tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50588990454182361102024-03-14T08:43:00.986-07:00 The Krauses in RhinelandThe Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-1163218579731312822013-04-21T12:14:00.001-07:002013-04-21T12:23:07.937-07:00Belgium & The Netherlands This weekend we: 1. Bought a new family car. 2. Took the kids and went to an antiques market in Belgium. <br />
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Lets start with the new family car. Personally I have always been morally opposed to mini-vans. Who gets onto the freeway (or Autobahn) behind a mini-van and thinks: "Wow, that is an awesome car. I bet they are going to do the speed limit, and stay in their own lane, and not be annoying in general". No one. That's who. Everyone cringes when they see a mini-van coming with a 200 foot radius of them. But now, as a mother, I understand why....when we see that mini-van driver swerving all over the road, I assume she (yes, she) is turning around in her seat telling one sibling to stop tormenting the other or blindly feeling around the backseat with one hand for a missing binky or the sippy cup her kid chucked as hard as they could out of pure fury. So at the expense of being mercilessly ridiculed by family, we decided that we could no longer ignore the functionality of a mini-van. After looking for weeks we found the perfect van for a great price. And I can't wait to drive my van ;) <br />
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Moving on to the rest of the weekend in Belgium- we drove out with some friends and stayed at the most beautiful Chateau I've ever seen. I wish we had a little more time to spend walking around the property and gardens but we were on a mission. We loaded up 4 adults and 4 little girls (all under the age of 4) and went to explore the local village. We ate some fantastic pizza and tried to keep, mainly our kids, from destroying the restaurant. This morning we went to the antiques market, walked around and found some really fun stuff. We drove home and had a nice evening before wrapping up the weekend!<br />
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The new Krause family swagger wagon</div>
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About to explore some caves that turned out to be closed for the day.</div>
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A fraction of the antiques market </div>
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The Chateau </div>
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Bug chowing down on her evening bottle</div>
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The place we stayed might have been a little fancy.....just a little. </div>
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Goofing around before bed </div>
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Coffee break at the market </div>
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Amazing rocker</div>
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Really just bought it because I broke it. An antiques market no no. </div>
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Demijohn jar </div>
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Annnnnnd a typewriter, for 8 euro, which I love, which I have no idea what to do with....</div>
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The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-63180406615699735202013-04-14T11:31:00.000-07:002013-04-14T11:32:28.060-07:00A break in the gloom<br />
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Today has us hoping that spring is getting closer. The last few weeks have continued to be in the mid 30's, making this feel like the never ending winter. So of course, when it hit 70 degrees today, we took full advantage of the awesome BBQ that was here when we moved in. We kicked off the day by finally joining our church of one year. It was nice and sunny so the kids played at the playground while we caught up with friends. After baby nap time, we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening on the patio listening to music, grilling burgers and watching P & S destroy my beautiful new flowers! <br />
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Bug loving some special Daddy time (dang, my husband is a hottie). </div>
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The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-732349099807158512012-12-13T05:21:00.000-08:002012-12-13T05:21:35.157-08:00What an emotional roller coster flying space-A is! We have been trying most of the week to catch a flight out of here, but just as I've heard many people talk about, its not going very well. I'm too drained to go into all of it, but this morning we thought we had a good chance of getting on a flight to BWI. We had been calling and checking the flight status since they posted it, and there were 160 seats. When the plane landed, they actually only had 19 available seats and we were just under the cut off line. Literally, if any seats opened up, we were next. So after 3 hrs of sitting in the terminal we packed up the car again and headed home. I'm trying not to be angry about it, but the thought of not seeing our families for another year (next Christmas) is a little tough to swallow. The