after school

We continue to take advantage of the pleasant weather.

Peggy wanted to go back to the "nautilus playground" which is 2 blocks from our apartment.

On the way we stopped at one of the newspaper kiosks to pick up a Barbie coloring book (in Romanian) that included a pencil and an "ipod." I was surprised when Peggy identified the "ipod" and then used technical lingo about what she was going to download from the computer - and I wonder where she picked all that up (not from her parents!)

We had fun at the "regular" playground, and then went back to the "nautilus" playground on the other side. This time I tried the ab machine. And here is Peggy trying another contraption where you swing from side to side.

I think this "playground" is awesome, and I wonder if the First Lady has seen something like this?? She would certainly be proud of our new lifestyle! We have no car, we walk everywhere, including walks to the playground where we get even more exercise after school.

Here you can learn more about the First Lady's initiative:

http://www.letsmove.gov/

(I just signed up to start a personal activity log. We'll see how long it takes me to become a "presidential champion." Not too long, at the rate we're going in Moldova!)

She also tried this bouncy house, 10 lei for 10 minutes. Not a bad deal. (About 80 cents)

We stop to listen to these drummers, and then we head back home.