A Wasp in the Harbor

or why everyone has been jumping this week.  The U.S.S. Wasp will arrive soon and Saturday morning, we will receive a tour of it. 

One can imagine I had quite the time explaining to Kelsey why she would have to miss Mother Tongue class and in fact, I gave up and told her maybe she could go for part of the lesson.  She is very excited as we bought a special glue stick (in the local store, gasp) for Mother Tongue homework and she must use it.  Last week, her homework was displayed as an example of how to complete one’s assignments, so I think she is probably pretty proud of herself and doesn’t want to miss a minute.

Caitlin, on the other hand, was thrilled to hear she could miss dance class but doesn’t realize (yet) that she will actually have to get up even earlier.  She keeps trying to tell me that she ‘doesn’t understand the teacher’ but her argument grows weaker by the day.  They now have a dedicated Icelandic teacher at school and they are really working diligently.  When she gets home, there are times when she and Kelsey speak to each other exclusively in Icelandic.   I think she will enjoy the tour though, and learn a little bit.  Okay, we can all learn a little bit!

Then the day will then be even more fun for them as they get to have a sitter in the evening so we can attend a reception.  I toyed with the notion of actually buying a cocktail dress on the local economy, but luckily, a suit will suffice as part of the reception will be outdoors…on a boat…in the harbor…in Reykjavik..think much wind and rain always a possibility. 

And, yes, if we are not blown away, will attempt a few photos (if that steely-eyed security guy says it is okay!)…