Not again!

.....another week has passed without a word from me! (I am getting really bad at this "diary" update!)

So what has been going on in the Rasmussen household? Let me think....hhhmmm.....I suppose I should begin way back last Sunday. It was there that we had our Christmas Bazar, in church, to raise money to give to a charity that help women who are in an abusive relationship. I had the responsiblity of organising a "fishing" booth. The children could buy a ticket to come and fish up a present. (All the gifts were sponsored by friends and colleagues!) I spent my Saturday packing 50 gifts in, while Kristian made the fishing rods.

The game was a great success! The kids loved it! We raised £50 at our booth!

Monday evening just after I went to bed I was awakened by Leah. She was sick and boy was she sick! She threw up all night! Literally every hour! There was not much sleep got by either of us. In the middle of one of her throwing up fits, Andrew arrived out in the bathroom. He had cramps and diarre! There was suddenly competition for the toilet! haha To top it all off, Sara woke up with fever and a sore throat. I was in no fit state for work so I took the day off. I ended up at the doctors with Sara again. A new course of penicillin was prescribed is now being taken. There is a big improvement!

Last night (Friday) I met up with my "old" friend Rhona and we headed out to a carol service. It was lovely. We sang our hearts out in Danish and English. There are some beautiful Danish carols but I sooo enjoyed when we sang the English carols. It was just a really lovely evening and it was great to catch up with Rhona. When I came home Winnie was here for the evening. It was also lovely to see her too.

Today (Saturday) I have been out with my other "old" friend Audry. Three years ago we started a tradition to go Christmas shopping together, so today was set aside for that. We drove to the outskirts of Copenhagen to a big shopping centre. (Glad to say we got there and home again in one piece! It was me driving and I am not too keen on driving anywhere slightly near Copenhagen! So I am slightly relieved to have a car and a body still in one piece!) The day went too fast! We were there from 11am and leaving at 5pm when the shops closed, yet it just felt like we had been there a couple of hours. Next year we are going to shop on a week day as the shops stay open a little longer!! haha

Below is a clip from the Christmas Bazar. A group of young fellas from the church got together and sang. This was recorded at the rehersal. I think they sound soooo good. So give it up for the newest boy band in Denmark!! haha

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!!)