tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107849162024-03-07T08:55:15.169+01:00Vlado&ToniHi Friends and Visitors. Welcome to our blog. We hope you will enjoy viewing the pictures and reading some bits and pieces about our lives here. Feel free to leave a comment or even share your blog as well.
In case you are wondering, what's with the name? Gluehwurm is the german word for fireflies or alitaptap for tagalog and Toni is fond of this tiny creature.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.comBlogger466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-73508366806505649922011-11-28T19:03:00.000+01:002011-11-28T19:03:29.494+01:00Other StuffAside from that - there are other things going on around this corner of the world - first in the next few weeks we are going on our holiday to the Philippines. Finally! After planning this for the last 3 years it is happening - The V and I are very excited. We have bought almost all our presents and stuff we might need, we just need to pack our clothes and we are set. It will be a wonderful time spending the holidays with family and a few special friends.<br />
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I got a mini promotion at work and almost changed jobs as well - quite exciting actually but still lots of work and drama with colleagues - nothing new at all.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-28200704343429899892011-11-28T18:27:00.000+01:002011-11-28T18:27:02.638+01:00Birthday 2011I haven't been blogging for the longest time so I thought I should pay this poor blog of mine a visit and document bits and pieces of our lives - my memory is not that dependable anymore and I could rely on my posts here to remind me of the things I did in the past.<div><br />
</div><div>Anyway, for this year - my 40th which happened some time in October, a good friend of mine organized a surprise breakfast get together with some friends. What a lovely idea! I did not do anything on my party and et I got so much present and a free breakfast ;) wonderful friends indeed! </div><div>Here's my dear friend S. who organized the breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CsJf8RZcg6Kklr3xRbxqnKSiv3fYgWBkvEkNA3HPI9eqUu5Q6RvMgGbJhrIQ8wwMBS7vJ2fr5qPNlhe_jpfS2R1hws9jcJmOaiRg9hW42Zd1C4wFx0NZrLoVwYeSyCETkN4X/s1600/P1050191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CsJf8RZcg6Kklr3xRbxqnKSiv3fYgWBkvEkNA3HPI9eqUu5Q6RvMgGbJhrIQ8wwMBS7vJ2fr5qPNlhe_jpfS2R1hws9jcJmOaiRg9hW42Zd1C4wFx0NZrLoVwYeSyCETkN4X/s320/P1050191.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Flowers from The V<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCPcaLH9ZH26yBo3ILQ3bVI71AdIJ3kbxWBLhX76rJqqRyL53qysEAKMhkAJwRmv5MiNj-OnD3qEeoevhc9LJe4l1FDRy8QY3RD8utxrtlCgq-JlkhgmeRQrGCRcJu9fmKgtI/s1600/P1050202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCPcaLH9ZH26yBo3ILQ3bVI71AdIJ3kbxWBLhX76rJqqRyL53qysEAKMhkAJwRmv5MiNj-OnD3qEeoevhc9LJe4l1FDRy8QY3RD8utxrtlCgq-JlkhgmeRQrGCRcJu9fmKgtI/s320/P1050202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> I did not get any presents from the V nor did we celebrate this 40th birthday - maybe we would do it in the Philippines or celebrate it another way somehow this year. Nevertheless it was a wonderful day - spent part of it cooking for the homeless as well so that kind of brought something good to it too. Indeed it was a happy birthday!<br />
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</div>Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-39595675574637633812011-08-12T12:51:00.000+02:002011-08-12T12:51:43.696+02:00Summer of 2011Summer of 2011 will be officially over for me this coming Sunday because I am going back to work after 7 weeks of school holidays! Yes, that's a lot of holidays! But it really went quite fast for me because I have been up and about as always<br />
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The first 3 weeks were with my mom and then my in laws - we travelled to Rome and Paris<br />
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The fourth week was with my in laws - stayed at home and did sightseeing around.<br />
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The fifth, sixth and seventh week were spent writing my papers again!<br />
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Yup that was it - I am so tired of writing.. I am by the way not yet 100 % done - just the important ones that is.<br />
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It has been so far a very busy summer - can't wait for the next break .. haha.. work is going to be exciting once again, lots of dramas and intrigues between colleagues and school politics.. what's new!?! just hoping all the kids are safe and happy and the parents happy and thanksful for the job that we do!<br />
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Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-24247515849156417142011-07-30T17:53:00.000+02:002011-07-30T17:53:24.356+02:00Hello Blogworld!Hi there dear friends! Goodness it has been such a long time that I haven't been able to blog. I was busy with my <a href="http://travellingmila.wordpress.com/">mom's blog containing her adventures here in German</a>y and Europe that I just did not have the time to write on my own blog. Anyway, she is back home since almost 2 weeks. Soon I will be able to keep this blog running once again. As for me it is summer holidays and since I am a teacher yes I have a very long summer holiday - well who knows till when since my school is cutting lots of holidays. So anyway, just enjoying and I have 2 more weeks to do my tasks. I still have some writing to do for my diploma.. I just did not had the chance, the energy and the motivation to finish it while my mom was here. So far so good actually as I have written already 2 papers in one week! My goal is to finish them all till school starts in 2 weeks (ok that's also the last deadline).<br />
