Deer, blood sauce, and dinnertime in Switzerland

Well, another day done. Thank goodness.
After a pretty busy day consisting of a lot of arguing with the children, I am quite exhausted. I was allowed to sleep in for a few extra hours this morning but I chose to accompany Jana to one of the few wholesale stores nearby. I'm not really sure why I thought that giving up my much needed extra sleep was less important than going to a grocery store similar to Winco or Costco, but that's what I did. It was kind of different and I want to experience everything I can, so the trip wasn't pointless. As for the differences, even the wholesale store that supposedly sells in bulk here still did not compare to what I, as an American, would consider bulk. Everything here comes in smaller portions, there is not an option to buy bigger most of the time. Probably one reason why Americans are overweight and the rest of the world is not. The store that we went to is not actually open for most of the public, but since Christian is in gastronomy (as in restaurant or food), Jana gets a card that allows her to use the store. I thought it was cool how, when customers reached the register, they just left their carts there for the cashier to ring up for them while they sat down in this bar/coffee shop area where people are offered free coffee and/or pastries for a small price. This place is meant as a place for customers, who would have had to wait in line for awhile, actually be able to sit and enjoy themselves for a few minutes while their hundreds of francs worth of products are rung up. Once you are finished with your coffee, your cart is probably done by this time and you proceed to another register to pay, but no rush. One thing that Jana had in mind to buy when we went to this store was deer meat. It's deer hunting season right now and this store has huge buckets of no less than 10 kilos of deer. That's a lot of deer chunks! Jana also purchased a lot of sausage and other meat as well as some bread rolls and croissants; which, by the way, is usually what we have for dinner almost every night. I actually love this meal choice and am often a little disappointed on nights when dinner is something else for a change. Bread, cheese, butter, and sausage/meat is all I need for me to be happy! But I have been trying everything here (regarding food) no matter how weird or different it looks and I am usually pretty happy that I do. About a week or so ago, Christian had deer in this dark sauce that was so good. When I told him how much I loved the sauce and asked what it was, he explained that it was a mixture of several things, mainly including blood. Ugh. Just call me Miss Cullen. But, really, it was so good!
After this little outing, I had to clean the bathroom and shower downstairs. Jana helped me out and showed me how so that next week I will do it on my own. Yay. The kids came home from school soon after and Jana left for work. Then it was just me and the kids again. Not a great day in this department: Jaime was being difficult as usual when it came to homework, or really anything else for that matter. Sanja and Nick were also feeling a little obnoxious today which never helps me. I think they see how Jaime acts and try to copy his attitude. Which I would love way more if the opposite were happening. Tomorrow will be another long day but TGIF is all I can say.