tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88493657032768471442024-03-13T04:12:47.797+01:00Simply SusI'm simply Sus! Just me.scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-87650576067594628112012-12-06T12:43:00.000+01:002012-12-06T12:43:48.742+01:00Wonder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have always loved Christmas; how could you not? It's such a beautiful time for us humans, all being nice to each other, gifting, decorating. And sugar cookies. Oh, sugar cookies. Nom. As you get older of course, well, as I got older it lost a little magic, and then I had kids. Oh man, what a difference! The only thing better than waking up early to see if Santa came is watching the ones you love most in the world light up with the same moment! And as my girl, then girls got older Christmas was more fun every year, but it changed. I read the story of Baby Jesus as Mary and Jesus now. No longer a side character who happened to be there, I thought about how she loved Jesus, how God loves us in a whole new way. I'm not sure you can even begin to understand God's love for us without kids. I'm sure some folks without kids out there will beg to differ, but for me it opened up a whole new view of the world and God's love for us. This Christmas I have a new baby boy and let me tell you, it's a whole new world again. I hold my little J and think about Mary snuggling her little J, his tiny fingers wrapped around hers. And perhaps because my labor is still fresh and was less than pleasant, I think about having that same ordeal in a stable. I was in a fabulous hospital with a team of nurses and doctors and the latest technology. And showers. And no animals. My little J was wrapped in a wonderfully soft blanket after a gentle washing and brought to me. No manger. No poky straw. And labor is messy. Was the manger a mess? Did Joseph cut the cord? He must have. With what? Who cleaned up Mary? Did women at the inn come and help? Did Mary cry out in pain? It seems like she would have had some mystical clean, painless birth. But was it? Did Jesus come out a slimy, screaming mess? And let's say Joseph was the medical team, had he been to a birth before? That was a woman's realm back then.<br />
Did her heart ache with love for him? Was she delirious? Were the animals quiet?<br />And then no longer newborn Jesus, did he have blowouts? Did he cluster feed at 4am? Did he put his fingers everywhere he shouldn't as he learned to walk and toddled about? Did he ever stomp his foot and declare to Mary, "No! You're not the boss of me!" And was she eternally patient? Sure we can stretch our minds to believe being the Son of God made Jesus an "easy" child, but was Mary holy in the same way? Did Jesus get time outs?<br />
I just read my smallest A the wonderful story <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nighty-Night-Jesus-Molly-Schaar/dp/B005X4GI2W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354794036&sr=8-1&keywords=nighty+night+baby+jesus">Nighty Night Baby Jesus</a> (not a lot of text, but beautiful, simple pictures and rhyming text that I love. And animal sounds that little A loves) and there's a photo of Mary holding Jesus, looking down on him with such love and I know that look. I feel it when I read that book. I feel it and I wonder.</div>
scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-67631542891008095912012-06-21T23:44:00.000+02:002012-06-21T23:44:13.635+02:00Softest.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have this bassinet. With the softest sheet you've ever felt in it. And in the midst of all my whining about uncomfortable sleep, if any, and contractions and someone else eating the last cookie, my stomach shifts alien like to the side and back again and the world's greatest joy comes over me. That's my little man. He will sleep on the world's softest sheet. And he will have tiny little toes for me to kiss. And an itty bitty bum. And sleep will change from uncomfortable to invisible and it will be worth every minute as his little self snuggles up on my chest. I have been so blessed with my 2 girls; I can't believe God's letting me have another one. He has the hiccups as I write this and I wonder if he's excited to meet me too? Or maybe he feels he already has? We couldn't be closer. Will he miss my gastronomical roaring? Or will it be a worthy exchange to have kisses instead? There are 3 weeks left on the clock, but I wonder if he might want to meet me sooner? And I pray I can be everything to him that I want to be. He'll have to share me more than the girls did, but in exchange he gets 2 incredible sisters that are excited to meet him. I remember their tiny toes, back when they let me kiss them. I still get to occasionally, but have to ask permission now. Motherhood. Something so terribly wonderful. </div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-13857567006819110092012-06-11T10:30:00.000+02:002012-06-11T10:30:20.529+02:00Contentilated.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I always have a stack of things on my desk to remind me of everything I want to share with the world, a file of photos online to remind me. And I wait till that bug in me says, "now! write!" because I've found my forced writing to be particularly boring. So today it hit and I have no stack. I have no file. Strange. So I sit here and think, well, something wants to come out, what is it? <insert sip of fabulous cappuccino here.><br />
I just read a wonderful article about following <a href="http://www.incourage.me/2012/06/one-thing-that-will-help-you-shine-today.html">God's path for you without apology</a> and I thought, yeah, I need to do that! But what is God's path for me? I'm not famous, the world will not mourn when I die, I'm not discovering anything. And the next thing I read (I like to open 10 links at once on my screen, make a cup of coffee, and make my way through all my reading when there's silence in the house,) the next thing was the packing list for the hospital. And it struck me, I don't need a fancy calling. I have a calling. A wonderful calling. I'm a Mama and a Wife and a Friend and I love it. I watched an excellent video about why it's <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html">okay to be an introvert</a> (and maybe even, dare I say, good? Dare! Dare!) yesterday and thought I don't want to be famous! I've never sought the spotlight and as I get older and start to realize, that's not sissy or shy or weird, it's just how God made me I realize my calling is clear and I'm right smack in the middle of it. I married an extrovert and I love, love, love supporting him and all his busyness. And I have one little Extro and will shortly be supporting her busyness as well (she's been asking to start a dance class for 2 months straight) and one little Intro who I totally get because if you ask her what she'd like to do, it's sit next to you and color or read in a corner. And I'm glad I know who I am, so I can support who she is; who they are. Our culture has so many "right" and "wrongs" in it where they shouldn't be, and so many gray areas where there really is a black and white that this seemingly simple, behind the scenes job is actually huge. It's life altering to at least 3 people so far, and next month 4.<br />
I guess that's what was in there. Peace. Joy. And my favorite word: Contentilated. I am contentilated. And now, I'm off to the dungeon. I mean laundry room. To solve world peace.</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-2308610149583688392012-05-13T23:58:00.000+02:002012-05-13T23:58:37.339+02:00Barcelona! with kids :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We recently went to Barcelona with both girls and my preggo self (it's a factor) and had a lovely time! There were some places that really stood out to me that I want to send a shout out to, and some lessons learned :)<br />