next flight is when the real space-A Christmas rush starts, so I guess we'll see how that one goes.The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-76369828424427942602012-11-23T11:45:00.001-08:002012-11-23T11:45:30.614-08:00Thanksgiving a day lateI am blown away how amazing this thanksgiving was, the Lord really blessed us (me especially) this year. The day before Thanksgiving M called home and said that he would have to work Thanksgiving day. It didn't surprise me but it was irritating since I had just spent a bundle at the store getting everything we needed for dinner. But thats life. Anyways, I was so thankful to have people who invited the girls and I over for dinner so we didn't have to spend the holiday alone. We had a great time, absolutely delicious food and the girls had so much fun playing with a new little playmate. Then we got to skype with Nana, Papa (my parents) and my sister's family.<br />
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Then we had a little play time after dinner and skyped with Grandpa and Grandma (M's parents).</div>
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And I had some leftover time to make some pies, pumpkin and my Great Grandmother's chocolate pie. My absolute favorite :)</div>
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<br />The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-20774965968606658072012-11-21T12:46:00.001-08:002012-11-21T12:46:33.684-08:00Castles and chocolate syrup bathsAre you people ready for an explosion of super adorable baby twin pictures? You should be, because its happening right now.<br />
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A friend of mine offered to watch the girls for an afternoon so M and I went to a castle that is just above Landstuhl. Originally built in 1162, it was pretty cool for the first castle I've been to.</div>
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Our chocolate syrup bath</div>
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<br />The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-11934607438390659492012-11-13T12:22:00.001-08:002012-11-13T12:22:38.306-08:00Birthday post Today is my birthday and I'm 28 years old. I don't really care much about getting older, I don't think I'll be one of those people to have a breakdown when I turn 40. I feel pretty good about my life right now and what I've done with it. I have a college degree (yes, I'm aware that it took many years, and if it takes you 7 years to finally graduate, you should be a doctor), I have two beautiful babies, I have a husband who loves me and although, sometimes begrudgingly, I've been able to see a little bit of the world. <br />
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Those of you who know me well, might get tired of this story but it is my favorite story in the world and I love to tell it. Two years ago today, I found out I was having twins. Mike was TDY to San Diego, I was supposed to take a few days off school and fly out to meet him for my Birthday. Several things kept me from actually going and I figured I was doomed to spend yet another birthday home while my hubby was out of town and I cried for......a long time (I won't tell you how long and I'll chalk it up to raging pregnancy hormones). It turned out it was a good thing I couldn't go- God has a way of tapping me on the head while saying "calm down you silly child, here is yet ANOTHER lesson of not being in control". I woke up around 3 am Saturday morning on my birthday, 8 weeks pregnant and bleeding. Thinking I understood what was happening and being alone, I didn't know what else to do other than going back to bed. Before we got pregnant, my Dr told me it looked like I had PCOS and that it might be difficult getting pregnant. Once we found out we were, only a few months after trying, we were ecstatic. (And yes, my dear friends who have actually struggled with this condition for years, I am thinking about you as I write this). Once I woke up I went to urgent care to get checked out. I cried on the phone with M while in the waiting room, not thinking about how helpless he felt. After about 3 hours they said I would have an ultrasound to see if the "pregnancy had been terminated" and I wanted to die after hearing that. They got everything set up and I asked the ultrasound tech, if I was still pg, could I see the baby. I knew that at 8 weeks, there isn't much else to see other than the shape of a kidney been, but who cares. She said she usually wasn't allowed to, but would let me look once she was done with all the paper work. I sat there for 20 min waiting for her to say something, finally she said "OK, it looks like you are still pregnant". After the sighs of great relief, she asked me if I was ready to look. She turned the computer screen around so I could see it and said "Honey, your having TWINS." Of course I broke into tears- of sock and terror. She said it was pretty common to have signs of miscarrying if your pg with twins, and happy birthday to me. I sat there on the table seeing two little kidney beans and their incredibly strong heartbeats. Of course that was the most amazing birthday gift I've ever been given.<br />
