Mommy Inbetween

Turning Forever 29

2010-10-02T14:37:00.003+02:00

Next year, in December, I am turning 30. As Nanny Fine says, I will stay forever 29 then ;-)
I am really afraid of turning 30. And although it's still over a year to go I don't want this day to come.
As I do not want a surprise party or whatever I wonder about this day, if I should have a party or get out of the country for some time (which I need to discuss with hubby).
If I'd have a party I want to have just one party, including friends AND family. Without being remembered I'm turning old. {See, I really do have a big problem with turning forever 29.}

So to have a party without having a classic Birthday party I thought about hosting a themed party. A pajama party won't work as my PIL and aunts are 60 + but it would be funny.
I want a theme for anybody so that young and old are happy. I'd welcome some suggestion from my party-proved readers :-)

Usually, I really try to avoid my birthday. Since my 16th birthday I do hate my birthday. Guess there are two different reasons for that:
First, my favorite granny died in the night to my 16th birthday. It was the sadest birthday ever!
Second, I do hate getting older (guess that's just a female thing *g*) and taking center stage.
But well, this time I know I got no other chance. Because going on a journey over the birthday won't solve the problem at all (and I don't want someone to do a surprise party for me...), does it? :-)

Have a wonderful weekend out there!

L.O.V.E.

2010-09-02T21:58:00.002+02:00

I'm watching the new German season of "Popstars" (best Music Casting Show on Geman TV).

There was a girl, she was 20 years old and she made it to the re-call. Then, the jury asked her where she's living and she told them that she actually lives at a shelter for homeless people. The jury asked her to tell them more about it and she said that her mom lives in England and her dad lives in Bavaria (South-East Germany). She had an apprenticeship in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Middle-East Germany) but lost her job and couldn't pay her rent anymore so she needed to move to the shelter.
They asked her why she doesn't move back to her dad and she confessed that she's afraid he has a go at her, that he laughs at her and tell her that he knew she won't make it.
So she rather lives at the shelter than moving back to her dad. That is sooo sad. One of the jury member - who is a dad as well - went up to the stage and gave her a big hug and comforted her.

And that made me cry. I cried because I felt her pain.
If D. wasn't already sleeping I would've hugged him.

5QF - 08/20/10

2010-08-20T21:31:00.003+02:00

Oh, I almost forgot to join in Mama M.'s Five Question Friday. It's 9:45pm and I'm totally done. I was working and didn't sleep quite much so, well, I just want to go to bed ;-)

So short answers today:

1. Do you have any nicknames and if so how did it come about?
> Uhm no. Just those like honey...

2. What is your birth order amongst your siblings?
> I'm the first born :-) The big sister...

3. In a movie of your life, who would play your significant other?
> Puh... I guess I'd like Ashton Kutcher *gg* Yes, that will be a perfect match.

4. What is currently your favorite song?
> Sunrise Avenue "Welcome to my Life"

5. Are you saving your money for anything right now? Big or small purchase?
> We were saving for the new iPhone and to get our car done. But what we really saving for is an own house with a garden...

Girls, enjoy your weekend!

Journey To The Past

2010-08-15T22:22:00.003+02:00

As my younger brother moved in with my parents again (he's in the mid-twenties and has had his own apartment for about 5 years now - but his apartment was sold so he needed to move. Don't ask me why he moved in with our parents but well, he did...), my parents needed to tidy up a bit. The room my brother lives in now was a storage room for everything, a cluttered storage room in the basement. So my parents started to sort things out first, separated my things from my brother's and theirs and put it in another basement room which is the guest room (which is used not often).
So as my pregnant cousin and her husband are going to visit us next weekend my mom forced me to sort my stuff out. She asked me quite often in the last weeks but I dodged it - until yesterday.
I went over to my parent's house to meet my past packed up in boxes. I hate journeys to the past. Inconvenient...
As I started to unpack the boxes, I found some old books from school (elementary to training school) and self-made pictures from elemantary school and other things for the garbage bag. And I found some old letters from an ex-boyfriend and letters from former pen pals - I asked my mom to burn them up. I also found my old Barbies and their clothes, my favorite doll named Sissi (like the Austrian Empress) and her clothes, some stuffed animals which I want to keep because they mean something to me.
About 3 hours later my journey to the past was done. I found many pictures and things which reminded me of some happy and funny and sad moments in my life. I'm glad that I did this journey yesterday and enjoyed it much although it was work. I kept books and pictures of those moments I was happy in and put the unlucky moments into the garbage bag - I sorted out my life and it feels good.
This was my first step and I hope the next steps will continue :-)

Getting To Know You - 08/15/10

2010-08-15T12:32:00.003+02:00

Usually, I do not post on weekends - but today I will. Luckily, Hubby took D. to my PIL and so there's plenty of time to blog and read blogs :-)

I decided to join in Keely's "Getting To Know YOU" today...

1. What kind of athlete has the hottest body?
> Soccer players and swimmers

2. Are you a planner or a procrastinator?
> Definitely a planner...

3. Diet or regular (soda)?
> Regular - I don't like the diet cokes or whatever.

4. What's your one "must have" for Fall?
> A great fitting Jeans.

5. What's your favorite fast food restaurant?
> McDonald's. There's not much else near here (just a Burger King).

6. What do you think is the sexiest profession for a guy?
> Steel worker. You know, these guys building up a skyscraper in one day and walking on the steel beams like it's the most safest spot on earth...

7. Did you wear braces?
> Nope

8. Would you rather have a guy that's super sexy or kind?
> Well, both would be great... Kind is important but could be too much somewhen - super sexy is great but you need to take care. So if I have to choose I'd say super sexy ;-)

Enjoy your sunday now!

(I need to do some housework like ironing or something. Otherwise hubby rants again that I am too lazy. Hope time flies by until he needs to start work!)

5QF - 08/13/10

2010-08-13T11:42:00.007+02:00

Yay after a looooooong break I'll be back joining in Mama M.'s Five Question Friday!
I need to confess that I really missed this thing :-)

So, here we go:

1. Have you ever visited another country?
> Yes. I've been to France, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark for holidays.

2. Where is the strangest place you have ever been?
> The apartment of my former boyfriend's ex-wife. Odd situation, odd place...

3. What is your favorite season?
> Spring. Flowers and trees are blooming, the weather is sweet.

4. What one song will always cheer you up?
> Puh, just one? Guess Meat Loaf's "I'd do anything for Love" is one of those. And "Forever Young" by Alphaville.

5. What Disney character do you resemble most?
> The Beast... (just from the inside *g*) I really mean it. It is forced to act as it does but it still has a great heart. Guess I do not look like a Disney character...

Hop over and join in :-)

Have a wonderful day and a great weekend!

I've Been Awarded

2010-08-11T10:58:00.003+02:00

*sniff* I want to thank my parents and my producer *sniff* and thanks to my fans *sniff* for follow me and many thanks to "The Simple Life" *sniff* that awarded me! *sniff* I am soooo honored! *sniff* *sniff*

7 Random Facts:
a) I guess I'm addicted to the internet. It was being like detox when my modem broke down and I needed to wait 2 weeks until the new one arrived.

b) I do not like tea. Drinking tea to me means being sick so I avoid drinking tea.

c) I am lactose intolerant - and apart from Starbucks there you do not get any lactose-free coffees/cappucchinos around here.

d) I am missing my girl's nights out at discos and bars and wish myself back to my single life.

e) I love Fußball/soccer/football - whatever you call it. And I own a season ticket for the regional Fußball/soccer/football club :-)

f) Gift certificates (e.g. for massages or brunch) are always expiring.

g) I do not know 15 new blogs but I want to award some of my favorite blogs instead.

And now, the Award goes to:
Jade
S.I.F.
Mama M.
Josiah's Mommy
Jessica K.

But I do follow so much more and love to read them :-)

Back To Life

2010-07-26T13:31:00.002+02:00

As mentioned, I started working again. It's just a part-time job (25%) so I'm still a SAHM but I am able to meet other people and it's a step back into real life.
I do work in the cafeteria of a home for the aged. It's quite easy and the people are very kind. I need to serve coffee and cakes and - depending on the shift - I do serve their lunch. The elderly people are happy to meet a friendly and young woman and so they are as satisfied as I am.

Serving people is not my profession though. Originally, I did an apprenticeship as clerk in an industrial company. After finalizing my apprenticeship I was employed as financial controller in operative management. I hated this job. It was boring and I needed to bother my colleagues. Data here, numerary there - boooring. I always wanted to work in the marketing or sales department, using my foreign languages which I learned for so long. But I needed to stay in the controlling department.

So when I need to get back to my realy work, to my company after my parental leave I really hope to get a part-time job (50%) in another department.

Have a wonderful day!

I'm still here - somewhere

2010-07-22T14:07:00.002+02:00

Hi :-)
Oh, I know, it's been quite a while. So much happened in the last months and I needed some time to sort it out. I'm still sorting things out.
I started working again, I started a therapy and there are some problems concerning my marriage.
The feelings are nearly gone and I'm totally hacked off and overstrained.

So I guess it'll take a while until I'm fully back...

Yours,

Kids and Children

2010-06-01T10:57:00.002+02:00

Happy World Children/Kids Day!

D's Godmother just wrote me an email. They induced birth half an hour ago. I am soooo excited now.
The due date was 27th May but she doesn't have enough amniotic fluid anymore and there are few baby movements so they decided to induce.