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First- you can get an entire apartment in Barcelona for about the same price as a hotel! We went through www.housetrip.com and found a great deal! I will say, read, read, read the reviews. Our apartment was a great price, but really not a great apartment. Though the location was incredible! We were in Barceloneta which is down on the beach and within 2 minutes of our slightly ghetto apartment, there were fabulous eateries, the beach (where you can get an entire pitcher of liquor to go to take down to the water with you- love it.), an organic store/eatery, an enormous market, a playground, fresh bakeries...I could go on! Needless to say, we didn't spend a lot of time in the apartment with it's lovely paper thin walls. Though looking back it was worth it to have a separate room for the girls and a kitchen. We are not morning people. Okay, the hubby is, but the girls and I aren't. We need a little time before we're ready for our public so if breakfast can be had in the room, so much the better! We did come across another apartment rental place when we couldn't find our apartment (nicest cabbie EVER) and the lovely lady working there helped us much more than our apartment company, it was called (the good one) <a href="http://www.apartmentbarcelona.com/">Apartment Barcelona</a>. So while I can't vouch for their lodgings, I can for their customer service which was incredible especially since we weren't their customers!<br />
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The first night we got there we were hungry and the kids were gremlinish (read: nice restaurants-out) so we ended up stopping at what we thought was donner kabobs from the sign (for my American friends- that's like a Turkish version of Greek food- think gyro) but it turned out to be Pakistani & Indian food and it was incredible! And, have to love Barcelona, we didn't realize it was 10pm and were eating till we left, and no one blinked an eye! With our kids. Crack me up. I couldn't find a website for them, but the name was Mar Brava Curry House at Almirante Cervera 31, 08003 Barcelona and if you find yourself near there- ignore the outside and go in and eat until you can't take another bite! Nom!<br />
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Pigeons abound in Barcelona and the Spanish are brilliant. Shoe them away? Nope. Sell bird food to the tourists! That might be the best 3 euro I spent on that trip! The birds are in on it and will just come right up to you and eat out of your hand. And if you can keep yourself still, will land on you. This was at <a href="http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/albums-en/catalunya/">Plaça Catalunya. </a><br />
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Next shout out goes to <a href="http://www.barcelonarentabike.com/">Barcelona Rent a Bike</a>. Did we rent bikes? Nope. But when the wheel on our stroller decided to start squeaking, really, really, embarrassingly loudly we stopped in with the hope they might just tell us where we could buy some oil spray? Better! They fixed right there on the spot, and were really nice about it! And learned a new English word: Squeaky. He thought that was hilarious. But I was so thankful to no longer be <i>those </i>people on the metro I grabbed his card to share them!<br />
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There is an excellent <a href="http://www.zoobarcelona.cat/en/">zoo </a>in Barcelona! All the standard cool things kids like, but also a good cappuccino, excellent ice cream and the hubby's fav, beer! We had a lovely cathedral break watching the seals and tigers and what not! And lots of benches. At 6 months preggo, I was lovin' those benches. And the ice cream...<br />
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Back near our apartment we wandered about a bit looking for dinner when big A asked if we could go to a place with a playground. I politely explained that wasn't likely, but sure, if she could find one, we'd go. I mean, what are the odds, right? Dude. God heard her. And me, yum! We found this little spot literally next to a fenced playground (when you have a 3 year old, that fence bit is clutch.) and the food was delish! Best I had in Barcelona! I had a pesto, pine nut, pasta, medley something with a fabulous salad that was so good, I don't even remember what everyone else ate. Well, Lil A ate half my pasta- they are pesto fiends like their mother- but the dessert. Oh. The dessert. It was based on Tiramisu, and then they managed to fold in just a little bit of heaven to go with it. I wiped the bowl clean. Had the kids not been there, I may have licked it clean after that! The atmosphere there was wonderful too, a little bohemian chic, some tunes, funky bartenders, luckily it was also a bit loud because Lil A thought the bartender with "rooster hair" was quite funny (mohawk.)<br />
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.<br />What's next? Ah yes,<a href="http://www.ilovekutchi.com/"> i love Kutchi</a>! We passed this adorable looking shop while wandering and the hubby agreed to hold down the girls so I could peek in! I must explain, it's all adorable handmade kids things, with lots and lots and lots of pink. Asking the kids to just hold back on their own in there would be like asking me the same thing in a cheese shop. Just silly. I found the cutest little shoes and bib for JoeBob (the yet to be named man cub.) And the gal who ran the shop was so nice and gave the girls each a sheet of PINK stickers. Happiness is.<br />
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This entertained me. First you have to understand, alcohol in Europe is not like America. It's not perceived like it is in America. It's everywhere, literally, but no one is shit faced. So you get beer at the zoo, and mixed drinks at children's museums- it's a totally different perspective. But I had to love this place. We're at a park that has a cafe next to it. But when I get closer I see, it's not really a cafe, I mean sure, they have some chips, but really, it's a bar. 7 types of gin and a tire swing. I mean, could it get better? Oh yes, the bartender had his tunes rocking! I was dancing and grooving till the girls were in stitches! And no, I didn't have any of the gin. Side note- if rocking out to a great song in a bathroom while your daughter powders her nose and said bathroom is in a trailer- be aware of how much you're rocking the trailer! I'm pretty sure the barkeep was laughing!<br />
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Why do I love Barcelona? Because you sit here on this beautiful beach, pay 6 euro and get a chair for the day, and the bartenders come to you- would you like a salad? sandwich? pitcher of sangria?<br />
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However the massage ladies will also come by asking, "you want massaggee?" roughly 20x/hour. Seriously. I was tempted to put a post it note on my head saying no. Though on the bonus side the girls thought it was funny and gave us some massages!<br />
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Longest post ever. Didn't see that one coming, guess I had some things to say! So- markets! Barcelona has incredible food markets if you can arrange yourself a kitchen! Though still worth a walk through without- I will say, those tasty fruit cups up front? They're half off farther back! Walk through, <i>then </i>decide. Hubby found these little <i>pixos </i>they call them- basically bite size snacks- on a stick- for 1 euro! Something about meat on a stick, it calls to him. You should have seen the time he got a pork chop on a stick....that's another story. It was like the girls and the pink tree...<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Gaudi. Gaudi, Gaudi, Gaudi... You can't not love his work, though you can't not simultaneously realize he was smoking something! Note- up a STEEP HILL. A really, really long, steep hill. There are some escalators. Not enough. Luckily this place was worth it because we were sweating (and it wasn't hot) by the time we got up there! Looking back I'd totally pay a taxi to take me up next time! Park Guell was beautiful!</span><br />
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Alright, I quite! There's Barcelona in a nut shell for you! And if you lucky, in 4 months I'll get my act together again and share some more ;)</div>
