Drage Feuer Stitch

There are some ladies here whom I want to say a BIG thank you to for helping me in this secret :0))

Luan - for putting her own magazine aside for me when she saw Sleeping Beauty got published, as well as running to the store to get an extra copy for me and sending them to me.

Jackie - for helping me with the text before I submit it to the publisher.

Petra - who told me what kind of Danish chocolates are not easily available in New York.



Last Saturday, DD and DH went Geocaching and they thought it was really fun and got me into this treasure hunting with them the next day. It was a bit tiring for me but it was really fun especially when you know the treaure is just somewhere near. The scenaries are really great and we actually found 2 treasures!

Today, DD will start in another town for her sports activities. She was back at the old place last week where she did sports for the whole of last season. Everyone was new - the trainers and the children. The new trainer is not as well trained as the trainers from before. Most of her friends are not there anymore. There was this little girl... approx. 4 year old who was instructing other children what and how to do things. She was quite haughty and DD got enough of her and ran to her father and started to cry. I found out that this little girl is the daughter of the new trainer. At the end of the session, I asked the trainer for the name list and she thought I forgot to sign DD up for the class. I told her I did but now I want to take her name out. I told her that her daughter had been going around instructing other children what and how to do things. I don't feel good leaving my own daughter alone if I know she is uncomfortable having another young child breathing down her neck constantly. Parents are only allowed to stay in the activity room/hall on the first day but after that, all have to leave the children alone and pick them up when the sports end. We taught DD to say 'Do Not Tell Me What To Do!' if she again meets other children like this young girl. Of course, we are also telling her that she is not supposed to use this sentence on us or any adults she know.

Time of the year again. DH is turning 40 soon and we are planning a huge celebration but not together with DD this time. Both of them were born in the same month and we will make 2 separate parties this year - 1 for DH and 1 for DD. We will rent the same castle again as we did 2 years ago. We are inviting friends and relatives all the way from Southern Germany and Bulgaria. Relatives and friends travelling from far will get a room to stay overnight. It is a castle with 10 bedrooms with attached bathrooms and we can only have 10 families, including us in each room. I am pretty sure there will be some guests who will be very unhappy to know that they are not given a room. We had some unhappy guests 2 years ago too regarding the bedrooms. They were already informed beforehand that they won't get a room as they are given to others who travelled from far to our party. Lots of planning to do for this party and when I am under stress, I BITE!! ;0)