The Great Balancing Act

I've been off playing on Facebook.

Dear Typepad,

I must apologize.  I have been spending all of my time with my new friend Facebook recently.  I’ve been updating my status, playing with applications, and connecting with friends.  I must confess that some poking was involved.  I vow to spend more time with you again very soon.  Unfortunately I don’t have time for more than a quick chat today as I’ve pretty much spent all of my computer time on Facebook.  It is possible that I might need to enter a 12-step program.

I’ll see you again soon,

Jennifer

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

    The girls opened their traditional Christmas pajamas present today.  Holly was dancing with joy to open her bag.   The stuffed penguins are from grandma, and also arrived today.  I believe that Holly has named hers "mine" (this is her first use of this word).  She keeps telling us that she is "happy". 

Baking and Shopping

      Curtis has mastered the cheesecake in the spring-form pan.  We have pretty much been baking and shopping this weekend.  After Curtis's not so successful attempt to chuck a beater into the cordless drill and whip his cheesecake (see picture below), we had to go out and find a hand mixer.  We have also done some shopping for Holly's birthday, and some Christmas scouting.  The Germans stores were not busy like the American ones this weekend, as Thanksgiving is not a holiday here and everyone was at work.  Found a few Christmas things that I'll perhaps have to go back and get tomorrow while Katie is at school.  We tried to do some shopping for some outdoor decorations, but they are not such a popular thing in Germany.  We found a little something, and perhaps will find more later.   I also set Katie's Princess Castle Tent up this weekend -- the girls have been having a ball with it.