Be careful what you wish for...
So I'm sitting on the sofa on wonderful White River Road with three sleeping pugs on one side and repetitive work process (=crafty crafts for non-German speakers) on the other. Also I'm enjoying a nice view of colorful trees and cute little squirrels. They create a lot of drama - so they have to be thoroughly barked at every hour or so. "Trading Spaces" is on TV. It must be my lucky day.
Actually we seem to have non-stop lucky days recently. It's almost scary. For so long things seemed out of our reach, out of our control. I was getting so good at dealing with what I had, living in the present and all that "coping"-crap and now I feel overwhelmed with all the plans coming true one by one.
First of all Lincoln's job was a great relief, as you all know. It means though that we have to stay in Valparaiso for quite a while more, but luckily the past 6 months have helped overcome our aversion to it, so we don't dislike it quite as much anymore. I am not spending my life here, I can tell you that much, but for now it's not a bad solution. I guess I might draw some inspiration from my highly cultural self clashing with the rather plain surroundings. :) I'm just joking, I'm a "Naturkind" after all, right Kathrin?
My orchard duties are going to be over by the end of the month and I was wondering what was going to be my next occupation. Not surprisingly Valparaiso is not an international melting pot and multi-language skills are not often remunerated. So that means I will have to create work for myself, which will take some time. In the meantime it looks like I can continue my part-time experience at a newly opened coffee shop. Yay! I was thinking I might be able to smuggle in some "real" coffee into this country in addition to "real" crusty rolls. We'll see how that goes, but I'm excited anyway. For now nothing's worse than sitting at home... waiting. Sarah, if you're reading, I just want you to know you will be my role model! :)
I have more news, but frankly, it will have to wait for another day. If it's too much for me to write, it's too much for you to read. Trust me.
Posted at 03:46 PM on October 17, 2002
So ist das mit den schweren Zeiten im Leben, man mag sie nicht haben, aber wenn sie vorbei sind sieht man, daß sie große Chancen für die persönliche Entwicklung sind. Einer der angenehmen Nebeneffekte ist, daß man unheimlich dankbar wird. Und so möchte ich das Entbehren eigentlich nicht mehr entbehren.
Übrigens zu deinem Titel pasend: wenn ich manchmal sage:"Ich habe einen Mann geheiratet, und jetzt hab ich vier!", sagt mein lieber Mann:"Du hast dir wohl so sehr einen Mann gewünscht, und du weßt ja , der liebe Gott gibt immer im Überfluss.
P.S.Ich hab deine Versteigerung "auf Touren gebracht", hoffentlich schließt sich wer an!
Genau!
Hehe stimmt... Gott hat ganz bestimmt viel Humor!