...our poor wee cat has been through the wars today. My heart aches for her. Being a woman I can sympathise totally with her.
She´s been to the vet and got sterlised....had her ovaries and womb removed and now has a big scar on her wee tummy...she looks a sorry sight. Not to mention her big sad eyes. I will be honest - I shed a few tears for her when she came home with Kristian - she just looked so pathetic!
It´s so amazing how one can get so attached and involved with a wee animal!
I have also been sick for the past few days. Sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, coughing....well I think you get the picture!! It started on Sunday evening, but I went to work Monday and Tuesday, however by Tuesday evening I was feeling really rotten. I then got a fever and so spent all day Wednesday and most of today(Thursday) in bed. I now feel alot better - more like a human being again!! So I plan to be at work again tomorrow.
Tomorrow, Friday, my favourite day of the week!! Oh how I love a Friday!
Anyone who has not been on the blog for a while - check out the post about Februarys chat night - LIVE!....some very important information in that post!
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Monday, 12 January 2009
Februarys chat night - LIVE!!
I´ve had an idea!
What about we do next chat night live - and I mean really LIVE! - We could look at each other, laugh with each other, and if we really felt like it, even give each other a hug!! Have I found some new technology that can connect us in this way?? Well I sure have - it´s called an aeroplane and I plan to be on in and in Ireland for our next chat night!!!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Well I cant really believe it yet, it has all happened so suddenly.
Yesterday afternoon I was on surfing the net - as you do! I am always going in and checking flights to Ireland, just in case there are some cheap flights. Over the last few months there have not been any cheap flights, but yesterday there was! - and they werent just cheap but REALLY cheap.
Now those that know me well, know that I love a bargin and that I just cant let it pass me by. So I had to do something about this bargin right in front of me.
I am off work for Winter break for 1 week in February but there was one small problem...to get the cheap flight I needed 3 days off work before my Winter break started. I have 2 days of extra holidays left to take, so I could use them, but I needed 3 days!! So I sms´ed my boss and explained the situation. (Have I ever told you about him? He is such a good boss! A REALLY GOOD BOSS!!) He rang me up and told me to go for it, and that I could work over time between now and the 4th February (when we leave) to make up the hours for the one day extra that I needed off. Isnt he good?!! So I booked the flight.
Leah, Sara and me will come from 4th February to 11th February. We wont arrive until the evening of the 4th and will leave early in the morning on the 11th. The goal of this trip is to see dad so I can help him with some things around the house. So part of the time I will spend working away on his house. (Guess what Leah and Sara will be up to while I´m helping dad??? Yes, you guessed it - shopping in Primark!!! )
But it cant be all work and no play - so that´s when the idea hit me! - it´s the first Saturday in the month - our chat night, and since I am in Ireland how about we all meet up and do something crazy together. So what do you think??? Anybody up for it????
Let me know what you think! If you have any ideas about what we could do pass them along too, along with what time suits you best to meet on Saturday 7th February 2009!!
I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!!!!
What about we do next chat night live - and I mean really LIVE! - We could look at each other, laugh with each other, and if we really felt like it, even give each other a hug!! Have I found some new technology that can connect us in this way?? Well I sure have - it´s called an aeroplane and I plan to be on in and in Ireland for our next chat night!!!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Well I cant really believe it yet, it has all happened so suddenly.
Yesterday afternoon I was on surfing the net - as you do! I am always going in and checking flights to Ireland, just in case there are some cheap flights. Over the last few months there have not been any cheap flights, but yesterday there was! - and they werent just cheap but REALLY cheap.
Now those that know me well, know that I love a bargin and that I just cant let it pass me by. So I had to do something about this bargin right in front of me.
I am off work for Winter break for 1 week in February but there was one small problem...to get the cheap flight I needed 3 days off work before my Winter break started. I have 2 days of extra holidays left to take, so I could use them, but I needed 3 days!! So I sms´ed my boss and explained the situation. (Have I ever told you about him? He is such a good boss! A REALLY GOOD BOSS!!) He rang me up and told me to go for it, and that I could work over time between now and the 4th February (when we leave) to make up the hours for the one day extra that I needed off. Isnt he good?!! So I booked the flight.
Leah, Sara and me will come from 4th February to 11th February. We wont arrive until the evening of the 4th and will leave early in the morning on the 11th. The goal of this trip is to see dad so I can help him with some things around the house. So part of the time I will spend working away on his house. (Guess what Leah and Sara will be up to while I´m helping dad??? Yes, you guessed it - shopping in Primark!!! )
But it cant be all work and no play - so that´s when the idea hit me! - it´s the first Saturday in the month - our chat night, and since I am in Ireland how about we all meet up and do something crazy together. So what do you think??? Anybody up for it????
