days definitely are blurring together.  Benjamin, very happily announced on Friday afternoon, that it WAS Friday which meant that there was no school for the next two days as it was a weekend after all.

He was trying to make a catapult.. or something. 

Friday I have to report that our school day together was much smoother.  I broke his time into 30 minute sections with about 6 different 30 minute check boxes with an hour for exercise and "do something creative"  It wasn't perfect but it was definitely better and in the world of "flattening the curve" the curve was flattened or heightened or whatever the trend was curving in the right direction.

Lots of time or Gravitrax with Dad. 

Marty and I worked in the yard together for a couple of hours.  I took Mogli or a long walk.  I had finished my book The Lost Man via Audio book and it was really good.  I then started in on The Dutch House - a book by Anne Patchett that I had been wanting to read for a long time.  I wasn't into audio books when I had requested it from Seattle Public Library and so I only had the ebook version.  I decided to sign up for one month free of Audible and then I was able to get 3 books for free.. one of which was the Dutch House.  And the extra bonus is that it is narrated by Tom Hanks.  I'm over half way now and am really liking this new way of consuming a book.  It feels a bit lazy but I'm able to get through so much more of it during my day because I am able to listen when I walk and clean and cook, etc.

The weather, although sunny, has turned cold again.  Lows of 25 and highs in the low 40's.  Thankful or the sun!!  The first day of Spring (usually well celebrated by me) came and went without much of a thought even though there are signs of spring everywhere... hopefully not killed off my the recent cold temperatures.  We went for a long walk - all back roads and long cuts to pick up some door handles we had ordered for our new 

Playgrounds and parks taped off due to the virus

upstairs bathrooms.  We have had the bathrooms "finished" for a few weeks but there are no door handles so you can't really close the door, there is no glass on the showers so you can't take a shower and the mirrors are not hung so you can't really get ready up there yet but having a toilet just outside our bedrooms in the middle of the night is gold. 

The "Corona Meals" continue to be "top notch" according to my family.  Friday we had left over tacos stuff and I made this Mexican rice for the first time and it was super good.  I added some chili powder and used canned diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce. Saturday night we had zuchinni fritters and schnitzel for Benjamin along with steamed broccoli and green salad.  With the fritters I added sauteed onions and garlic and also add in some bread crumbs and top with either tzatziki or if you can get it garlic sauce. Sunday night we had this easy Indian dish with butternut squash and lentils and it simmered in the crock pot all day.  SO yummy.  I added a bit more chili 

powder and it was pretty spicy.  I loved it but a bit too spicy for Marty and Josie.  They cooled it down with some cottage cheese on top. I buy a jar or can of premade tikka masala sauce and Benjamin eats that on rice and it adds a nice little tang to put a dollop on top of the butternut squash dal. 

I am so stocked up that when Marty suggested we go back to the store this week I honestly could not think of anything I "needed"  Sure, some fresh fruit would be nice but we still have oranges and apples so we don't really "need" to go.  I am going to look into food delivery next time.  According to Seattle friends it is nearly impossible to find a delivery slot available.  One friend said she has looked

hourly for a week and despite the company claiming to add new slots per day she hasn't been able to get one. 

I spent several hours on Saturday cleaning out and reorganizing the kitchen cabinets.  I was so used to just buying what we need for the day or two ahead that things were never that organized.  Then when we "stocked up" I just stuffed things in where they would fit.  Even the kids helped.  Thankfully we have a TON of storage here and two fridges.  The old renter left his sizable American fridge which was been a God send during current times.

Last night these new guidelines were delivered to us Berliners.  I have to say that I am very impressed with Angela Merkel and the way she is handling the epidemic.  She is smart, logical, KIND, compassionate and instills hope and respect.  Things I would never say about the leadership in the US right now...don't even get me started 😨: 

Paraphrased from translated German: Coronavirus Update: Chancellor Merkel went to the doctor for a pneumonia immunization, and the Dr has now tested positive so Merkel is in quarantine. Berliners must now stay at home and can only go out for necessary shopping or exercise outside, but only with immediate family members. People can still go to work. You should probably carry official documents with you, because police can check them. No more visits from friends. There are exceptions to visit old, sick or funerals. You can walk your dog but must keep 1.5 meter distance to other people.

Tuesday and Wednesday - March 17th and 18th (and Thursday)

Parks are scattered with people.  All safe distances apart.
On my walk I saw many fathers with children, moms
sitting on their front porch or side garden areas
reading books with their kids.  There are silver linings. 

 Well, we have been busy doing nothing really.  It is a strange reality.  "We are all preparing for something we hope doesn't happen" a good friend said to me.  And it is hard to know if I'm over reacting or under reacting and I vacillate hourly between the two extremes.