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This last weekend we tried to take a little birthday trip to Trier. We stayed in a great hotel that over looked the entire city that I'm sure had some amazing history and was ridiculously old. The weekend didn't turn out exactly like we were hoping. The weather was not ideal, it started pouring 5 min after we got in the car for some sightseeing, the girls never nap when its convenient for their parents and my car started smoking when we FINALLY made it to the cathedral. Heading home early seemed like the best way to go. SO the next day M watched the girls and I drove back to Trier to see all the things we missed. It was really nice to take my time, actually slow down and take some pictures. I have a mommy friend who told me once, its always nice to have someone watch your kids for you so you can have a break, but that doesn't always mean you want to BE alone during those times. I can't complain, M did a great job watching those monkeys of ours and I got to see all the things we went to Trier for. And a little stop at H&M never hurt either.<br />
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A really old dead guy from the 1200's</div>
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<br />The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-4660674883129315982012-11-11T11:34:00.000-08:002012-11-11T11:34:34.375-08:00A day of Nelly-bellyI love my Nelly. She is so silly. She is the most beautiful Nelly I know. She loves to give kisses. She loves her baby pig. She loves to cuddle. She loves to read. She is very smart. She loves to figure out how things work and see how they're put together. She warms my heart.<br />
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I love my bug bug. She is so sweet. She has the biggest smile. She has the prettiest dimples. She loves to sing. She loves mini stuffed animals. She LOVES putting hats and headbands on, but only if she can wear them like Rambo. </div>
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<br />The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-31683906674917417322012-11-05T06:40:00.000-08:002012-11-05T06:51:29.847-08:00Stewardship The weather is getting colder which means runny noses and coughing have become the norm around here- between M's work schedule and all 4 of us being sick at different times, we haven't made it to church in weeks. We almost didn't make it yesterday since I forgot my ration card when I went to buy coffee at the commissary the other day. So my morning was gloomy and hateful, not the way I like to start Sundays. Growing up, I generally remember my home being cheerful on Sunday mornings, my mom always (and still does) greeted us with a smile that says "I love you so much, let me give you a hug and make you feel all warm and fuzzy in the way only I can", and its nice. There was always music playing (usually Michael W. Smith or Steven Curtis Chapman. Anyone? Anyone?). And even though some of those songs drove me nuts ("if friends are friends forever.....") it impressed upon me what a Sunday morning should be, happy, exciting, celebratory. I put a lot of pressure on myself to pass these things down to my own kids, especially that smile and amazing hug that moms should give their babies in the morning. Sunday mornings are difficult enough without that pressure, I usually stay up too late the night before because M and I don't get to spend much time together. Being over-tired and without coffee while getting myself and everyone else awake and ready by 10:30 takes tons of effort. But, as usual, I was reminded yesterday why its worth all the trouble. <br />
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The sermon was about stewardship, and in part, how stewardship is different from servanthood. Having become a Christian at a young age, I have grown up hearing these words. I know I'm not going to be able to put everything into this post that I want to, nap times only last so long. Our pastor gave several different definitions of a steward, one was someone who actively directs affairs or a manager. Being a wife and a mother is all about stewardship and servanthood. Right now, my life is devoted entirely to my family, there is little room for self. That can be difficult going from having no kids and being ABLE to be selfish with my time, to having almost no time for myself. I am leaning that with these jobs, you can not have a divided heart. Struggling to be selfish with my time leaves me feeling resentful, not fully accepting the responsibility leaves me feeling angry. When my kids are awake, I need to stop doing what I want to do (mainly sleeping), I need to be a good steward of what God has given me. (And yes, I know mothers still need time away and time for themselves, I'm not saying otherwise.) This isn't a new revelation for me, just something I have been thinking about and our pastor hit on it yesterday. <br />
