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chocolate chips
There are 7 different varities and over 400 cookies in my house right now. I sure hope someone shows up on Sunday.
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Christmas recital
The boys Christmas piano recital was held in Landstuhl tonight. I didn't record their pieces this year..... it was enough that we made it through, right? The boys played really well and always enjoy...
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we woke up to a blanket of snow this morning, almost enough to sled. It's night now and the house is so quiet and clean - it feels almost eerie. The kids and I worked hard to host the cookie open house...
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Kyrie eleison
While staying in Beatenburg, Switzerland our chalet's balcony looked over the town of Interlaken and Lake Thun. In the distance we could see Jungfraujoch, one of the highest points in the Swiss Alps....
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since there's no place to go......
There were whispers of snow on every one's lips at the beginning of this week. By Thursday all the signs were there and warnings were being issued. The storm was supposed to start mid-morning on Friday...
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Heidelberg field trip
Micah's 4th grade class went on a field trip to Heidleberg. Mom went along as a chaperone. We walked around the Christmas market, ate some yummy food, and had a good time even though it was below 20...
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Irish Dance Christmas recital
Noah on piano - Sarah with her open (championship) leave dancers after their performanceanytime there's a recital, performance, ceremony, etc. it calls into sharp contrast the new life we are going on...
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Shortly after we first moved to Germany in 2005 Rob was deployed to Kuwait where he would be traveling on convoys into Iraq. After going through 8-weeks of combat convoy training in the...
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Uncle Rolf is HERE
My brother, Rolf, and his girlfriend, Suzy came on Thursday and will be here through the New Year. We are so happy to have them here. We've been getting them out to a few local sites, though the...
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Christmas Eve
on the menu for Christmas Eve was grilled cheese sandwhiches and tomato soup. Rolf and Suzy agreed that I do, indeed, make the world's greatest grilled cheese sandwhiches, thus I get to keep my title...
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The Christmas
our Christmas morning was quiet, but festive. The kids were pleased with their gifts - above they are each opening one from mom, a video game. Some time ago I received these sweatshirts (pictured...
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Christmas night, when all the presents had been opened and the food had been eaten, we were finishing the evening by playing games. The boys were all playing Monopoly and Sarah, Suzy, and I were...
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Strasbourg, France
We spent the day at the Strasbourg Christmas market. The weather cooperated and we had a nice time walking around the city and exploring the shops and stalls.The cathedral there is one of the most...
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New Years Eve
Though we usually spend New Years Eve with our friend's, the Briggs, we found that as the holiday got closer the day was just too steeped in tradition and memories for us to be able to do the same...
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"little voice says I'm going crazy to see all my world disappear vague sketch of a fantasy, laughing at the sunrise like he's been up all nightslippin' and sliding, what a good timebut now have to find...
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I'm feeling a little like someone with multiple personalities. Granted, I have never known anyone with dissociative identity disorder and have (thankfully) never actually suffered from it. I've...
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how cute are they?
My blog sits here woefully neglected, and it isn’t that I don’t have things to post about….. It’s just, just…. Well, it’s kinda for the same reason that I left facebook: (this is THAT story) I...
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“It's time to begin, isn't it?I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admitI'm just the same as I wasNow, don't you understandThat I'm never changing who I am”...
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