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At the moment my in-laws are also here, it's their last day actually today. So we've actually had guests continuosly the last 3 and half months. I think this house feels a bit strange with just 2 people in it.<br />
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Well that's all for now. Will be posting more soon! See you all and will be definitely visiting your blogs soon.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-48093438166058856742011-06-15T19:12:00.001+02:002011-06-15T19:13:09.163+02:00Just checking inHello Blogworld, so sorry for not updating this blog but my mom's blog is taking so much of my time nowadays so if you want to browse through you can check out that blog<br />
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Summer break is fast approaching - we are heading for a lot of trips the next few days from Ffm to Munich and many other German towns nearby then to Rome and back to Ffm then Paris.. whew! <br />
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Hopefully I will get to update this blog again afterwards.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-77670564752919436942011-05-07T23:53:00.000+02:002011-05-07T23:53:32.060+02:00Trips with MomI've been enjoying the last few days with my mom. It is so nice to have someone to talk to all the time at home when The V is gone off from work .. but even better than that, it is so nice to have home cooked meals! Mom also takes care of me as well - coffee in the morning and ironed clothes as well the next day :) well I told her she does not need to but she wants to keep herself occupied when I am not at home. She has been very independent as well doing things herself - shopping, going to the library, the pharmacy and other stuff. She does not care even if she does not speak German at all! So proud of her.. I have met some people much younger than her who are very scared to get out of their houses and just wait for families or partner because they don't speak the German language..<br />
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What we are now trying to do is do some trips during the weekends. So far so good - the weather has been really nice and this is her second weekend - she might have some expectations to see more of the neighboring countries ( like Paris and Rome for examples) but we want to show her Germany first. There are just too many things to see here and I repeat it - Germany is just so under rated when it comes to its tourism.. so many things to do and see here.<br />
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Today we went along the Mosel River and Mosel River - it was a beautiful day. Amazing that it is still early May.<br />
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I even made a new blog for her so if you are interested to see it, you can check it out here.<br />
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I figured if I put all her pictures and stories, I might end up maximizing my picture storage. I will still write the stories but it will be basically about the things she would see and do with us of course.<br />
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I decided to make a vegetable patch in our small garden and if this is successful - I will make a second one next year. Although very small it is not an easy work to dig and remove the grass on it. Whew! We did not have enough time last week so we will continue with this as well.<br />
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Due to this I have to turn down lots of activities - there are weekends when there are just too much invitations, when the weather's good, some people can't just help but have brunches and barbeques. Aside from that I will miss out on my monthly scrapbooking meeting.. oh well at least I have my little patch of earth to unleash my creative energies :)Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-35144002897093694522011-03-25T19:24:00.000+01:002011-03-25T19:24:46.924+01:00Mom is coming to town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaKiM8AJqQ6Qmd2TpwnoBIOk7GdfGWim-_lzfL-e4qhD84m1nW0vg42XXRAvEAjSSoQ9bu3Sl2hlXzWLVFVvDPE3SGRnv8LdS-44c8s4hFGEBBJSe8bQDcsQmT1QvcgjBv_0a/s1600/DSCF0964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaKiM8AJqQ6Qmd2TpwnoBIOk7GdfGWim-_lzfL-e4qhD84m1nW0vg42XXRAvEAjSSoQ9bu3Sl2hlXzWLVFVvDPE3SGRnv8LdS-44c8s4hFGEBBJSe8bQDcsQmT1QvcgjBv_0a/s320/DSCF0964.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Finally! My mom got her most awaited visa and will be visiting us here really soon - well not that soon but in a month's time. The V. and I are very excited and are making lots of plans now what to do- Hopefully the weather stays this nice till summer so we could really do lots of trips around Germany and even visit neighboring countries.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-20543229894891474682011-03-13T18:00:00.000+01:002011-03-13T18:00:37.439+01:00Munich Part 2One of the things I love about Munich was shopping and browsing through the little shops around town. The V. found us a really charming hotel, centrally located and very quiet nevertheless. The name of the hotel is <a href="http://www.das-hotel-in-muenchen.de/en/index.html">Das Hotel</a>, in case you find yourselves in Munich - just 10 minutes walking distance to Marienplatz or 5 minutes away from the train station.<br />