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I started a bible study with a few other ladies and of course the first week was literally titled "Leave your Country". With all of my struggling lately, I can't think of a better lesson. It is a study on Genesis, so its about Abraham, the Israelites and fear. Fear of being led out of the country they knew to a place where God had called them. This topic also came up in the sermon yesterday which makes me think someone is trying to get this lesson thru my head. I was reminded, God never calls us TO someplace he is not providing. And as a child of the Lord, he is always providing. Someone else recently told me, the reason she thinks we are called overseas is because God wants us to rely completely on him. Which makes sense to me, having been totally isolated and literally having no one else to talk to during the last 4 months. This has already been a growing experience. Since we have been here, I have been totally broken. Even though it hurts, it's not necessarily a bad thing, when you pray to be closer to God to know him better and to have a more real relationship- I think he will break you if that is what it takes and I'm pretty sure that is what's happening here. It's easy to be insincere if life is easy and comfortable...<br />
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S and P are doing great. P will stand-up on her own all the time which has me thinking she'll be walking in no time at all. The look on her face is absolutely amazing when she stands-up, she is so proud of herself (mommy and daddy are pretty proud of her too). S is giving lots of kisses and wants us to hold her hands and walk with her when she sees her sissy standing up. She is still loving putting her own headbands and hats on. Both P and S love mango juice, watching Little Bear and pulling every single item off of the pantry shelves :) M is doing alright, he has been working long hours and wishing the weekends were longer. <br />
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<br />The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-39565867141671731502012-09-09T12:00:00.001-07:002012-09-09T12:03:01.327-07:00Sunday-funday...or maybe just a relax day. The last few weekends have been fairly uneventful. M is tired from the work week and I'm tried from taking care of babies. So when people ask us if we've done anything fun that weekend it is usually met with something along the lines of "we're just really tired; we're still getting settled; we just needed a weekend at home". And there ain't no shame in that. The in-laws are coming for a visit soon, I think we will get our fill of traveling and I CAN'T WAIT!!! Its gonna be awesome. Today was a good day. M is fanatically super excited about UCLAs football season and since the games are usually West coast time, the only time he could watch it was 1:30 am yesterday. Thats right, he stayed awake until 5:30 am watching football. Crazy guy. I knew today was going to be pretty funky getting up for church with a husband who had been awake for 20ish hours straight. But like I said, today was a good day and it was all kicked off with two sweet little girls who slept in till 9:30. It was like a miraculous gift from the heavens. I was, of course, awake at the usual 7 am, but just stayed in bed reveling in the fact that I got to drift in and out of sleep for 150 extra minutes. Now I know I am lucky to have babies that are not extreme early risers but getting out of bed before 11 has always seemed like cruel and unusual punishment to me; therefore waking up with babies at 7 or 8 is hard for me even though that is a completely acceptable hour to be awake. I got myself and the girls all ready for church, once we were there, I cozied up to my hubby ready to listen to a great sermon. <br />
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Now I didn't necessarily want this blog to be all mushy gushy feelings all the time, my intent was to allow family and friends we don't get to talk to all the time, be able to keep up with our lives here. Its a way for us to stay connected. I realize that was silly of me because, now that we are here, I know what an emotional experience it is to move a family overseas. This is such a coveted assignment, but I still struggle to be happy with it. I do everything I can to stay positive, I force myself to soak up the unabashed beauty of this country and say things like "think of all the things we'll be able to see". But when you want a day at the beach or just want a hug from you mom, its hard to convince yourself your lucky being 2,000 miles away from everything you know and love. People think we're crazy for having a hard time here, but I think what they don't realize is that, we are not on a 3 year sightseeing vacation. This is life, M has to work from 6 am to 5 pm, I'm home with screaming children cleaning up the kitchen floor for the 5th time that day wondering when I'm going to make close enough friends to have more shoulders to cry on (or laugh with), traveling is hard, its expensive, its not easy hauling 2 of everything around for a weekend trip. Its hard not speaking the language. The BX really only sells American things so when your weird German light bulbs go out, which store do you go to and how can you find some one who speaks English well enough to tell you what to do? These are just a few examples of it being difficult living life overseas. We have been fortunate to find a church we really like, but building real relationships takes time, which is hard because when you first get here is when you need the most support. Anyways, after we ate and got the kids to bed, I stood at the kitchen sink crying, realizing how tired and life-weary I am. And because I have an amazing Father who loves me more than I can imagine, Matthew 11:28 was placed on my heart "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest". It is outrageously comforting to know that even though we feel alone and tired and beaten down by life, our Lord is there just waiting for us to turn to him with open arms. I take comfort in knowing he is in control and he will carry me to tomorrow. <br />