I really hope she will be well and will be holding her daughter in her arms soon. When they induced her first birth some years ago (she was 17 then) she was in labor for about 3 days until they decided rather to do a c-section. Hopefully, this won't happen again!

~~~

I went to the movies yesterday night watching "SatC 2". This movies is awesome! I think it's even better than the first one.
But Charlotte's kid scared me so much. I really do hesitate coz I don't want to have a colicky, I couldn't handle that. But I really loved the "mother talk" of Charlotte and Miranda - they so spoke out of my heart...

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson

2010-05-31T11:17:00.004+02:00

Yes! We won! After 28 years of singing and acting and hoping we have won this song contest again. And it was soooo time! We really deserve this victory!

One of the best results had Stefan Raab (a great German entertainer; he has his own TV show and is hosting many entertaining shows like "Wok WM" and "Schlag den Raab!") performing "Wadde hadde dudde da". Take a look and you will rolling on the floor laughing, a bit embarrassing but he ranked 5th place. Now, he's the manager of this year's winner.

Her name is Lena and this is her performance of "Satellite":

Isn't she cute and damn this song is really great.
After all those embarrassing tries to win over the last years we showed Europe that we are still competitive!

Stefan Raab was so annoyed that no German performance won ever again so he decided to have a casting show and find a new and fresh and very talented person to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Lena won and the public chose the song she sould sing. And everything worked out properly :-)
So hopefully, we don't have to wait that long again to win this contest again...

Wishing you a wonderful day!

TTMMD: Friday - 05/27/10 -

2010-05-28T13:26:00.002+02:00

Some Techno stuff today - Scooter "The Question Is What Is The Question"

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend :-)

5QF - 05/28/10

2010-05-28T13:01:00.004+02:00

So this Friday I will join in with Mama M.'s Five Question Friday again. Last week, I had no chance to blog coz hubby was all around.
Mama M. picked up a question suggestion from myself and so I'm very proud today. Maybe I'll get a bit arrogant for today *g*

So here we go:

1. Is there something you've always wanted to try but just can't muster up the courage to actually do yet?
> Bungee Jumping. I had the chance to do it at the age of 16 but was too afraid. So I never tried this again. But I really want to do skydiving one day. I shared the wish to get a tandem skydive for my 30th birthday...

2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on?
> Clothes and shoes for me. Maybe a shirt for hubby and some toys for D. But I guess I would spend it on clothes. Hey, I'm female ;-)

3. What was your favorite piece of playground equipment as a child?
> The swing. We even had one (selfmade by our Dad) in our garden. I loved it to swing as high as possible and jump off it at the highest point. Was always so much fun!

4. Do you prefer a sweet or hearty breakfast?
> Sweet! Jam, honey, Nutella, pancakes. I cannot manage to eat sausages or baked beans or something like that for breakfast. The only "hearty" thing possible for my breakfast is scrambled eggs.

5. Are you a Neat Freak or a Messy Bessy?
> Messy Bessy. I'm kind of chaotic and I need some chaos to feel comfortable. Hubby's the opposite. I couldn't find anything after him cleaning up my neat-y chaos...

Hop over and join in :-)
Enjoy your weekend!

TTMMD: Friday - 05/21/10 -

2010-05-21T13:12:00.001+02:00

Edguy - "King of Fools"

Have a wonderful weekend!

Raised On Rock

2010-05-18T10:42:00.003+02:00

Weekend review: Friday - Rock concert; Saturday - sleeping in, having guests; Sunday - ill, sleeping all day

So I will tell you about this rock concert we went to on Friday night. It was the last concert ever of the German rock legends The Scorpions. Hubby used to hear them in his youth and me, too so I ordered the tickets some months ago. There were just a few left so our seats weren't that good but it was OK.
Before the concert we went out to dinner and had some drinks and were quite excited.
The concert started at 7:30 pm with the opening band called Edguy. And damn, they were great! They do Metal and I really love that kind of music. (And I think I'm a bit in love with the singer... *g*)
Then at about 8:45 pm The Scorpions came on stage and started with their program right away. No hello, no nothing. Then, after an hour of rocking they did some interacting with the fans and let us sing quite many songs. This was really fun and we had a blast of time! Their encore was, of course, "Wind of change" - and it was amazing...
They did rock for about 2 hours without a break and they did quite a good job! We had a fantastic time and enjoyed every single minute that night.
Oh BTW: The Scorpions are the one and only German band who got a star at the RockWalk in L.A. :-)

I will calm down myself now hearing the new Edguy album and start preparing myself to get back to work today. I think I'll post about this tomorrow.

Have a wonderful day!

Writer's Workshop - Where are my shoes?

2010-05-12T13:08:00.003+02:00

I'm joining in Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop again this week. Check out the prompts and join in yourself!

This week I chose prompt No. 2: Where were your shoes? Write about an interesting time when you happened to be barefoot. Begin and end your writing with a description of your feet.

I don't like my feet at all. They are big and slender and if this doesn't it make hard enough to find some nice shoes I also got a hammer toe - horrible feet though.
So some years ago I tried to find some nice shoes for the office, not high-heels but black, simple and comfortable pumps. Easy, you might think. Not at all. Not with my feet. I removed my old sneakers and the sales woman brought me pair of pair but 95% don't fit at all. Somewhen, after what felt like hours, I found a nice pair of black pumps I liked and which did fit very well. I decided to buy them. And as I wanted to put on my sneakers I noticed that they were gone. Yes, gone. Just like that. I was intent upon finding some new shoes that I didn't take care of my sneakers.
I asked the sales woman if she had seen my sneakers but she didn't. I couldn't find them. So some other sales women joined in the search for my sneakers. Somewhen they did find one under a kid's shoe shelf but the second one was gone. I didn't believe that someone hid them. And it was absolutetly impossible that someone stole them coz they were worn out and really old and nothing special.
So as we couldn't find my second sneakers I needed to wear my new pumps to get home. They told me to call me when they found my sneakers.
Some days later I got a call from the sales woman at the shoe shop. They found my second shoe. It was hidden in the second row of a men's shoe shelf. I was soooo glad to have it back coz even if they are worn out you cannot put your favorite shoes away...
We never found out who hid them or why but we thought it was a kid who was bored.
So always take care of your shoes so you'll never stand in a shoe shop with your hammer toe...

Enjoy your day! :-)

How To Become A Millionaire

2010-05-11T10:36:00.004+02:00

So, here I am again. I had a nice weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day - although it rained but we made the best out of it. I did enjoy it very much! Hope you did so as well :-)

Yesterday, we went shopping coz I needed some new shirts. (Never ever go shopping with a 18 months old toddler, this is no fun at all!)
And on our way home there was a great story on the radio. The story was about a woman who got a millionaire - nothing special you might think. But you don't know HOW she got a millionaire... Wanna know?
OK: she embezzled money. Yes. She worked as a self-employed book-keeper at a family business and transfered (*) company money (all in all it was about 1.2 million Euros) on an account of her own to support her family.

Isn't this weird? And clever. She did this for about 15 years - and they just found out now. Really, I like this story. It's perkily and clever but she should have stopped doing this a while ago. Now she probably needs to go to prison just because she couldn't get enough...

But anyway, she's really clever - and I don't want to know how many book-keepers are doing the same thing without getting trapped... And I'm really sorry for the company!

Have a nice day :-)

(*) transfered or transferred? Please help... Thx :-)

5QF - 05/07/10

2010-05-07T17:46:00.004+02:00

Yay it's Friday and that means it's time for Mama M.'s Five Question Friday!
Hop over and join in :-)

1. What is your worst memory of your siblings?
> As my younger brother (I really cannot write little coz he's taller now and looks like a bear...) hit his head on my dad's self-made wooden swing. We need to go to hospital coz he had a hole in the head. Horrible. He was about 4 years old or something...

2. What was YOUR naughtiest childhood memory? (Must be something YOU did, no pawning it off on someone else!)
> Me? A naughty kid? Oh, come on, I was the nicest kid you could imagine ;-) Uhm I really need to think hard coz everything before my 16th birthday is like gone with the wind. I'm not kidding. I hardly do have any memory of my childhood...
I'm really sorry, I cannot remember anything right now so I leave this question out.

3. Where do you like to go to relax?
> My bed. Best place to relax - sleeping is the best relaxation ever. To me... Oh well, of course I can relax at a spa as well but my bed is my fav :-)

4. What was the last thing you won?
> It was a CD at a fair (doing the wheel of Fortune).

5. If you could be on a game show, which would you choose?
> "Wer wird Millionär?" I think it's called "Who wants to be a millionaire?". I love this show and watching it whenever it's on. And the German presenter is very charming, too.

Have a nice weekend! :-)

TTMMD: Friday - 05/07/10 -

2010-05-07T12:46:00.004+02:00

Today: Alicia Keys "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart"

I heard it on the radio a few days ago and loved it from the first few seconds. Although the lyrics are kind of depressing - I love this song quite much!

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

Sometimes...

2010-05-06T11:36:00.002+02:00

Sometimes, I want to run away.

Sometimes, I just want to get on a train to nowhere.

Sometimes, everybody annoys me.

Sometimes, everything is too much.

Sometimes, I feel so very lost.

Sometimes, all I want is being on my own.

Sometimes, I want to escape in a dream world.

Sometimes is today...

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Writer's Workshop - Letter To A New Mom

2010-05-05T13:15:00.006+02:00

It's time for Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop again. This week's prompt No. 1 suits me quite perfect as I planned a kind of that topic to post.
The prompt is: Open letter to new moms...

Let's go!

>> Dear new mom or mommy-to-be,

there are sooooo many things we don't think about or expect to happen when we are planning to get pregnant. Pregnancy itself is a cake walk compared to birth and having a fresh baby at home. Believe me - it hit me quite hard coz this is something moms NEVER tell you about.

They tell you that giving birth is the most emotional and wonderful thing on earth. It is not! Really not! Giving birth is emotional but not in a good way. And it will be the most horrible and painful experience you can imagine. But you can never imagine the labor pain nor the pain after giving birth (e.g. episiotomy).
But yes, you feel like in heaven when you're holding your little tiny baby in your arms, searching for your breast and nearly unable to open the eyes. That's the most wonderful moment when giving birth...

They never tell you about the first few weeks after birth. You won't get no sleep, no recreation. You are the most stressed, starving and anguished, overstrained person in the world. The baby wants to eat every 2-4 hours, even at night. You are not able to walk much and need to stay at home when having a c-section or a episiotomy, for about 4 weeks. Every situation is new with a new-born, even having a shower or cooking.
But yes, when you are feeding (doesn't matter if you do breastfeeding or bottle-feeding) at 3 o'clock in the morning, in the middle of the night, freezing and then he/she smiles at you and is thankful that you are there - you know it's all worth it...

They never tell you that it will change your complete life. And if they do tell you, you'd never believe. Because you'll get one of those other moms that won't change their life because of that little person. You are sure you get it managed and that you are always being showered and put your face on when leaving the house. You think that you'll get back your old body right away and be cool in every situation. Believe me, you won't. Never. Your life will change and you cannot do anything for stopping that.
But yes, sometimes you get everything in order and even washed your hair when you leave the house (maybe you'll notice that you forget the make-up) but no one every notices coz it doesn't matter as long as your baby is satisfied.

I really don't want to scare you. But this is how I experienced it. And other moms I know felt exactly the same.
Be sure to say NO if you don't want to have any visitors. Say NO if you don't want the other to touch your baby.
And after 8 weeks time, you got used to your baby and everything runs in order again. This is true!

Wishing you all the best!<<

5QF - 04/30/10

2010-04-30T13:39:00.004+02:00

Yippieh - it's Friday! And so it's time for Mama M. Five Question Friday!
Looking forward to this all week long :-)

Let's get it started:
1. If you could, would you go back to high school?
> We don't have High School up here but it's comparable to our Gymnasium and Realschule. Well, I didn't like going to school at all. I wasn't bad but I just didn't like it. So, no, I won't go back to school.

2. If a genie appeared and granted you two wishes, what would they be? (And, no saying "more wishes".)
> Just two? Oh, uhm, that's tough. Well, the first would be that me and my family will stay healthy. Second? Hm... Money or Love? Love or Money? Uhm I think I'd choose money, as much money that I won't need to care about money anymore. And pretend that the love will stay as it is and that's it's my effort to keep us a happy family!

3. What kids show do you secretly like?
> Uhm "Hannah Montana". I really like it. And "Hotel Jack and Cody". So cute...

4. What is your beverage of choice?
> My everyday beverage is water (which I just do drink coz it's healthy and don't make me fat). But apart from that I like MezzoMix..

5. What is something that you would change about yourself (or are working to change in yourself)?
> My jealousy, I'm working on that for years now and it really improved. Another thing is to get my moods in order and handle them...

What would your answers be? Join in!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Avocation Needed

2010-04-29T17:37:00.003+02:00

This week, it's sunny and very warm and so I'll be outside as often as possible - the cause of my lack of blogging...

So, well, I think I need your help!
As you all know we're planning to get pregnant again this year. I learned that if you're concentrating too much on getting pregnant it won't work out. So if there's some serious avocation you're getting crowned with success faster.