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Redefining behind, I know! I was reminded that I haven't posted in a while today and it's truer than I realized! I have photos and ideas and stacks of things on my desk I want to talk about, but these days when I have 2 minutes to rub together, I just want to lay down! He's worth it :) The little man I'm cooking is demanding 98% of my energy these days (and his sisters another 75%!) So here comes a little catch up best I can! Love to all of you who actually read this ;)</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-12783720152918904732012-02-04T20:45:00.000+01:002012-02-04T20:45:05.656+01:00Musings on Beethoven and Chicken.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">Tonight I tried to make a fabulous dinner, <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pan-roasted-chicken-lemon-garlic-green-beans-10000000780291/index.html">Pan Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Green Beans</a>. Yum, right? Well, it would have been had I heeded any of the warnings that came to me throughout the day. Twice Big A said, "Mom, something doesn't smell right in the fridge." And twice I gave it a cursory look and put it on my To Do Later Today list. Because I just looove cleaning out the fridge. Had I put it on my Now list I would have realized it was the chicken I defrosted for tonight's dinner. On the upside I realized before the chicken went into the meal, on the downside, that was about 2 minutes before I needed it in the recipe and about an hour after I could have made it to the store to replace it. Normally, I set out all my ingredients first so I'm sure I have everything but tonight I lived life on the edge and grabbed things as I needed them. Lesson hopefully learned, though likely not. I will say my veggies were scrumptious- this recipe is still great without the chicken, alas, roasted veggies soaked in chicken juice would have been infinitely better. Here's a picture of what I was supposed to be eating:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img4.realsimple.com/images/food-recipes/recipe-collections/0409/chicken-beans_300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img4.realsimple.com/images/food-recipes/recipe-collections/0409/chicken-beans_300.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Really, reeaaaallly wanted to eat that. Funny discovery from all this- #3 To Be was furious about the lack of meat presented in dinner so I was digging for a miracle in the freezer when to what should my wondering eyes appear? A miracle! Let me explain: I live in Germany, however my German is <i>schlecht</i>. That means really bad. But I thought since I had my grocery list translated before the store (I have no iPhone signal in the store, read: no translations) I could brave the meat counter. They still have live people at their meat counters here, it's a <i>tolle idee</i> (which translates in some places as a "<a href="http://www.dict.cc/german-english/tolle.html">peach of an idea.</a>" That tickles me.) And I did it! I bought the meat I pointed at! Even the right amount! However, that was not the meat corresponding to the sign I was looking at. So instead of chicken thighs, I had cubed turkey breasts. Oops. And those have been idling in my freezer for quite a bit. But tonight, <i>voila</i>! I did a quicky micro defrost and fried 'em up in a pan with some lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper and figured at least I'd eat them and Big A inhaled them! "Mom, can you make these again? Can I have some more?" She's not my resident carnivore. At all. So the chicken I would have made? It would have been great, but she would have had a few bites maybe. Tonight she got a week's worth of protein and I discovered the easiest dinner ever that she'll devour! Funny how things turn out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, you're probably wondering what on earth this has to do with Beethoven. I am currently bemused by dinner's outcome, however a few hours ago I'm pretty sure smoke was coming out my ears. Something was clear because my wonderful hubby offered to put the kids to bed and I could finish working out whatever it was with some chocolate in the kitchen. Smart man. (And a huge shout out to my Pop for providing the endless supply of said chocolate!) I turned on my <a href="http://www.target.com/p/Beethoven-s-Moonlight/-/A-10690121">Beethoven CD</a> because he speaks to me.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know if music has that affect on everyone? Music changes my mood, every time. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Tonight Moonlight Sonata said: I feel your storm. Rage. Get it out. Then Minuet in G said: lighten up! Dance around and laugh with life! (4 raspberry filled chocolates helped a lot with that.) Then Fur Elise said: Life is beautiful. By the time I got to Sonata in E Flat Opus 7 I was me again. A few chocolates happier and a clean kitchen. So little went as planned today, but so much went well.</div></div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-59482010706169700432012-02-01T21:24:00.000+01:002012-02-01T21:24:05.064+01:00Christmas in February?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Not exactly, but that's when the post is coming! I have the most adorable, nauseating reason for the delay, #3 is coming this summer! So most of December was spent trying not to throw up :) Better now, and ready to post again! This December, on a Good Day, we made it to a Christmas market in Bernkastel Kues and it was super cute! I will say I was disappointed by the shopping- mostly it was eats and <i>gluhwein </i>and as much as I love food, it wasn't sounding so hot and <i>gluhwein </i>is, well, wine! Next year! But the town itself was adorable so here are some photos!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you don't know the story of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet">Zwarte Piet</a>, it's an interesting tale. Let's just say it's worse than getting coal here if you aren't "good" all year. Note the little boots coming out of the bag. In short, if you were naughty Z.P. came and took you, put you in his sack, beat you with reeds and took you back to Spain. Yeah.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-15696305955691978242012-01-16T21:14:00.000+01:002012-01-16T21:14:42.286+01:00Love is a verb.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Tonight my eldest little bitty girl is sick (again; winter has been rough around our house) and her poor little self looked so, dejected? down? Her spirit was down, so I climbed up to the top bunk with her and we snuggled and as I rubbed her back and her hair until she fell asleep I told her about my mom doing the same when I was smallish. And how to this day I can feel her hands and smell her just closing my eyes. I told her how I felt like I could feel my mom's love coming right through her fingertips to me and she smiled with her eyes closed and did her little "mmmmm" of contentment and I almost cried. I didn't mean the story to be a question of whether or not she felt that way, I was just thinking aloud and she loves stories from when I was little. After she fell asleep, I stayed there for a bit longer rubbing her little back and remembering my dad. When I was sick at his house (my parents are divorced so I get two Get Well stories) he would have me snuggle up to him, no matter how sick I was and would tell me he was going to Love me well. He said he could make me better just by loving me all better. And miraculously not once did he catch what I had; bewildering and something I wish I had inherited. So tonight, I held my sleeping bean, so big and so small and Loved her Well. </div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-15338476711209783662011-11-05T17:01:00.000+01:002011-11-05T17:01:04.745+01:00Luxembourg!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We made a little jaunt down to Luxembourg the other day, Luxembourg City that is. Beautiful! Cold. But, beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70rtz3vpjR3auCtufS5F6Cp07lzYnQwSxmSd6B-Va0EyBd1EUPd_bkIhVWXClmkhLNFD9NSqGkRyPl6mRFHxqStEFuCIBKMUAFtr05D16H3eY8kd9L305C0HuPaJIRuoC6eMj35-vlc9V/s1600/IMG_1957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70rtz3vpjR3auCtufS5F6Cp07lzYnQwSxmSd6B-Va0EyBd1EUPd_bkIhVWXClmkhLNFD9NSqGkRyPl6mRFHxqStEFuCIBKMUAFtr05D16H3eY8kd9L305C0HuPaJIRuoC6eMj35-vlc9V/s320/IMG_1957.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL1Jo-Ipbf6V8rcQ5zd611lZk3GQPVzXN7FGEi5qbMiNb0gOmTf74WudpFwi3BwhGZhxTP_XFCQMCupI65VKX4mn41qKKPMGERfitwtegZEhUk9Fd5WCdwXcn9I7PjvT2t59doKxUFrkp/s1600/IMG_1988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL1Jo-Ipbf6V8rcQ5zd611lZk3GQPVzXN7FGEi5qbMiNb0gOmTf74WudpFwi3BwhGZhxTP_XFCQMCupI65VKX4mn41qKKPMGERfitwtegZEhUk9Fd5WCdwXcn9I7PjvT2t59doKxUFrkp/s320/IMG_1988.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I just love the iron work on this fence!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtqjc-qRh1IPIeR5RbWLiH33_xoQLLEyc97amCokx1hhxltLK-Z3r61-GZu-zbXxBW9OQcUfTTnCJn3zL2q2XL6oDPyWKHmmze3JBg35aNYCLOg9r5aCnz5dQwNtCodWhc4fpWmEsj00i/s1600/IMG_1989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtqjc-qRh1IPIeR5RbWLiH33_xoQLLEyc97amCokx1hhxltLK-Z3r61-GZu-zbXxBW9OQcUfTTnCJn3zL2q2XL6oDPyWKHmmze3JBg35aNYCLOg9r5aCnz5dQwNtCodWhc4fpWmEsj00i/s320/IMG_1989.