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And now some pictures of the last few weeks and our big 15 month old girls, playing on the couch this afternoon :) <br />
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A day trip to a big giant French store called Cora...<br />
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Absinthe, the alcohol with hallucinogenic properties is apparently NOT illegal here...French people like the green fairy....<br />
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<br />The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-81999596483545680302012-09-05T12:29:00.001-07:002012-09-05T12:33:34.319-07:00The little computer that couldn'tMy computer is broken down again, after all that trouble of appointments at the genius bar and replacing the hard drive myself. Makes me sad. But a new computer has been promised to me as a Christmas gift. Anyways, I'm updating the blog on my phone so please excuse any typos, it's not easy basically texting paragraphs. Any recent posts are going to be short and sweet until poor computer is up and running again. 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Last weekend we decided we had had enough of unpacking boxes and being stuck around the house, so we decided to take a trip. When you live in a place like Germany the hardest thing about taking a weekend trip is figuring out where you want to go, there is simply too much to choose from. This is a new dilemma for us, since we have been living in places like West Texas and Oklahoma ("well...I guess we could spend the weekend in Tulsa." But who really wants to go to Tulsa? No one, thats who, unless your from Tulsa. Sorry Tulsa friends). Like I was saying, since there is so much to see in Europe, you have to narrow your criteria down. We decided that since this was the first time being out of Ramstein area, we wanted to stay relatively close. I've been dying to see Bavaria but as much fun as it sounds to drive 3 hours, on a Friday evening, with an exhausted husband and two baby monsters (I promise we use that term affectionately) it just seemed like too much for an overnighter. M has been wanting to see the Guttenburg Museum so we settled on Mainz, Germany, the perfect distance away. I booked our hotel room, overlooking the Rhine and was a little nervous that it was just a single room- we got spoiled with the hotel we lived in for 3 weeks which actually had a living room and separate bedroom, it worked perfectly with the girls. But I figured, we're not the first people to travel with kids, we just gotta make it work. Friday morning came and I got everyone packed-up, Friday afternoon came and we were finally on the road by 5ish. I drove out there so M could catch a little nap, now, FYI driving in Europe is crazy. There are no rules and too many rules at the same time and there are no signs to inform you of these existent or non-exisitant rules, but they do have cameras for you every 30 feet just in case you have no clue what you are doing. So we get into the city and I'm following our GPS to the hotel, I see a red arrow turning right and see at least the 4 cars in front of me turning ON the red light. I figured I was out of the loop and turning was perfectly acceptable. As it turns out, it is not. M looked at me and said, "I don't think your allowed to do that", and I said "well everyone else was turning too!". Which apparently means, if everyone else was jumping off a cliff, then yes, I would too. A few seconds later a car pulled up to us trying to get our attention, I brushed them off thinking "I'm only rolling down this window for this weird German if my tire is flat", turns out I'll also roll it down for the German police. Not knowing what this person was doing, we kept driving for the hotel, and he kept following us...for about 3 blocks to be exact. Finally he held up a "Polizei" sign and the lights went off...in my head that is, because this police car didn't have visible lights letting me know I was being pulled over. I explained that I'm an American and am still getting used to driving in Germany. He told me that in Germany, they don't run red lights...interesting because its the same way in the states...I'd have to remember that. After talking my way out of a ticket and being extremely thankful I didn't cause and accident, we finally got to the hotel.<br />
