Switzerland

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It was hard work climbing all those mountains just to make it to Switzerland but at least now we are safe .

The poor children were exhausted by the time we reached uncle Max's ski lodge , I gave the children each a warm mug of milk to warm them up . I carried dear little Gretl to bed because she had fallen asleep on my knee after drinking her warm milk. After all the children were tucked sound asleep in the soft beds of the ski lodge , Georg and I retreated to the master bedroom with the four poster bed . I climbed in to bed and must have fallen asleep instantly. The next thing that I remember was the sun streaming through the moth eaten curtains, I turned over to see georg stretched out with his arms wrapped around Marta , she must have been scared of the spiders that were everywhere in the lodge !

I crawled out of bed and wrapped my shawl around me and went to the kitchen , I was making some porridge for everyone's breakfast, when I could feel a sharp gaze from someone's eyes hitting me on the back !
It was kurt practising his death stare "kurt, I thought I told u not to do that to me" I said .

He didn't listen , he very rarely ever did listen if I was telling him off about his death staring at me, I made the porridge and set it out in bowls on the table the children were shouted but very few of them came. Because they were all very tired after our 48 hour journey over the mountains , the children who did Come quiet and less noisy as usual and they ate there porridge without moaning that it was too hot or cold or lumpy , we ate breakfast quietly and then we started to explore the lodge
We found trunks of old clothes belonging to uncle max !

We all spent the day laughing at photos and clothes belonging to max .

The next day max came to visit and we told him about all the photos and clothes, which he laughed at. As the clock stuck 11 the children were sent off to bed where I gave them all a goodnight kiss ...

I climbed into bed with georg and felt his hand slipping around my waist and him snuggling up to me . As his lips gently kissed my neck , I closed my eyes and turned around and hugged him back ...

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