Parentheticals

These last three and a half weeks have been hectic. Sorry for not posting. We usually write our posts on Sunday after church, but with the start of tithing settlements, and Mike being a financial clerk, we have been busy every Sunday at the usual post writing time. In addition to this, with Alison suffering from morning sickness, most evenings Mike has been busy trying to catch up on all of the housework. So, explanations aside, Mike has been readjusting to working again after the trip to Italy. He is pretty much back up to speed. Alison and the kids have been readjusting to life in the US again as well, and attending nature groups and such as is usual. Alison has also resumed teaching for vipkids, and is getting at least one lesson every day, and two or more on some days. Mike's first published game had a successful kickstarter earlier this month, and will be available to purchase through ButtonShy games soon. He is super happy about that. We picked a bunch

On Monday we left venice, and drove to Milan for our flight on Tuesday. On the way to Milan we stopped just over the border of Switzerland in a town called Chiasso. In Chiasso we bought some chocolate and cashews to munch on, and we had lunch. After we made it to our rental in Milan, we decided to send Mike to get some extra food before bed. On the way, the car got a flat tire, and Mike and the kids (everyone went with him but Alison) had to spend over an hour trying to find the tools and fix the flat. Fortunately two helpful Italians made the job much easier and more fun. By the time that we got back, it was rather late, so we just ate and went to bed. On Tuesday we dropped the car off at the airport, and then we got on a plane for a neverending day of flights. At 12:00pm we ended up getting home (none of the connections missed or anything, so at least that was pretty uneventful). Other than Gideon the kids did well on the flights. Wednesday we got our house back in order, u