birthday :)

J says odd-numbered years are good years.

Monday was my birthday!  Though the day started out sleepy, by morning all was well.  We went out for dinner at the Italian restaurant at the polo club.

The best part was that for one day, all those street roosters, with their four-note cock-a-doodles, were singing "Happy birthdaaay!  Happy birthday!"

The car was good for two weeks, went fuzzy again last Thursday, was away until this morning - and needs to go away again.  It's not fixed.  I'm frustrated, but remaining relaxed.

I have a cavity and had to see the dentist.  It's a complicated case in my crooked last molar so he put in a temporary filling and I'm going back in a month.  He also doesn't trust the root canal work I had done in January by another dentist here, but I think I'll leave that and just hope it actually was sufficient.  And that other dentist does have a good strong reputation with expats here, too.

I got notice from the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin that I've been given a hearing date at the end of May.  Working hard to postpone that to my visit at the end of July.  Keep your fingers crossed; I only have five working days to apply for a postponement!

Last but CERTAINLY not least, I'm finished with German classes - forever, if I want to be.  I had my C1 test on Saturday, and Monday, and Thursday.  (Technical difficulties.)  Only two of us made it past the written to take the spoken test on Thursday, and we both passed!