Back in May I posted that I had a goal of completing a half marathon in under 2 hours. This last weekend I did it! I ran with two of of my gal pals. They were so encouraging through the whole process of training and up to race day. We had so much fun. We… Read More Under 2
BigZabba has been saving her money for months now. She has been trying to earn enough money to buy an American Girl doll. Those are pretty expensive, so she was going to be saving for quite some time. Yesterday she and her friend were discussing their money saving plans and what they were saving for.… Read More Change of Plans
Growing up in a home with an RN as a mother you learn lots of little tid bits about medicine, health and life saving. One of the things that stayed in the back of my brain all these years is how to perform the Heimlich maneuver. I never had the chance to do it so… Read More Heimlich
My sister has joined forces with The Sassy Cupcake, originally based in Oregon. Now the yummy treats are available in Southern California. If you are looking for some amazing cupcakes look no further. Some of their flavors are cannoli, smores, pink lemonade, pink champagne, & raspberry lemonade. Right now The Sassy Cupcake is having a… Read More Sassy
Last night LittleZabba said this prayer before bedtime, Dear Jesus, Thank you for our fun day. Help us to sleep well. Please help us to do something fun tomorrow, like go to the zoo. Amen.
I am so thankful that BZ has found a close friend, a bosom friend, a kindred spirit. (yes i have been watching Anne of Green Gables lately). BZ and her friend have been buddies since they were about 2 years old. They are attached at the hip. They love each other fiercely, meaning they fight… Read More BFF
On our last day in Germany we decided to take the train to the neighboring city, Potsdam. When we left the train station it was clear that we were tourists as we had our guide book out trying to figure out which way to go. So, the tour bus guy came to us and ended… Read More Potsdam
We took a tour of Potsdam today. It is a lovely little town which I will write more about later. I wanted to give you a taste of what we saw. We went to 3 different palaces throughout the town. Each one had beautiful gardens and fountains. We stopped to take a photo in this… Read More Oops. Sorry.
We have seen so many things on our trip to Berlin. Here are some of my favorite stops that I haven’t yet mentioned. The Bebelplatz is known as the site of the Nazi book burning ceremony held on May 10, 1933. Around 20,000 books were burned that day. Today there is an underground memorial located… Read More Other Sites
We took a visit to the Berlin Wall. It is an amazing thing to see. Only 1.3km (.8 miles) remains of the 165km (103 miles) wall. The wall is now home to the work of many artists, called The East Side Gallery. We walked past the wall into “No man’s land”. It is sobering to… Read More The Wall
