Christmas 2009 in Germany - Part 1

We are going to try being better about uploading photos to the family page here.

Here are some of the pictures from Sabine and my trip to Germany for Christmas.

We flew into Frankfurt and stayed with Sabine's Uncle Carl for a few days.


This is a picture of me in front of the Goethe House in Frankfurt. I posted this to the Facebook page of the Chicago Goethe Institute where I'm taking my German classes.


This is the Christmas Market in Frankfurt.


Sabine with her mom, Traudl, her Uncle Carl, and Carl's wife, Rosuita.


Sabine and I on the observation deck of a big shopping store in Frankfurt.


After driving back to Sabine's parents' house we had an afternoon coffee gathering with some of her family. There were delicious desserts to be had.


We did a little touring around Nurenburg while we were there.


On a tour of underground tunnels where wine and beer was stored, Sabine tried making off with a barrel. ;)


We got to see the Nurenburg Christmas Market, too.


A few days before Christmas we picked up a Christmas tree to decorate.


One of Sabine's presents to her dad was a Chicago Bears cap.


Sabine modeling some of her Christmas presents by the decorated tree.

I'll post more Christmas in Germany photos and then some New Year's in Switzerland photos soon.

Merry Christmas to All

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Christmas 2009

I added a Christmas Lists 2009 item to the main page of the blog, and I updated it with the info Angela sent out recently. I cleared out all the other lists except for things like gift cards or food stuff that would be used up. If you want your list updated or changed in any way, contact Lou or myself.



Merry Christmas

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I wanted to post something special to a very special young man, my step-grandson, José.

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Lost Hat

Is anyone missing a Shell Family baseball cap from the Alaska cruise? We just noticed that we have an extra one here. It seems to be sized for a daintier head, so I don't think it's a guy's hat. Let us know.

-Leight

What a Difference 8 Weeks Make

It was 8 weeks ago, yesterday, that Winston made the 10+ hour journey from Kansas to Western Springs, Illinois. He kinda looked like this when he arrived:



Having had to suffer the necessary indignity of a "Buzz Cut" after he was rescued, Lee thought enough hair had grown back to justify a trip to a groomer. This we did last Thursday.



We think he "cleaned up" quite nicely. He really fits into our home perfectly.




This is half of what his job is around here. That is, he lies around and keeps his eyes on things.




Keeping his eyes on things requires him to spend a great amount of time checking on "his" yard. What could be holding his attention like this??




Editor's Note: The photographer is a putz. Had he gotten a little lower with his butt, you could have seen the entire creature that was holding Winston's attention. Instead, all you see is the tail of a squirrel sitting on the deck's railing.
Pay no attention to the editor. I think it's a great photo of the tail.



While Winston treats me just fine, he has special affection for the lady that walks him daily and feeds him twice a day.




Finally, I can't recreate the head shot that began this post. However, this one is close and I think you can see from his eyes
that Lee and Larry have been doing right by him. Bless all that made his trip here possible.
Editor's Note: The Editor agrees!