Sick and Tired

I had big plans for today. Big, big plans. I was ready to hit this place with some full on purging and organizing. Instead, I have spent most the day in bed, coughing and trying to breath through nonfunctioning nostrils. I've also spent a lot of time over here. And thanks to Nana's final Christmas package arrriving today I was also able to get a little video done.



The rest of my afternoon was spent swooning over this book. I've been waiting since September to get my hands on this little puppy.



I'm praying for a restful night without coughing or having to get up and go to the bathroom 17 times from all the fluids I've taken in today. Happy Monday, all.

Good Bye 2010, Hello 2011....

This last year has been full of up and downs, smiles and tears, joy and heartache. We thank the Lord for bringing us through it all with His peace.
























Peace and blessings for your new year.

Giveaway

Check out this great blog for a fun giveaway.

Abby's First Day of School Pictures

So, here are some pictures from the first day of school, finally.

Thoughts

I love Vienna. I love living here for an abundance of reasons. These include but are not limited to public transportation, schnitzel, bakeries on every corner (sometimes 2), 4 actual seasons, beautiful architecture.....the list goes on. Sometimes, however, I see something like this and wish I could run right out get the ingredients and whip this up. But alas, there are no Golden Grahams or mini marshmellows in Vienna. And while we're on the subject, Cool Whip is nonexistent, too. So, go ahead and enjoy some good ol' American food for me today. I guess I'll settle for some Belgian chocolate. Go ahead feel sorry for me, you know you want to :)

An October Challenge

I'm trying this challenge this month. I thought some of you might want to check it out and try it, too.

We Love Visitors

One of our favorite things about living here in Vienna is that we get to host visitors from time to time. Well, this last week was a flurry (sort of) of visitors. To start our week off, we were able to have a missionary couple in our home. Now, we didn't actually know this couple before picking them up to come to our little apartment, but we were thrilled to be able to open our home up to them. Merle and Jenny are missionaries in Bosnia and were actually in Vienna with a home school co-op group during a music history tour. BTW, how cool is that? While we didn't really get to see or spend time with them, I'm glad God has blessed us with a place that can be a place of rest for others, too. Merle and Jenny were here until Tuesday and then on Saturday one of our favorite people from Longmont, CO stopped by for a short visit. Bill is working in Budapest and had a bit of free time. We were so blessed that he chose to spend this precious down time with us. Abby and Katy loved him to pieces. It is always so nice to have a bit of home with us. Thanks for coming to see us, Bill!!!!



On a fun note. The first person, who does/has not live(d) in Vienna can tell me where this pic was taken will get a little surprise.