My Once Upon a Time...

There is never enough money to do all of the Home Improvement Projects I would like to do and when it comes to it, I'm pretty much too technically challenged to do anything myself anyway. In these days I especially wish, that my family and friends were living closer, I know my dad and some of my handy friends would love to help. In fact, every time my friend Michael comes to visit from Germany I have something to do for him. Two years ago he installed my entertainment center, hung the flatscreen on the wall and installed a light. Last year he and some other friends helped carrying our hot tub in the backyard, just thinking about it makes me cringe, it was a PAIN!  I guess in situations like these you learn about true friendship, he's already planning his next trip here and it seems like my projects don't seem to bother him much. The list for his next visit is ready...JUST KIDDING!:)  Anyway, Katie is not that handy either, but at least she can use a drill, that's m...

I've been doing a lot of this lately... In letzter Zeit habe ich dies sehr oft gemacht... My grandma taught me how to knit and crochet when I was five years old, but I haven't done it in years. I decided to pick it up again and improve my skills and found, that it's like riding a bike... even if you haven't rode your bike in forever, you'll always remember how to do it and pick up right where you left off!  Meine Oma hat mir stricken und haekeln beigebracht, als ich fuenf Jahre alt war, aber ich habe es seit Jahren nicht mehr gemacht. Ich ueberlegte mir, es wieder anzufangen und dazu zu lernen und stellte fest dass es wie Fahrrad fahren ist... auch wenn du es seit Jahren nicht mehr gemacht hast, du vergisst nie wie es geht und machst genau da weiter, wo du aufgehoert hast! I started with some easy projects and knitted a scarf for me and Katie, followed by a crocheted baby blanket. And I'm totally hooked! It is so soothing to me and I'm lo...