Josie's schedule

We are all healthy and relatively happily co-quarantining together.  Marty said the other day it was like our family has been preparing for this for a few years.  First, moving away from all of our friends and family and in a sense closing our borders.  Yes, we could fly back if we wanted to but unless it was a MOMENTOUS event or tragedy we would not have done it.  Then we moved from an apartment to our house.  I really think having to quarantine in Seattle would be much more difficult for me.  Our life here, even though in a more densely populated city is more isolated than when we were in Seattle.  The fact that I wouldn't be able to go to the gym for my daily swim alone would have put me over the edge for sure.

Benjamin's schedule.  Hahaha!!

So, we are doing fine.  I'm trying really hard not to be too lazy with the kids and not to be too strict.  I want them to have some fun out of this if possible or at least some choice and flexibility that wasn't available in the pre-Corona days.
The days continue to be nice and relatively warm. Mogli continues to LOVE the change in our family pace and the amount of time and extra love and walks he is getting.  I am beyond grateful to be living in a house with our own sizable yard, a trampoline that continues to get a lot of bounce time and that even though I would like a bit of variety I'm happy to be stuck with my small family.  As claustrophobic as I might feel with just them to talk to, there really is no one I'd rather be stuck together with.

I picked up Benjamin's
German school work.  His very
sweet teacher left each student a
chocolate and a caramel tea bag. 

Tuesday and Wednesday the kids did some school work and a lot of screen time.  I asked them each to come up with their own schedules.  Yeah, well... Both kids are a bit unrealistic in their extremes.  Josie's looks good but there is no way she will stick to such a strict schedule.  Good for her for setting a good goal.  Benjamin on the other hand, well.  I will have to supplement quite a bit.  Their teachers have been great.  Josie gets emails directly from her teachers so I don't have to be the middle man which is great.  And she is definitely responsible enough that I don't have to check on her.  Benjamin's teachers are sending out just the right amount of work that he can do from home.

One of our better schooling moments from Thursday ;-)

Keeping him focused is another problem and because he loves reading so much he says he will just read for the (my) required 4-5 hours of learning.  He keeps finishing books and instead of being thrilled by his reading speed and interest it stresses me out as I see his stack of "read" books steadily grow taller than his "to read" stack.  I'm really hoping that they open the school library again at some point.

Our friend, Fionnaula, not only
lent us her car but she was prepared
with gloves and disinfectant spray

On Wednesday Marty said OK, let's go back out and load up on groceries.  We had done it the first day that school was canceled for Benjamin - Thursday March 12th. We really did stock up then but I didn't really understand the exercise.  A week ago there were completely full shelves, no gaps other than in the pasta aisles.  Those were pretty bare but still enough. This time, a week later, huge sections were empty.  A lot of produce still available and actually probably no difference at all in the selection or quantity - except there were no potatoes.  The prepacked bread aisle was pretty bare.  The cereal section was very bare.  The rice was nearly gone.  There was no flour, and no T.P.  The craze has hit here now. We really loaded up and I bought things with breakfast, lunch AND dinner in mind this time.  I didn't realize that my largest role and contribution to the whole thing, even bigger than monitoring school work, would be making sure there is food on the table (or at least available)

Benjamin making cinnamon rolls from the left
over pie crusts.  Just the way my mom did.. and hers
did too, apparently. 

breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Every. Single. Day!!
After our large shopping store expedition - we went to the largest shopping store in our area - Kaufland - which is probably just a touch bigger than the Admiral Safeway.  Not big at all by American standards but for Berlin it is HUGE.  So after our big shop we hit a couple specialty stores. Mitte Meer has the tortillas, chips, salsa, refried beans, jarred jalapeños.  Then to the Asia Store for popcorn, 

edamame and black beans.  Asia Markets are one of the very few places you can buy the plain black beans.  When the normal stores have black beans - they often don't, they are in a nasty chili (sweet) sauce.  But the Asia store was out of black beans so I walked down to the Bio Market - Bio means organic.  It is a lot like PCC.  There I found the coveted 6 pack of black beans.
The day was beautiful and 65 degrees.  Later in the day Josie wanted to walk to a dog park to meet a friend who also had a dog.  So we had a nice 30 minute walk there together and then I headed home on my own along a mostly carless bike bath through the forest.  It was really nice.
Thursday was some MAJOR fights with Benjamin over school work.  "No! I DO NOT HAVE TO DO MATH TODAY" Huge fights.  Yelling, screaming, tears.  But we shook it off by the end of the day and made up but it was a bit of a rough day.  I was trying to be super cool about it all but sometimes he can be such a little pain in the ass.  We ended the day on good terms with vows to make Friday a bit better.  Some school work was done, some video games were played, long walks were taken, some jumping in the trampoline happened and some good food was eaten. I don't know if I'm extra inspired to cook because I know that someday soon our food supply might be in jeopardy but the entire family has said "these Corona meals have been GREAT"  The whole family.  That never happens and certainly doesn't happen days on end. It makes me so happy.  Lunch is just so so and breakfast is on your own but I have learned that I need to have lunch out or at least available sometime before 1 pm and dinner on the table by around 6pm. Otherwise we are all on a completely separate and wonky schedule.

Warm enough to break out the Chacos!!