The first pregancy happened while planning the wedding (so we needed to postpone it). I was so into wedding planning that it worked like a charm.

Now, I need some other avocation. Sure, D is avocation but I need something non-kid related if possible.
Here are some suggestion I already made to myself:
- taking a sewing course (I cannot sew and I always want to learn it for real)
- building the perfect farm on Farmville (which will be just a short project)
- knitting some kid's clothes or a scarf (and learning how-to)

So, what else? Are there any suggestion from your side? Please, let me know!

Thanks in advance and have a wonderful day!

5QF - 04/23/10

2010-04-23T13:33:00.003+02:00

Yay Friday and time for Mama M.'s Five Question Friday :-)
Join in, it's always fun!

1. What was the first car you owned?
> A white Ford Fiesta, year of construction was 1993 as far as I remember. When I bought it in 2001 it was quite old and had already some buckles and rust. I had it until 2003 when the motor broke for good.

2. What song are you embarrassed to know the lyrics to?
> Blümchen "Boomerang" - this was a nice song in the 90's, when I was a teenager. I heard it some days ago and I still knew all the lyrics - very embarrassing!

3. Have you ever had stitches?
> Uhm yes. I broke my thumb when I was 4 (don't ask me how) so I got a wonderful scar there. And on my right foot as well.

4. What was your first job?
> It was a job when I was 13 and it was paper deliverer. I hated it!

5. Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?
> Oh damn, that's quite a looooooong time ago. But I remember a pink snail called Finchen - she was soooo cute and bff of Samson, the blue bear. (I'm not sure it the German characters are the same than the American...)

Have a wonderful weekend! :-)

ThursdayFive in combination with WW

2010-04-22T12:39:00.003+02:00

So today I am able to combine Keely's Thursday Five with Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop.
Keely wants to your five things that made you happy that week and so I chose Mama Kat's prompt No. 3: What's the joy in your present moment?

So here we go:

1) Right now, I enjoy my little spare time for blogging and facebook-ing while D is taking his nap and hubby's still at work.

2) Tuesday was Gran's Day (D is with my parents for the afternoon) and so hubby and I could relax.

3) "The sun is shining, the weather is sweet..." Yes, summer's coming!

4) I enjoyed the silence during the European flight interdiction (maybe you heard about the ash cloud as consequence of Iceland's vulcanic eruption) and there are still just a few planes passing by...

5) Soccer (do you say soccer or football?) time tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it - always with the hope that they'll win :-)

Join in yourself though.

5QF - 04/16/10

2010-04-16T13:55:00.006+02:00

Yay Friday and it's time for Mama M.'s Five Question Friday - oh you know how much I LOVE doing this carnival! It's always fun so hop over and join in :-)

1. What words do you use on your blog/online that you don't use in real life?
> Well, any words - nearly any words - I use on my blog I don't use in real life. Why? It's a blog written in English and I do speak German. See? ;-)

2. Do you still write checks?
> No. I never have! My mom does it from time to time... Soooo old-fashioned *gg*

3. Who was your favorite President and why?
> I won't answer this question coz I really don't have any idea who was best or not. But I can tell you for sure that it won't be any of the Bush ones! (From my point of view, I think Kennedy and Clinton (even if he had sex with this woman) were simpatico but I don't know if they were good presidents and that's what it's all about...)

4. Are you a yeller?
> Yes. Sometimes. Don't know why but yelling is sometimes quite a relief for me (getting rid of pressure and anger). It's a bad habit, a real bad habit!

5. Have you ever dumpster dived?
> You mean if I ever rummaged around in garbage? No. Not that I do remember. Sometimes, in the office but it was just my trash can full of papers. So no real garbage-diving.

Have a wonderful weekend out there and enjoy!

Thursday Five - 04/15/10

2010-04-15T14:45:00.004+02:00

I just found out that Keely over at MannLand5 has this blog thing called "Thursday Five". It's about 5 happy, joyful and positive things that happened to you the past week. Great idea so I think I'll give it a try :-)

Hop over if you're nosy!

1) Went shopping on Tuesday. My parents took D over for some hours and I had some time to go shopping unhurriedly.

2) D is doing 2-hours-nappings this week and I appreciate it much.

3) I was softly woken up by hubby and D this morning as they kissed me rotationally :-) I love D's drool-y kisses...

4) Sleeping in last Sunday and have a nice breakfast with hubby.

5) And we booked our tickets for the summer holiday.

How about you?

THX

2010-04-14T20:20:00.003+02:00

Thank God for Starbucks!
Thank Starbucks for having lactose-free beverages!
Thanks for bretzels and pushchairs!
And Thanks for frozen pizza!

Thank Blogs for existing and getting rid of this nonsense!

5QF + TTMMD:Friday - 04/09/10

2010-04-09T15:44:00.006+02:00

Yay, Friday and I'm posting again. Hubby's on holiday and I got no chance to blog. I wanted to do a review of our Easter Holidays and the issues with my "Monster" in-law. And about D's inoculation. But well, that's past now and I hope I'll be back blogging within the next week.

Hubby's grocery shopping now and so I have a bit of time to join in Mama M.'s Five Question Friday! :-)

1. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
> Haha, great question. Really, I love this question. I think Renée Zellweger would be great. I'd love her to be me, not in real life but in my life's movie. :-)

2. Did you ever go to summer camp?
> Yes. Not as a kid. But as a custodian. I always liked that job.

3. What sends you running and screaming in the other direction?
> Spiders. And my MIL.

4. What is something you do that drives your spouse nuts?
> Blogging. I really mean it. If he could he would destroy all computers around me. He goes crazy even if I just start my computer.

5. What is currently your favorite song?
> "Satellite" by Lena Meyer-Landrut. She won a contest for being send to the Eurovision Song Contest. I hope she's able to represent Germany there coz then we have a little chance of winning the whole stuff :-)

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

Never Wanna See You Unhappy

2010-03-29T13:14:00.003+02:00

I don't know why but there's trouble in the air. There are some couples just around me who have trouble in their marriage. And this scares me a lot. A lot lot!

One of my friends told me that her husband even sleeps in a seperate bed because he don't want to stay up at night when the kids are crying and he also don't want their kids in the bed. She's quite unhappy and told me it's like a "partnership of convenience". He doesn't help her with the household or the kids. He says, he's working and needs his spare time and don't want to waste it by playing with the kids. So there's no chance to her to go out and relax.
Another one told me that she's going to get divorced soon because she couldn't stand the thought to live with her husband until death do them part. But she just didn't do the step to split up because of their son. So if they won't have a kid she would've been gone already.
Hubby's best friend's wife has trouble with her husband because she thinks he's cheating on her (and there are some reasons that argue against him) and there is so much distrust in their marriage now. They both feel unhappy and uncomfortable with each other and don't kiss or talk anymore.

I could go on and on with that list. And it scares me so much that we'll be the next couple with trouble...
But instead enjoying being happily married and work on this I do ruin it. I don't know why but I try to ruin my marriage before getting in trouble. That's stupid, I know that. I just experienced that yesterday when we had an argument because of a silly thing.
How dumb am I? Ruining a happy marriage because I got scared of others who are in trouble? Damn it!
I really want to safe my marriage, I do love my husband and I want to spent my whole life with him! So as we say "Einsicht ist der erste Schritt zur Besserung!" which says as much as "Knowing your faults is the first step towards improvement!".

I really do hope that the other couples are finding their way back to a happy marriage or find a straight way to split up.

5QF - 03/19/10

2010-03-19T14:17:00.003+01:00

Yay, time for Mama M.'s Five Question Friday :-) I forgot it last week and felt terrible about it. But there was so much to do for the wedding - 5QF slipped my attention.

This week I'm back!

1. Have you ever had a celeb sighting?
> This means, meeting a celeb, right? Well, I did. Do you really want me to list them? David Coulthard, Mika Häkkinen, Jochen Hahn, Ralf Richter, Dorkas Kiefer and Roxette.

2. What temperature do you keep your house?
> In the winter about 20°C to 23°C (high sixties Fahrenheit) and in the summer cooler than outside, I think about 18°C (65°F).

3. Do you notice dust at other peoples homes?
> Yes. Unfortunately. But I don't see the dust at home *gg*

4. What's the worst job you ever had?
> Paper deliverer. I had so many jobs but this was really the worst. I needed to deliver leaflets, every Saturday, even on foul weather days. I hated it...

5. What is your most sentimental possession?
> Good question... This is something I set my heart on, right? I'd say my son. If that counts. If it has to be material it's my wedding band.

Nice again. Join in :-)

TTMMD: Friday - 03/19/10 -

2010-03-19T14:03:00.002+01:00

For a long time, I forgot that this song still exists - until I heard it yesterday on the radio. I love it. And so I want to share it with you: Extreme and "More Than Words"

Have a wonderful weekend! :-)

Writer's Workshop - Relive A Day

2010-03-18T14:04:00.003+01:00

Today, it's time again for Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. I didn't attent the last times coz the prompts were too hard for me...

This time, I need to decide between No. 1 and 5. My underdog story would have been about the VfB Stuttgart but just if they had won the match against FC Barcelona yesterday. Unfotunately, Stuttgart lost (but that was what I expected).

So I'll write about a day I'd like to relive:
There are soooo many days I'd like to relive but there's one day I really enjoyed. Not the proposal or wedding day. It was a day for just the two of us. A Saturday in February 2008.
After hubby did the proposal on Valentine's Day 2008, we had booked a weekend in the black forest to celebrate it. We had a nice appartment and on Saturday night, there was a candle light dinner. So we went for a walk that day. The air was so clean, a blue sky, not really cold and we went for a long walk. There was a deer park with roe deer, harts and sqirrels. It was really romantic. Near the park was a castle ruin and we walked back through the forrest. Then we enjoyed the rest of the day at the pool and got ready for the dinner. It was a 4-course-dinner and very delicious!

It was such a perfect day and having this day back again would be wonderful! *sigh*

Let's Get It Started

2010-03-17T14:15:00.002+01:00

Hi :)
I had an appointment at my gyn today. You know, just the normal two-times-a-year-appointment to check if everythings OK. He asked me if I'd need another prescription for the Pill and I just said "no". He grinned and asked "numero due?" (he loves Italy and has a holiday home there, that's why he asked in Italian) and I nodded.
So he was more pleased to check if I'm ready *gg* And well, yes, he gave me the go-ahead.

We agreed to get started, to really get started in June. So my body (means the ovaries) has some time to get ready, too and then we'll see what happens.
I know that it could take quite a long time and I know that there's a risk of miscarriages but we are full of hope.

And don't tell it to the world, nobody knows yet. And we won't tell it anybody. We'll tell our friends and family when we were successful ;-)

Have a wonderful day!

Recap

2010-03-15T18:48:00.003+01:00

As I mentioned on Friday, we were invited to a wedding party on Saturday night.
My great cousin and her now husband got married at a wonderful beach on a Thai island in December 2009. And as they wanted to celebrate their marriage with their family and friends nevertheless the planned to have a beach party.
To me (and not only to me) it was a bit weird. They hired an indoor beach hall to celebrate. Outside, there's still snow and it was really cold. But you never wear a sweater at the beach, do you? So I dressed like going to a summer party: a purple summer dress, a bolero and coz of the cold I wore a leggins, too. For the journey to the indoor beach hall I wore my boots and changed to flip flops there.

And damn, we had fun. It was a really great party! Nice music, yummy food (they had a Spanferkel/sucking pig and a chocolate fountain) and we played beach volleyball and danced. We had a great time :-)

The next morning, we met with my great cousin and her husband for breakfast and we could talk unhurriedly. Then we drove back home, picked up D at my in-laws and enjoyed the rest of the sunday.

So, we had a great weekend and enjoyed the time very much. Although I felt that I'm just complete with D and hubby! :-)

TTMMD: Friday - 03/12/10 -

2010-03-12T12:30:00.002+01:00

As I do have a sensitive day today - typical female stuff, you know - I would like to share my today's fav song: Peter Gabriel's "Don't give up"

Later, I'll have an appointment at a nail studio for a manicure and tomorrow we're going to attend a wedding-beach-party. Unfortunately, it's no real wedding and no reception. It's just a beach party for celebrating that they're wedded now. They got married on an island of Thailand some months ago and now, they want to celebrate it with us.
To me, this is a bit weird as we have snow outside and it's f*cking cold. And then I'll attend an indoor beach party with a summer dress and flip-flops. But I'm excited, too and curious about it.

So, have a wonderful weekend yourself! :-)

TTMMD: Thursday - 03/11/10 -

2010-03-11T13:36:00.002+01:00

Some days ago, I read a nice quote in a magazine:

>> You'll gain courage by clenching your teeth - regardless of all troubles and obstacles.<<

This was said by Yamamoto Tsunetome in his book "Hagakure".

Have a wonderful day!

Two In One

2010-03-08T21:57:00.004+01:00

Today, I had an appointment at a dermatologist. Usually, this isn't the kind of doctor I'm visiting. Actually, I never visit a dermatologist. I just did as a teen coz of my really bad acne. (Finally, they sent me to the gyn for getting the Pill and the problem stopped!)
So, I haven't been to a dermatologist for about 15 years. As I sat there in the waiting room, waiting to get called for the doctor, I wondered why all the other people are there. And damn, there are maaaany reasons for seeing a dermatologist: verrucas, cancer prevention, neurodermatitis etc. My head keeps spinning around and the longer I sat there the worser und uncomfortable I felt. I thought, waiting there was disgusting... (Same as peeing at the gyn - you never know if there was someone with a clap or anything else.)
