Weekend is over....

,,,and we've had a special one - got 500 Euros refund from airline .... LOL..... We did fly to Frankfurt on Saturday to attend the "Ball des Sports" - 7th time now. A great event and I did some really good shots but want to tell you first about how to get 500 Euros in a few minutes....


Sunday we did fly home and were booked for the plane at 12.00 o clock to depart. I don't know how often that happens (but very often) but when we came to the check in counter we were told that the plane is overbooked and we have to wait til we get confirmation if we are "booked on the plane".... I always wonder how a plane can be overbooked. There are for example 100 seats - how the heck can they sell more than 100 tickets for the seats???? But now I know there are some "vip's" who don't have tickets for that flight but they  - for whatever reasons - get a ticket and someone gets kicked out instead.....anyway..... so we were asked to "give our seats" away - Achim first said "No - no chance"... Then we were told that we are booked for the "waiting list" - means if someone won't use his ticked Achim would have been the first to get the seat - for me I would have to wait for 2 more persons who won't take that plane...

After a few minutes we heard an announcement - "plane is overbooked - looking for people who will take the plane 3 hours later - will pay 250 euros for each seat....." I looked at Achim and told him that we cannot earn money easier and faster than that and asked him to stay at the airport for 3 more hours- first he whined around but then we decide to do that... And you know what? We got this money cash after 10 mins - I never earned money that easy.....

"before" the plastic surgery and "after"

I bought a new programm to edit some of my photos - used it the first time today and think I have to get more used in it and have to be more careful but here are the first result....

Sunny but cold day...... funny how the mood changes when sun is out

I am in a good mood this morning - from today on I have a char who helps me with my big house - we've searched for sooo long and it itsn' t easy to find someone. My neighbour once told me that she has a very good help and asked if she wanted to work at my house too - she agreed and came one day to look what to do and to start the cleaning. She did very well - I was impressed how fast AND good she did her work and was happy to find someone who helps me. We talked about  the next appointment and she told me that she is very busy right now but could help me the week before christmas. I agreed and was happy to know that before my family and friends arrive I get help. The day she should come she sent a sms to tell me she is busy and can't come - she would come next week before new years eve - I was a little disappointed but said okay...
The next week she sent a sms and told me she cannot make it - she would come the next week and I should call her what day and what time. I decided not to give her a second chance because of two cancellations in a row. For me it doesn't make sense - I cannot count on someone who is like that. Next time maybe she will be here but then??? So I told her I am no longer interested in her.

Achim chatted with a colleauge of him these days about that and his colleauge told him that they have a char who is living close to us. He asked her if she wanted some more work and she immediately agreed. Last week she came to introduce herself and right now she is cleaning the upper floor and - what a feeling for me - NOW I HAVE A LOT MORE TIME FOR MYSELF AND FOR BLOGGING AND PHOTOGRAPHING AND WHATEVER I WANT TO DO!!!!!
So fingers crossed she comes back next week - but I am sure she will - its close to her home - she is busy for 8 hours and I will drive her back to her home in the late afternoon.....

Now off to blog on my "travel diary" - I am really excited about this project and cannot wait to get it finished (even I started just a few days ago) and get the printed book.....

old photos.....

Right now I have really great ideas in my mind - for example to scan all my paper photos of my childhood and to make a photobook for me... So I cannot imagine that those photos are almost 46 years old! Phewwwww!

  
Next thing I want to do is a "travel diary" - means printing a book (out of a blog) with the most interesting, mind blowing trips I've ever done. But therefore I will start with the time I had my first digital camera - (my thought at moment - otherwise I have to scan more then 5000 photos and it will take me years).
That means I will write a "travel diary blog" (I've started already - BUUUUUUT - as it is mostly for myself I started to write in German language - why should the book be printed in English language when I (almost) can speak and write perfectly German.....
- So with the time you can read (if you can understand the german language) or at least you can see photos of my travels to:

 - London in May 2004
 - Canada in July/August 2005
 - Australia in Nov/Dec. 2006
 - New Zealand in Nov/Dec 2007
 - South Africa in November 2008
 - South America in Nov/Dec 2009
 - maybe some photos of my short trio to Turkey in April 2010

You see - mind- wise I am totally back on track and full of ideas - hope I can do it like I really want to do.

My "new job" as a dog nurse.....

