Good morning Lounge

How are you today?

Sorry I didn't post last week, not sure I will be able to post much this week either. Work and social life are taking over. OMG I have a real life!! :scared:

So here is my schedule for this week beside my job.

Monday: International meet
Tuesday: My mom is coming
Wednesday: Driving to Jena to the funeral of my grandmother (I took the day off apparently)
Thursday: Book Club
Friday: Work at the groceries store
Saturday: Work at the groceries store
Sunday: Finally able to sleep and relax and do my household :eyes:

Oh boy ....

Picture of the Day

Do you think in between all of that you can find a cure for cancer?
;) Pretty picture.

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I'll try my best :D

You can! ;) :loveya: :hug:

Beautiful picture! Good luck with your plans. I hope you have a peaceful week.
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And check out my breakfast. It's packed full of teh awesome.

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Now there is a happy breakfast :)

I doubt the week will be peaceful :rofl:

Sorry to hear about your grandmother.

BEAUTIFUL picture!

And you know that we missed you here last week.

Busy week, but busy is good. My life is so spontaneous, one day I'll have nothing planned and then boom, the week fills up.

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Thank you :hug:

This week filled up out of nowhere, I can tell you that. :rofl: At least I am glad I don't have to work Thursday at the groceries store, I would have hated to miss the book club.

no reason to miss book club. Our members are so great, we always have a fantastic time. And it's really interesting peoples take on the book. Everyone comes from such different backgrounds, it does make for lively discussions.

Which reminds me. I'd better get going finishing my book. ;)

the last time I went (which was also the first time) I had a blast. It was so interesting and so much fun. Interesting also because everyone came from another culture.

This time we are talking about "Balzac and the little chinese seamstress" by by Dai Sijie.

Does this mean your volunteer colleague is still alive and well? And bossing everyone around?

Condolences on the death of your grandmother. But at least she lived long enough to watch a nice grand-daughter grow up.

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Yeah ... she is still alive ... barely :D She came to my desk Friday and slimed so much, I had to be careful not to slip ....

Thank you :hug:

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Goodness, that's a full plate. I'm going to be lucky if I do a tenth of that this week.

All is well here, Mom is home from the hospital, and doing much beter. I'm just about ready for work after a longer than normal weekend.

Have a good time at the meet! :D

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Glad to hear that your mom is doing much better :hug:

I will enjoy my time tonight. Thanks :D

Das Wort des Tages


"der Anziehungspunkt" (-e) -- attraction, magnet, draw (for visitors)

Der Potsdamer Platz in Berlin ist zum Anziehungspunkt für Berliner und Besucher aus aller Welt geworden.

Berlin's Potsdamer Platz (Potsdam Square) has become an attraction for Berliners and visitors from all over the world.

RELATED: anziehen to attract, draw, pull, die Anziehungskraft (force of) attraction, appeal

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"heimlich, still und leise" -- on the q.t., in secret, quietly, without (saying) a word

Wir haben das ja heimlich, still und leise gemacht.
We did that without saying a word, you know.

Related: heimlich secret(ly), still silent(ly), leise quiet(ly), soft(ly)

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How are you doing?

I am fine except that I had another argument with the volunteer lady. :mad:

behind closed doors...


it's not worth your sanity...

Volunteer lady has good standings with the boss.

After over half an hour "That is not possible"(me) "I don't understand that"(her) we found a solution. Of course that means a lot more work for me. But that isn't something that bothers her. As long as she has her will.

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Welcome back! :hi: Glad that you have a life, beats sitting at the computer all night. :woohoo:

Looks like you have a full schedule this week. :P

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That is a full schedule?? I thought I could squeeze in a short trip to the U.S. :P :D

then maybe you could climb the Matterhorn and then go visit Paris.

dropped son off at school, and hopefully the hot water heater guy will be here soon, we have been without hot water since Thursday :sigh:

Spent a ton of money on fixes last week, I just hope the madness is over with.

Other than that, things are going well.

:wow: I really hope the heater guy is coming today. Without hot water since Thursday????? How did you deal with that :scared:

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and taking baths/using it for dishes. Guy just called me, hopefully within the next two hours I'll have hot water, :D

I still remember heating up water when we were camping.

YAY on the heating guy. :thumbsup:

Sorry to hear about your grandma. I have one remaining grandparent and she is 86. I hope I have her longevity genes.

Spring is almost here and I'm happy about that. I'm going to help a friend get his driver's license back this morning and for that we have to drive to Cincinnati, Ohio which is about 65 kilometers down the road. It's a big city and I feel like a hayseed when I go down there. :)

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Thank you :hug: I have now one grandmother remaining, she is turning 85 in October. And she better lives some more years :D

Good luck with your trip to Cincinnati!!! I guess you are not taking the truck :D

If we can manage to find our country bumpkin asses around. :) It's a big day for my buddy. He's been without his driver's license for several years, and around where we live being able to drive is a big part of our freedom.

it is that way in most areas of the U.S. except the big cities with good public transportation. :)

That is what I like about Frankfurt so much. It is a big city, but not too big (about 700.000 inhabitants). And the public transportation here is pretty good.

MissHoneychurch! That's a busy week indeed. I hope Sunday comes faster than you know and you can resume your status as a lazy bum!

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