The Monastery
My Opa was orphaned at age 2. He was the [...]
Serendipity
My smile is fading (A Thousand Words). Karen is back [...]
A Thousand Words
I have very few words today. Like they say, a [...]
The Bright Side
I'm wallowing in an ocean of darkness. Things, life, are [...]
Disco Ice Skating
Disco ice skating is exactly what it sounds like, and [...]
The Buck Stops Here
I like to keep things light & airy on the [...]
The Fifth Season
It's ‘die fünfte Jahreszeit’ (the 5th season) in Germany! Well. [...]
Light Rain
We are in a hold pattern. Circling the tarmac. Anxiously [...]
The Almost Forever Lost Christmas
This Christmas was almost forever lost! It started with Fall, [...]
Snow & Cows
The black forest is no longer black. It is a [...]
My Crush
Ice skating is still a passion over here. Even more [...]
Mission. Accomplished.
I'm going to sneak it in here, our personal biggest [...]
Chicago
Way back when the worldwide web was just starting to [...]
Read in Hagrids Voice
Soren spoiled me for my birthday. Beyond anything I could've [...]
Flying to Columbus
After my two glorious weeks in California (The Golden Gate;Birthday!; [...]
Sacramento
I could embarrass myself greatly, there is video, but then [...]
Yosemite
All my days in the states have been perfect. Blue [...]
Indigeny
The whole point of going all the way to California [...]
Birthday!
On my actual birthday we drove from San Francisco up [...]
The Golden Gate
As unbelievable as it is, yesterday I turned 50 (50!) [...]
Do You Have What it Takes?
I tell this story every year, and last year I [...]
The Dog Whisperer
Army life is not just hard on kids, or wives, [...]
Kitties, Rats, Pets + More!
We love animals! All the animals! All the pets! Unfortunately [...]
Schlemmen Am See
On Saturday we all trooped over to the hospital to [...]