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It seems I just sort of landed in all these nice places without really planning. I wanted to see one of the places in my travel guide when I saw this shop<br />
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This is the curry corner .. so difficult to choose which to get<br />
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Of course there were various oils, jams and whatever your heart desires! I could have taken more pictures but the kind saleslady told me not to take so much - I really don't know why because what is the difference between 3 and 10 pictures? Nevertheless she was still friendly so I was happy with what I have. This is definitely a place to go in Munich as well - don't miss it. Beside the spice shop is the chocolate shop! I did not visit that one but judging from this one I think that is also one place to go, <a href="http://www.schuhbeck.de/laeden/gewuerzlaeden.html">Schuhbeck's Spice Store</a> very near Marienplatz (there are actually 2 of them but the bigger one a few blocks from Marienplatz)<br />
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This time I got the chance to see more of the city and it is beautiful - the buildings are all so marvelous and it just have this sort of "big city" flair to it compared to Frankfurt. There were also lots of tourists despite the cold (and wet) February weather. Of course I have to check <a href="http://www.aviewoncities.com/munich/marienplatz.htm">Marienplatz</a> which is just part of visiting Munich and luckily it's 12 noon so I get to enjoy, see and hear the chimes from the old city hall's clock.<br />
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Today was a not so significant day but very touching and interesting with regards to my work - the class I have at the moment (since end of October) has been handled by almost 4 teachers within a year so you could imagine how that class is. Nevertheless - despite being seen as the wild bunch in our school - truly love the personalities I have in that class.<br />
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One of the kids (girl who has been almost in the class for almost 3 school year) came to me just out of the blue (we were putting things for our snack in the oven)<br />
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Girl - You know what Mrs. G, you are the best teacher ever!<br />
Me: <i>(trying to look very non-committal but indeed very pleased to this child's comment - sorry I am easy) </i>why do you think so?<br />
Girl - Because you are the only teacher who does so much with us - differnt work, adventures, projects, cooking - LOTS of things! Mrs. So and so did just this,, Ms. so and so did nothing ......Mrs.....<br />
Me: Thank you very much. I'm glad you're enjoying our class <i>(beaming inside - truly the girl analyzed this and was not just trying to be a teacher's pet -haha!) </i><br />
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Although I am a Montessori teacher - I try to include different things in my curriculum - things I've learned from the German system or things I remember from my own childhood and things from books of course. I still have a lot to learn! But this comment really made my day! Not only because of the positive comment but the child can see my effort in bringing in different ways of learning to our class <i>(the girl is by the way only 5 but very smart - already does multiplication and comprehension sheets in reading!</i>)Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-45719139892437851592011-02-05T00:57:00.000+01:002011-02-05T00:57:28.381+01:00UpdatesIt was supposed to be an exciting week at work. I am doing a project with the kids on the different continents and of course I started with Asia - I also got a lot of involvement from the parents. Unfortunately I got sick so was out since Wednesday ... so sad to miss the event and the food!!!... in the end I missed Indian, Chinese and Japanese day.. But had to stay at home - I could not even get out of bed . To make matters worst, I had to go to the doctor's and sit in the most uncomfortable chair for an hour and half with the worst headache and pain from all over! I hate these doctors appointments here - they tell you to come at a certain time but let you wait nevertheless for at least an hour!!!<br />