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Okay, this is the far left of the palace- the duke of something? Showing my political ignorance here ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClFQPZQa5zRK0-FSKdg71hN5BiFEKVQc9CoE03_LBOYA7Ns4U8lf3MOLTYMkgdSvhOy2KHdBvCjFaKnlvlAKS6QaRPmeP4BpJgeSAwBuchVrgm3RDyKLvWMvWT1-qP4XO1jVNNkf6LEi1/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClFQPZQa5zRK0-FSKdg71hN5BiFEKVQc9CoE03_LBOYA7Ns4U8lf3MOLTYMkgdSvhOy2KHdBvCjFaKnlvlAKS6QaRPmeP4BpJgeSAwBuchVrgm3RDyKLvWMvWT1-qP4XO1jVNNkf6LEi1/s320/IMG_1990.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the middle/upper area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCNciFVSfpCWGsq8fKWTkzqY7PWz507qvsdNysZ-QN4fd-o7jAjk8rPk344kxZ-zNwgxkvR7jSoJ50y3klAFI8oBLyi_2Bqhxl15WEE6yIzUMEKUBQWSqs59ii2A_zjYt8Z5Pbyz-EM7t/s1600/IMG_1991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCNciFVSfpCWGsq8fKWTkzqY7PWz507qvsdNysZ-QN4fd-o7jAjk8rPk344kxZ-zNwgxkvR7jSoJ50y3klAFI8oBLyi_2Bqhxl15WEE6yIzUMEKUBQWSqs59ii2A_zjYt8Z5Pbyz-EM7t/s320/IMG_1991.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And the far right (including the guard who belongs to the Dept. of Funny Walks.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit50iRllvhuuuwLOHeMP3L7mVvKY3graM1dPLE_2Y6Sgp9g_TtSmkb8NrNAx9FhGm4V5n07TN5Qz2l4UAyOHc52C7VsAU3RiUBrJawxpbqYk5eAUXOfCoYrZg3I7M4ryxLXsLO4W-ktzam/s1600/IMG_1993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit50iRllvhuuuwLOHeMP3L7mVvKY3graM1dPLE_2Y6Sgp9g_TtSmkb8NrNAx9FhGm4V5n07TN5Qz2l4UAyOHc52C7VsAU3RiUBrJawxpbqYk5eAUXOfCoYrZg3I7M4ryxLXsLO4W-ktzam/s320/IMG_1993.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love European fountains, they are beautiful and wacky!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVx6l5GShJiMRUIKbLZi6LLYiGuS9zyRlxrQALRjuhjjPgNNA_TxhqHuhMNGwq69MsNJFfHvksFcnDry8h1PR060KKJjWroDgUl3O8XF6pmA8KRyBbUMqMAS8LMaFF8uGh2bVFDH5DBaX/s1600/IMG_1994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVx6l5GShJiMRUIKbLZi6LLYiGuS9zyRlxrQALRjuhjjPgNNA_TxhqHuhMNGwq69MsNJFfHvksFcnDry8h1PR060KKJjWroDgUl3O8XF6pmA8KRyBbUMqMAS8LMaFF8uGh2bVFDH5DBaX/s320/IMG_1994.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This the Nepalese Embassy. Love that door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PN0SdPaEPiHUMXik-yx46EjVqiYTrf9_g3cZq_CLl1vDoQUNX5vI3Csas-lcAKO_ULaH-Kn10_1Fd6QXHbHye9j33tc7VwWdt4a5CyXNtgoastO6bmZ9v4Yn5e-OZ_X-kxB58LAlCdKE/s1600/IMG_1995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PN0SdPaEPiHUMXik-yx46EjVqiYTrf9_g3cZq_CLl1vDoQUNX5vI3Csas-lcAKO_ULaH-Kn10_1Fd6QXHbHye9j33tc7VwWdt4a5CyXNtgoastO6bmZ9v4Yn5e-OZ_X-kxB58LAlCdKE/s320/IMG_1995.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one takes a little explanation. The top photo is showing something that looks like a churro, but it's a heating element so your cheese is melting fresh for you right there. omgoodness. I WILL be back sans darlings for that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeyIEwTwzu5KQVgJ_5wf8kusSjIPOs1m0uvfS9ZlR0eHq0YcWzVYl_2c9yRuoXAtEMMtH0iqph-IOCgqTbhj5RyP4kiZvNIa23lQm8gWux4D23nKjW28d95gyKoqcpTpxx4BxbAum2CzR/s1600/IMG_1997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeyIEwTwzu5KQVgJ_5wf8kusSjIPOs1m0uvfS9ZlR0eHq0YcWzVYl_2c9yRuoXAtEMMtH0iqph-IOCgqTbhj5RyP4kiZvNIa23lQm8gWux4D23nKjW28d95gyKoqcpTpxx4BxbAum2CzR/s320/IMG_1997.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Any of you who know my oldest know the exclamation that came with this one! UNICORN!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VGnF4L3-pxoyDkQ-xdovUiLT7GAU9wZoHRgCLpiS4MWwMYU3oECHaH6tur-aKfsSPL0JbD5vXAVc7d7inuDHw1z15__rkF7WLBIsTcSzjq3hVBP1WHL2GazGOrtUceAn8qvZ3RTsDkG7/s1600/IMG_1998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VGnF4L3-pxoyDkQ-xdovUiLT7GAU9wZoHRgCLpiS4MWwMYU3oECHaH6tur-aKfsSPL0JbD5vXAVc7d7inuDHw1z15__rkF7WLBIsTcSzjq3hVBP1WHL2GazGOrtUceAn8qvZ3RTsDkG7/s320/IMG_1998.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not sure what the significance of the unicorn is, but cool none-the-less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgi0yTcakJxEcy9R__tlNVrmSwJlqFV5bSZaov8U-nds9d2X1tlzwt6TM_cEWB9dMFq2XubxHZdrioiXj7A7UBG7a08cV2MMQLamzlVAZy_2xi919P0wbCizT2YNWG0VKVZdvYbBUOoX_/s1600/IMG_1999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgi0yTcakJxEcy9R__tlNVrmSwJlqFV5bSZaov8U-nds9d2X1tlzwt6TM_cEWB9dMFq2XubxHZdrioiXj7A7UBG7a08cV2MMQLamzlVAZy_2xi919P0wbCizT2YNWG0VKVZdvYbBUOoX_/s320/IMG_1999.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I had to try this! It's fried chicken sushi! seriously! I am a land lover, gastronomically speaking, and there for was prepared to eat rice and miso, but this I had to try! Fried chicken, avocado and mayo. Yum! Can't recommend the place overall though, so it's not getting a mention. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPXQHKNr5qhj6Dz1jYUUxf4ha324og2zjUcNbl1OMoiKQC3cfvuoY7wQfIbuK6tGFZirIyBHKLfgReFELGtiGcb13nZFH3HNoFAHYZT8ne2tJxIFl38E-RA9ENn3k6oP1Q5fvaW-axb8B/s1600/IMG_2001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPXQHKNr5qhj6Dz1jYUUxf4ha324og2zjUcNbl1OMoiKQC3cfvuoY7wQfIbuK6tGFZirIyBHKLfgReFELGtiGcb13nZFH3HNoFAHYZT8ne2tJxIFl38E-RA9ENn3k6oP1Q5fvaW-axb8B/s320/IMG_2001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Big A trying desperately to use chopsticks on edamame. Little a has already given up as the hunger grew!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a lovely trip! I'm not sure I'd call it a kid's city, though it's entirely possible I just missed a bunch of things. But I would love to go back! (And in fantasy land, go back with 2000 euros so I could buy an outfit or two. Lovely fashion- insane, crazy, bonkers prices. Apparently that city is loaded!)</div></div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-39011244291904756522011-10-17T11:58:00.002+02:002011-10-17T11:58:00.800+02:00September photo catch up!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the best of September's photos...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lil' A feeding bread dough to Big A</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have this walnut tree....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With eleventy billion walnuts...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this was the beginning when J wanted to do it "right" and wash and dry them...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local school requires all this gear be on hand and it's so reflective!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just plain cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard at work...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of the bread dough photos...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made so much dough! But this was all that was left after the "testing to make sure it's good"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know what it is about them in their backpacks, but it just kills me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favorites!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i am BUTTERYFLY GIRL!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A took this photo, she's getting pretty good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She took this one, too. We're having some surprisingly educational moments with the iPhone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is in her classroom at school- we thought we'd take some pictures of her as she grows there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makin' her work! You want fresh OJ? You make it! ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My kids would no kidding scrub veggies all day. Crack me up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rest of the class is working on a game about 5 feet away, A wants to play with the acorns to help out the squirrels.