tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post2414173580659740179..comments2024-03-29T09:37:22.500-04:00Comments on Untrodden Paths: Advent Islands/AdventsinselnEvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-2375264138940038722014-12-06T22:17:39.661-05:002014-12-06T22:17:39.661-05:00Thanks so much, Barbara! Such warm words. Happy ...Thanks so much, Barbara! Such warm words. Happy Saint Nicholas Day also and thanks for the e-mail. I will need to take a look at a map and then get back to you :)). Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-38271026135581609522014-12-06T22:16:21.767-05:002014-12-06T22:16:21.767-05:00How did Chanda's go? Charlotte thought hers w...How did Chanda's go? Charlotte thought hers was awful, but Charlotte always thinks everything is awful when it is not 100% perfect :). I don't quite understand what you said about the little girls. They dance, but not on the stage? Flora had a great time with two of the other mice. One is also six, but looks much older. <br /><br />Oh, I hope you will get to go to the spiral. That would be so much fun. Did you put up a note?? I write everything in our calendar, but sometimes I forget to check it. So I know exactly what you mean :). <br /><br />We got some branches today. I will put them in a vase and decorate it with straw stars. I hope I will be able to do this tomorrow, but we also have a church Christmas party and I still have to cook for that. Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-50651595279312295462014-12-06T22:11:22.550-05:002014-12-06T22:11:22.550-05:00Das freut mich aber. Hoffentlich findet Ihr auch ...Das freut mich aber. Hoffentlich findet Ihr auch ein paar solcher Inseln. Man hat sie doch nötig, um Kraft zu tanken. Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-42072616165230001542014-12-06T22:10:23.182-05:002014-12-06T22:10:23.182-05:00Ganz herzlichen Dank für das Kompliment. Nach ein...Ganz herzlichen Dank für das Kompliment. Nach einigen mehr als normal anstrengenden Tagen habe ich mich nach einer Insel gesehnt, wo ich ganz alleine sein kann, und da ist mir der Ausdruck gekommen. Als ich noch jung und ungebunden war, wollte ich immer auf einer Insel leben :). Da bedeutet nicht, daß ich mein jetziges Leben nicht mag, ich mag nur die Hektik nicht. Bitte kein schlechtes Gewissen haben! Ich freue mich immer über "echte" Emails, doch leider bekomme ich sehr viele Emails, die mit organisatorischen Dingen zu tun haben und einer Antwort bedürfen. Ich habe mich so über Ihre Fotos gefreut!! Ich habe auch noch eine separate College-Email, wo ich nur mit Studenten, Kollegen und ählichen Leuten korrespondiere. Diese muß ich immer zuerst abarbeiten, und da bin ich meistens ganz gut (ich habe die nicht in den Zahlen oben dazugezählt). Doch meine private Email ist so aus den Fugen geraten wie mein Briefkorb. Dabei schreibe ich sehr gerne. Heute habe ich zwischen Wäsche Waschen und Aufräumen ein wenig auch bei der Email reingemacht. Es sieht schon etwas besser aus. Einen schönen Advent wünsche ich Ihnen und Ihrer Familie. Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-90149684093694149822014-12-06T22:03:20.555-05:002014-12-06T22:03:20.555-05:00I don't either, San. Often I wonder if I am c...I don't either, San. Often I wonder if I am crazy :). The virus does not sound pleasant. I hope it will pass soon. Thanks for praying for me. Peter is having some back pain and is going to see the chiropractor next week I think. Must be old age. Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-81502516294698091702014-12-06T00:28:25.503-05:002014-12-06T00:28:25.503-05:00May your Advent have increasingly bigger islands! ...May your Advent have increasingly bigger islands! Your Advent decorations look beautiful so far. I agree, I don't know how you do it and keep things straight and meaningful. But you do a lovely and beautiful job! Thank you for sharing your days. <br /><br />Happy Saint Nicholas Day!!!<br />Love,<br />Barbara Deacon Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-37664214460735844412014-12-05T10:05:57.114-05:002014-12-05T10:05:57.114-05:00Ah! Okay! I will be thinking of you tomorrow when ...Ah! Okay! I will be thinking of you tomorrow when Chanda does her runthrough! I'll be in one of the "holding" rooms, watching little gingerbreads and party girls before they run upstairs for their turn dancing. I don't think they go onstage until Tuesday.