Archive for August, 2008

Day 1

Monday, August 25th, 2008
Day 1

We survived! The alarm went off at 6:30, I hit the snooze until about 6:50 <ahem> and the day got started. I woke up Andrew to get him moving and everyone but Aidan got up in an act of support to see him out the door. I made eggs and toast and Andrew opened up his... »

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And so it begins…

Sunday, August 24th, 2008
And so it begins…

Summer vacation has officially come to an end. Today I bought the supplies for Andrew’s back-to-school Schultuete (something that has become a tradition around here) and pulled out all of the school supplies. Andrew invited his two best friends over to watch Uncle Buck and eat pizza. We surprised him with... »

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Winding Down…

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

I can’t believe we are in the final holding pattern for the end of summer. Things have just gone by so unbelievably fast this year! I’m typing with a Warsteiner beer on one side of me and mosquitos swarming around my laptop screen while I sit out on the patio and listen to the... »

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Back in the Saddle…

Friday, August 8th, 2008

It has taken me a few days to get adjusted to being back home. It’s hard for me to believe that a week ago I was in Frankfurt getting ready to fly back…2 weeks ago I was on my way TO Germany. Time just flies by too fast! We are already in the grips... »

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We’re back…

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
We’re back…

From Germany, that is! The trip was wonderful in so many ways….I’ll start at the beginning. I haven’t flown since 2000…and…being in true chaotic form, I wasn’t actually packed just a couple of hours before we were set to leave for the airport. I didn’t get a chance to get ready because… drumroll please… I cleaned out... »

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