Do you remember this post, when I was complaining about having a creative urge, but no time or patience to sit down and actually do something crafty? Well, turns out my inner “crafting” ego was just waiting for the holiday season to come around. It also helped to find someone...
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Have you guys heard of mint.com? I’ve read about it on several different websites and it seems to be really useful tool if you’re trying to get a grip on your monthly expenses. I’ve never really made a budget for myself, but I do know our fixed monthly expenses and what is left for...
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My goodness, can you believe it? Last Wednesday was Greta’s first birthday! It’s almost incomprehensible that she’s been part of our family for whole 12 months already. The memories of October, 21 of last year, when my sister called me to tell me that I had become an aunt, are...
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Election Day Sunday morning, after we had cleaned up the party remains and had had breakfast, we took showers and got dressed to take a stroll downtown (there was “verkaufsoffener Sonntag” and City Fall Festival). We also stopped at the polling place to vote. I made it to Germany right on time for...
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Thursday morning was the first morning that I could sleep in a litte bit. I had set my alarm for 9 a.m. because my sister was going to come by around 10, but I slept through my alarm and was woken up when my sister came over. I got dressed,...
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Last Friday afternoon I finished up the workshop. The shuttle bus took me back to the airport and I started my journey to Germany. The flight from Huntsville to Chicago on UA was quick and then I had to wait to check in with SAS (Scandinavian Airlines). Before I went...
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Do you want to know something? I am getting really giddy with excitement! I know, I have a couple of things to do before getting on the plane on Sunday morning. Isn’t it strange that at first you feel like you have all the time in the world and then, all...
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Not in my case. In my case, I have news and it’s not only good news, but FANTASTIC news. Something I’ve been wanting to share with you for, oh,.. about a month or so, but couldn’t because I wasn’t allowed to talk about it yet, is: MY SISTER IS PREGNANT...
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