Day 1452. For a change it was Emmy who was the first one up this morning, and I was surprised that it was already 7:30 am. We all got up right away, except for Tammy who continued sleeping for quite some time. Once again Tammy and Emmy had joined us in bed during the night. I started packing up our suitcases, got something to eat, and got ready for my 9 am student.

Day 1451. This morning I was surprised that it was after 7, when Sammy was the first one to wake up. We soon all got up and got ready to leave to go to our friend's house and have breakfast with her there. At 8:30 we started our short 10-minute drive to her house.

Day 1450. Once again Sammy was up way too early, some time between 6 and 7 am. The noise soon woke up Emmy, and some time later also Tammy, and they all went upstairs, where they congratulated their niece for her birthday and said goodbye to them all. As for me, I got up and started packing. The kids then came downstairs before I was done, which made the task harder for me.