The weather outside is....

.....awful, although some others might say it´s wonderful!!

It has been snowing in Denmark all day! 40cm of snow has fallen and they are promising more. In my world that spells trouble! Trouble getting the car out, trouble driving the car, and even trouble parking the car! A simple task can become

complicated when there is alot of snow lying on the ground!

I was thankful that I had done all my shopping yesterday on the way home from work. I didn´t need to venture out in it today. Unfortunately Sara had to work in the local supermarket and then walk home after work. By the time she got home she was exhausted. She took off her boots, came in and sat down and ended up falling asleep on the chair.

I spent a good part of the morning wrapping up presents. Tomorrow we are holding a Christmas Bazar at church. I am in charge of a "Fishing" booth. The kids get to pay £1 to fish for a present. There was 50 presents to parcel today. Kristian made the fishing rods and I think we are going to have a bit of fun with this. The money raised is going to a local charity that helps women who are in an abusive relationship.

Yesterday my wee blondie daughter disappeared. Now I have two dark haired girls!! Leah has been wanting brown hair for years, so yesterday she was finally allowed to do it. Well acutally it was her friend´s mum that did it. She is a hairdresser, so she got a bit of a trim at the same time. She loves the new look. I like it too, although I do miss seeing the blonde hair about the place!

It´s starting to feel a lot like Christmas.....

Waking up to a world covered in snow, sure makes it feel a lot like Christmas!!

I didn´t have my car today as it was at the mechanic getting its winter tyres. It was like the "good old days" again, me back taking the train. I am so thankful for my car, especially in this kind of weather!

Today we had a special celebration for one of my colleagues. He has been "clean" (off drink and drugs) for 5 years, so we made a big fuss of him. We bought him a present along with loads of bread and HUGE Danish pastries! We sure know how to celebrate!! I was stuffed! The Danish pastry was soooo delicious and filling. We ate it at break time and by lunch time I still wasn´t hungry!!

Today was "cut and paste" day at school. All the classes made Christmas decorations and hung them all over their classrooms. I didn´t have any English to teach, it was rather nice just being cosy with the kids. The time went way too fast!

After work I was off to see my friend Rhona. It was time for our traditional hot chocolate, this time the weather was perfect for it! It was wonderful to see Rhona again. I love meeting up with her and catching up. I am sooo blessed to have great friends in my life!

It´s not like me.....

....to be quiet for sooooo long!!

After a busy few weeks, or should I say months, life has finally settled down again to a more normal pace.

At school I am still cleaning and teaching. I am still enjoying both. (Well most of the time!) A few weeks ago we got the yearly photo taken at school. My boss, colleague and I decided to do something really special with our photo, so we got ourselves a makeover. The result you can see for yourself.

Yesterday (Tuesday) I was out with my friend Anne. We went for dinner and a loooooong chat. Then it was off to the cinema for a movie. We went to see Sleep, Pray and Love (with Julia Roberts). What a BORING film!!!! We thought it would never end! It started at 9.30pm and we were leaving the cinema at midnight!! (Next time Anne, you pick the film!! I will even watch one of your alien films because of all that you went through for me! haha)

We came out the Cinema into a world covered in snow! It was so beautiful but very cold! I got in a bit of a panic because I had to drive through all the snow. (I still don´t have winter tyres on!!) But I got home safe, sound and in one piece.

Today was my last Wednesday spent at the church. I have worked there every Wednesday for the past year. It has been a great year with lots of challenges and exciting projects to be involved with. I now feel it´s time to move on. I will continue holding the junior club and doing Sunday school work in my spare time.

Now it´s that time again - bed time!! Where does the day go! Nice to be on here again! I´ll not leave it soooo long to the next post. Goodnight all:-)

Home sweet home....

....is where I have been all day long!

After another hectic week I decided to have a free weekend of nothing! I had nothing planned, I had nothing in my calendar, I had nothing in my brain. Nothing was everywhere around me today!! It really was what I needed:-)

Last week was a bit crazy. I had a few meetings at church, a few meetings at school, a visit to Ikea, a visit to the dentist and a whole lot of English homework to help Sara catch up with after her being sick. I got through it all, but I must admit by Friday I was exhausted!! For 3 weeks I had been getting up at 6am on weekdays and 7am at the weekend. I was in need of a lie in. My body just needed to wake up by its self without the aid of an alarm. Well it got to do that today. I slept from about midnight last night until 10am this morning. What luxury! How I appreciated it.