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-64276899461341113572011-10-16T11:46:00.000+02:002011-10-16T11:46:00.414+02:00Freakin' Fruit Flies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are freaking fruit flies taking over my kitchen. I love fresh fruit and especially tomatoes, but in the fridge they're not as good (and the tomatoes not at all!) But I don't love fruit flies. So I'm all over the internet and Amazon trying to figure something out and I find this great looking jobby on Amazon, but guess what won't ship here. yeah. I decide to try one more time, and this time rather than looking for a product I try a more general search and I find this great idea on this blog and think I'll try it out. [I'm trying to refind the blog right now and having no luck to give them credit! So, I'm officially taking NO credit for this idea!] It worked like a charm! It took about a week over all and three new ones in there, but then, voila! Fruit flies be gone! I have fresh produce out, a compost bucket and have been known to let the dishes sit there a minute (or two...) so I'm like a fruit flies dream come true, but no more! It's apple cider vinegar with a piece of fruit in it (I used the top of a tomato) then I sprinkled a little yeast on it and they went guano for it! I highly recommend this for anyone in the same boat! I think they must have laid eggs somewhere because after that week I don't have one out anymore and I'm all good. But I'll be prepared if they try and move in again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-49994271534402265912011-10-15T10:55:00.001+02:002011-10-15T11:45:00.381+02:00Breakfast Quest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I must be settling in here because I've found a project! A wonderful friend sent me <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moosewood-Restaurant-Simple-Suppers-Weeknight/dp/0609609122/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318668231&sr=1-1">Simple Suppers</a> for my birthday this year from the folks at <a href="http://www.moosewoodrestaurant.com/">Moosewood Restaurant</a> and I've been itching to try it! This morning, as I made french toast (again, but I can't get enough!) I thought, "I need a new breakfast idea." Weekdays we're all business around here- boiled eggs, bread, cheese, fruit. done. But Saturdays I want something a little more. How <i>does </i>this all tie in, right? I thought, I know it says "Suppers" but it can't hurt to flip through it, and low and behold, there is an entire egg section! I looove eggs. Especially here where it's so easy to get the <a href="http://www.simplebites.net/the-beauty-of-farm-fresh-eggs-and-how-to-source-them/">good </a>ones. There are 8 egg recipes here so I'm going to attempt to make 1 each Saturday to try them out! This book has so many tasty looking ideas, I literally drool reading it. So next Saturday, Veggie Western Omelet! It sounds so simple, but come Saturday morning I can't seem to think of anything. Must plan ahead. It's like Sunday morning clothes for church. I could get up at 5am and not be able to pick anything out in time, however the night before? 5 minutes. Here's a photo of my scrumptious french toast, recipe out of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Gardens-New-Cookbook/dp/0553577956/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1318668869&sr=8-2">Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook</a> (you know, the one you get as a wedding present with all the basics!) But I tweak it a little and add my sister's secret ingredient- Almond Extract! She always made the best french toast and I couldn't figure it out- then she let me in on a little something. Swap the vanilla extract for almond and (this is important!) use half as much or it's really strong! Another wonderful friend (I am so blessed!) turned me on to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challah">Challah bread</a> for this recipe and it gets even better!<br />
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-41249618236971835012011-10-10T10:30:00.000+02:002011-10-10T10:30:14.255+02:00Nederkail Fest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nederkail! We went a while back to a fest where a friend was showing her art and had a blast! I love <i>herbst </i>(fall) in Germany, they have fests for literally everything. Onion fest. Fall fest. Walnut fest. seriously. And to tell you the truth, I'm not sure what this fest was officially celebrating, but we did have a good time!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abused by kisses. We call it Mommy Tax ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this shot! They made a world of <i>apfelsaft</i>! (Apple juice)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old tractors are to Germany what golf carts are to the South. Neither are used for the right thing, but both are adorned and adored!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cracked me up- suddenly I was back in Georgia! This was above the taxidermy shop.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-36798487095703472832011-09-29T15:35:00.000+02:002011-09-29T15:35:05.878+02:00It's not even right...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I'm so behind here it's not even right. I just read the blog of a wonderful friend who was typing while her NEWBORN was sleeping. I have no excuse. So due to a lack of who knows what, I'm not posting the latest photos, but instead my latest drool prompter. Prepare yo' self.<br />
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-37736414460590600362011-09-05T17:20:00.001+02:002011-09-05T17:20:41.467+02:00The last days of Summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we found out we could put the girls in the local German school, we also found out we had 2 more weeks of summer than originally planned so we decided to have a little fun! This was at <a href="http://www.eifelpark.de/htdocs/index.php?lan=de&sID=00">Eifel Park in Gondorf</a>- excellent place! Everything from rides (and some suh-weet slides!) to animals to ball pits, to, well, we didn't even get to see it all! Here are a few photos from what we did get to enjoy (and we will so be back! Season pass next summer!)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls' first funny mirrors!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We make Vikings look good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of the sand boxes I see here are sand houses- like this. A little house you go in, and the play sand is inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also the girls first ball pit. Rather skeptical at first, but big A warmed up to it. I think little A's going to need a few more trips to be sure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I quote, "Yes, this is the face I want to make for the photo. I don't want a smile picture."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big A just loves Bald Eagles, "Look Mom! It's our national bird!!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$5 on vet. Or zoo keeper. Any takers? She didn't want to give the bird back (at all.)</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-44767203540435534032011-09-05T16:53:00.000+02:002011-09-05T16:53:59.353+02:00The little market in Wittlich with the coolest. neighbor. ever.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Been meaning to post these ones for awhile, I confess, this was in late August, but fabulous none the less! So, I've mentioned my rock star neighbor before, but must again. I just love her! She took me with her on errands the other day (month) and this was wonderful because A) she speaks German, B) she knows where EVERYthing is, and C) (possibly the best) she knows everyone! We had so much fun! I've heard stories of the people who end up with the grandparent neighbors who just want to help you and love on your kids (CF, I'm talkin' to you!) and I finally got some! So blessed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIZoyFUhd2meqYqSbmZwbALfhlVGNfu5lMnL3ppbSj_nk5SgSMr1SIX5ycIFforeIpHy6P3-T33mnXAFbfNxom8JHakwiV3T4mTEfdPoajBNUxYgBfH7MUyEh-rOpy8FaFBgBM5JEN5zw/s1600/IMG_1170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIZoyFUhd2meqYqSbmZwbALfhlVGNfu5lMnL3ppbSj_nk5SgSMr1SIX5ycIFforeIpHy6P3-T33mnXAFbfNxom8JHakwiV3T4mTEfdPoajBNUxYgBfH7MUyEh-rOpy8FaFBgBM5JEN5zw/s320/IMG_1170.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These vans come and circle up and they open to be little counters. This one was meat and fresh eggs (really good eggs! Nice and orange!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have funny little toys here and there downtown. Not like a playground, just one little rocker see saw here and there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This fab cafe (<a href="http://cd1.ds-lighting.de/">Carpe Diem</a>- I could eat there every day) has an outdoor eating area and little tables and chairs for the kids too.