Seems "the boys" are acting like babies or little children..... playing along with others and coming home sick....
Last week we had the stomach flu here - and Max and Ben were really poorly..... such sad eyes - they didn't even want food..... very untypical for Labradors. No games - no entertainment - they only laid in their beds or on their pillow in the living room and they both slept the whole day....  Worst days were thursday and friday - saturday they were a little better but also very tired. Sunday I felt the engergy came back to both of them - they jumped around and played - ran around and food was highly welcome....
Yesterday evening Max started to sneeze like hell and now he is coughing teriible... so later I will pack him and take him to the vet again - normally I wouldn't do it after one day of sneezing and coughing but as Max will have his surgery on his hip next tuesday he has to be fine and super healthy....
yes - surgery will take place on thuesday next week and honestly I don't know how I feel. My parents are telling me all the time I don't have to worry too much about the two dogs - I shouldn't forget they are "just" dogs. But having them now for almost half a year they are real members of our family and I won't miss one of them - even I could tell endless about the things they didn't right or destroyed....Always thinking that they are "children" and have to "explore" our and their world. And there is sooo much to to and to learn - for example how a tulip tasts -lol!!!! Or that "stolen" water from a watering can is much better than the water they get served...
Isn't it funn to "steal" a piece of meat during a barbeque? And the garden needs a new "pattern" so put out the flowers "mum" put in....What does it mean when "mum" shouts "no"??? Means "yes - try it" isn't it? "Mum"s arms are getting longer with every walk we do - when we can see a dog in front of us we do this so called "stretching" for mum - starting to run to that dog.  - that are the bad habbits...
the good habbits are much more ..... whole dog is "shaking" because of joy when "mum" comes downstairs in the morning. ....to comfort "mum" when she is in a bad mood - loving her to bits and curling around her feet while she is working...... being brave at the vet - listening to "mum" most of the time - going to bed in the evening when told without any "discussion" - sleeping lots of hours during the day so that "mum" can work - and and and....

Dog hospital here - sweeties have stomach flu....

..... and do have such a sad look as I was told not to give them food for the next 24 hours - can you believe how a labrador must feel? Normally they are like hoovers........ but worst time is over - both got two injections  - next food is around 01.00 pm - so they are really looking forward for the watch hand to moooooveeeee :)

still winter outside - and lots of snow here in Munich.....

Who said winter is gone???? Definately not....

Yes sure we all knew winter will be back again but after a very sunny and warm weekend 10 days ago we really could smell spring in the air. But "father freeze" is back with "brother snow" - lol

Kitzbuehel Hahnenkammrennen 2011

We have been to an event for the weekend -  Kitzbuehel Hahnenkammrennen  = Men downhill at Kitzbuehel - the worlds most difficult downhill race.Was very interesting to watch - even we Germans had just two times to cross the fingers. Unfortunately the german skier are not very "good" at the moment - the Swiss and the Austrian are much better. But anyway - it is interesting watching it as it is the most difficult slope in the world.

There were a few accidents - nothing serious - except one skier who fell very hard.... in slow motion it looked terrible and we all thought there has something fatally happened. He must have had an guardian angel as later on we've heard that he had "only" a broken wrist and a concussion.....

Icy times

We went home from Kitzbuehel sunday late morning and did a nice drive with the car - decided to stop at Tegernsee and did a nice walk there by the sea..... found this

more sweeties.....

Sweet ones :)

summer feeling? no - wishing it was summer ....

 

Today I am really looking forward for summer - stumbeling over this photos make me wish wearing tops and shorts :)

Doing or not doing - that's the todays question.....

Normally I am not "proud" of photos I've taken - and I am not "proud" of how I edited them - like here in this collage. But every time I stumble over this one I think I should print it on canvas - and in a really big way - like 120 cm X 80 cm - walls now we have enough LOL...

Sweetie Ben - got his "Betthupferl" before he went to bed - and is looking what Max gets...

New years kinds .....

Playing around .....

Love playing around these times - finally found my way (and time) back..... Now time to do a few nice shots again....

 

Let the new year begin.......

.... so I am back!!!!!! Hopefully!!!!!!! I had one wish on new years eve - a little more time for myself and I found out that its not a thing that we can wish - its a thing we have to do for ourselves: TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF - nothing can be more important than taking time for yourself. If you need a rest - take it - if you need a nap - take it - if you are tired- go to bed.
To be honest I am in an age where you can see if you don't have enough time for yourself..... sadly but truely I found out that I am looking "older" these days and I won't complain and whine around - I know the reason for that: Leeeeessss sleeep and leeeeesss time for myself. So I want to change that! NOW! HERE!

Now I want to show you some photos - some photos which are "the reason" for myself looking older - the renovation of the other half of the house we bought. We had a new years party with 11 people and this is my new dining room:

Bildunterschrift hinzufügen

And this is our new half of our living room....