Posted in Picture It, Retail Therapy on Sep 18th, 2006 2 Comments »
Well, we’re officially puppy owners. They brought the entire litter (a whopping three) over yesterday afternoon and while Jim had earmarked the grey & white pup, we all fell in love with the smallest tan one instead. He was the most outgoing and is already trained (at 11 weeks) to come running when […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Sep 17th, 2006 6 Comments »
The puppy hasn’t arrived yet and already it’s causing problems. No one can agree on a name. We have Sydney weighing in with little mermaid, ariel and princess… it doesn’t seem to matter when we tell her it’s a boy. Robbie insists it should be called abercrombie, fitch or death cab for […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Sep 16th, 2006 1 Comment »
This morning I woke early feeling grumpy and blue. I blame my lousy mood on Jim forcing me to watch Strange Brew last night. Twice. You can only hear the words ‘take off’ and ‘hoser’ so many times without wanting to hurt someone. Anyway, instead of laying around & stewing I […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Sep 15th, 2006 6 Comments »
When Sydney was so sick last week… like most parents, we promised her pretty much anything if she’d only cooperate with the doctors and get better. I took this to mean that once she was feeling better we’d take her to toys-r-us and give her carte blanche on the barbie aisle. Jim on the […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Sep 14th, 2006 3 Comments »
Today the world lost a great political figure… and I lost a hero.
Ann is one of very few reasons I’m actually willing to admit I come from Texas.
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Sep 13th, 2006 6 Comments »
The past week or so has been a whirlwind of coughing, sneezing & medications galore. For the first time in the history of our family we all pretty much got sick at once. No fun. While Jim and I pulled out of it fairly quickly, the girls were another story. Robbie […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Sep 8th, 2006 10 Comments »
Everyone is sick right now… all at the same time and all looking to me to keep things going. Being a mom is a tough gig.
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Sep 5th, 2006 2 Comments »
No matter how long I live in germany I swear I’ll never get used to having to yield to anyone entering my street from the right. It’s just not natural. This is compounded by the ‘except’ factor. As in: you must yield to anyone coming onto your street from the right… except […]
Posted in Wanderlust on Sep 5th, 2006 3 Comments »
What the hell is there to do in Poland? Anyone… anyone… Bueller? While my in-laws are visiting one very important thing they’d like to do is visit Poland… more specifically Gniezno & Witikowo. Now I can’t even pronounce the names of these places, let alone fathom that there’s anything remotely exciting or […]
Posted in Wanderlust on Sep 4th, 2006 5 Comments »
Between listening to bbc radio, watching bbc prime on tv and having some of my favorite bands come from the uk, I’ve somehow morphed into a reluctant anglophile. This was made painfully obvious at two points today… first when I told Jim I’d ‘ring’ the dentist for him & later using the term ‘gobsmacked’ […]
Former supermodel turned brain surgeon leaves behind successful career in America to try her hand at hausfraudom in the lovely Saxon city of Dresden, Germany.
Some days are good, some are bad... all are opportunities to learn & grow.
With my sunny disposition and can-do attitude, what could possibly go wrong?
None
The Big Sleep & Other Novels by Raymond Chandler