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So that was the start of my February - aside from that I have started the procedure for my Mom's trip - well there are a lot of things to organize behind it but just gotten started with getting an approved inviation from the Aliens Department in our town. I even made a mistake when they asked for our mortgage.. and The V said this might affect the duration of the visa -they will be computing our earnings plus mortgage plus cost of living and costs of having a guest! Good thing The V was able to reach the woman who got my papers- Whew - I just hope my mom gets her visa and on time.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-84975776256547532782011-01-24T21:33:00.001+01:002011-01-24T21:38:40.828+01:00Happy Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASUPpTF7mLwyJfVlY-bgsV5UgZBvG5WiQUJAY7D_COS_kPYwxypOyJFgjLU5taAhtaZvsJMApv-mNy19msGW3ub_EBq2rmDWpBg3glXRJNwVS9GTYT8yuKxy-IOjrJZHTrc8q/s1600/DSCF5080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASUPpTF7mLwyJfVlY-bgsV5UgZBvG5WiQUJAY7D_COS_kPYwxypOyJFgjLU5taAhtaZvsJMApv-mNy19msGW3ub_EBq2rmDWpBg3glXRJNwVS9GTYT8yuKxy-IOjrJZHTrc8q/s320/DSCF5080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> How was your weekend? If you think I have been drinking the last few days - then you are absolutely wrong- was just goofing around in the store- in Germany we go to this big beverage market to get our bottled water and other drinks like cola or smirnoff's and I just happen to see this big bottle of vodka and the big bottle of beer right at the entrance, beside the recycling machine for disposable plastic bottles and tins - hmm how do you recycle this big bottle? re-use nd refill it of course -- The V. cannot resist but join in the fun as well. ---<br />
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Aside from that life is as usual - The V. is happy with his new job and I am doing ok with my classroom. Finally gotten used to working with 3-6's again after a year and half school year with toddlers..Although sometimes they tend to be a bit naughty (and very loud) - this doesn't happen with the toddlers as they are all still innocent.<br />
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I am back with studying again - I have to get back to my routine though because I haven't really sat and looked at all my requirements - hopefully it will all be over this summer.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-21250359572956846052011-01-17T17:36:00.000+01:002011-01-17T17:36:18.741+01:00New Year Plans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBFgZoiDyzMAGFiNFzd2NQ4lHIEV9NysqV6UdbwFK0uiHUUqQbGJiJhUh8KZeqznbYjKE19EYWfIghuleoKadXByQtlhghk0r0xVBSkagV4h7lDtTaLP9Z8pzUFEc4DnWcBs1/s1600/P1000556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBFgZoiDyzMAGFiNFzd2NQ4lHIEV9NysqV6UdbwFK0uiHUUqQbGJiJhUh8KZeqznbYjKE19EYWfIghuleoKadXByQtlhghk0r0xVBSkagV4h7lDtTaLP9Z8pzUFEc4DnWcBs1/s320/P1000556.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The V. and I enjoyed our Christmas holiday being home most of the two weeks - there were just too much snow and aside from that we upgraded our home entertainment system... After many years of rejecting it - finally we decided to get a new television - and a flat screen at that. Also I got myself a nintendo wii :) to have a bit of an exercise using wii fit - so far so good actually. I really did not gain any extra pounds during the holiday binge.. (i was doing my wii fit exerice almost everyday at 40 minutes)<br />
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We spent the holiday with friends who got snowed in on Christmas Eve, they ended up sleeping here. It was so nice that in the morning we all had brunch together - I felt we were almost like family. We played a game, ate a lot and went to chuch even two times! - traditional midnight mass with a brilliant choir and one from our church in the afternoon.<br />
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So while just reading things in the net I came across this article <a href="http://michaelhyatt.com/seven-questions-to-ask-about-last-year.html#respond">Seven Questions to Ask About Last Year</a> and I just so love the questions the author wrote about that I want to write it here as well. This blog has become the only source of my journal writing the last few years (again one of those failed resolutions) and I thought it would be a good way to document it through my blog.<br />
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1. <b>If the last year were a movie of your life, what would the genre be?</b><br />
<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">I would have loved my movie to be a comedy musical but it was more of a drama. The V. was 2x out of jobs this year - we did not know what the future holds - what would happen to the mortgage, future plans, etc. before end of this year he got a new job - happy ending indeed, hopefully till ever after..</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">2. </span></b><b>What were the two or three major themes that kept recurring?</b><br />
<ul><li>hoping for the best despite the uncertainties</li>
<li>answered prayers</li>
</ul>3. <b>What did you accomplish this past year that you are the most proud of?</b><br />
<ul><li>passing my Montessori theory exams </li>
<li>good working relationship with clients and colleagues</li>
<li>getting out of the crisis unscathed </li>
<li>finally was able to go home to see my family after 4 years! </li>
</ul>4. <b>What do you feel you should have been acknowledged for but weren’t?</b><br />
<ul><li>compensation from my hard work</li>
</ul>5. <b>What disappointments or regrets did you experience this past year</b><b>?</b><br />
<ul><li>I failed to document more of my life in my blog (my only source of journalling at the moment)</li>
