4 days to go......

Tomorrow is my last day at work....jippieh! Still no snow but in all the chaos we managed at least the basics for a nice christmas: WE do have a tree though still outside on the deck :( , we did make some cookies - was fun but all are already eaten and digested!
All presents are wrapped and hidden....
I only have to decorate the tree and survive shopping for the meal this saturday! (Kids will have a babysitter) ...and yesss! vacation until 2nd January!

Oh and our friend Antje visited us and stayed for 5 days - is was fun ! Hope to see her soon with her lovely boys.
I wish you all a peaceful and relaxed but chaotic christmas and happy holidays!

Full of anticipation

well only 12 days till christmas....I have many presents for Emily (3.5 yrs), only two for Josie (14 months), none for my hubby so far...
I truly enjoy christmas time, all the christmas fairs/markets here and church sundays, where my older daughter starts to take part in plays, family services. It's sooo cute.... And listening to her pleading god for good weather tomorrow and Santa Clause for many presents - makes me feel like I am 4 years old....it's so much fun when you have children. Before I couldn't even imagine what it could be like! It's wonderful..
Tomorrow our friends and former neighbors are visiting for 4 days, we host them. We are all excited and looking forward to it!

Almost christmas!

Lots of things have happened...After our vacation I got sick and had an unpleasant hospital stay recovering from preumonia. I was put in bed for almost 6 weeks...
Finally back to work. Josie is about to walk and a real tomboy! Emily ist 3 and a half years old and sooo cute. She can ride her bicycle and starts to recognize letters ! She is so excited about christmas and I am looking forward to a peaceful christmas with my family!

back from vacation

We are back....the vacation was wonderful but not quite what I expected. 2 Children 1 and 3 years old are so energetic that it is a full-time job to handle them.....I am exhausted - but they had loads of fun. Emily can now swim through the whole pool with her swim-aids, she can now ride a bicycle at 3 years 3 months! WOW!

Time to Relax

Tomorrow will be day one! We are going on vacation - 10 exclusive family days. As I started working full-time right after the 8 week maternity leave I am not the usual mom. My children are with the grandparents and daycare centers longer than they spent with me. So I need to get used to them :) So it will be fun and a challenge spending 10 exclusive days with my 2 daughters and my husband together. Wish me luck with the weather as we are going to bavaria (germany).... And these days the summer kind of spared us this year! Anyway when returning, Josie will turn one year old! I am still thinking about what to give her as a present....

growing....

My first daughter Emily turned 3 on June 5th 2007.....since then she has started thinking about getting older....so her conclusion is: " Mom, when I turn 4 years old, I will get a bicycle. When I turn 5 I will get a large preschool cornet of sweets......and so on.
So her mindset for the future is set! *smile*

11 months

Today my second daughter turns 11 months old.. Josephine is a truly friendly baby and I am so glad she came into my life.

Changes in Life

My best friend Pogo died on june, 16th 2007...I am still very sad and every day I think of him.
I will always miss him..He was crazy - really- and living with him as room-mates (he was like my little troubled brother) I experienced so many weird and crazy things I never expected they can happen....I could write a book about it.
So my life will be definetly suffering those on-the-edge-moments he truly and reliably delivered.

He was single, 41 and full of ideas...stupid bacteria killed him.