OK, I sat there for about 45 minutes and this is quite a long time. Even if there are no magazines to read. And as I just own a hundred years old cell, I couldn't play or blog or whatever. Gladly, I had my super cute and practical planner with me for starting with this post ;-)
I just finished it when they called me in. The dermatologist looked at the small blisters at my hand (my mom presumed that they are sebaceous glands and my brother's new girlfriend - a nurse to be - said it could be verrucas) and asked me straight away: "Are you pregnant?" I looked at her "Uhm no, not as far as I know" and she just nodded. I asked her why she posed this question and she told me that those blisters can happen with pregnancy. This confused me... After all, she said that that these are blisters caused by stress. Yes, stress blisters. Funny, don't you think? I don't know why I got stress blisters but well, they are there. So, I was very glad that the blisters are harmless.

When I got home, I did a pregnancy test. Remember, that I wanted to do it either? The dermatologist really confused my with her question so I need to know for sure. It was negative. Of course, it was negative!

I will go to bed now, put the doctor's cream on the blisters and hope to sleep well. And hopefully, the fairy of dreams shoo the stress away... :-)

Good Night!

TTMMD: Friday - 03/05/10 -

2010-03-05T22:24:00.002+01:00

On Friday, there's a show on German TV where some German celebrities talk about how they got 18 and what was up in the years they got 18. At 18, you're grown up in Germany and allowed to do anything: drink every kind of alcohol, smoke, vote, etc.

And one song was "Do the Limbo Dance" by David Hasselhoff - do you remember? hihi That was fun! (Unfortunately, I cannot find the video anywhere *sniff*)

So now instead I will post the "Lambada" by Kaoma - I really love this song :-)

5QF - 03/05/10

2010-03-05T22:05:00.003+01:00

Yay, Friday and it's time for Mama M.'s 5 Question Friday. Join in :-)

5QF is my bedtime sweets every Friday and so here we go:

1. What's your guilty pleasure?
> Blogging. Just like that. And playing games like Farmville and Sims.

2. What is your favorite TV series?
> Just one? Series is plural, isn't it? ;-)
I love SatC (who doesn't...) and Lipstick Jungle and Two and a half Men. I can watch them always, again and again.

3. Can you speak any foreign languages?
> Sure! English *g* and French and very few words Italian and Spanish. (Originally, I wanted to be a translator and interpreter and if I needn't go to University I'd work with translation now...)

4. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
> Not much. Really not. About 30 maybe. I don't know exactly - and I won't go and count them coz my summy shoes are stocked in the basement *gg*

5. What's your favorite kind of M&M's...peanut, almond, straight up regular, etc.?
> The classic ones. The yellow package things. Those are the REAL M&M's.
I want some. Now. Damn :-(

Have a wonderful weekend!

TTMMD: Thursday - 03/04/10 -

2010-03-04T22:17:00.002+01:00

Yesterday night, they showed "When Harry met Sally" on TV and so I want to share a lovely quote from this movie with you.

>>When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible<<

Good Night :-)

Recipe: Buttermilk Cake

2010-03-03T13:50:00.004+01:00

Jade mentioned a nice homepage with a challenge yesterday and I love it! So I'm going to join in, too.

My recipe is a buttermilk sheet cake - easy and very yummy! It's a "cup" cake which means the ingredients are measured with a cup. Please use a normal coffee/tea cup like this (no mug!).

Ingredients:
4 cups of wheat flour
1 sachet of baking powder
3 cups of sugar
3 eggs
1 pack of buttermilk (500 grams)

Preheat the oven to 190°C/374°F.
Mix all ingredients and fill the smooth dough on a sheet. Now, dredge the dough with cinnamon-sugar and flaked almonds.
Put it in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

Enjoy! :-)

TTMYD - 03/02/10 -

2010-03-02T11:42:00.003+01:00

It Tuesday and so it's time for Things That Make Your Day!

It's easy to join in. Just tell me what made/makes you day today. Write a blog post and link up with the MckLinky underneath or leave a comment.

D and hubby are making my day. D's smile and that he's playing so nicely. And hopefully my brother will make my day when he will repair the shutter strap in D's room ;-)

So now it's your turn to let the world know the TTMYD!

Imaginativeness

2010-03-02T11:09:00.002+01:00

(what a cool word...)

If I wouldn't know it better, I'd say I'm pregnant.
Yes, all symptoms are there and it feels real: I'm totally tired and am able to sleep the whole day through, I'm always hungry and could eat a bunch of food and I'm still hungry and there's a dragging pain in my underbelly.
But to face reality I know that it's impossible. Maybe it's really just imaginativeness coz I really wish to be pregnant now.
Hubby looked at me with horror when I told him about those symptoms. He thinks it's too early to be pregnant again. And there are some insecurities with his job as they want to reduce their loan and working hours. If they really vote it through than we're in real trouble and we need to say good-bye to another kid. I need to get back to work then.

I do hesitate if I should do a pregnancy test so that I'm really sure. I really wish to get pregnant again, having a sibling for D as he likes kids really much, getting another aggregation of hubby and me. On the other side it's a big financial risk and I'm not sure if I can challenge so much trouble...

Doing A Poll

2010-03-01T10:36:00.002+01:00

Hi there!
I'm doing a poll because I'm curious what you'd prefer. Just click to join in. I will post the result withing the next week.

Thanks for joining in :-)

Saturday Night

2010-03-01T09:29:00.004+01:00

Good morning world! Hope you had a great weekend and did enjoy it. I did :-)

Saturday afternoon we took D to the in-laws as he'd stayed with them until Sunday. It was the first time he stayed there over night and so I wrote my IL an "instruction manual" when D is eating, going to bed and waking up. All those things that are daily routine but the grandparents don't know. Usually, D stays with my parents once a month that we can go out. But we are invited to a wedding party (my mom's godchild) and we won't take D with us. So he needs somewhere to stay and the IL are a good solution. But we decided it's best if they'll do a trial sleep-over-night that both of them get used to it a bit - in case that it won't work or questions come up. But everything was fine and so I'll do not need to worry.

After we took D there we were out for dinner at a nice Italian restaurant (I think the regular readers already found out that we love Italian restaurants...). Then we picked up some friends and got to a billard hall to play billards and table football. We had a lot of fun although we found out we're not used to this anymore. I was sooo tired and they were, too. Finally, we got to a bar as well. But this was such a wrong decision. I'm sure we raised the average age for about 5 years (we are between 28 and 35). The music was quite loud and we wondered that House music is still up to date. Our cocktails took hours to arrive. But we laughed quite much at those teens, especially at the girls with their deep neckline and high-heels they couldn't walk in.
Although we were tired and "old" we had a blast and enjoyed it very much :-) It was a nice night out and I think we will do this somewhen again!

Sunday, we were able to sleep in and have a wonderful breakfast before picking up D.

So, the weekend was really gread and I did enjoy it very, very much!

Have a wonderful Monday and a good start into this first week of March (time's flying fast, isn't it?)!

5QF - 02/26/10

2010-02-26T12:36:00.003+01:00

Oh, it's Friday again. The week flew by quite fast, don't you think? But I'm glad the weekend's here. D will have a trial-sleep-over at my in-laws and we're going out with some friends tomorrow night. I'm so looking forward to it and hope that D will sleep well...

Now, time for Mama M.'s 5 Question Friday:
Join in! It's always fun :-)

1. Do you sing karaoke? If so, what is your go to song?
> I love singing. But I don't sing karaoke, just twice a year at a friend's party on PS2. I feel quite uncomfortable standing in front of foreigners and perform a song. I'd prefer singing at home, just for myself...

2. What is your favorite coffee drink?
> Starbuck's White Chocolate Mocha, l-free, no cream. Nothing better... Damn, I want one. Now! ;-)

3. If you could choose your own name, what would it be?
> Zoe. Or Sophia. Or Joyce. These are the names that I really like...

4. Were you ever bullied?
> Yes. More often than I wished to... Too often I think. Not now. I'm strong and a different person now so I guess that won't happen to me again. I hope so!

5. How often do you eat fast food?
> You mean, real fast food? Like KFC and Burger stuff and so on? Maximum 3 times a month. I'd rather cook or grab a take-away at an Italian or Chinese restaurant. But I won't call this fast food coz the nutrition is different (and I'm full up afterwards...).

Enjoy your weekend and have fun! :-)

TTMMD: Friday - 02/26/10 -

2010-02-26T12:25:00.003+01:00

You wanna know what's my favorite song? Giovanni feat. Ross "I can't dance alone"
I love it. It's fun and well, you just wanna dance with them. Their voices are pure harmony and mix of English and Italian is fabulous :-)

Enjoy and have a wonderful day!

TTMMD: Thursday - 02/25/10 -

2010-02-26T12:19:00.002+01:00

Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

I really love this quote. It's something we just forget sometimes and keep on going, pretending we do not have any other choices. But that's not true. So I totally agree with Allison Gappa Bottke...

Writer's Workshop - Brea's problem

2010-02-25T20:55:00.003+01:00

OK it's late now and uhm I really want to play SIMS now but I'm going to join in the Writer's Workshop first. It's hosted by Mama Kat and you'll find this week's prompts here.
Join in :-)

This week, it's a very tough decision. I suspended last week coz I got no inspiration :-(
But I think No.2 is the right thing for today...

Brea has a problem with an anonymous something telling her that she shouldn't post about her kid and show picture and so on. Well, isn't that what blogging is about?
But back to the problem: I experienced those blog stalker (I don't know what to call them...) with some wedding blogs. And with my wedding blog. I put up a wedding blog to keep our friends and relatives up-to-date with the planning. Blogging about wedding stuff was great and I read sooo many other wedding blogs and this was awesome. I even did a diary blog about D. Until I received an anonymous comment on my wedding blog. And I found out who it was and why.
It was someone my hubby knew many years before we met. I don't know how she found our blog but well, she did. And she was jealous. She wanted to pair her best friend off with hubby - and he put her down. She wanted to crash our wedding and put some bad stuff on us.
This was the moment that I closed the blogs down, privatized the wedding and D.'s blog. And this was the best decision I could've made.
But I wanted to talk about my motherhood and D. and my life. So I put up this incognito profile, no pics, no full names, no cities. Just to protect my privacy!

Some of those other brides-to-be told the world everything, all details. Date and Time of the wedding, which church and which pastor they chose, where the reception will take place. And to be honest: I was surprised that they hadn't any wedding crashers...

So think about what you reveal and what you want the world to know. If you're too open you shouldn't be surprised if you'll get a blog stalker at all...

Brea, I hope I could help you... Hope your stalker will give up soon!

Enjoy your night! :-)

Fur

2010-02-23T22:32:00.001+01:00

Somewhen today, my tongue felt quite funny. I couldn't describe how but it felt unnormal. That night, after dinner, it felt furry. Yes. Just out of the blue. I was a bit concerned coz I was ill quite often and I don't want to see my doctor again. He'd think I'm a stalker or something like that. But a furry tongue isn't a good sign, don't you think?
So I looked it up in the net. Thank God for the internet, I'd be lost without it…
On some hits they said it's because of antibiotics or allergies or vitamin deficiency. And there were a lot of other frightening illnesses like diabetes and stroke. I don't wanna think about this things so I first thought it's still because of the antibiotics. But it's a week now since I took the last tablet so it's unlikely. And then, I couldn't remember when I ate an apple or other fruits or fresh vegetables. When I told hubby that I think to have a vitamin deficiency he was laughing and told me that this couldn't happen to us. I told him that I didn't eat fruits or vegetables for a very long time. Just toast, raspberry jam, noodles and meat. Well, there are not enough vitamins to stay healthy…
Now, I don't wonder of being ill so often anymore. I decided to eat more oranges and apples and papricas and other healthy, full of vitamin food. This is good for my figure, too.
I will cook more often and get back to my "Metabolic Balance" a bit. At this time, I wasn't ill at all. I was just aggressive because I wasn't allowed to eat enough *gg*

As they say: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" (and probably a furry tongue as well…)

Have a nice day!

Things That Make YOUR Day - 02/23/10 -

2010-02-23T11:32:00.003+01:00

Well, maybe you remember that I want to put up a new carnival on Tuesday? And you know that I do have my TTMMD (Things That Make My Day) on Thursday and Friday?

Every Tuesday, you have the chance to tell me TTMYD - Things That Make Your Day. No matter if it's a kid's thing, that you got some flowers out of the blue or win the lottery - I'm sure there are some things or even one thing that makes your day!

I will put this thing up weekly and hope you'll join in :-)

So I'm going to start today:
My day makes D. He did his first real steps alone. I'm soooo proud and glad that he walks now, even just for some steps.
And even the weather makes my day. It's hopefully getting spring. It's warm (11°C/52°F) and the air smells like spring, like flowers blooming and like trees getting green again.

Now, it's your turn - what makes your day?

The Question

2010-02-21T11:01:00.002+01:00

Yes, a Sunday post *shock* Uhm, hubby's still sleeping as though he needed to work at night and I'm a little bored. So I thought I'll post a bit...

And there's one question I wanna talk about. One question which really needles me. One question I get asked more often than "How do you do?". This one question get me down. And this one question infringe on my privacy.
What question? You really wanna know?
It's: "When will D get a sibling?" Or: "When will you get pregnangt again?" Or: "Already planning the second?" And the best version: "When will your second kid be born?"

Oh, this annoys me so much. I feel really annoyed when I hear that sort of question. I'd never do that. Never. I think it's the decision of the parents. I'm not allowed to put pressure on them. That's no concern of mine.
And yes, I do expect the same respect from others. They'll tell me when they got pregnant or if they plan another one or whatever.

So whenever someone asks this question I do react like this: "Another one? Hell, no! One is stressy enough and I don't feel like getting through this all again. We will have an only child. Really, we will!"