I have been in my PJs all day long. I haven´t even had a shower or brushed my teeth!! (I know, disgusting!! but I have had a blast!) Now I feel ready to face the world again. I have re-newed strength. Bring on a new week - I´m ready for it:-)

God in his wisdom knew that we all need a rest! I sure appreciated the rest I had today! Remember to take a break from your labours and rest! In the weeks to come I am going to take a bit of my own advice and make sure I take a rest from my labours! Now I´m off to bed to read a book, but before I do I think I better brush my teeth!!!

9 less at church this morning.....

....and I was one of the nine!

Late this afternoon we all arrived back again from our weekend away at The Childrens Workers Conference. We had a fantastic weekend away. The teaching was brilliant and the different workshops were great too! Saturday was jammed packed with loads of different workshops to choose from.

We got to meet loads of other workers from churches all around Denmark. We also got to have fellowship together, just the 9 of us! We had times of serious talks, times of planning and dreaming, but also times with loads of laughter!! It really did us all good getting away! Our vision was re-newed and we bonded closer together as a team!

(Next conference is in USA - wonder if the church would pay for us to go to that!!?? hahahaha)

Now I am soooo tired! I have been up at 7am all weekend!! Ahead of me is a busy few days, but by Wednesday life should settle down again. Hope you all have enjoyed your weekend, just as much as I have:-)

(P.S. A little update about Sara: She is doing soooo much better. She is now on a course of different medication until 13th November. She was at the hospital today for a check up and they will send her a letter in the near future with a date for her operation to remove her tonsils!! Thank goodness someting is finally being done! Thanks for all your thoughts, prayers and well wishes!!)

What a week!!

Yes, it has been quite a week in the Rasmussen household! From locking my keys in the car, to washing my mobile telephone and nearly trampling the cat to death!(whole other story for another time!) I didn´t think things could get much worse....how wrong I was!

On Tuesday evening Sara came home feeling totally rotten. It was her throat - again!! She gets a sore throat every 6 weeks or so. Usually a day or two in bed and she is then back on her feet again. (We sometimes go to the doctor when it happens, however we are always told the same thing. "it´s a virus, we can´t do anything, just drink warm tea.")This time was different. I have never seen her soooo sick.

She had fever. The glands on the side of her neck were so swollen you could see them sticking out. Her left ear was totally closed. At 5am she woke me, she could hardly swallow. Her tonsils were soooo swollen. I rang the emergency doctor but was told to contact my own doctor in the morning, so that´s what I did. We got an appointment. By this time Sara could only open her mouth half way. They checked her throat but there was no bacteria there, however something in her blood count was high, which showed infection. So we were sent to the hospital for more blood tests. They wanted to rule out Mononukleose. We were sent home with the instructions that if things got worse we should contact the hospital. (Oh by the way the blood tests showed that it wasn´t Mononukleose.)

Well things did get worse. I was at the dentist and when I came home Sara couldn´t open her mouth or swallow her spit. She was sitting with a bowl letting her spit run into it (gross - I know!!) Kristian has been on a course all week, so he came home to all this chaos! I rang the hospital and was told to come in with her right away. She was then kept in.

It turns out she had a boil at the back of her throat behind her swollen tonsils. They were worried that it would block her windpipe and make breathing difficult. This morning they were finally able to burst it, which was rather digusting!!! She has also been getting penicillin and this evening is on the mend! She is feeling alot better. Her tonsils are still swollen but she was finally able to eat a little food this evening. First time since Tuesday afternoon. Hopefully she will get home tomorrow.

In the middle of all this I had an appointment at the dentist and a bit of good news. The tooth that was cracked and needed a crown was not "dead " after all. When she got down to the roots she could see that it was looking good. So there was no root treatment and a crown was not needed, at least not at the moment. She was able to do a plastic filing, so I saved about £800!! A wee miracle in the middle of everything. I go again next week for the next bit of work that needs done on the right side.

Tomorrow I head off for the weekend. Right after work I head to the other side of Denmark for a Children Workers Conference. It happens every two years here in Denmark and it´s years ago since I have been to one. I am really looking forward to it. Eight of us from church are going so it should be fun. Hopefully we will get loads of ideas and inspiration! But I must admit I am feeling tired. This is the third weekend in a row that I have had a full programme! And my week days haven´t been much better. My house hasn´t be cleaned for 3 weeks!! hahaha So I know what Kristian will be doing this weekend while I am gone! It´s wonderful that I get to go away and he gets to do the housework and shopping:-) Life is good!

Good news....

...I put my phone on the radiator Sunday evening, and left it there until Monday evening. Last night on my way to bed I thought I would try it. It worked!!!

I now have a unique phone screen. You feel like you are swimming under the sea, looking at coral reefs when you look at my screen. But I don´t care, as long as it works, and it does! I can ring, text, go on facebook and use my alarm. Aaaahhhh life is good again! hahaha