Little Italy 25

[Rosa]

Greetings, Ciao , Welcome , Benvenuto

I must admit that it took me ages to fall asleep yesterday night.

I am so sad that 2 people have bothered to even post on the thread about the quake maybe I got the title wrong but I am seriously sad about the lack of support.. After watching the news tonight- all those people homeless, workless, it is terrible and I want to do more but can't find out who to send a box to was thinking nappies, latte in polvere, anything I can put in a box.....May the tremors end doon and peole can get their lives back...
And Stop the 2 June stuff out of respect IMO.....

Oh bless you rosa, I hadn't realized you had started a thread. Sadly, I don't think other countries are that interested. Not big enough to be sensational, iyswim. The media too busy talking about the fall of the euro (which many people on MN seem to be happy about, but that's another matter )

Feeling very sad too. I will make a bonifico directly to the comune of San Felice, will post a link on your thread. xxx

THanks we did a donation a general one. I have a box of things her that dh picked up whilst on the mainland think I will send it to the CRoce Rossa in Modena - not sure where else to send. They are bimbi things bit on the San Felice site the address is a bit vague...Might try it though....
Its not even been mentioned in the Uk news today or really in the papers . Far more important things like the Queens jubilee and Assange.
I am disgusted that they are even celebrating June 2nd.. There should be a ceremony with 1 of each force and no parade IMO....

Yes, it is all very upsetting, I agree with you, totally.

Sorry I haven't checked in for a while, the earthquakes sound terrifying, I have only experienced small ones, but terrifying nonetheless. You feel like you can't trust anything anymore.
Not long til Florida then, how exciting Franca. I actually booked our ferry to Croatia just now, and we'll probably be getting a tent at the weekend, so hopefully our first proper family holiday will go smoothly. We'll drive back so if it's a disaster we can go home early!

agree as well Rosa. And yes the UK is too busy being distracted from the real issues within its own borders by the jubilee etc so they certainly wont be focusing on anything from across the channel...apart from the evil EU issues of course. Celebrate the jubilee if you will - no strong feelings particularly either way but cant help but compare the fact that there seems to be no talk about the damage an extra bank holiday will do to the economy blah bloody blah whereas when there was one public sector strike a few months ago you would have thought the unions were out to destroy the country the way it was reported. Or is the economy to be saved by sales of bunting and flags, is that the difference?
What a grumpy old socialist I am this morning . Hi Sput and when are you off to Croatia?

Banana, totally agree with you, as usual (it might be the old socialist who lives in some corner of our minds )

Sputnik hello! Croatia is wonderful and the camping sites are very well organised, so I am sure it won't be a disaster! Where are you heading to? I went to Hvar ages ago (1988, I think, camping with friends), it was gorgeous. And then 3 yrs ago we went for a week in Istria/Slovenia.

Also a bit of your tent buying... I love tents!

Gio, master gio recita was lovely, I saw it on fb.

We are getting a ferry to Split and then possibly some islands further up and ending up in Istria, I still have to plan the itinerary. We went the year before having DD, and were impressed with the campsites, I'm really looking forward to it. Tomorrow we are hitting Decathlon in a big way, we have to get ALL the gear.

DS had Pirate Day at school today, he's been having a lot of fun recently, last friday they all brought their bikes and scooters into school.

Ahhhh at the Decathlon galore!!!!

Let me know if you need any tips re Istria, I remember we went to a delightful village on the hills, but need to look up the name

Happy to hear ds is having fun at school, and has a good time. We have the school fete on thursday and have had all sorts of social happenings, in fact it's been rather busy!

We have been manic this week with school gite, gym club end of season parties, festa cugini and lord knows what else so today I am on strike. Next fri we have Dd1 gita to a castle in the veneto hills then that is really it !!!
Plus MR threw a huge tantrum in the supermarket had to be half dragged half put under arm to get home ..I don't think I can ever shop in there again.
Croatia is lovely I loved Hvar and Brac especially Brac as it was quieter .. Mind you this was a good few years ago now. Hope you had fun in Decathlon I always see such good ideas in there ..apart from a knee support totally rubbish it doesn't stay up !
Loved the recita video , minirosas school disspointed me in that side of things they did about 5 songs but no 'actions' and as we were in a park place the teachers were singing but they were not in time with each other. There was a stereo no idea why they diddn't use it ! DD1s was great costumes, songs poesie etc and of course the English bit was just fantastic !!!!!!
Spaiggia countdown , the new diet is not working pity as I had great hopes and the dietician is not cheap. Am also trying zumba on Monday not sure if its right for my dodgy knee we will see!
Buona domenica it should be raining here now its not so heaven only knows what the weather will be domani !