Reactions? Shock! And this is what I want. This reaction points out that they never ask again.
We told our parents and our very best friends that we're planning to get pregnant again this year. Nothing more. They need to wait, too. I don't want any pressure from others asking if I'm already pregnant. I want to have fun planning the second kid. Not thinking I'm on duty, if you know what I mean.

Any other experiences on this thing?

Have a wonderful Sunday!

TTMMD: Friday - 02/19/10 -

2010-02-19T22:35:00.002+01:00

Friday - Time for a nice song:
STANFOUR - "Wishing You Well"

Have a wonderful weekend!

5QF - 02/19/2010

2010-02-19T22:24:00.002+01:00

I'm going to join in Mama M.'s 5QF - never miss this thing. Hop over and join in as well :-)

1. Have you ever hit an animal with your vehicle?
> Uhm. No. I never did. Really, I'm honest, I never did. And I really hope I never will...

2. When you see a string on your clothes do you pull it off or cut if off?
> Uhm I always try to pull it off but either I'm too weak or the string gets longer. So I'm ending up to cut it off.

3. Did you have your own room or share a room when you were young?
> I had my own room. As I do have a younger brother it was quite good having my own room. I never wanted to share his messy-like room. And he snores quite loud and so on. No, having my own room was obligation.

4. Would you rather wear the same thing for the rest of your life or eat the same thing for the rest of your life?
> Better wear the same thing, if I'm allowed to wash it from time to time. Cannot imagine to eat pizza til the end of my life...

5. What was your favorite TV show as a child?
> "Sesame Street". And "Die Sendung mit der Maus".

Good Night!

Streusel Cake

2010-02-19T13:27:00.003+01:00

Hi there!
Sorry for the few posts this week. It has a cause: remember I told you I have bronchitis? My doc gave me some antibiotics and surprisingly I bore quite good with it. Yes, I thought I bore good with it. Tuesday afternoon, I took the last antibiotic tablet and on Thursday morning, I looked like a Streusel Cake. You know, red pustules all over the body, it's itchy and ugly. So Thursday morning, I had an appointment for gastroscopy first (ending up that they luckily found nothing). So when I woke up and take a shower I noticed the rash for the first time. And it was really horrible.
Nevertheless, I went to that gastroscopy thing. After I woke up and was finished there hubby took me to my GP for showing him the rash and ask if it's because of the antibiotics. Well, he told me that the rash is a side effect and prescribed me a salve.
I cannot sit quite well and despite putting the salve all over my body the rash is still itchy and I feel very uncomfortable. My doc told me that it'll be gone within the next few days, when my body is "clean" again. So hopefully I'll be back wealthy by Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fasnet 2010

2010-02-17T13:00:00.004+01:00

Sorry for not posting the last two days. I was busy and yesterday, I was at an event. A Fasnet event.
It was hosted by my parents and some members of my brother's Fasnet club came over, wearing their Häs (kind of costume), to celebrate the end of the Fasnet. On their last day, they are wandering around the city and visiting all those kiddy carnival events. As said, they started at my parent's with some sausages and bread, beer, whisky cola and sparkling wine. I'm really not one of those carnival type of girl but as I know nearly all of this club I decided to come over with D. So we headed there and about 11:30 am the first bunch showed up.
They put up some party music and then we hang around, eating and drinking and talking. It was so much fun. Even D had fun. The club's costume is a wolf and he likes their masks and always did those "wau wau" (his word for dog) sounds, he danced coz he loves music and it was so nice seeing him that happy. Even the sun was shining, no snowing that day :-)
At about 2:30 pm they left for their tour de city.

We enjoyed the time very much and will be there next year again. And next year, D is old enough to join in those kiddy carnival events, too. I'm really looking forward and stay excited what kind of costume he'll choose then...

Have a happy day!

Valentine's Extravaganza - 10 Things I Love About Hubby

2010-02-14T21:23:00.003+01:00

Happy Valentine's Day out there!

We just came back from our Valentine's dinner which is our Engagement Anniversary as well. We went to an elegant Italian restaurant and had a wonderful time. I did enjoy my really tasty tomato soup, the delicious self-made spaghetti with black truffles and a yummy pana cotta for dessert...

Before I'll go to bed I'm going to join in Mama M.'s last day of Valentine's Extravaganza and telling you ten things I love about my wonderful hubby <3

I love about hubby that
... he's a gentleman and opens doors for me or helps me with my jacket
... he still finds me attractive and sexy after the pregnancy (gaining about 22lbs which I still carry with me)
... he can handle my temper
... he's picking up fresh buns at the bakery on Sunday morning
... he helps me with the household
... he does diaper changing, too
... he's going to work and doing overtime so I can stay at home
... he is able to accept and live with the experiences I'd made in the past
... does quite well with my family
... he loves me for what I am

Enjoy your Valentine's Day like I did and be thankful for the one who loves you unconditionally...

Valentine's Extravaganza - 5QF

2010-02-12T19:45:00.004+01:00

Friday is time for Mama M.'s 5 Question Friday and today with love-ly question. Join in :-)

Let's get started:

1. What is the one thing your love does for you that you can't live without?
> Vacuuming *gg* Really, this is what I hate. But seriously, he does everything for me so I cannot live without him. I mean it!

2. When did you know your love was "the one"?
> After about 3 months. Yes, very early. But I kissed too much frogs and just knew he's different and longlasting.

3. Does your love have a special ringtone on your cell?
> No. Unfotunately not. I have a very very very old cell and so there's no special ringtone for anybody.

4. What are you attracted to most in your special someone?
> His upper part of the body. Very male. And well, maybe his eyes, too... :-)

5. Did you know when/where he/she was going to pop the big question?
> I had no idea! The date he did it (Valentine's Day) was too obvious for me so I didn't expect him to propose this day.

Fun as always!

TTMMD: Friday - 02/12/10 -

2010-02-12T11:24:00.004+01:00

This is my 100th post! Yay! :-))

Today, I'm going to post a love song. This is a German band and a German song - one of my favorite songs. It's about a compliment and the singer tells his girlfriend what she means to him.

I will try to translate it (so that you get a clue what they're singing about):

If saying so
You're the destination of a long journey
You're the perfection in it's best way
Silent in quiet moments
The head of the wave of enthusiasm
Uphill, my drive and verve

Refrain:
I just wanted to tell you
That you are the greatest gift to me
And make sure that you feel the same for me

If saying so
You are my chill-out area
My holidays in every year
The sweetie section at the supermarket
The solution when I got stuck
So precious that I'd rather save it
So beautiful that I won't turn you down

(I really hope that makes sense to you, it's a bit fancy in German as well...)

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the Valentine's Day! :-)

Valentine's Extravaganza - Romantic Screw Up

2010-02-12T10:46:00.002+01:00

Mama M. was asking about the most romantic screw up our hubby did for us, as part of her Valentine's Extravaganza.

Well, I gotta be honest, I thought about skipping this thing. But I want to do it completely so I'd join in either. You won't here a good story to envy you. No rose petals on the bed. No candles. No romantic stuff which you can call romantic. I'm sure the most romantic thing he'd ever planned and did was his proposal. Really, I mean it. But that's OK for me. We had some so romantic moments which weren't prepared.
I want to tell you about one thing: his best friend's wife's grand-ma is living in Hungary, near Budapest. They visited her very often and asked if we would like to come with them for some days. Renting a nice car and driving to Budapest, seeing Granny and having a nice time. It was a great idea. So Ghandi (his best friend, not his real name, I call him this coz with his glasses he looks like Ghandi) and his family had one car and hubby and me another. At this time, we were a couple for about 3 months. We stayed at a hotel and Ghandi's family stayed with Granny. One night, we went to Budapest and visited Budapest by night. We got to the Gellért Hill and well, it was just the two of us. It was quiet, not crowded anymore and he embraced me and we stood there - it was really, really romantic (and would have been a nice moment to propose *gg*).
So I think that was one of the most romantic moments we've had so far...

TTMMD: Thursday - 02/11/2010 -

2010-02-11T11:49:00.004+01:00

As this is called "The Love Week" I will give you a nice quote about love today. It's one of my favorite love quotes and was said by Rosemonde Gérard.

"For you see, each day I love you more
Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow"

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Wishing you a lovely day!

Writer's Workshop - Poem Of Love

2010-02-11T11:34:00.003+01:00

Yes, Thursday, and it's time for Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. Check out the prompts and join in!

Today, I chose No. 5 - Write a poem to your love for Valentine's Day!
I wrote it in German, hope that counts as well...

>>Es war, als ich Dich zum ersten Mal sah
Als es um mich geschah
Du hast mein Herz genommen
Da hat mein Leben einen Sinn bekommen
Du stärkst meinen Rücken, hältst meine Hand
Schaust auch über den Tellerrand
Dass Du mir jeden Tag soviel gibst
Zeigt mir, wie sehr Du mich liebst
Du bist mein geliebter Ehemann
Den Besten, den ich mir wünschen kann
Ich liebe Dich von ganzem Herzen
Da neige ich nicht zu Scherzen
Danke, dass es Dich für mich gibt
Es ist schön zu wissen, dass man liebt<< © by

Valentine's Extravaganza - Fav Wedding Memory

2010-02-11T10:34:00.003+01:00

This, again, is part of Mama M.'s Valentine's Extravaganza and she wants to know about our favorite wedding memories.

To me, it was the ceremony. Especially, when the pastor married us... It was the most overwhelming moment in my life (except giving birth) and it was like a dream coming true.
The ceremony was a very classic one coz we had a traditional (German) wedding. Our pastor is really cool and he did the service so wonderful, romantic and funny. We had the most wonderful singer around who I knew from my past singing in a choir - I totally adore her voice! After the marriage she performed "Das Beste" for us - this was the moment I started to cry...

I try to translate the refrain of this song for you:
>You're the best thing that ever happened to me
You make me feel so good
When you're around
I forget the rest of the world
You're the best thing that ever happened to me
It feels so good that you love me
I don't tell you frequently enough
Thank you for being there>

The rest of the day was really great, too but this is my favorite memory. As said, it was just overwhelming...

- If you would like to know more about German weddings, let me know and I will do a post about this. -

Have a nice day! :-)

Valentine's Extravaganza - How I Got Engaged

2010-02-10T11:34:00.003+01:00

So, I'm sure you remember Mama M.'s Valentine's Extravaganza. It's time for the engagement story :-)

So yesterday I told you about our third date. It was the 14 August 2008 when we got a couple officially. At Christmas the same year, we spoke about getting married for the first time. We knew after a very short time that we are made for each other. And hell, we won't get younger... I was 26 and him 33 so it was time to go the whole hog ;-)
We were flying to Barcelona over New Year's Eve which we spent at the hotel room coz of food poisoning - very romantic though. But well, I think it was like a tryout. So as we were lying in bed, sleeping and puking by turns, we tried to take care as much as possible for each other. And we talked again about getting married if we pass the tryout - which we totally did- and decided to get married.
When we were home then I wasn't that sure anymore if he was really serious. So we talked about it again and he said that he wants to do a real proposal and is already planning it. Gladly, I told him that I would like to get married in summer and that I'd need half a year minimum for planning.
On Valentine's Day in 2008, we were a couple for exact 6 months now, he said he reserved a table in a nice restaurant. He didn't tell me what restaurant, only that I need to dress up solemnly. The restaurant he had chosen was a nice and elegant Italian one, at the foot of the television tower. It was really nice. Again, we were talking about the marriage stuff and I said that I won't start planning the wedding until I got the proposal and he said that he wanted to get married that year and I said I wanted to start planning and blablabla...
So after dinner, he wanted to get up the television tower. It was a veeery cold night and I wasn't prepared for that. But well, he wanted to get up and I said OK. Totally blonde, I didn't get this hint!
There were few couples standing up there and the wind was cold and it was so foggy. It could have been very romantic but the fog ruined it all. So he was embracing me and after a while he said: "Babe, uhm.... can I get a kiss?" So we kissed, still embraced. Then: "Babe, uhm.... would you like to marry me?"
Then everything made sense... I looked in his eyes, he was nearly crying and I didn't expect him to ask me that day. I was crying, too and all I could say is "Yes, I do.". So we kissed and then he broke out the jewel case and presented me the ring. He had this caseket in his trouser's pocket the whole night and I didn't notice it.
The ring was very simple, white gold with just one bling. Wonderful! (In Germany, it isn't usual to get a bling ring like in the USA. Usually it's a simple silver ring which both are choosing so that they both wear an engagement ring...)

So this was how I got engaged and every Valentine's Day we keep the tradition of having dinner in that restaurant and afterwards go up on the television tower :-)

Valentine's Extravaganza - Best Date Ever

2010-02-09T11:17:00.003+01:00

Let's get on with our story! Today, I'm going to tell you about my best date ever. It was, of course, with hubby...
As I couldn't choose if Date One or Date Three was the best I'll tell you from both - as short as possible ;-) (Date Two was just a normal date...)

Let's start in chronological order with Date One:
It was a Friday, just a week after we met for the first time in real life. He picked me up, with his black Benz. I was deeply impressed - not because of his nice car - no, I was impressed that he suggested to pick me up. I wasn't used to this. Never ever did a guy pick me up for a date, those losers...