Let me know what you think! If you have any ideas about what we could do pass them along too, along with what time suits you best to meet on Saturday 7th February 2009!!
I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!!!!
Friday, 9 January 2009
Parlez vous francais?
....Do you speak French? No?!! Well neither do I, but oh how I would love to learn! (Although some people seem to think that I should learn to speak Danish properly before I attempt another language!!)
So why the interest in learning to speak French? Well, maybe it´s because we are going camping in France this summer. YIPIEEEEE!!! We booked our holiday today - 10 days in France.
We are going to a campsite situated in the Jura mountain region. It´s a campsite called Domaine De Chalain (www.chalain.com) and it is very close to the Swiss border - not too far from Geneve. We have actually been there 3 times before and we have LOVED it every time. The last time we were there was in 2005! It is such a beautiful campsite - clean, organised and right down by the Lake Chalain, which is so beautiful. Have a look at some of the pictures....
One time when we were there we actually got a tent really close to the lake - it was so beautiful to sit out and eat breakfast looking down at the lake... or in the evenings sit and watch the sun go down....Ah - I can hardly wait!!
They have also got an excellent swimming pool for the kids. The thing I like about it (although you cant see it in the picture) is that behind the swimming pool there is a beautiful nature area, that raises up into the cliff....with a wee stream running down through it. So you can be sitting under a tree or in a really grassy area, near the stream and still be in the swimming pool area to keep an eye on the kids. There is also a good indoor pool.
I couldnt resist putting in the picture below. It is Andrew probably about 7 or 8 years old, enjoying the last part of the day down at the lake. We always went down there at sunset and the kids had a final swim before going to bed....
What are my two girls like??? I cant believe it´s them - they have gotten so big since this picture was taken, just another one I couldnt resist putting in! haha - Ahhhh, memories!!
I was actually in favour of going to Italy. I wanted to try some good pizzas!!However when I asked the kids where they wanted to go they replied ...."Lac De Chalin!" Kristian had already hinted that he would like to go back there, but I was hoping the kids wanted to try somewhere else....like Italy. I tried to bribe them with promises of brilliant pizzas and ice-cream, but no, nothing was changing their minds. (And if I am totally honest - I love Lac De Chalain as well - so it really didnt take too much to change my mind!) So Italy will have to wait! Camping in France won!!
So why the interest in learning to speak French? Well, maybe it´s because we are going camping in France this summer. YIPIEEEEE!!! We booked our holiday today - 10 days in France.
We are going to a campsite situated in the Jura mountain region. It´s a campsite called Domaine De Chalain (www.chalain.com) and it is very close to the Swiss border - not too far from Geneve. We have actually been there 3 times before and we have LOVED it every time. The last time we were there was in 2005! It is such a beautiful campsite - clean, organised and right down by the Lake Chalain, which is so beautiful. Have a look at some of the pictures....
One time when we were there we actually got a tent really close to the lake - it was so beautiful to sit out and eat breakfast looking down at the lake... or in the evenings sit and watch the sun go down....Ah - I can hardly wait!!They have also got an excellent swimming pool for the kids. The thing I like about it (although you cant see it in the picture) is that behind the swimming pool there is a beautiful nature area, that raises up into the cliff....with a wee stream running down through it. So you can be sitting under a tree or in a really grassy area, near the stream and still be in the swimming pool area to keep an eye on the kids. There is also a good indoor pool.
I couldnt resist putting in the picture below. It is Andrew probably about 7 or 8 years old, enjoying the last part of the day down at the lake. We always went down there at sunset and the kids had a final swim before going to bed....
What are my two girls like??? I cant believe it´s them - they have gotten so big since this picture was taken, just another one I couldnt resist putting in! haha - Ahhhh, memories!!
I was actually in favour of going to Italy. I wanted to try some good pizzas!!However when I asked the kids where they wanted to go they replied ...."Lac De Chalin!" Kristian had already hinted that he would like to go back there, but I was hoping the kids wanted to try somewhere else....like Italy. I tried to bribe them with promises of brilliant pizzas and ice-cream, but no, nothing was changing their minds. (And if I am totally honest - I love Lac De Chalain as well - so it really didnt take too much to change my mind!) So Italy will have to wait! Camping in France won!!Now I have to go and look out my "Learn French" computer lesson. This year I AM going to learn French!!!