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We had dinner downstairs overlooking the Rhine and it was of course absolutely beautiful. The next morning we headed over to the Guttenburg Museum but stopped to walk through the farmers market and the Cathedral first. Not counting the one in New York, this was the first Cathedral I'd been to. Having been an Art History minor, and loving every minute of it, it felt like a monumentous occasion for me. Seeing things that are a thousand years old blows my mind. I love my country and all, but things that are two-three hundred years old just don't impress the way a thousand year old pure gold cloak the priests wore does. Anyways, we spent some time in the museums of the Cathedral and marveled at the beauty and the sheer size of the place. Its amazing to think of the things, the wars, the time these old buildings have passed through. Allowing my imagination run wild with the history is one of my favorite things about living here. We walked through the farmers market looking at the flowers, wine, cheese, all the fresh vegetable you can imagine, it was something out of a movie. We spent the next few hours in the Guttenburg Museum until the girls, who had missed both naps at this point, were letting me know they'd had enough. So I took them outside where they promptly fell asleep and allowed me to enjoy the most amazing peach iced tea at a little cafe while soaking up the sunshine and cool breeze. It was such a fun weekend, M and I have commented several times that we have been thinking about it all thru the week. The weekends at home come with a certain restlessness and a feeling of waisting time that should be spent sightseeing Europe. But in reality, traveling with two toddlers and all the gear that comes with them is overwhelming. We're thinking one weekend trip a month and we will be doing pretty well...we might need the other three to re-coop.<br />
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The last two weeks have been, for the most part, uneventful. Maybe that's why I have been unmotivated to post much. Our days have been filled with running errands, trying to get S & P back on a nap schedule, trips to the BX (just to have something to do) and crawling around the hotel room. The girls have developed a love for pulling things out of suit cases, out of bags or really just about out of anything. It makes a huge mess, but it keeps them happy and I don't mind picking up the mess. As some of you may have seen on facebook, we had to move to another room due to an imaginary cockroach problem. This room has been just as nice, the only problem is there is no tub to bathe the girls in. So we have been having "shower baths". The shower/hose thing detaches from the wall and I can hose them down, which comes in handy after they have pasta with marinara sauce for dinner. (Below are pre-dinner pictures, I thought I'd same some laundry by having dinner in diapers) </div>
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We have gone for a few walks around Landstuhl (a village just a few miles away from the base). There lots of little restaurants and shops through the village, but mostly we walk because we are getting really fat...because we're eating like pigs...because the German and Italian food is amazing. </div>
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Annnnnd a little video while waiting for Daddy to get us a movie </div>
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So there you have it. That's what we've been up to! Just waiting to get our life settled but enjoying it in the meantime! </div>
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The village we are staying close to has mainly Italian restaurants, so the other night we went to Ristorante Taormina. We sat outside in the terrace on a gorgeous evening with the cool German breeze blowing, beautiful flowers blooming on the trellises above us....and our two children screaming and throwing food across the table. We took a few minutes here and there to smile at each other and soak up the evening in between trying to control our exhausted baby monsters. M got a heaping bowl of risotto with garden fresh vegetables and I went with a less healthy option and got ricotta and spinach ravioli in a butter cream sauce, both were amazing. Of course I couldn't leave without getting some kind of dessert. In the spirit of Italian food, I got the Cannoli and it was massive...and delicious...and I at the whole thing...which was kind of gross. The girls started to have a meltdown towards the end of dinner that resulted in P finally being able to knock over the water glasses and bottle she had been trying for all evening. Soaking wet, I stood up to hold a (soaking wet and crying) S and tried to entertain her while we waited for the check. We got back to the hotel and but baby monsters to bed first thing and had a little time to ourselves before calling it a night.</div>
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The next day started our house hunting adventures, our crazy, stress filled house hunting adventures. We have a GPS the car rental place let us borrow, which is nice until it starts taking us 45 minutes out of the way every single time. That adds up to about 2 hours of unnecessary drive time each day. This is a less than ideal situation since we have already put our sweet girls through so much the last two months and they are at the end of their "we are homeless, living off of graham crackers and string cheese, you crazy people have made us move all over the country and now to Germany" ropes. Needless to say, they are fine in their car seats for all of 45 seconds before they scream at the top of their lungs the rest of the day. </div>
