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Life is Sweet — Enjoy Every Moment

February 26, 2010

Yesterday I came around the corner and found this:

Why is he wearing a birthday hat? Guess he just wanted to :)

I wish looking at books in German would teach him more German! Raising a bilingual child isn’t easy.

Feeling down? Having a tough day? Let’s change that: read this mom’s inspirational birth story about her realization [...]

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I Attended Martha Stewart’s Blogging Show

January 17, 2010

When I got wind of Martha Stewart planning a show about blogging, I made sure to apply for a ticket. They wanted only bloggers in the audience and you had to fill out this whole questionnaire — I might have mentioned that Martha is my “neighbor” and that I am, after her, the person with [...]

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Our Fake Christmas Tree 2009

December 20, 2009

As always, I was going to buy a real Christmas tree this year, but I ended up with a fake one. Why? Because frugal me saw the price on the kind of tree I wanted — medium height, thick branches, preferably in a pot so I don’t have to buy a stand and can plant [...]

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Recipe: German Streusel Poppy Seed Cake — Mohnkuchen

December 17, 2009

Want to know how to make this?

I am working on a post about how to make my favorite cake — German Streusel Poppy Seed cake, also known as Streuselmohnkuchen to those of you who speak German. Don’t you just love those long words? Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitaen — yes, that’s all one thing! But now I am just [...]

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Dooce Inspired: The Case of Our Deranged Bed

September 30, 2009

I am reading Heather Armstrong’s (better known as dooce.com to millions who read her personal blog) book It Sucked and Then I Cried. It’s insightful, self-deprecating and hilarious, as I expected — I love her blog. So I thought I’ll post a dooce-ish entry inspired by Heather’s writing:
So we finally set up our bed tonight. [...]

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How to Save a Lot of Money at CVS and Other Drug Stores

August 4, 2009

(This is the second installment of my “How to Save a Lot of Money at…” articles. Here is how I save a lot of money at supermarkets.)
While Landon was in preschool for a few hours today, I went to CVS to finally get some pictures printed off of my camera – my parents in Germany [...]

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Traveling With a Toddler — Day 6: Dogs, Pigs, and Lots of Running

July 23, 2009

(If you want to see the previous days, just search for “traveling with a toddler”)
Day six of our Germany trip went something like this:
Thore and Thilo came into our room in the morning to wake us up to get the day going. The day starts a lot earlier in the country! Karen was outside to [...]

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Traveling With a Toddler — Day 5: Train Ride, Farm Life, and More Vacuums

July 12, 2009

Recounting the fifth day of our Germany trip:
One of my best girlfriends, Danja, who I have known since we were three, invited us to come over for breakfast. We had a nice time with her and two other girlfriends.

I am always the one behind the camera, so I am glad I asked Danja to take [...]

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