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Still alive and kicking
...doesnt time fly!!! It´s been a while since you heard anything from me but life has been busy. Nothing exciting, mind you - just normal everyday things, like work - washing - cleaning - shopping - cooking and, the thing I love most of all (NOT) - making packed lunches!!!
Yes - its´back to porridge here in Denmark. It´s actually been ok getting back into the routine of things. I was ready to go back to work - although now after 3 days I am ready for holiday again!! haha (not because I dont like work - I just dont like getting up early in the morning!)
So basically I haven´t posted anything cause I really didnt think I had anything interesting to say. So now here I am waffling away, trying desperately to think of something interesting to tell you.
Well, I could tell you about the weather!! (WOW) We did have our first "real" cold weather. On Monday when I woke it was minus 9 degree´s - boy could you feel that! (I felt like crawling back under the duvet, but didnt - I got myself ready for work instead.) But when I went to unlock my bike, the lock was frozen! Panic, panic, cause I needed to catch a train, and buy my monthly ticket before that, so it was a mad rush up to the house to get a bottle of hot water, which did the trick. I got the lock opened and started to bike - then my gears were frozen, so I had to bike all the way to the station in first gear. My legs were going a mile a minute but my bike was not going anywhere fast!! and it was cold - soooo cold. But by some miracle I did get to buy my monthly ticket and I still made the train. (I believe it was the power of prayer - honestly - I was praying the whole way up to the station that I would make the train!)
Oh, another wee story about prayer. Kristian couldnt find his keys. Sunday evening we were getting everthing organised for work, like our keys, finding gloves, packing bags etc. Well Kristian realised his keys were missing so we started to look for them. We looked in all the usual places - we turned the place upside down. Well after about an hour of this, he was starting to get really worried - where could they be? - he needed them for work the next day. So I prayed and said something along these lines - "God you are a God who is interested in all the little details of our lives so please help us find the keys - I move this mountain in Jesus name - Thank you that we will find the keys"
I then got this thought about looking in the cleaning cupboard in our hall. I laughed to myself and thought "That´s a waste of time they wont be in there " but decided to open and look anyway. Well what do you think was lying in the box with our cleaning stuff - YES - Kristians keys!! (Now who would put keys away in such a place???!!! Eh? -Probably me!! I do things like that if I am clearing up and thinking about something else at the same time - but dont let on to Kristian!! - I am still denying it was me! haha)
Then our wee cat is going to the vet next week to get sterlised, but what do you think happened on Monday? She went into heat! Typical!
Andrew rang me at work and told me the cat was acting all weird. She wouldnt stop meowing, was extra loving, was rolling around the floor weirdly and was always sticking her bum up at him (you get the picture?! ) So for 2 days we have had constant meowing, although thankfully at night she has been quiet. I read that it can last from 2 - 19 days!!(so I was in a bit of a panic that she would be like this for 19 days!!) However already today she isnt meowing as much, and is returning to her more normal behaviour - it´s only when Andrew comes out that the meowing starts...I think she quite fancies him!!
Ok I think I better end now. Kristian and I are going to go and plan our summer holidays. We have a few bouchures to look through. Yipieeeee love doing that!
Yes - its´back to porridge here in Denmark. It´s actually been ok getting back into the routine of things. I was ready to go back to work - although now after 3 days I am ready for holiday again!! haha (not because I dont like work - I just dont like getting up early in the morning!)
So basically I haven´t posted anything cause I really didnt think I had anything interesting to say. So now here I am waffling away, trying desperately to think of something interesting to tell you.
Well, I could tell you about the weather!! (WOW) We did have our first "real" cold weather. On Monday when I woke it was minus 9 degree´s - boy could you feel that! (I felt like crawling back under the duvet, but didnt - I got myself ready for work instead.) But when I went to unlock my bike, the lock was frozen! Panic, panic, cause I needed to catch a train, and buy my monthly ticket before that, so it was a mad rush up to the house to get a bottle of hot water, which did the trick. I got the lock opened and started to bike - then my gears were frozen, so I had to bike all the way to the station in first gear. My legs were going a mile a minute but my bike was not going anywhere fast!! and it was cold - soooo cold. But by some miracle I did get to buy my monthly ticket and I still made the train. (I believe it was the power of prayer - honestly - I was praying the whole way up to the station that I would make the train!)