So we went out for dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. Both of us were quite shy and so we started with the usual small talk about job and weather and stuff. That night, the annual city festival was up and so we went for a walk through the crouded fair. And as I didn't want to lose him I took his hand - ha very practical, don't you think? After walking a while hand in hand - so that we won't lose each other *gg* - we decided to get some cocktails at a bar. And well we sat there talking for hours and enjoyed every minute. When walking back to the car he took my hand although there was no croud anymore - and the billions of butterflies got crazy in my stomach....
*sigh* This was soooo wonderful!

Getting on to Date Three:
Again, he picked me up. This time it was a Tuesday, 11 days after our first date. We went to a beer garden for having diner where we met some of his friends. After finishing our diner we went to another crouded city festival, just an other city this time. We had a beer and just walked through the fair. We met some other friends and a girl was just straight and asked him if I was his new girlfriend. He said yes. I was amazed coz we didn't talk about this before, you know, if we are already an official couple or just dating to get to known to each other better.
When we made our way to the car, just the two of us, I asked him: "So, I'm your girlfriend now, am I?" and he smiled his smile at me: "Yes! Uhm... I hope so..." (he hesitated if I'd be with him...) and I smiled at him, saying: "OK! I like it..." This was the moment he layed his arm around my shoulder and we kept on walking arm in arm.... *sigh*

Yes, those are my favorite dates ever! Ah, my butterflies are back :-)

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This is part of Mama M.'s Valentine's Extravaganza! Check it out and join in...

Valentine's Extravaganza - How I Met Hubby

2010-02-08T10:59:00.005+01:00

Good morning, world! Hope your weekend was great and you enjoyed the time with your family around. I did, although I'm still having this shitty bronchitis and the coughing is quite nerveracking by now - after a week. And I do have an appointment at the dentist, just checking, but I don't like going to the dentist...

So this week I will post daily! :-) Yes, just because of Mama M.'s fantastic new idea: a week of love stories which she named "Valentine's Extravaganza". You can read all about it here and join in to share your stories, too.

She started yesterday with "How you met the love of your life". As I don't blog on weekends I'll join in this thing now. Stay tuned for the rest of our story :-)

Well, hubby and I met in a bar, the first time in real life, end of July 2007. But it all started some weeks earlier...
His then best friend - let's call her Beastie (not Bestie) - was a friend of mine, too. We met through a mate and Beastie and I got along well. Somewhen, she mentioned her very best friend and that he is quite a handsome and very nice man. From this day on, she talked about him every day! We were members of an internet community and so was he. Beastie and I sent each other some entries to our online guestbook and so he noticed me for the first time.
He was looking at my profile and asked Beastie who I am. Then she told me about this and started to talk about him even more. Hubby and I started to write emails and were chatting whenever both of us were online. We enjoyed it very much and there was a strong connection between us.
Beastie slobbered over him every time I met her. I thought that she's going to pair us off. I didn't mind either coz he really seemed to be nice.
Somewhen, Beastie and I were at the movies and after the movie she had the idea to ask what he's doing. He told her that he's in a bar with some friends. We decided to hop over to get a beer with them. I was kind of nervous but excited to meet him in real life...
When we entered the bar I saw him straight away. The bar was very crouded but he was really handsome. Beastie and him greated each other then it was my turn :-)
OK long story short, this was the first time I met him in real life and the connection in real life was as strong as online. We had quite a good time and so he asked me for a date. I was totally amazed and well, that was the beginning of our story...!

{I've got to say, Beastie isn't part of our life anymore. She wanted to tear us apart although she put us together. After hubby and I dated and it was getting serious she couldn't handle that anymore. It turned out that she was in love with him for the past few years but he turned her down. To him, she was a good friend but nothing more. As she forced him to choose between her and me, he chose me because that isn't what best friends do. Even some months later, she couldn't cope with it and was talking shit about hubby and me - acting like a dumb teenie although being nearly 30... }

5QF - 02/05/10

2010-02-05T18:36:00.003+01:00

Yay it's Friday and this means it's time for fun: Mama M.'s 5 Question Friday! :-) Hop over and join in...

Here we go again:

1. What are you most afraid of?
> Actually, I'm afraid that D is getting ill seriously. And that hubby and D will die. This would be my sentence to death as well. I really mean it! Losing both of them would be killing me... I'd struggle even if hubby would leave me coz of someone else.

2. Do you use a flat iron or curling iron?
> Do you know what I first thought when reading it: how could you get you laundry smooth with a curling iron??? *gg* Yes, you're aloud to laugh!
Beside my electric iron I don't use any other irons. I don't need it, it would be totally useless. My hair is thick and heavy and stick-straight so curls wouldn't last long ;-)

3. Hands-free or phone to the ear?
> Cell to ear... Always. I tried those headphones and stuff - ah phone to the ear and that's it ;-)

4. Do you have a matching bedroom set?
> Yes. Dark brown and white. A big bed with bedside table, a closet and a dresser. Love it!

5. Do you believe in the paranormal?
> Uhm.... No. Maybe yes.... I believe that everyone has a guardian angel. But I don't believe in ghosts or seeresses or stuff. I think I'm just too demoralized (hope this is the right word for it....) for stuff like that.

Fun again :-)

TTMMD: Friday - 02/05/10 -

2010-02-05T14:22:00.003+01:00

Today I chose a song from the 90's. I love 90's music and D does, too. We often here some samplers and he dances then. This is soooo cute :-)

This is one of D's and mine favorite songs: "United" by Marky Mark feat. Prince Ital Joe

Hope you enjoy this song as well and have a wonderful weekend!

TTMMD: Thursday - 02/04/10 -

2010-02-04T16:05:00.003+01:00

Today it's another Thursday and time for a lovely quote.
I chose one about family and family love....

>>The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family<<

This was said by business-man Lee Iacocca.

Have a nice day! :-)

Writer's Workshop - 02/04/10

2010-02-04T14:02:00.003+01:00

Yay, Thursday, time again for Mama Kat's Workshop. Hop over to get the prompts and join in this fun :-)

This week it was a hard decision again. But well, I decided to choose No.5:
List 10 things you never knew until you were mom

1. Diaper changing stinks. And the content of the diaper really stinks! Awful…
2. Either you're ill you have to "work"
3. You get reduced to diaper changing, feeding and cleaning
4. People (without kids) think you lost your brain when giving birth and treat you like you're dumb
5. Raising kids is a competition (oh my little one says this word and is already walking etc.)
6. Getting a drool-y kiss is so much appreciated
7. You can get worried to death for another person
8. Kids really kill cosy togetherness
9. The simplest thing (e.g. clothes-pins) is the best toy
10. Your heart could burst from love when you're toddler's snuggling and smiles at you

How about you?

I'm walking...

2010-02-03T17:09:00.003+01:00

Theoretically, I'm ill. Theoretically, I should be lying in bed, reading, watching TV. I was coughing the whole night so I decided to see my doctor this morning. He told me I got bronchitis and he wanted me to stay home from work this week. I really needed to laugh. When you go to work (without having kids) you stay at home, lay in bed and sleep. When you have kids and you are a SAHM there's no illness, you need to work.

So as D brought me my shoe he wanted to tell me to go for a walk. Good. We got ready and went for a walk. Today is a very cloudy day but D is always happy and smiling. Really, he's sitting in his stroller and is laughing and babbling and send out smiles to anybody.
While we were walking and I thought about how nice it would be sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea an elderly lady came along. And, of course, D smiled at her. The elderly lady was amazed! She stopped walking - and forced me to stop, too - and does what I do really hate: "Ooohh, what a sweeeeeet little boy. Isn't he sweet? Oh and you are smiling. {looking at me} Look, he's smiling! (as I wouldn't know that...) {looking at D and back at me} Take a look, how sweet he's smiling...." Then I couldn't stand my fake smile and kept on walking. Just like that...
Why do elderly ladies always do that? I just wanted to go for a walk with my son. No small talk. No smiling. Just walking. This always happens....
I know, babies are cuties and it's genetic with women to look at kids. Look but not talking to and about them like mother and child were dump!

I really hope never to get like this...

D's Birth Story

2010-02-02T18:52:00.003+01:00

Mama M. is the host for this Blog-Hop-Thingy :-) Wanna tell the birth story/stories you've experienced? Hop over and join in!

Oh my, do you really want me to go back to this day? To be honest, it wasn't the most wonderful day in my life… I know, it could have been worse but for me, it was bad enough…
BTW: I needed to look up all those specific words and I really did my best to re-tell this story - please forgive me if I expressed myself badly or used the wrong word (and I would appreciate it if you'd tell me then…). Thanks for your understanding!

The estimated date of birth was the 3rd November 2008. 3 weeks before, the contractions began. Well, no real contractions but kind of. It was always the same procedure: contractions every 15-20 mins during the first hour, then contractions every 10 mins, after two hours and a half - nothing. They stopped. In the end, this happened twice a day. So I needed to see my gyn at the date of birth which was a Monday. The CTG showed no contractions, as expected. I told the gyn that I don't want to wait longer, that I'm tired of the last weeks with those fake labor stuff and that he should give me a fix date to get the baby. He agreed and told me I should wait until Friday. He adviced me to call my midwife and tell her that they will induce the birth if D didn't want to come out on his own.
The place of birth I chose was no regular hospital. It's a gynecological clinic and I was born there as well. My gyn is an attending doctor there and so he would there when I'd give birth. So is the midwife. I could choose between 25 midwifes who work there and if you call them, they will be just there for you. No change of shifts as it is used to in hospitals. Your midwife's job starts when you arrive and ends when everything's over. I like this concept.
On Friday, 7th November 2008, at 8 am we arrived at the clinic. They did a CTG and asked me some questions, hubby registered my arrival at the information and a nurse put a catheter on the back of my hand. At 9 am they induced for the first time. Then we visited my room and moved in, went for a walk and got to the delivery room for examination every two hours. I didn't have any contractions. At 3 pm they induced once more. And yes, then the contractions came up. We went for a walk and at 5:30 pm we went back to the delivery room. This was when they told me I could stay. The contractions where OK now and they did some examinations. My cervix was just about 3 cm open, not as much as it should've been. My midwife told me to do some exercise I learned at the ante-natal preparation. Time passed by...
Then, as I went to the toilet, my water broke. I was so glad coz that meant that the birth will start soon. It was about 8 pm and I was tired, all I wanted is that my baby gets out of my belly…!
They did a epidural anesthesia against the pain. I wanted that and I was soooo glad I had it. I had lost all my sense of time. All I knew that they told me somewhen that the baby got the right position and that I should get ready. Oh how ready was I! And I pushed and pushed and pushed. Nothing happens. My circulation broke nearly down as the head was nearly out. They gave me some oxygen and the doc (unfortunately not mine) layed on my belly to help me pushing it out, the midwife looked after the baby's head, hubby holded my hand… It was horrible…
After 15 hours in the clinic, D was born at 11:14 pm. It was quite hard and I was so done but veeeeery happy! He was soooo sweet and tiny… Just 50cm and 2990 gr…
Well, he grew fast so no need to worry - and I love him more each day!

I put it shorter because, as mentioned, it's not easy to express myself at this topic in a foreign language. But the most important moments are mentioned…
(If you want me to publish my birth story in German, let me know.)

Boring

2010-02-02T13:26:00.003+01:00

My mornings are soooo boring, relating to blogging. There are veeeery few bloggers round here during my morning. When it's afternoon there are more and in the evening I got many stuff to read through.
It's logical, different time zones and I'm 6 to 9 hours earlier awake than the US-blogger-fraction. Sometimes I really try to put up my daily post. But sometimes, like yesterday or today, I'm lack of creativity. So today I cleaned the apartment. This afternoon, it's grandparents day and I have some hours free. Hubby is at work and I don't know yet what to do that afternoon. Maybe I'll go to a baby shop or register D at the playschool (it's called Kindergarten here and it's for kids between 3 and 6 yrs, before they go to school) or go shopping or visit a second-hand-shop to sell my old clothes (which I never ever will be able to wear again) or just stay at home and sleep. But that would be stupid...
I think I go shopping and register D at the "Kindergarten". Sounds good, don't it?

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Not Me! Monday - 02/01/10 (first time)

2010-02-01T16:45:00.003+01:00

Yes, unbelievable, but it's my first time I join in MckMama's carnival.

Here we go:
> It was not me who was lying in bed the whole Friday and Saturday. And of course, it was not me who bursted into tears every 30 minutes on Saturday, out of the sudden. It wasn't me who didn't sleep last week, I didn't lay awake every night.
And in no way, it was not me who was drunk of 2 glasses of red wine on that 40's birthday party we were invited to. So, it wasn't me either who was glad that D was staying with his grandparents the whole Sunday. Hubby and I didn't spend our Sunday on the couch watching soccer and get asleep. <

Hope this was right and I really don't know why I haven't joined in earlier. It's fun and really, there's no guilt ;-)

Have a nice day!

5QF - 01/29/10

2010-01-29T16:52:00.005+01:00

Yippieh, it's Friday and this means time for Mama M. 5 Question Friday!
Hop over to her blog and join it. It's always fun :-)

1. Would you ever vacation alone?
> Yes. I once did. Or maybe twice. I did it to sort my mind, to have some time for myself. It happened when times where quite hard for me and wanted to get back to myself again.

2. Do you go the speed limit?
> Yes! I'm a speed junkie! 240 km/h? Lame! ;-) Really...

3. Why did you start blogging/following blogs?