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-17557453281257950072011-09-05T16:40:00.000+02:002011-09-05T16:40:02.895+02:00Chateau Vianden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We (finally) went furniture shopping for a new couch this weekend and 4 hours, 3 beers, 10 sausages and 20 mini eclairs later, we did it! (They're big into feeding you in Belgium; I was stuffed when we left!) Then I found out it was back ordered for 2 months. Gut punch. Fine- just give me the freakin' couch when it comes in. We finally agreed on one! Where is this all going you ask? Was the couch at a Chateau? Well after all that we decided we were already in Belgium, why not drive about- we were sure the kids would pass out in the back once we got in the car. nope. However, we were forgiven for driving them around extra when we came to a castle and said, "Yes!" When they asked if we could see it! You should have see Big A's face. She was floored. It was awesome. The castle turned out to be <a href="http://www.castle-vianden.lu/">Chateau Vianden</a> and we were actually in Luxemb(o)urg, who knew? Okay, I think J knew, but I was surprised. The funny spelling: I had to post that because all the signs there have it spelled that way for either German or French, but we ended up cracking ourselves up saying "Luxem-BOH-urg." It's funny what a day of furniture shopping with little kids and a box of mini eclairs will do to you. I did my best to get some good shots, but you should really click on the link above to see it's beauty. It was incredible. I couldn't do it justice. Unfortunately we couldn't go in (it closed 5 minutes before we got there!) but we will for sure be back- cool, cool town. They're still rebuilding after WWII. As we rolled into town there was some serious house music pumping, like we could hear it with the windows up, so we assumed there was a fest of sorts going on (it's fest season around here!) We look and look, nothing. Hmm...On the way to find some dinner the music gets really loud so we think, we've found it! Guess. Spin contest. No kidding. Like on the bicycle. That town was rocking like you could hear the beat in the ground and for what? Stationary bikes. Crack me up. And what do they all do after this? Go for beer! I love this country.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is her, STOP TAKING PICTURES OF ME! face.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was just a cool garage/patio area on the walk up to the Chateau.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was really neat; it's a close up of one of the stations of the cross they have here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down by the river, on the way to dinner. Little A is quite sure the sludge is alligators. And is also quite happy about that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A restaurant with a playground?? Yes, please!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was about a hundred times cooler than this in person.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-87430959354940522042011-08-26T07:00:00.000+02:002011-08-26T07:00:00.716+02:00Dinosaurs!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We ventured to the <a href="http://www.gondwana-praehistorium.de/2011/">Godwana Praehistorium</a> with some friends the other day and wow! That place was awesome! Life size moving dinosaurs however- including of course the fearsome T-Rex eating a Triceratops. The girls were less than wild about that one.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPBfz0oSBxl_AuXeG7dvZXngpnBbGHXbUiGDCpJFpTkb3DvjEGlRP6A3W4MBfFD8MV-tqT6r1_JbEJFl9QYTC5QKLjiz9wgK5Q9IFfmo6vEos38Tc4IGH8JQzv-fP7o_inf_V6FIjCUa9/s1600/IMG_1142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPBfz0oSBxl_AuXeG7dvZXngpnBbGHXbUiGDCpJFpTkb3DvjEGlRP6A3W4MBfFD8MV-tqT6r1_JbEJFl9QYTC5QKLjiz9wgK5Q9IFfmo6vEos38Tc4IGH8JQzv-fP7o_inf_V6FIjCUa9/s320/IMG_1142.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had to take a shot of this. You walk in and on your right is the admission stand and on your left? A coffee bar complete with Bitburger Beer on tap! Ha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous Argentinosaurus skeleton. If you've never stood under one, it's worth putting on your bucket list. Gives you some serious size perspective.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big A took this one :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of the exhibit there is a GIANT play area complete with a section for little beans!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the "head" of the play area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really couldn't capture it properly, but Big A's eyes were like saucers when we went in! And, there's a sitting are so you can have a cappucino and a <i>shokobrod </i>while you watch your kids play!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And as you walk out the only exit? There's the ice cream truck. It was out of our hands. We had to have some!</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-90385287654561276992011-08-25T07:00:00.000+02:002011-08-25T07:00:07.341+02:00Reitschule!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Big A has had a few animal passions over her whopping 5 years, and the latest of these is horses. Of course, it would be almost strange for a 5 year old girl not to worship them, right? And part of my coercing/encouraging/bribing for the move to Germany was horse riding lessons if we could find some. Not only did we find some, but they are wonderful! And they speak a little English ;) The <a href="http://www.reitschule-spangdahlem.de/">Reitschule Sonnehof</a>! So once a week the 3 of us ladies head to the school to watch Big A ride and count down the months till Little A can join in. Yes, they take 3 year olds and yes, they told my 2.5 year old that already. Thanks. Every week, "When Adri big 'nuff? Ride horsies! 3! Be 3! Ride horsies with Annysisterlies! [that's how she says it-crack me up]"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another parent there with far superior photo talents took a few shots for me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How cute?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She is so happy on those horses, it's indescribable.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And fearless- just calmly riding along, like she's been doing it for years!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adriana sitting up on what looks like gymnastics equipment to me- watching the big girls.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-20587167306778121622011-08-24T14:27:00.000+02:002011-08-24T14:27:41.695+02:00All Broked Up!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been remiss in posting, but I have a really good excuse! Due to a shark attack/bar fight/bear fight (still working on the perfect story) I have a fractured foot bone. On the upside, the hubby is getting a great chance to appreciate all I do around here! On the downside, he's not exactly loving it. Soon I'll have a great big shoe to add to my fashion repertoire as well, joys! So here are some photos from this month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our burdened plum tree- I feel for it. This is what I look like in my 3rd trimester- weighed down! Yummy Damson Plums. I need to find a recipe to preserve some!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love this photo. It happened because she refused to turn around for the photo, but in the end I love it! This is Big A in front of our now less burdened apple tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was finally nice and hot so we could play in the pool! A little sissy snug first :) I just got Lil' A's swim suit (she calls it her swim dress!) from <a href="http://www.bodenusa.com/">Boden</a>. I just love that store! GREAT swimsuit! Even easy to get on!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It rained and rained and then was sunny the other day so we went to the park down the road and there were Dandelions galore! When I told the girls they could pick all they wanted, they went right to work!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I HATE spinning. They love it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, this is just me bragging right here. She asked to help assemble the tables and by the time we were through she was doing a table herself! Nice!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Stop taking pictures Mom!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happiness is: coloring on (seemingly) forbidden things.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one kills me! J is trying to fix Lil' A's boot- but will she relinquish the slide? Absolutely not!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure it's possible for a 2 year old to give anything less than an extreme smile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paintbrushes are Bush League. I use my fingers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing in our newly tidied yard (read: goodbye blackberry bushes!