Thursday already!

Guten Tag,

My heart is so envious today knowing all my dear friends back in Leavenworth are on their way to the PWOC Fall Regional Retreat. I am praying that God will come down like a whirlwind and fill their hearts and souls with a renewed love and passion for Him and His truths.

It is chilly and cloudy here this morning. Just another German fall day. Maria is cleaning the apartment and I love listening to her hum as she works! She really is quite a lady. I am deciding that she should come home with me. There is no doubt she would have my house in order in real quick fashion, ha!

On Saturday I think Lennie and I are going to go check out the zoo. It was something we wanted to do when Carrie and family were here but there just was not enough hours in the days. It is suppose to be sunny and in the high 40's to low 50's so all the animals should be out in their splendor. It should be a nice relaxing way to spend a German Saturday and something we have not done yet. If not....we still must get to the Ritter Sport Museum. We keep saying we are going and never get there...maybe because we cannot leave with out buying alot of calories!

Speaking of calories I have started my strength exercises again and walking ....and doing core exercises. My good knee can handle almost anything but my bad knee....let us just say it is getting worse. So I must keep my body as strong as I can for the next operation and recuperation. Lennie and I are so thankful we have stayed healthy and the old flu has keep its distance. He has a couple of co-workers who have really had a go of it. One of the fellows just came back after a month. He just could not get over it. Again...thank you for good health!

Lennie had a dinner last night so he did not get home until quite late. My day yesterday was long and I was like a puppy dog by the time he arrived home. This apartment gets bigger and lonelier by the moment from one minute after 5:30PM week days! I remember when the girls were little and I could not wait until Lennie got home to help me with them, now I just want him home to entertain me, ha! I got the Christmas cards in the mail so I can start doing them, I have the letter ready to insert; books ready to mail to Amber, our niece, I give her all my good books. Plus two packages to mail to two special people. I have been spending time surfing the web looking for Christmas presents. As much as we would like to send gifts from Germany we will not. The things we do buy from Germany and other places for others will come home in our shipment and given to in person. It is just to hard for Lennie and I to mail presents when we only have a train and bus to carry us and the packages.....was that to much information....maybe it was...ha!

May you all have a blessed Thursday. Today is almost half over for me and the rest of you are sleeping away at least I hope so. If you are not you should be! The one thing I must say I do not have trouble sleeping, amen! I am off to the market to get brochen, cottage cheese and butter...the best butter in the world. Again...be blessed and never forget you are all loved and missed with and everlasting love!

Tshcuss,

Debby