<li>I could not keep up with some of my activities (book club, bible studies) and had been reading less </li>
<li>Disappointed with myself for not being fit or trying to at least do something about it </li>
<li>Not getting real compensation for my work and efforts </li>
<li>and something too personal to share</li>
</ul><b>6. What was missing from last year as you look back?</b><br />
<ul><li><i><b> </b></i><b style="font-weight: normal;"> time spent on travel </b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> time spent on leisure activities </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> time spent with friends </span></b></li>
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<b>7. </b><b>What were the major life-lessons you learned this past year?</b><br />
<ul><li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">It really is hard to reach a goal and it means sacrifices (whole summer studying) but it's worth it (passed the exams!)</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">You'll never know what tomorrow brings and you just have to be hopeful and keep the Faith</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> It is good to have some savings for the rainy days. The V. and I realised how we were living and spending our money that we did not really have such a big problem during our financial worries. </span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Whew, this took time than I thought. Tomprrow I shall write about things I am looking forward about 2011 - the dawn of a new decade- </span></b><br />
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Anyway, thought I do some experiments at home and decided to do some cooking - in times like this I get a bit creative ;) - maybe it's all that snow giving you a feeling of being stucked somehow.<br />
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I've been using the same straw wreath base every year ;) .. actually I almost use the same decors alternating just a few items on it..<br />
I decided to use cream candles this year and I even thought next year to use maybe something funky like purple or pink - who knows...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-tVsukZprAfZID67-98rhffhjjstD8WxIRyazZ4Lsqo_ZLPfY8MK8ezPIkCU9hb0eOY8x1M_M8iYu7sVOH7BJ6rV_5S6Es6Jpv0SdqKrmMYIB5Zw_YQluXRdgwYmSIpBpExo/s1600/DSCF4972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-tVsukZprAfZID67-98rhffhjjstD8WxIRyazZ4Lsqo_ZLPfY8MK8ezPIkCU9hb0eOY8x1M_M8iYu7sVOH7BJ6rV_5S6Es6Jpv0SdqKrmMYIB5Zw_YQluXRdgwYmSIpBpExo/s320/DSCF4972.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Nevertheless this is my 2010's Advent wreath.. I wanted to make it really simple and I think I managed just that. I love the combination of red, white and a bit of gold on it.Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-69274811216422346222010-11-09T18:39:00.000+01:002010-11-09T18:39:19.264+01:00I'm back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMYBFVmIxuO3AAF-jHWzsbrMdrE_sW7pZzc3VwEh2t_iUgrvB3uJjcF4PvoD1aW-7GjEfX2_I8aJGQdhxOVWHSNn7M3ZbR5ZaDk7ufSdh7kw0p_tYsMjyK90jyd9aB2CVB-Sw/s1600/DSCF4950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMYBFVmIxuO3AAF-jHWzsbrMdrE_sW7pZzc3VwEh2t_iUgrvB3uJjcF4PvoD1aW-7GjEfX2_I8aJGQdhxOVWHSNn7M3ZbR5ZaDk7ufSdh7kw0p_tYsMjyK90jyd9aB2CVB-Sw/s320/DSCF4950.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Hello dear friends and family - I'm back - been a bit busy the last few weeks - lots of things going on around here and one of the things I have neglected is my blog.<br />
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Aside from that - life goes on--the picture on top was my 70's look from our school's Halloween.. one child asked me who or what I am and I said - I'm Diana Ross - hah! as if they know it.. anyway it was fun anyway -everybody thought it was hilarious.. I did not even need to buy any outfit (the clothes were all in my closet and I just put them all together) - hmmm.. does this mean I really look like this during normal days?<br />
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News ---- I have to leave my old classroom and go to a new one - I shall miss my little toddlers and I am still getting used to my new group- the 3-6 year .. some days it's not really easy ...<br />
--------- The V. and I cancelled our trip to the Philippines again -- really sad but needed to :( so that means we will be spending Christmas here in GermanyVlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784916.post-31423246685951758522010-10-14T23:27:00.000+02:002010-10-14T23:27:54.183+02:00Happy Birthday to MEHi there, I'm back :) lots of things going on again this part of the world - especially today I am celebrating my birthday :) getting really old!<br />
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I decided to have a birthday party really just spontaneously ;) I was having coffee with The V on Tuesday afternoon and thought about i t- later that evening I finally decided to have a party so it's a bit of a chaos just coming back from our trip in Bulgara and then preparing for a party. I managed to get 15 people together our of my 20 invitation - I think that is quite a success ;) considering it is a weekend.<br />
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We'll talk about the birthday soon :)Vlado&Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992198898018057760noreply@blogger.com7