It’s official: it’s going to be a boy!
Well, I could have sworn I wrote a blog post about the great news that my sister is having a little boy! Apparently, that must have been only in my dreams or something, according to...
Category: family
Art projects
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...
Living on a budget – or: how to keep track of your spending
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...
Belated Greta’s 1st birthday post
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,...
Germany Recap from last week Part II
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...
Germany Recap from last week Part I
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...
On some family time
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...
I am leaving for my trip in three days
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...