Lest I Forget

Sunday was beautiful, so I suggested we go check out a park I had seen listed as one of the top 7 parks in our area. As with so many things here in Germany, there was no specific address listed in the article and they even said that it can be challenging to find! I made my best guess and plugged that into the GPS and we were off. For once, I was right, and we had no trouble finding the park or the pirate ship! The water was only a few inches deep, and my kids had such a blast navigating those little, wooden rafts. When they finally tired of being wet, and their stomachs were wanting nourishment, we wandered across the park to the mini-golf course, where we had more fun and some food, and maybe even a glass of wine for the mama.  Because they are and because he oftentimes is, I would like to title this one "Crabby Pants".  This duck was floating on another pond nearby, but I startled him while trying to capture the scene and he ...

Sunrise from a few days ago. This mornings sunrise amid the fog. Taken only a few minutes after the first picture. The sun moves amazingly fast! I never used to be a morning person. In the quest to find some quiet time in my day, I started setting the alarm clock for 6:00am. After many months, my body is naturally waking at this time. I arise, start the coffee and grab my Magnificat. I head to the living room and sit in my favorite spot. There is a huge window that affords me a spectacular view of the distant mountain. Now that fall is here, the sunrise is right around my waking time, and not at 4:30, like it is in the summer months. Every morning, there is a new and completely different show that happens outside that window. Some days are so cloudy that it just naturally gets lighter, but there is no great glowing orb rising from behind the hills. But, oh, those days when the sun does burst forth! It is a remind...

Last week we quietly celebrated Therese's birthday. We will have a couple of friends go do something with us soon, and she still gets to shop with the birthday check from Grandma and Pa. I once again had the children wrap her presents. I like this idea a lot. Plus, this time, both Jack and Anna gave her something on their own. She requested a strawberry cake,  lots of sprinkles, and that she could write her own name on the cake. Wish granted. She and I got down on the kitchen floor with a tube of icing and worked together. Dad following directions from Mom, since she still cannot cook. Sprinkles are just so much fun!