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have a confession: I daydream about being a food photographer, and I'm really, really not very good at it. However, these berries came out fabulous! So now I'm 1 for 200! Woohoo! I made a fabulous <a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/flaugnarde-recipe/">flaugnarde </a>with a world of currents they neighbor brought me and some blueberries.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Alright, I'm a little caught up! I'll post some pictures of Big A's horse riding lessons soon!</div></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-52413199807669538122011-08-01T06:38:00.000+02:002011-08-01T06:38:29.565+02:00Koblenz and the surprise fest!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We braved Ikea this past Saturday, and braved is the word-who knew?, to outfit the girls room and hopefully find a couch we both like. Word of wisdom- don't go to Ikea on Saturday. Ever. Take a weekday off, use your vacation hours, whatever, and go on a Tuesday. That was insane. And this is in Germany! For those of you who haven't been-it's obviously enormous, so they put arrows to take you through the "right" direction. Now in America, those arrows would be suggestions and I'll damn well go wherever I want. In Germany they are all about rules and systems, you follow the arrows. I can only imagine what that would have been like with people <i>not </i>following the arrows! Combine all this with 2 tired kids and 1 husband who hates shopping. By the grace of God alone, in no jest, did we make it out of there with anything at all. I will say though, we had a lovely lunch! Swedish meatballs and beer- what a great shopping break! And they have this awesome family section where you eat around this little circus tent looking thing and your kids go bonkers in said tent while you sit, drink your beer, and watch them vibrate with energy. Love it. Very family friendly place. Even "family" parking spots- so your kids can open their doors without your running to make sure they don't hit the other car!<br />
So we get through all this and we're still married ;) and have a kid's bedroom set (all in our car- it's mind boggling that a whole entire bunk bed can fit in that box) and have to try and hit the shopping district as my better half has lost his shoes in the bottom of a lake in another country. Roll Call. We find a "mall" and it turns out it's next to an open air spot so we hit the latter, and not only find shoes in 30 minutes (record time for the hubby), but also find a pair for me on clearance (yay!) AND a surprise festival! I have no idea what we were celebrating, but that was fun! Wait till you see the photo of the hubby's dinner, ha! They had fresh fried fish that was huge on a little, tiny bun! I don't even like fish and that was pretty good! Had to take a photo. And it was bachelorette/bachelor party night apparently so that added to the fun. It was a wonderful evening and so made up for the insanity of Ikea!<br />
I did get the girls' room almost all finished, it will be when their bookshelf and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boon-Otto-Animal-Bag-Blue/dp/B000K1XMP4?ie=UTF8&tag=widgetsamazon-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Boon Bag</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=widgetsamazon-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000K1XMP4" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> get here, and I find a bigger rug, so I'll take pictures soon. Their little bunk beds are too cute!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Family Parking spot. Why aren't these everywhere??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see the pirate looking ladies? They're a bachelorette party with basket of liquor and you pay a euro to take a shot with the bride to be!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One posing, one pissed. It was a long day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really neat Noah's Ark fountain. I should have taken a better photo to show the dove with the wig and the mammary glands on the front!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turns out the wheeled turtle was a little wet. Not so sure about that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see the bright colored business in the back? There is a man on a ladder, with what looks like an inflatable cross on his back (with flames!) and he does a flip off the front of the ladder, lands on his back (inflaty thingy) and bounces up! Ha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How could one not take a photo of this fish "sandwich"??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful area where someone was apparently hilarious. The crowd was in stitches about whatever this comedian was saying. May have helped that the beer was flowing freely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo does no justice! This statue represents the last 2000 year of Koblenz. Incredible.</td></tr>
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-66237331547527537982011-07-21T00:50:00.000+02:002011-07-21T00:50:38.015+02:00das Haus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">At long last, some photos of the house. Naked, but you can imagine it furnished! As soon as our furniture gets here, I'll post again, but don't hold your breath, it'll be awhile! We did get a dining room table that I'm in love with (and begging the kids not to immediately destroy.) Finally my old table will by my sewing table so I'm not moving things all over trying to fit it all on one desk! On the downside, there goes my excuse! And the Man Cave will get a table too- never thought I'd own 3 dining room tables. weird.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRL1a3-Hv_bBWHlbwR6Dee27ssIx_me5xw189GNRQ0frRDaS5y1oG3nCA4Od5n_oluV30Q_X1_fZ1XdIwZm2ATlRumAGMx2eL7aUXlaTyaO7McnzRipRaHOt_0WLLwJALVaYsirI4BoTM/s1600/IMG_0842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRL1a3-Hv_bBWHlbwR6Dee27ssIx_me5xw189GNRQ0frRDaS5y1oG3nCA4Od5n_oluV30Q_X1_fZ1XdIwZm2ATlRumAGMx2eL7aUXlaTyaO7McnzRipRaHOt_0WLLwJALVaYsirI4BoTM/s320/IMG_0842.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> This is the view from the loft area upstairs that will be the play room/reading room (depending on the consciousness of the beans.) I found some awesome papasan like chairs at the BX here that are working out great in there! They double as reading chairs, or veterinary stables for wounded ponies. I love, love, love this window. I'll try to get a photo looking out- I see a farm and beautiful cows that way!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyIAEjA6pf04gVZBR2O_sOcaPDfGSN28-TpH8W6SNgptpV2CNbbowmN0V9vljFhUbwwf2Fu7RyHhS7-Awj354KSx7KgDtg8J_pxfF-lyj5LfugYiTzFGyXlCK_hU5GjekyZBg8t6BFBmS/s1600/IMG_0844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyIAEjA6pf04gVZBR2O_sOcaPDfGSN28-TpH8W6SNgptpV2CNbbowmN0V9vljFhUbwwf2Fu7RyHhS7-Awj354KSx7KgDtg8J_pxfF-lyj5LfugYiTzFGyXlCK_hU5GjekyZBg8t6BFBmS/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> This is from in the loft looking back towards the bedrooms and the stairs. The exposed beams in this house give it so much warmth and character. The Germans are anti-carpet and so many of the houses we saw were tile everywhere, I felt like I was in a giant bathroom. I'm loving the wood here!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoDCNiVvXCQktQJfncRHBJ2fJl_4YUOzJZpZk4KlRie3Q_ccawWtA-xpahBw3qb2on-1pcAyJEnKSfxU_ojAbrRN4I1YQQoGn9_6vZCK47Z0bW5Y22Nsziq5o06IrfLIW39UPfVh-nlsA/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoDCNiVvXCQktQJfncRHBJ2fJl_4YUOzJZpZk4KlRie3Q_ccawWtA-xpahBw3qb2on-1pcAyJEnKSfxU_ojAbrRN4I1YQQoGn9_6vZCK47Z0bW5Y22Nsziq5o06IrfLIW39UPfVh-nlsA/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> This will hopefully be the nursery some day in the not too distant future. No- we don't need one yet, but it's on the menu. It's a small room, but it'll fit a <i>shrank </i>(wardrobe) and a crib just fine!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvdn_F34DZs_GnGc7Ddvky8Npx8Pq87UKDLcICgaJFkXFUaHEGVHXt-ReiCE6xOfo4DT6cztOSy56jhlBxpXKo3cdr_Y-OtbLUGNkHOehLy7bjl-xwhPXQ-Jt6X-UftBDb2SPOsdp-qZP/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvdn_F34DZs_GnGc7Ddvky8Npx8Pq87UKDLcICgaJFkXFUaHEGVHXt-ReiCE6xOfo4DT6cztOSy56jhlBxpXKo3cdr_Y-OtbLUGNkHOehLy7bjl-xwhPXQ-Jt6X-UftBDb2SPOsdp-qZP/s320/IMG_0853.