> Reading experiences of other moms, how's parenting doing, how do they feel. And well, share my experiences and stuff.

4. Where do you shop for yourself?
> H&M. Or S.Oliver. Sometimes Hilfiger or Boss.

5. What was the song that you danced your first dance with your spouse to at your wedding...or...what song would you like your first dance to be to?
> It was Elton John's "Can You Feel The Love Tonight". I wanted to stay on the stage and sing it but wasn't brave enough (although my singing teacher encouraged me). So we chose it for the first dance as it is a waltz.

Nice again!

TTMMD: Friday - 01/29/10 -

2010-01-29T10:12:00.003+01:00

Well this day will probably not my day. Today's the funeral...
So that's why I chose "Where the wild roses grow" by Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue.

Wishing you a lovely day and a wonderful weekend!

Writer's Workshop - Muffin Tin

2010-01-28T13:20:00.004+01:00

It's time again for Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. Jump over and choose one of the prompts.

This week was a tough decision to make for me. I really had no idea so I chose the easiest thing: the muffin tin menu.

So, here it is:

(beginning from top left, clockwise)

2 waffle hearts - cereals - Ernie and Bert cookies - Scheiblettenkäse/cheese slice - tomato - zucchini risotto

TTMMD: Thursday

2010-01-28T11:40:00.002+01:00

Today, I wanna present you a nice and so true quote about health and body shaping.
It was said by Josh Billings:

There's lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it!

Have a wonderful day!

R.I.P.

2010-01-27T11:23:00.003+01:00

>> Memories are like little stars which shine consolatoryly through our grief <<
(unknown)

This is one of my favorite condolence verses. I needed to write quite many in the last years and really, I would be glad if this will stop. Soon. Now.
As I noticed yesterday night, an acquaintance died. He was ran over by a train, Friday night. At the age of 20. No one knows how this could have happened.

My "bro" died nearly 4 years ago, at the age of 19. (He wasn't my real brother but a very very close friend and we felt like siblings to each other.) He got an accident while driving around with his motorbike. The truck in front of him applied the brakes all of a sudden and he got under the truck and was dead, immediately.

And there were a lot of other young, very young people who died by car accidents or something. This is so horrible and I don't get it. And those are the time I'm not sure if there's a God. I know there is one but it makes it hard to believe. Why does he take those young and nice people from us? I mean, if one is 83 years old and is dying of some physical infirmity it's quite sad at all but it's OK. Don't misunderstand me, I hope you'll get it right.
But what the hell does He think when taking away those kids? They are still kids, there's a lot of life to experience out there which is so worth to get known to. Why don't they get the chance?

I really believe in God. I'm a Christ, an ex-ministrant. I know He has his reasons. I hope He has his reasons, good reasons. But I don't get it?
Sometimes, I thought that we aren't good people if such a bereavement happens to us. Maybe He wants to victimize us? But this is as illogical as the other stuff.
Those are the moments, I want to talk to Him, face to face. Just to make him tell me the reason for this move...

>> But I trusted in thee, oh Lord. I said: Thou are my God. My times are in thy hand... <<
(Psalm 31, 15)

Better Blogger?

2010-01-26T12:53:00.002+01:00

Damn it. I'm quite a bad blogger. I know that. My posts aren't daily or on a regular basis.
So as I want to be a better blogger I signed up at ProBlogger for the 31 DBBB challenge. And I even don't make it to write those first posts.

Maybe I should unsubscribe this thing. Or it would be great if I needn't to post every day. And I don't want to talk about my failure and lazyness in the forum.

Well, if you don't mind, I'd stay the bad blogger. Just as you used to know me so far *g*
No, I really do my very best to improve.

I just got an addict of Sims3 and discovered Facebook. And I need to do my household. And, as you all know, I'm blogging secretly as my husband don't want me to blog.
Very lame excuses, I know. And I'm a bad wife, too as I do have secrets. :-(
But hey, that's just the way I am.

No, honestly, I'm not always bad and mean. I can be very nice and kind. If I want to *g*

Stupid post. I'm off...

Tattoo

2010-01-25T12:34:00.003+01:00

There was a great article in my latest parent magazine about having tattoos (and there was a thread, too).

In the parent magazine they discussed having the kid's names tattooed. A mom asked other moms what they think about this. Some moms don't like tattoos at all and other had some tattoos and liked the idea. Most of the inked moms (or dads) have the kid's name/s tattooed on the forearm so it's visible for nearly anybody. Some other moms raised concerns what the kids would say when being a teen and their parents still show ther names on their arms wouldn't that be embarrassing for the kids?

Honestly, I like this objection. I never thought about this. I have two tattoos on my own (an abstract woman's body at the tailbone, one big star with angel's wings on my left side and two smaller stars underneath) and I really like to have D's initial on my right loin and the second kid's initial on the left loin. I really like this idea and I thought about letting them tattooed after the second pregnancy when our family planning is done.
I never had any concern. Never. Why should I? They will be hideable and only me and hubby are going to see them. But D will know this. And maybe it'll be visible when wearing a bikini. Will this be embarrassing for my kids? OK, we all know, when you're a teen the parents are always embarrassing *g* That's just the way it is and it'll be OK. But I do not want to embarrasse them even more.
I'm sure that if I wouldn't work as a clerk I'll put the tattoos on my wrist. So then, they would be really visible. Everytime. I won't do this coz I need to get back to work again somewhen so this is no option.

What do you think about this? Will having their names tattooed somewhere on our body embarrasse our kids? Are you having your kid's names tattooed? And if it's so, where?
Would like to know your point of view!

Because yes, maybe it's embarrassing for them but can't I be proud? And so I'll show the world/my world that I gave birth twice and love my kids. I will get my tattoos, no matter what they will think about it ;-)

Have a wonderful day and a good start to this new week!

Getting To Know You - 25/01/10

2010-01-25T11:03:00.004+01:00

Yes I know, it's already Monday but well, I'm still able to put my link up. And you all know that I do not post on weekends. So I decided to join in this carnival by Keely. Sounds like fun :-)

1. Waffles, pancakes or french toast?
> Pancakes.

2. Dream home..What would it look like?
> Huge *g* Maybe like that: via here

3. Favorite sport to watch during the Winter Olympics?
> I don't watch Winter Olympics. But if I would I'd watch triathlon. This is quite not boring at all...

4. The first word that comes to mind when describing yourself?
> Weird.

5. Dresses, pants (jeans, leggings, etc.) or skirts?
> Definitely pants, especiall jeans. Nothing better and more comfortable to wear for me.

6. What is your favorite time of day?
> When D is in bed, asleep.

7. Beach or Mountains..which do you prefer?
> Beach, of course. Warm, sunny, sand, blue water...

8.Will you watch the Super Bowl?
> No. This would be in the middle of the night (and I don't get those rules...).

Have a nice day!

5QF 01/22/10 and Blank Friday

2010-01-22T18:35:00.002+01:00

Let's start with Mama M.'s 5 Question Friday. Check out her blog and join in!

1. What is better, growing old with out money or dying young and wealthy?
> Yound and wealthy. Yes, very selfishly. This would be quite hard for my family and friends but I never wanted to get old. I never want to get 75 or older. Really not. Don't ask my why. I'm more afraid of getting old than of dying. Bad karma...

2. Who takes out the garbage at your house?
> Hubby. He's the garbage man. (I'm glad about it, I really am!)

3. Have you ever had the same dream many times?
> Yes. After seeing "Nordwand" I dreamt about three nights that I'm staying at the Eiger Nordwand and my hands and feet were black frozen... I always woke up in total panic.

4. Can you play a musical instrument?
> Uhm... No... At school and some years after I played recorder and alto recorder. But I'm sure I couldn't play it anymore. Such a shame. My instrument is my voice :-)

5. If you owned your own store, what would you sell?
> Cakes. Selfmade, of course. Selling my own cakes. And coffee. Like a little café. Yes, that would be my store... *dreaming*

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And now on to Tamara's Fill in the Blank Friday:

The movie I could watch over and over again is ____________.

"Dirty Dancing". And "Sissi". Very girly. I know. But I love them... True love, a bit of tragedy - perfect :-)

Have a wonderful night!

I'm Done

2010-01-21T22:22:00.004+01:00

I'm so done today. I'm tired. My back hurts. I just wanna sit down and cry.

That afternoon, I decided to go shopping. Just a bit. So we get ready and drove down in the city. I wanted to buy some little shoe-socks for D, but they didn't have his size. So instead I bought some biscuits and other baby stuff needed. Then I met a friend at Starbucks. D was really nice but after 30 minutes he got bored, even with his favorite book and toy. So we headed back home.
And this was the moment I really just wanted to get to bed, it was 7pm.
I fed D with his semolina pudding he gets every evening as supper. I got him ready for bed, cleaned up his room and put off the lights. Next moment I wanted to go to bed (8:15pm).
Then I wanted to get my button ready to launch and get something to eat so I could be in bed at 9pm. Uhm, yes, that would've been really great. Unfortunately, D couldn't get asleep. He was staying in his little bed and was screaming and crying. I don't know why. Maybe his teeth were hurting. I already gave him some globules but he didn't calm down. It took until about 9:15pm until he was quiet.
I waited some minutes if he's really asleep. Yay, supper time for mommy. I put a pizza in the oven, sat down and watched TV, phoned with my mom backbiting on a wedding invite we received today.
Now, it's 10:30 pm, I'm still awake. I need to get my butt out of my warm bed quite early tomorrow as I need to see my doc for a fasting blood test.
I really go to bed now. I really do. Good Night!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

2010-01-21T15:44:00.001+01:00

Friday night, I was out with one of my best friends. We went to the cinema for seeing "Did you hear about the Morgans?" Really, the movie is great and we enjoyed it quite much.
The reason why we went out was not even that we both wanted to watch that movie. No. The main reason was that my hubby and her boyfriend wanted to do a Wii night. Yes, they wanted to play Wii.
Well, how lame did they get? Some years ago, they would have joined a LAN-party mean packed up their PC and played some shooter games with other guys. Or Playstation. But Wii? Yes, playing Wii is a nice and funny thing when you are playing with some friends and stuff. But men, grown-up, playing archery on the Wii. Really, that made me laugh…
As my friend and me didn't want to join in this thing we decided to go to the cinema. But aren't we lame as well? Some years ago, we would have gone to a disco all night long, dancing until our feet hurt. But no, we just went to the cinema and headed right back home afterwards.
Yes, parenthood makes us lame…. Don't it? But guess what? I really like it this way.

And yesterday evening, I visited a friend who had a jewelry party. So we girls just met to buy some jewelry which you cannot buy elsewhere. It was really fun and the jewelry was fab. I could have bought nearly everything. Hey, I'm female *g* But I just bought a nice ring. In some days time it'll be mine :-)

Yes I enjoy such lame girly stuff. I really do. A very positive attribute of motherhood…
Enjoy your day!

Writer's Workshop - My Jouney To My 'Homes'

2010-01-20T13:58:00.003+01:00

Time again for Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. Check out this week's prompts and join in!

Once again I chose prompt no. 4 - How many homes have you had? Write a journal entry about ALL the places you’ve called ‘home’ in your life

You can title my "home"-journey with this: EMELE. Not much so far…
I started, of course, at my parent's home in a suburb of E. It was a nice home and it was quiet and everything was great. I had my own room and it was very harmonic.
Until I got 17 and met M. He asked me to move to M., the city where he was living. At first, we saw each other just at the weekends where I was the idiot and drove to M. every Friday afternoon by train and back home on Sunday evening. After finishing my school and got 18, I found a job there and decided to move to M. forever. It's about 250 km away from my parent's home.
After some months, when visiting my parents because it was my brother's birthday, my friends and family asked and begged me to come back. My friends were honest and were afraid that I will lose myself completely when I'd stay in M. much longer. So I split up with M and moved back to my parents. I started a social year as I was too late for a new apprenticeship. I didn't need to pay rent or for my food or something. I got a car and got back to normal life.
Some years later, I dated a nice man who's marriage broke up shortly before we met each other. He immediately fell in love with me although he was quite older than me. After dating for about a year, I fell truly in love with him, too. So he rented a great apartment and after some months I moved in with him. This was in L. I still did my apprenticeship so he paid all the rent. But I needed to drive to work for about 30 km every day and 30 km back after work.
After a year and a half, we split up because I experienced that the age difference was too much for me. I was young and wanted to party and do some experiences. Everything he already had. So I needed to get back to my parent's home again. This time it was quite hard and I couldn't wait until my apprenticeship was done. Then I rented my own appartment, in E. I stayed in this very same city where I grew up because I felt comfortable there and it was nice.
I still live here. I like it. My hubby likes it. My parents are near for babysitting and stuff so this is really great :-)
This was my jouney through EMELE…. Hope you enjoyed it.

What's On Your Mind?

2010-01-20T13:56:00.000+01:00

Well, actually, there's nothing on my mind. Last year, I was sure that my writer's block was caused by the stress before Christmas. But I still have the writer's block. I really don't know what to write about. When I cleaning up the kitchen in the morning or before I get asleep then there are always so many topics on my mind to write about. But whenever I sit here on my PC my mind is empty.
I really wanted to post more and give you some stories but my life seems really boring. There's nothing to write about. Or it'll be a quite short post. So I'm really glad that there are those blog carnivals which guarantee at least two posts a week plus my TTMMD on Thursday (quotes) and Friday (songs). But I really try my very best to post some more than just this.