Oh, another wee story about prayer. Kristian couldnt find his keys. Sunday evening we were getting everthing organised for work, like our keys, finding gloves, packing bags etc. Well Kristian realised his keys were missing so we started to look for them. We looked in all the usual places - we turned the place upside down. Well after about an hour of this, he was starting to get really worried - where could they be? - he needed them for work the next day. So I prayed and said something along these lines - "God you are a God who is interested in all the little details of our lives so please help us find the keys - I move this mountain in Jesus name - Thank you that we will find the keys"
I then got this thought about looking in the cleaning cupboard in our hall. I laughed to myself and thought "That´s a waste of time they wont be in there " but decided to open and look anyway. Well what do you think was lying in the box with our cleaning stuff - YES - Kristians keys!! (Now who would put keys away in such a place???!!! Eh? -Probably me!! I do things like that if I am clearing up and thinking about something else at the same time - but dont let on to Kristian!! - I am still denying it was me! haha)
Then our wee cat is going to the vet next week to get sterlised, but what do you think happened on Monday? She went into heat! Typical!
Andrew rang me at work and told me the cat was acting all weird. She wouldnt stop meowing, was extra loving, was rolling around the floor weirdly and was always sticking her bum up at him (you get the picture?! ) So for 2 days we have had constant meowing, although thankfully at night she has been quiet. I read that it can last from 2 - 19 days!!(so I was in a bit of a panic that she would be like this for 19 days!!) However already today she isnt meowing as much, and is returning to her more normal behaviour - it´s only when Andrew comes out that the meowing starts...I think she quite fancies him!!
Ok I think I better end now. Kristian and I are going to go and plan our summer holidays. We have a few bouchures to look through. Yipieeeee love doing that!
Friday, 2 January 2009
We have some weird friends!!
Our friends Anne and Peter came over for coffee/tea and cake yesterday evening. You have probably read about Anne in this blog - she´s my crazy friend. (When she´s around you just cant help but laugh!) It being Anne I thought I would dress up. I took on my roller wig, put on my bath robe and made a paper cigarette, so that when they rang the door bell I could open the door looking a bit like Hilda Ogden from Coronation Street (remember her??)
The door bell finally rang and when I opened it there was Anne and Peter. Peter was looking normal but Anne was also dressed up in her false teeth and pink hair band. What a laugh! Well you can take a look for yourself, at the two beauties below...
Then it was time for some fun!!! We got out all the wigs and had a blast trying them on.
The door bell finally rang and when I opened it there was Anne and Peter. Peter was looking normal but Anne was also dressed up in her false teeth and pink hair band. What a laugh! Well you can take a look for yourself, at the two beauties below...
Then it was time for some fun!!! We got out all the wigs and had a blast trying them on.
We did eventually calm down and spent the rest of the evening having a good old natter and eating lots and lots of cake.
Thursday, 1 January 2009
Do you have a dream?
When we were down at the Logos Hope Kristian bought a CD by BeBe Winans. One of the songs has become a favourite of mine, it´s called "I have a dream". (You can listen to it by pressing the button down below.)It´s a song made out of Martin Luther Kings "I have a dream" speech.
Martin Luther King had a dream.....it might have looked like an impossible dream at the time.... but he dared dream it. "I have a dream" is sung over and over again in the song and it really spoke to me. How important it is to dream....
Last year, at the start of 2008, I had a dream. I dreamed about losing weight. I dreamed about being a fitter, healthlier person - and believe me it looked like an impossible dream at the time for me.....but with hard work and dedication my dream did come true.
What is your dream for 2009? Does it seem impossible?? Well don´t give up - grab that dream, work at it, be dedicated - you CAN see your dream fulfilled.
Suppose what I just want to say in this post is, allow yourself to dream. If you don´t have a dream - get one! Take time out, search your heart. What do you burn for? What are you longing for? Find your dream and go for it. The road towards making that dream come true may not be easy, it may be costly, it may be hard work, but when the dream is reached, it is worth it all.
What if Martin Luther King never had dreamed...what if he had given up on his dream?
Martin Luther said and I quote "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I believe his children have seen that dream fulfilled by the election of the first black president. If only he could have seen it too.
The road to fulfilling Martin Luther Kings dream was long, the road was hard and costly but Martin Luther King dared to dream and he dared to dream BIG!! His dream inspired others to dream.
Whatever your dream is for 2009 I hope you embrase it with a passion. Keep it before you and go for it!! and who knows, your dream could also be an inspiration to others...
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