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> This is the girls' room. So much light! Which is generally a good thing, except for long summer days. My better half rigged up some curtains for me so they'd stop showing up at 6 am and telling me at 9pm, "but it's light out!" They'll have twin beds on either side of the windows. I really wanted to do bunk beds here, but full height wall space is at a premium, so if they want a closet, the bunk beds have to go. (German houses rarely come with closets built in. You buy a wardrobe to put your things in.)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFA5kR24dyJ0jE8ZF9SuvMcdOZlbZeD2ARwOHnI-3J-kvi1MZuu64ErxMy-Y1owXC_7yvB3b21bh9-9ljE5VK6o-N3w4MjXG1Ftop-qhP8-pG2K6mQ2fgbUVn8oUSb-uYQ5-Nj74OkQo1/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFA5kR24dyJ0jE8ZF9SuvMcdOZlbZeD2ARwOHnI-3J-kvi1MZuu64ErxMy-Y1owXC_7yvB3b21bh9-9ljE5VK6o-N3w4MjXG1Ftop-qhP8-pG2K6mQ2fgbUVn8oUSb-uYQ5-Nj74OkQo1/s320/IMG_0854.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> This is a view from the main floor of the stairs. By German standards these stair are very, very wide! Read: our bed should fit up there! (Assuming it ever gets here...) And the kids are still enjoying going up and down, up and down, up and down... The downstairs leads to the laundry room and 3 more rooms (guest bed, storage and man cave.) The Man is very excited about the Man Cave. It's small, but he's been cleared hot for a little Mt Dew fridge and to lock himself in now and again. You know, when he gets that glazed, no more glitter pony princess time look ;) Or to study, whatever.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXffvGYlGZsAH8jl5j_3z8sKv8ljVRvYQTX8GKRy7vUu3Kek2PDXUaeC4ipNKKtVcNZokzQQTVCAXVgrkoYSSC-hHPeIZ_YMsPPFcwXtQYAbQhFYORMfJRRzVKtIMQTbOyZGqRJmgQ4XI/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXffvGYlGZsAH8jl5j_3z8sKv8ljVRvYQTX8GKRy7vUu3Kek2PDXUaeC4ipNKKtVcNZokzQQTVCAXVgrkoYSSC-hHPeIZ_YMsPPFcwXtQYAbQhFYORMfJRRzVKtIMQTbOyZGqRJmgQ4XI/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> This is my kitchen, again by German standards, quite large! We now have a "whole" fridge as well. Apparently they go shopping every 15 minutes here because the fridges are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">tiny </span>and there was no freezer. "For what?" Luckily we get to borrow one for the duration of our stay because we need a freezer!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGtL6uVkjsnnn4dKiCQrqeZI6NMx0LYhnIQTb-bN_CqL9Q4JtAXJnL1RT6TpJ2yu8gYvztDVASObmZjK2mwwW3n4EI9_QccTVR0AgvXmmIKK7INoBqxXmcubk-orUngtUt9CaxnfpfOMY/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGtL6uVkjsnnn4dKiCQrqeZI6NMx0LYhnIQTb-bN_CqL9Q4JtAXJnL1RT6TpJ2yu8gYvztDVASObmZjK2mwwW3n4EI9_QccTVR0AgvXmmIKK7INoBqxXmcubk-orUngtUt9CaxnfpfOMY/s320/IMG_0858.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> Lovely view of the throne, eh? I put this one in to show the tile work in the bathrooms. I really like it! We saw so, so many 70's green palm tree tiles in our house hunting trips. yikes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAynSME3vb1ZMjN6AtQZmrAAaadlyI_ymuQG08tv-b-YvVp6cGMtLEo_sME5oKDA2XbAAMf-IQfXhnSu2k6FROoWiUAaeAEsA6kMjM-lLYYCmYtChsRU21CM35jnpsvlbeZWjC1JSi5rCy/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAynSME3vb1ZMjN6AtQZmrAAaadlyI_ymuQG08tv-b-YvVp6cGMtLEo_sME5oKDA2XbAAMf-IQfXhnSu2k6FROoWiUAaeAEsA6kMjM-lLYYCmYtChsRU21CM35jnpsvlbeZWjC1JSi5rCy/s320/IMG_0859.JPG" width="238" /></a></div> This is my PANTRY! Yes, I'm yelling. This is so unheard of. Funny, it has a doo hickey on it to turn the light on when you open the door. Cool, right? Only if you notice it. I spent the better part of 20 minutes trying to find a light switch to turn off the light!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDK39IL3_ipr6BEZvg6kd1XGEbng05NnP4c7_fBdPWQ-0RdllPe_e0VOIfr0LwGkIGRSDIWwyO-16nn4hWmVqkEHQoZKHHDouKZHoauGUsk0zYQH_mq2wV8Kpldyn3OC8OHXfrAONQgG_/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDK39IL3_ipr6BEZvg6kd1XGEbng05NnP4c7_fBdPWQ-0RdllPe_e0VOIfr0LwGkIGRSDIWwyO-16nn4hWmVqkEHQoZKHHDouKZHoauGUsk0zYQH_mq2wV8Kpldyn3OC8OHXfrAONQgG_/s400/IMG_0860.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This is the living/dining room area as seen from the kitchen. The window are so large here I rarely turn on any lights during the day.<br />
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</div>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-40270310928533537392011-07-17T09:30:00.002+02:002011-07-17T10:36:35.177+02:00Downtown Wittlich<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hottie at the restaurant ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sit still for the photo? What do you mean?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view down the street from our table.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We went to dinner the other night at a very tasty restaurant called Hella's- Greek food. It was such a beautiful night we ate outside. Luckily there was a light breze as the German's, at least the ones on the patio, are like chimneys! I had a delicious appetizer of sheep cheese stuffed roasted red peppers in a vinegar sauce. It was supposed to be for all of us, but well, they were too slow! yum. The suflaki I had as an entree was a bit lacking, but the free Ouzo helped out a bit. They actually bring everyone (adult) a shot with their menus, crack me up! We all had a blast and then went to the <i>Walkplatz </i>to see if we couldn't round up some ice cream and look about.<br />
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We passed some bike racks that looked like bicycles that I wish I would have taken a photo of- the girls thought it was hilarious! And last but not least- ICE! yum. We sat in this fabulous little shopping area, sitting outside eating ice cream at 9:30pm with full light outside. And the chairs came with little blankets in case you got cold sitting out there, too cute! Of course as soon as the girls saw the blankets they were "cold" ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found that cute guy again, may take him home ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can kind of see the bicycle in the back-right of the photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeeeeeee Haaaaw!! She was making that thing work!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-26260688924816483552011-07-11T08:57:00.001+02:002011-07-11T08:57:05.029+02:004th of July in Germany!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The base threw a lovely 4th celebration, complete with rides and fireworks! We also had a chance to explore the backyard of the new house that day. Here are the photos:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you say "Diva?" Adriana picked out those sunglasses and I couldn't say no! And Annelies wanted a side ponytail. Love it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local riding school had rides going; the girls were in heaven!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a very happy, post berry smile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring one of the apple trees. I love this yard!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They love taking turns climbing up this stump and sitting on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing for the camera ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a berry bush (not sure what kind yet, but edible) that Adriana has parked herself next too for some serious snacking!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this would be Adriana's pose. So fitting- I'm Queen of the World!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I have to make this one short as we have to go get a rental car. The Audi we bought 4 days ago that died while I was driving back from the store? "Kaput" as the mechanic said. Cracked head. Not sure what that means, but the expression Jim made as he said it pretty much explained it all. Joys!scshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460990080946178191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849365703276847144.post-69666175765025983352011-07-07T08:58:00.000+02:002011-07-07T08:58:32.464+02:00We got the house!I've been terribly negligent in updating, my apologies! We got the secret garden house and it's perfect inside! I took photos that night, but the previous tenants were mid-move so they're a little crazy. I'll take more today because today we're starting to move in! It's going to be nutty, I have no furniture, but we'll work it out! I only have a minute now, but wanted to update :) Please pray for us this week that the kids find all this strange a fun thing and not a cause for whining!<br />
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