And sometimes I don't have any time to post or even read other blogs.
I guess my blog will never be one of those most fav ones *gg* But that's not why I'm here. Sometimes I just need to get something out of my head.

So maybe I will break my writer's block somewhen. I hope it'll be soon…

Have a nice day!

Greek Herdsmen Cream

2010-01-18T13:16:00.004+01:00

As everyone was thrilled of the Greek Herdsmen Cream I decided to share this recipe with you.
I need to say that I hate garlic as well as onions. I really don't like them. But I didn't mind the garlic in this cream as it puts the special taste to it.

Hope that you'll like it. So here we go:

Ingredients: (for 8 people)
20 black olives
400 g feta cheese
200 g cream cheese with garlic
5 Ts milk
4 Ts tomato puree

Cut the feta cheese in very small pieces (maybe mash it with a fork) and mix it with the garlic cream cheese in a bowl. Add the milk and tomato puree and mix it. Then add the sliced olives and fold them in.
Season to taste with salt, pepper, oregano and paprika.

Enjoy!

The Music Of The Night

2010-01-18T12:40:00.004+01:00

Hubby's at work now and D does his nap. So now, I'm sitting here and enjoying my short free time, listening to Paul Potts as his music always relaxes me...
Just weird. I'm getting old - and square. Before being a mom and a wife, I enjoyed listening to Eminem or 50Cent. I relaxed the best way listening to Metallica, Dream Theater and Manowar at full volume. And now just one and a half year later, I'm hearing opera and enjoy it the most. Funny, don't you think. That's just how habits gonna change when being a mom.

But I need this as my weekend was very stressful. Saturday morning, me and D visited some colleagues at my old company. And I'm sooooo glad that I don't need to work there anymore. They all told me that I did the very right thing getting pregnant and that I took the right time for it. And yes, they were soooo right!
Then when we got home we waited for hubby getting home from his shift. D and hubby took their nap and I put up the grocery list for the weekend. After they woke up we went for grocery shopping and then I started baking muffins/cup cakes and a cheese cake for hubby's birthday on Sunday. After the cakes were done I started with the dips. I prepared a Greek herdsmen cream with garlic, black olives and feta cheese and a Curry Dip.
Sunday morning, I started early with cooking noodles for the noodle salad and prepared the third dip, a Remoulade. After our great breakfast and opening gifts, we spent the rest of the day with getting ready and putting up the table and stuff. At 5:30pm, the guests arrived and we had a great dinner with cold meat, different salads and dips and baguette. After D was asleep we served the cake. Well, the guests enjoyed it very much as they left at 11:30pm.
I was soooo done and tired was very happy when I was lying in bed.
That morning I needed to clean up the kitchen. Horrible thing! But now everything is done and so I'm able to enjoy the time now :-)

Hope your weekend was even more relaxing than mine. Have a great start in this week!

5QF IIX

2010-01-16T09:54:00.004+01:00

I know I'm quite late for this thing but still in time. I need to hurry up so my answers will be veeery short today. Sorry for that.
Let's start with Mama M.'s Five Question Friday:

1. Worst trouble you ever got into as a teenager?
> Uhm... Such a long time ago... I really don't know, to be honest. I never was in big trouble. I was a wallflower when I was young so no big thing here... Sorry, for not giving you a hot story *g*

2. Are you a morning person or a night person?
> Definitely a night person! Staying up all night and sleeping in.

3. Are you a one-handed or a two-handed Texter?
> One-hand. I'm a lover of those simple cell phones so I just need one hand. But that's enough. I'd rather write email and there - of course - I need both hands.

4. Democrat, Republican, or Independent..or maybe even Green Party (whatever that is).
> If I were a citizen of the US I think I'd rather vote for the Democrats. But well, in Germany we have a different system...

5. Are you a pet person?
> No. I don't like pets. Too much work for me. A kid and a husband is quite enough ;-)

Wonderful weekend!

TTMMD: Friday

2010-01-15T13:27:00.002+01:00

Just with any further ado

Have fun and enjoy your weekend! :-)

TTMMD: Thursday 01/14/10

2010-01-14T12:29:00.004+01:00

Today is Thursday - damn, time is running quite fast...
Thursday is a lovely quote day, quotes about kids, family and love.

I want to share this true quote by Mark Overby with you:

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm,

but willing to draw blood in its defense

Have a wonderful day!

Writer's Workshop VIII

2010-01-13T13:30:00.003+01:00

Time again for Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop! Check out this week's prompts here.

This week it's a really hard choice. First I didn't want to do no.4 coz I thought this would be a very short letter and too personally. But as I got no idea for the other prompts (maybe no.2 would've possible) I do it either.
So, here we go:

>>Dear M.
I wanted to thank you. I wanted to thank you for ruining my young life. I wanted to thank you for being so mean to me. I wanted to thank you for the shitty sexual life. I wanted to thank you for treating me like a piece of shit.
Because all this made me stronger and made me the way I am now. I cannot believe that I ever would thank you some day. But that's the way it is.
I was shy. I was young. I was horrible in dealing with boys. I was good in school. I had a perfect apprenticeship. And I lost all of it just because you came into my life.
I left my home. I left my family. I left my friends. I left everything. I quit my job. I moved to a city I didn't know. All alone. Just because of you.
I needed to get grown up very very fast. Too fast. With 19 I had more life experience than everyone being older. And I had the most deepest wound in my soul than anyone I've ever met. Just because of you.
But it changed my life. Completely. I knew I am strong and a fighter. I experienced that I can challenge everything and win. Who I am now, a grown-up girl with much self-confidence, successful in her job after finishing a new apprenticeship and a wonderful mother (but a not so good wife - because of you!), is the conclusion of the horrible time I needed to spend with you.
So thank you making me such a great person!
But there's one more thing I wanna tell you: M., I fu**ing hate you and I wish you all the worst a person could get!
With all the hate, deep from the bottom of my lost soul, your Ex<<

*taking a very deep breath*
This is a time of my life I never ever wanted to remember again. It's OK. It's a loooooong time ago and I did quite well to forget it. But it was the worst thing I've ever experienced so I just let it be…
Have a wonderful day!

Waterfalls

2010-01-12T12:55:00.004+01:00

That morning was really great. I enjoyed it very much and D does as well. He played in his room and I did some household and read my blogs...

Then he decided to help me. This is really nice - unless he wants to help in the bathroom. As I put out the laundry of the washing machine to put the clothes in the tumbler or to hang up the clothes he first put the laundry on the floor. Just pulled them out and put them on the floor. Yes, I know, that's his way to help me. But it isn't right.
I asked him to stop as fresh clothes are never put on the floor. He stopped.

And from one second to the other - the whole bathroom floor was flooded with water. D sat right in the middle of the puddle. He was so shocked that everything was wet and he didn't understand. I screech as I got frightened. Then I took D and sat him on the step to the bathtube, the only dry place in the whole bathroom, and started to mop up the whole thing with some towels. Then D realized that he's wet and did something wrong and started to cry. He sat there on the step with this wet trousers and socks and cried.

God, damn, this was soooo sweet. So I paused mopping up and comforted him. I explained what happened and that I first need to mop up the water and then got him changed. He calmed down, sat good on his step and watched his mommy mopping up the disaster he made up.

But well, I cannot blame him for what he did. He just wanted to play with the bucket half full of water which his mommy didn't put away. Coz she was too lazy to walk with the bucket to the seperate toilet to pour it out. That's the truth. I was too lazy. So this was my punishment.

After mopping everything up I took D to change his clothes. And everything was wet. His socks with the rubber sole, his pants, his tights and his onesie. Yay! So I need to change really the whole boy, except his shirt...

You always get a pay-back for being lazy, don't you? I guess, I learned from this thing... Hopefully!

Have a nice day :-)

This and That and Everything

2010-01-11T12:26:00.002+01:00

Good Morning Ladies - and Gens!
Hope you had a nice weekend and enjoyed the snow - snow is nearly everywhere around the world now, isn't it?
My weekend was very lame. As I'm ill I was in bed most of the time or sitting on the couch watching TV. So nothing happened...

Yes, normally it's time for my TTMMD on Monday. I won't do this anymore. Remember, Monday I featured a great post from other bloggers but as I'm a small blogger this wasn't successful. And so Mama Kat and Tamara are doing this thing for me now ;-)
But of course I will read your posts and then leave you a comment when I really liked it!

Let's talk about my resolutions for 2010:

I want to win more readers and wish to have about 100 readers by the end of the year. I really try to post regularly and interesting stuff.
Getting pregnant somewhen within the year - we haven't started yet.
Making up a new carnival on Tuesday or Monday. Hope that it will be successful!

That's it. Short but doable :-)

And I'm really glad that our everyday life started. As much as I love my husband and enjoy when he's on holiday and staying with us every das as much I'm glad that he's working again and that I'm able to blog and have some time for myself. I need this and enjoy it quite much!
Don't you enjoy some hours you have on your own? It's like holiday for me ;-) Just hanging around, not to look after D or doing any household stuff - just watching TV, chatting or reading a good book. Damn, those moments are so precious!

So this is what I'm doing now. Hubby is still at work and D is doing his nap - so it's Mommy Time! I will have myself something to eat and watch TV :-)

Have a wonderful start in a nice - and snowy - week!

5QF VIII

2010-01-08T20:00:00.003+01:00

OK, I'm very late today. But I'm here and do answering Mama M.'s 5 question :-)
Hop over to her blog and check it out!

Let's start this thing:
1. What's your "comfort food"?
> Comfort Food? Like food that eases heartache or something? Uhm OK.
Chocolate. Pizza. Gummibärle. Everything that isn't good for the hips ;-) Nothing special though.

2. Do you send Thank You's (handwritten or email)?
> Well, we did sent handwritten ones after our wedding and D's baptizm. Those official things. But usually I'll send an email or give the donor a call. Just short to say Thanks for the gift or little somethings.
Coz I do expect the same...

3. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
> GZSZ. It's a shortcut for Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten which means Good Times, Bad Times. It's a daily soap and it's all about love and intrigues, rich and poor people and other problems. Love this and try to watch it as often as possible!

4. What is your favorite online recipe site?
> I usually don't use any recipe sites. But I really love Technicolor Kitchen. Patricia always has very nice recipes to try out! Check it out :-)

5. If you had to choose: "Friends" or "Seinfeld"?
> Friends! I don't like Seinfeld so this was easy ;-)

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy it!

Teething

2010-01-07T14:44:00.000+01:00

D is teething again. I think his back teeth are going to break through. And yes, they all told me that these teeth are the worst. D already has 8 teeth and we didn't have any problems yet. Of course, he is drooling but that was all. Yes, we were lucky so far.
Not so now. Last night, he started crying. So I headed over to his room and gave him some globules to ease the pain a bit. Then he tried to fall asleep again and I wanted to leave his room. But then he started crying again. So I sat down next to his bed and sat there until we fell asleep again.
Back in my bed I couldn't sleep. An hour later, when I just started to fall asleep, he cried again. This time hubby went over to him. Daddy calmed him and so he fell asleep faster.
I really hope that this will not be like this every night…

And as I sat there by D's bed, in the middle of the night, trying to stay awake and not to collapse I thought about having a baby. I remembered that then I need to stay up every 3 hours approx. every night. So as I won't breastfeed I really need to stay up for a bit. Well, I think I'm not ready for this thing, yet.

Have a nice day :-)

Bad, I'm bad, I'm really really bad

2010-01-05T16:23:00.004+01:00

Happy New Year Bloggers out there! :-)

Yes. I'm a bad blogger these days! And I'm sorry for that.
My hubby is still on holidays so blogging is difficult for me. And I got a cold, too.
I hope that we'll get back to everyday life from Monday on. Then, my hubby needs to work again and we'll have routine again.

Then I get back to my blogging routine, as well. My TTMMD posts and maybe I'll make it to get a new carnival started on Tuesday.

This week many things are going on. Yesterday we were invited to a birthday. Tomorrow's my Mom's birthday and on Thursday my FIL turnes 70 so there's a big party going on, too. Hopefully I am able to join in the carnivals this week.

So I'm going back to bed to recover.
CU

5QF VII

2010-01-01T19:15:00.006+01:00

It's Friday and although it's holiday I decided to join in Mama M.'s 5 Question Friday.
And once again, I feel so honored that she has chosen one of my question suggestion!

Here we go:

1. If you could bring one character to life from your favorite book, who would it be?
> This is a good question. I think it would be Amelia Sachs. She's one of the special detectives in the books of Jeffrey Deaver. And she's very tough and brave and I really would like to have a beer with her! (She was performed by Angelina Jolie in "The Bone Collector")

2. Where did you get your very first kiss?
> It was at school. I was about 8. He was one of my class mates and it happened right after the break. Very romantic *gg*

3. How did you welcome in the New Year?
> A chummily couple came over to celebrate with us. We did some raclette and played Phase 10 until it was time to get the hibiscus flowers in the champagne flutes and fill in the sparkling wine. Then we stood on our balcony with our glass of sparkling wine, watched the fireworks and had sparklers on our own. It was wonderful and we enjoyed it quite much. Then we played another game and went to bed at 4am. I'm veeeeeery tired today though :P

4. What is your favorite Beatles song?
> "Let it be" - simple as it is... Love this song!

5. Donuts: Overrated, underrated, or 'bout right?
> Overrated. I like donuts. I really do. But well, just sometimes. I could not eat them every day.

So now, I will have some soup and go to right away. I need some more sleep ;-)