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I digress, house hunting in a foreign country is stressful when your GPS hardly works, when landlords who say they speak english, in fact do not, when you are all exhausted and you have two angry babies. BUT, we have been able to see so much of the country side and many (too many to count) villages. I wish we could slow down and enjoy the beauty God has placed us in the middle of, we have been letting the pressures of being a homeless family get to us. I was thinking this morning, what an incredible stretching process this whole thing has been for us. It has been unbelievably painful at times, and still is (I'm referencing the mental breakdown I had yesterday in the bathroom of the Commissary), but that never ending lesson of trusting God, that lesson that I seem to have to learn over and over every single time, is ever present in the back of my mind.</div>
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<br /></div>The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-55787019738784225662012-06-27T12:38:00.000-07:002012-06-27T12:38:01.349-07:00Das German "Wal-Mart"Today, things didn't go quite as planned. Last night was a disaster and I think I got around 4 hours of sleep while the girls screamed from 10 pm to 2 am, keeping everyone in the hotel awake. So I spent all of the girls nap time today sleeping that kind of sleep where your mouth is wide open and your own snoring wakes you up. M and I were planning on taking the afternoon and checking out the sights at the BX. But while I was half conscious on the couch his sponsor called and wanted to take him to get some of the basics done (rental car, drivers license, etc). So I was here with the angry, sleep deprived baby monsters all afternoon since all things military related always take about 2 hours longer than you expect. Once I got past the irritation of not going to the BX to get my standard American size pillow (the Rhinoceros sized pillows are nicht gut), I realized that we still needed milk for the babies since our mini fridge in the hotel only holds a half gallon and that lasts us about 1 1/2 days. We decided we would load up the girls and walk the 15 minutes to the...super store, I don't remember what its called. Walking through the streets of the village was interesting, we looked at houses while little cars drove by, bumping that terrible euro/techno music that makes you feel the need to flail around while holding glow sticks. The streets were lined with houses and restaurants, some odd looking and some exactly how you picture a cute little house in Germany to look. After stopping a few extra times to ask for directions (and pretending to understand the native language, I'm sure, not fooling anyone) we finally found the German "Wal-Mart". My first thoughts were 1. People are smoking in here 2. There is no air-conditioning 3. Absolutely everything is in German and I thought more people in this country were supposed to speak English. Very stereotypical American, I know. Finally we found what we needed and stumbled through the check-out process while the people behind us audibly rolled their eyes. We piled everything into the bottom basket of the stroller and started our trek back to the hotel. M tried to convince me we should get gyro for dinner from one of the shady looking vendor trucks in the parking lot, but I decided having food poisoning is not how I want to spend my first week in Germany. Stress and long flights do nothing for my digestive system so it was the salad bar again for dinner. It was nice getting out of the hotel for a bit, maybe if its not raining tomorrow, I can get out again with my little girls.<br />
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The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-57150283848041525022012-06-26T06:34:00.002-07:002012-06-26T08:42:54.498-07:00"This pillow is the size of a Rhinoceros"We finally made it to Germany. The flight wasn't the worst thing in the world but it would have been nice if S & P would have slept...more than 45 min at a time. I don't think M and I got more than an hour of sleep all night and now we're fighting staying awake. Everyone is telling us to stay up all day, go to bed at 8 tonight and it will make the transition smoother- easier said than done. We put the girls down as soon as we got to the hotel (5 hours ago) and they are still sleeping, which is nice, I can sit here in my painful exhaustion and not be chasing them around the room.<br />
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We haven't seen much but the short drive from the base to the hotel was beautiful. We were told we flew in on one of the unusually sunny days, its sunny here about 70 days out of the year. That's going to be a little difficult for this sun worshiping, California girl. I can't believe its not more humid here for how much it rains and how green it is. The hotel has these giant, sound proof windows that don't have screens on them because there aren't many bugs here, I type this as a fly is sitting on my banana...Everywhere we've lived I have battled with the inscet population, it would be nice to have a break from that.<br />
