Day 25
So…the boys love the kitten, but it really is Aodhan most of all - Leo is like a baby to him and Leo has taken to Aodhan, too - letting him be the one to pick him up more in comparison to everyone else - because Leo is really a scaredy cat - so it’s a bit of a crush I think.

Day 26

We had to take a trip to the dentist today for Edward and this was on the way - sadly, there is a lot of graffiti on beautiful buildings, but the boys thought it was cool.

It has been an eventful few days…my brother has gone back home and we are missing him, it a good visit though and wish we could have seen more places.  And I’ve been doing some thinking about the blogging and what it means - it really is a kind of autobiography of our lives…
Day  20: Aodhan and his Yoda - He wanted to pose with it - he is so into having things to cuddle - totally cute.

Day 21: We adopted a little kitty so that our Blackjack could have a friend - this is Leo.  There relationship is slow, but developing.  Leo is a bit shy.

Day 22: Went to an antique market last weekend and found this treasure - hoping to use it to organize something.

Day 23: Aodhan found my high school graduation cap and wanted to pose with it (the things we hang on to - can’t believe I still have this hat):

Day 24: I had to buy some printer ink - I love Media Markt - we need one of these in the states.  It’s a lot like Best Buy, but so much more - filled with electronics, so many choices…from coffee pots, irons, to fridges - this is the place.

Of course, this is just an ad in the parking lot and a sign where I parked - I should take some photos of the inside…

I’m also doing some office organizing - we have four level townhome, so I have the whole fourth floor for an office/studio space - a bit overwhelming…so I’m doing organizing…here’s a piece - it is a work in progress.

Here is one side - the others are not presentable, lol:

I organized the boys bits and pieces of craft supplies that I bought from Blick Studio into the IKEA containers (baskets also from IKEA):

oh, ordered this, too from amazon (ritzcamera) - hoping it will help with some organizing (looks like they have other stuff on sale at Ritz Camera):

Clip It Base Unit

…so I’ve been taking all of these photos…I’m going to start putting them together in a hybrid album.  I have my printer ink now, so I can print my photos and digital papers and elements - time to get started.

I am so excited about my new paper line with Fancy Pants - On A Whimsy. There’s a large stamp set this time, too.

Here’s a sample layout I made:

Day 19: Heidelberg - Made a trip yesterday - very beautiful city…rainy, cold weather though - we’ll have to go back and visit again.

A couple of goofy boys, posing at a cool door:

Walking along the Rhein-Neckar:

Cool city street:

Day 18: Raining today - taking the snow away…cold, wet rain, with wind - so many different weather trends here.

finally a sneak peek of my new papers - On A Whimsy - being released at CHA 09

…my brother is visiting this week - so excited to have family here.

Day 16 : Airport

Day 17 : and wondering when books went from Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to Star Wars…

…so yesterday I weighed myself and was wondering why I had gained 5 pounds and then I realized as I was eating this:

Day 14

that there may be a reason here…so I thought a lot about being unaware of things and just doing - so now I’m adding be aware to my list of things this year…of course, bread is a wonderful thing - especially here - oh, I love german bread.

Day 15

Anyone ever use these - I always think about it, I may have used one once:

and this is cool - I never noticed that there was a saying at the top of the PX - easier to see at night and in a photo that stands still:

and one more little thing and it’s just cool when your life is boring, I guess - but I want to remember it, just showing the differences of what we get used to and how just little things are different and add up to a lot of things.  The 2 liter soda containers here look like the little ones you get at the checkout at the grocery store - American style on the Left - European style on the right:

So that’s my past two days of thinking - working away, still cleaning.  My brother will be here tomorrow for a week - very excited about his visit!

…I really am loving this challenge - it will be really cool to look back and see what boring things I did, lol - anyway, really - I just make sure I have my camera with me and try to remember to pull it out now and then to take a photo…hopefully, it will become just habit:

Day 12: A Monday

Really just catching up after the weekend - I went around trying to find shelves and checking out stores I hadn’t been to see what they’re about…one of them is the Bauhaus - cool store, like Home Depot, but not as much stuff - I like the gardening area better though - lots of house plants. I also visited an outlet shoe store - Dielman’s - very expensive, even though it was an outlet store. I went to the Markhauf (a grocery store with a few extras) - bought a schoko sahne kuchen (chocolate ice cream cake, italian wine, etc).

Day 13: Waiting and more everyday…the heating in the basement (keller) had to fixed - much warmer now.  And then it was off to pick up Ed from work.  We checked the mail and I had received a really cool necklace from my friend Nicole - we’ve known each other since 6th grade - thank you, Nick! And we ate at Burger King.  Also, got some FP work done. The windows photo is from the same building as the door - the train maintenance building - I think I could just take photos of the buildings around here everyday and discover something new…

Oh, I didn’t get as much done as I hoped I would - but we had a good time shopping.

So, plans this week: finish Christmas Mini Book, Organize office, Finish kit I’m working on…
Day 10 (left): IKEA and checking the mail - took a photo of the sign as we were waiting at the mail place…and IKEA is always fun - my favorite shopping place right now…the sign Ausfahrt means exit.
Day 11 (right): on the way to the grocery store - Ed made a snowflake on Aodhan’s window, because he didn’t want the windows scraped - so he’s framed in the middle of it but with a sunny glare in the window - still totally cute….and then there’s me (getting a haircut tomorrow though - hair is getting really long).

…some catching up here - taking the camera with me today, too - to catch some scenery…still working away on organizing the office and projects that aren’t on computer and working on some digital papers…so we had a great week, the first week back after the holiday - a bit hard at first, but we’re getting there!

Day 6 - This door is part of an old building I pass by twice everyday - it’s part of an old train maintenance building - the funny part is, I didn’t know that there was a not so nice word scribbled over the top to the left until I looked at the photo (cropped out here)…weird…

Day 7 - Waiting for Ed at the school - a couple of goofy boys in the back seat …it was a long wait…

Day 8 - A piece of Home

Day 9 - A piece of Home again…okay, I forgot to take photos until the last minute the last two days…but taking my camera out today…(Liam is watching the Clone Wars).