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The first 30 years of my life were spent outdoors every minute possible. Until my 18th birthday I was an avid skier, then I discovered snowboarding and those ski's gathered lots of dust. Summers were spent in the water, on [...]
My days are blending into one another, the grey outside matching the grey in my office and increasingly in my mind. Thankfully there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is a bright, beautiful, light in the form [...]
Every year our local big-box furniture store has some Christmas fun in their parking lot. Two years ago we went & enjoyed the heck out of a very special barn animals circus (Weihnachts Circus). This year there was ice skating. [...]
Every year, at Thanksgiving, John the Elf arrives. Even more importantly, John the Elf brings the kids their yearly Advent Calendars. It's a tradition all the kids, big & small, look forward to each year. In fact, they look forward [...]
Today, I think more than ever, it is important we take a moment of silence, and introspection, and honor our veterans. Being a soldier is not just a job, it is a calling. Our men and women sign a blank [...]
The very, very best part of going to England (Sherwood Forest,Harry Potter!) was finally meeting Lou (LouCee Creations): It's possible we are twins separated at birth., except I'm the outgoing one & she's the quiet one... or so she insists. [...]
I found a new feature on my camera yesterday! It automatically makes an animated gif for me. Kind of a little mini-movie. So now, of course, I have to see if it works in the newsletter. You all get to [...]
This weekend I had to take my mom to Brussels so she could fly home, back to the states after a month long visit ( Lost in the Schwarzwald,Saint-Mère-Église,Omaha Beach,A Final Goodbye,Goodbye Oma). We have had an amazing month together. [...]
As part of being on a jump (Omaha Beach) there is a lot of "hurry up & wait". That's army talk for showing up, being ready to go, and then waiting hours & hours & hours to actually, you know, [...]
I want to thank all of you for your lovely, kind, warm notes. I was overwhelmed when I opened my mailbox Thursday morning. My Oma was my hero, and I am thrilled she touched so many of your lives as [...]
I am bursting with happiness. I've got words spilling out of my fingers faster than they can type. My oldest, my golden child, my beautiful first born, Soren is here! He arrived safe & sound & full of energy to [...]
Yesterday I got a look behind the scenes of our local Narrenzunft (Fools Guild). Every Fasching, or Carnival, I've been awed by the amazing costumes and masks, and highly entertained by the insane craziness of the parades (Fasching 2013;Fasching = [...]
I completely, totally, forgot my camera on Thanksgiving. It was right there on the sideboard, ready to document & cement our memories. This was also the year of the perfect turkey. It was juicy, amazing, and a gorgeous golden brown. [...]
Phew! I'm all hot & bothered. I'm going 5 million miles an hour today, and yesterday, but I'm Git 'r done! Big time. Yesterday I took an hour without computer, just me & my phone, and scheduled all those appointments [...]
Because I've been lonely lately (thought Dave's birthday dinner helped amazingly), because my Oma turns 100 next month, I've been looking at a lot of old photo's. And I've realized I'm lonely partly because my house is so empty. I'm [...]
Do you know what is worse than going to the funeral of my beloved Aunt? Going to see Oma the next day. The minute she saw us, she started to cry. It literally broke my heart into pieces and I [...]
There is sunshine and light and laughter in every one of my days. Even my dark days. On the days when life has me down, things are not going my way, when I just need to cry. There are always [...]
I just put the Golden Child on a plane. My heart hurts. I hate this part of living here. We did have an absolutely wonderful visit, filled with gorgeous weather, lots of laughter, some yelling, sibling rivalry and amazing amounts of shopping. [...]
It is tradition in our group of friends to share a ginormous beer as one last toast, one last farewell at our favorite little hole in the wall just off post. But there are only two families left. It just [...]
Yesterday is a blur. It was Tess' first day in secondary school. Unlike American school with elementary, middle & high school, German schools have Grundschule (elementary school) and secondary school. There are 3-4 different types of secondary schools, and honestly [...]