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The German beds have these awesome mini individual comforters. At first I thought it was odd, but the more I thought about not dealing with blanket snatching, the more I think its an ingenious idea. There are also these HUGE pillows on the bed. I'd take a picture for you but I'm too lazy. M got into bed for our mini nap and said "This pillow is the size of a Rhinoceros..." which was pretty darn funny at the time. So here I sit, on our small German furniture, looking at the gorgeous trees out the window, feeling the cool breeze, being thankful that its not raining today, feeling too tired to be clever or witty but wanting to give you guys a little update about being here.<br />
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The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-10211505156206639022012-06-12T18:54:00.004-07:002012-06-12T18:55:11.419-07:00Where are my jeans?<br />
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We are nearing the end of our time of being "homeless". As much as I
love never being able to find my jeans when I need them (why can't I
find them in the giant pile of clothes that covers...my entire room?),
living out of suitcases for over a month has been challenging. Being
cooked for and eating only food your parents have paid for is
reminiscent of college days, only I can't sleep till noon and spend all
day getting some sun by the pool anymore. It has been really nice to be
home, we had a jam packed week with Mike's parents. In n' Out,
Disneyland and afternoons at the beach are some of the necessities while
down there. Catching up with old friends ("I can't believe it was FIVE
years since I saw you last!") before leaving the country makes it feel
like we are going to live with the monks in the Tibetan mountains, never
to return. I keep getting surprised reactions when I tell people we
are planning to come home some time around Christmas. It is a long
flight, and maybe I don't realize how terrible it will be with two
babies but we are going to try. I have been up with my parents for the
last few weeks. Their house is far from being baby proofed, the girls
are now quite familiar with the word "NO". As soon as the "N" crosses
my lips, they stop what they're doing and shake their head back and
forth. Of course, they then continue whatever it is they shouldn't be
doing and it ultimately results in me standing in front of the forbidden
object until they lose all interest. The weather has been beautiful
and many afternoons have been spend either in the pool or crawling
around in the grass in the front yard. Its nice being able to take them
outside without worrying too much about allergy attacks. In Texas, an
afternoon in the backyard meant a 103 degree fever the next morning.
Hoping (when its not covered with snow) Germany will be the same. <br />
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Anyways, its been really nice to be home all this time but I think I'm finally starting to feel ready for whats next! The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058899045418236110.post-21432343834088708032012-04-15T19:06:00.000-07:002012-04-15T19:58:40.543-07:00Packing up<br />
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I figured I would get this blog started with documenting the moving process just in case anyone has forgotten what a pain it is to move! Obviously it is pretty difficult to move overseas, even if the military is footing the overall bill. We have been running around like crazy people trying to get medical clearances for the 4 of us plus no-fee passports which allows us to bypass the visa process. Then there is the dog who needed a new microchip and rabies shot. Once that is done the vet needs to document that she is healthy enough to move overseas which they wont do until just a few days before we leave which throws a wrench in the plans to have someone here keep for a few weeks while we set up in Germany. The entire process has been like this, forgotten signatures, appointments being pushed back, etc, etc. But finally, we are all medically cleared and the orders are on their way so things should finally start rolling!<br />
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I have been spending the last week, with the babies in their playpen (an empty box, a few kitchen utensils and an endless supply strawberry flavored puffs keep them occupied for about an hour), going through boxes in the garage. Trying to decided what is coming to Germany, what is going into a storage unit and what is going to Steve and Kathie's for the next 3 years. Its been nice looking through things that have been boxed up for the last 8 months, its exciting thinking about unpacking our things in a house that feels more permanent for us. It is mind boggling thinking about everything that still needs to be figured out (should we cancel credit cards? Can we take our refrigerator? When are we going to sell my car? Can I find a pediatrician in California for the month we spend there? How do we get drivers licenses when we get to Germany? Will our temporary housing allow dogs? Oy). I am praying that the Lord makes this move as painless as possible. Im also praying that the Lord gives Mike and I extra love for each other and extra patience with each other so we can make this move a pleasant-ish experience for our little family. Your prayers are greatly appreciated also!The Krauses in Rhinelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15941954409316329896noreply@blogger.com0