<br /><br />You must feel proud of your student for working so hard and doing so well :) <br /><br />We might go to a lovely Advent Spiral hosted by Chanda's old homeschooling coop Waldorf teacher at the NYC Anthroposophical Society. We usually miss it each year as Patrelle Nutcracker interferes, but this year the schedule is different with her Ballet school. I think I'll put a note up on the door right now or I may forget. I did that earlier in November when we had signed up for a special members only exhibit at the Natural History Museum and then I forgot to go :( <br /><br />Enjoy the week! Have you been able to put up decorations?dorinalouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997381262511104320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-70163979581468026112014-12-04T23:27:58.701-05:002014-12-04T23:27:58.701-05:00No, it is on the same weekend as yours. Ours is F...No, it is on the same weekend as yours. Ours is Friday and Saturday (12th and 13th). Rehearsals on the performance stage start on Saturday. <br /><br />I think the student is also working hard, she is Chinese and so German is quite hard for her. <br /><br />The service was nice and it was so good we could go as a family. This is the only Advent service in our church, all the others are further away. <br /><br />Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831448349166435125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-78045329963061829082014-12-04T23:06:05.122-05:002014-12-04T23:06:05.122-05:00"Time consuming monster" is the appropri..."Time consuming monster" is the appropriate phrase for a Nutcracker show in it's final weeks. Chanda is in her final countdown also. I think you have this weekend? Chanda has the following weekend. Good luck! :)<br /><br />Congrats to your German student on her good pronounciation. I'm sure it's because you are her teacher :) It must be very nice to hear her sing.<br /><br />All your advent islands sound lovely. I'm glad you made it to the service. I know it must have been very special for you :) dorinalouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997381262511104320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-75087133175820796802014-12-04T14:49:05.777-05:002014-12-04T14:49:05.777-05:00Ich liebe dieses Wort "Adventsinsel", ei...Ich liebe dieses Wort "Adventsinsel", ein sehr schöner Gedanke, den ich auch in unseren Advent einbauen werde (versuchen werde). Ich finde es auch eine grössere Herausforderung jetzt wo die Kinder grösser werden - alles unter einen Hut zu kriegen, Schulaufgaben und trotzdem mal was Lustiges, Besinnliches, Ruhiges. Ich wünsche euch noch einige schöne Adventsinseln! Liebe GrüsseCCETSIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585626744661236247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-66630722362614712172014-12-04T13:24:51.498-05:002014-12-04T13:24:51.498-05:00Liebe Eva,
vielen Dank fuer diesen wunderschoenen ...Liebe Eva,<br />vielen Dank fuer diesen wunderschoenen Ausdruck "Adventsinseln. Mir geht es so wie Ihnen, zwischen Schule, Kirchenereignissen, Musikproben und Weihnachtsvorbereitungen ist es oft schwierig, Zeit zur Andacht und Besinnung zu finden. Man kann nicht in dieser Stimmung leben, aber man kann in dem Trubel und Chaos Inseln fuer Ruhe und Freude finden. Ich werde daran denken, wenn mir der Trubel zuviel wird, und eine Insel finden! (Ich habe fast ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil ich Ihnen zu all Ihren E-Mails auch noch eine gesendet habe. Bitte darueber keinen Stress machen!) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825325569394063808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287923374500556606.post-69372877967956853902014-12-04T10:34:10.072-05:002014-12-04T10:34:10.072-05:00As always I don't know how you do it! I have ...As always I don't know how you do it! I have tried to scale back as much as possible and I am currently dealing with another whacky virus, swollen glands and sore throat and awful headaches. Since I do have time on my hands I will pray that you will continue to find those Islands of peace xxSandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.com