Any tips are more than welcome, last time we were mostly in those islands under Istria, but I'm buggered if I can remember names without looking on a map.
Anyway 600 euros to Decathlon later we are good to go! I'm hoping it's an investment we'll be using in the next few years.
We just watched the Borrowers, I can recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.

Oh and you have my sympathies for the supermarket tantrum Rosa, I will never forget DS's all time biggest tantrum, it took me a long time to go back to that supermarket, and I still can't go there without thinking of it...
Anyway, this too shall pass etc.

Bloody hell another .....and they were getting less in EMilia..I daren't put the news on to see what other damage has been done......

I didn't feel this one at all. Will check the news.

wow, 5.1. I didn't feel it at all. Bloody hell.

Sput, in Istria we loved Rovigno and the peninsula of Premantura. There is a park (Kamenjak, I think it is called), you can enter with the car (paying a fee, can't remember how much), there are wonderful beaches etc.

I wonder if it was a different falda or whatever its called. The other night on Santoros show it said that there are 2 zone within the big zone that are rumbling. He said that it is possible that the small tremors in the other one could mean a big one ..if Milan is not on that line of the tremor then you won't feel it. There were places in the mainland that diddn't feel the first 2 at all.

I love Croatia and will go back one day....

Boh, I don't understand much about falde, but it's been felt in Milan, I've read it on the corriere website! We didn't feel it, which is strange, but we were putting the children to bed!

now rain on them ... I just feel so bad for them and hope that they do get sorted out ...Poor people and I do so admire all the people that are there helping..
I don't have any enthusiasm for anything at all today just feel flat like the weather!!!

Those poor people, hope this ends soon.
My family is all sick, DS aparently has scarlet fever, though he's not actually got much fever, DD has to stay at home til she's done the test and been cleared, DH has fever and sore throat so looking dodgy for him too, and I have a stinking cold. Bah.
DS was great with the doctor but is already having probs with the ABs, he's really got issues with food and it made him retch. Finger's crossed we'll find something to hide it in tomorrow.

Yes, it is tragic, there have been scosse during the night, still.

Sputnik, noooo! I hope you all recover soon, poor ds. I wonder why antibiotics always taste so awful.
There seem to be all sorts of bugs doing the rounds, lots of friends of the dc vomiting or with high fever.... eeeek!

Well sent my parcels hope they make it ok... YOU just wonder when it is going to stop....
Franca keep your dc off for a couple of days before you go... mind you they finish this week no? then you are off. You better pop in when you can just to make us all jealous !
Sput how bad, hope that you all come out of the woods ok. ANother idea I was suggested once is to melt at room temp some stong flavour icecream say strawberry or banana ( if the Abs have 'that flavour') mix in the abs and then refreeze or say make a milkshake with that bit of icecream as a 'floater' Apparently a bit does get lost in the mixing etc but if most of it goes in esp if he has a problem with food. poor chap. I still remember dd1 trying to get her first pill down in Tenerife think it has probably scarred her for life !

I can't keep them off, they'd kill me ... Thelast days of school are the best. They have the festa della scuola on thurs, and ds has a party on Friday. Dd is going to a merenda with friends on wednesday and after me and her are going for an aperitivo with her class. And today it is ds's class saggio di coro. HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP

But I have booked an appointment with their pediatra on thursday afternoon (after the festa della scuola), after all, they haven't seen her for months. At least she can check the throat etc and perhaps give me a list of must have medicines... I am feeling so bloody apprehensive right now. But excited.

Of course I will keep in touch my dears, I will have the ipad with me, so whenever I hit a wireless location I will check in .

Rosa that is a good tip re the ice cream and antibiotics. When are you off for the seaside?

Sputnik, hope everyone feels better asap and that you survive having all these malati at home

Luckily DS didn't notice the ABS in with yogurt and lots of pear and apple spread, what a relief! Unfortunately he doesn't eat ice cream but it sounds like a good idea. DD was positive for streptococco too so they'll both be off til Friday, glad we did the test because she has no symptoms, just a sore throat for a few days 2 weeks ago and a bit of fever that cleared up. Apparently streptococcus untreated can lead to heart problems.
Meanwhile I have a really heavy cold and DH started ABs too. Anyway we are lucky this is not happening next week as it's DS's birthday and my sister is coming over, hope we'll all be sorted by then.