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Another week with sick toddlers has come and gone and to be honest I can not take another sickness in the next few weeks. This has to stop. There is also so much else going on these days that I just can not take any delays to our schedule.

On the bright side Valentine´s Day is just around the corner and I have finished the girls love baskets. This might be my favorite year with all the cute pink things I put into the baskets. You can watch my reel here and find out what I got them. The shops in Germany have a much bigger selection nowadays than a few years back. You almost couldn´t find a thing for Valentine´s. It was really hard. 

Meals

MONDAY – German schnitzel and oven roasted potatoes

TUESDAY – can not remember at all

WEDNESDAY – Chinese take-out  – Thai curry with chicken is my preferred meal. I love the sticky rice, the crispy chicken and the spicy sauce.

THURSDAY – Leftovers

FRIDAY – Omelett is one of our go-tos when it comes to cook all the leftover ingredients from the fridge. It is just so easy to chop up all the foods and throw it in the pan with some eggs. 

SATURDAY – Pasta Bolognese is my number one pasta dish. I love everything about it and the girls like it too. They usually do not eat any sauce but make an exception for this. It is also easy to prepare for the next day or cook a huge batch to freeze.

SUNDAY – Homemade pizza is a favorite in our home. The girls love to help and add a topping of their liking. At least they also eat it when they have helped. 

Fashion 

Still no signs that it will be Spring any time soon. At least not temperature wise. The sun is shining and plants start to blossom but it is still freezing cold. 

Activities 

It is still to cold to do a lot of things outside or even stay out a long time but we ventured to our nearby playground on Monday cause at some point you just can´t take it anymore being cooped up in the house all weekend. After 15 minutes we went back home cause everyone was freezing. Took me about 20 minutes to get us all four out the door. I´d say you win some and you loose some.

I had my car in the shop on Tuesday so I went to a nearby shopping centre while I waited and enjoyed a hot coffee and panini in total silence. Little miss was sleeping in the stroller and I had a total half an hour to myself.

On Saturday we went to a children´s festival at our nearby hospital. It was a great opportunity to show the girls that they shouldn´t be afraid of a hospital at all and that there are many things to see and learn. They had a booth with face painting for children and my girl finally got her cat face she wanted all along. Another very cool thing I have been anxious to see were the Star Wars actors and they did not disappoint.

Misc

My grandma hasn´t left the hospital in weeks and since last week we have finally found a place in a nursing home for her so we started to clean out her appartment cause she is moving next week and can´t take anything with her other than her clothes and a handful of personal items. This really got me thinking about this kind of situation a lot and also made me really sad. You collect and add things to your home your whole life but when it comes down to the end there isn´t a thing left of you. People come and throw everything you have ever owned away and that´s it.

Yesterday my MIL turned 60 and we have a huge surprise planned for her gift. Can´t wait until she is back from vacation so we can gift it to her and see what she thinks.

Quote of the Week

„There is always a light at the end of the tunnel“ – this is very fitting for our never ending sickness at home

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This has been the worst week of the whole year. We all got the flu one after another (except our littlest baby) and let me tell you I have never been so sick so quick. In the matter of an hour I went down for about two days of only sleeping and feeling the worst. All I did was sleep and nure my baby but that was it. So glad my husband was already on the mend and could look after the children.

I am quite sure we got this from the Kindergarten cause there are all kinds of different viruses spreading at the moment. This is always such a indecisive time for me. Do I leave her at home cause of all the germs and sickness going round and she misses fun and playtime with her friends or do I send her there and we will eventually all get sick. There may be no right or wrong I guess.

Meals

MONDAY – I have made chicken noodle soup cause the girls and my husband have been sick the last couple of days and a homemade chicken broth always helps.

TUESDAY – We had been pretty busy with looking after our sick kids and maintaining a somewhat clean house so we got take-out: turkey legs and potatoe salad.

WEDNESDAY – Leftovers it was.

THURSDAY – My husband finally started to feel normal again so I made cevapici and potatoes. I love oven cooked potatoes. If it was my decision I would only cook potatoes this way. Sliced very thin so they will get very crispy and only spiced with salt and pepper and some olive oil

FRIDAY – Rice pudding always makes me feel better when I am sick and since this was my worst day I made us some rice pudding. Usually it is made with raisins but I hate these so much so we eat it plain with some cinnamon or applesauce.

SATURDAY – Beef stew with potatoes is my other comfort food. Everything is great – the texture, the taste and it is very easy to make. Just add some minced meat and potatoes, tomatoe sauce and all the spices you like. Put it into the slow cooker on low for 4 hours and then get ready to eat. Delicious.

SUNDAY – Lots of leftovers cause we didn´t eat much the whole week and had lots of different food sitting in our fridge.

Fashion

It hasn´t been the most fashion active week but before I went down and slept all the time I had quite the fashionable moments.

Activities

We went on a few walks to get some fresh air but other than that our whole week was spent on the sofa. At the end of the week the girls felt way better so they played lots of Barbie and Playmobil together. 

Misc

I have noticed that the first plants are starting to bloom. Spring is not my favorite season but I am definitely impatiently awaiting warmer temperatures and sunshine.

Quote of the Week

„Action speaks louder than words“

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We will be in the home stretch of January next week and to be honest I can not wait to start the next month. Hoping for warmer temperatures here, for more things to do and see. The first month of the year is always such a long and boring month. Everyone is resetting for the new year ahead, making plans or just resting, also the weather is the worst of all months. 

Meals

MONDAY – Snacks

TUESDAY – Marinated chicken, rice and zatziki. I always love a take on a greek dish for dinner. 

WEDNESDAY – Leftovers cause we still had so much different foods in the fridge.

THURSDAY – A casserole is always and easy evening dish. I love to throw everything that´s left in and pop it into the oven. This was a ham and noodle casserole.

FRIDAY – Beef stew and bread dumplings. One of my favorite German dishes. Beef stew with gravy made from scratch and dumplings made of old bread flavored with parsley, salt and pepper.

SATURDAY – We have a great Indian restaurant and I just love the Chicken Tikka Masalla. It is so tasty and flavourful. 

SUNDAY – Spaghetti Bolognese – an all time family favorite.

Fashion

This week has been dominated by blues and animal print. Sounds boring but doesn´t look so.

Activities 

We went to the dentist on Thursday. The two big girls did great. Opening their mouths as told and holding each others hand taking turns on the dentist chair. It was the sweetest thing to watch as they cheered each other up for their turn.

I also headed to Ikea to pick up my online order. I got a few things for our baptism in April and also for the playroom to organize and sort out some stuff. Never leaving without the classic hot dog and a soft cinnamon bun.

Misc

The weather has been pretty nice over the weekend so we went on a few short walks with our sick kids. Both of the big girls have the flu and my mama heart hurts so much when they are sick. Hopefully we´ll be on the mend in a few days.

I have also started painting on of our living room cabinets cause the white color has turned into a very dirty white almost yellow. I have picked out a dark misty green with a chalk finish. Love it so far and going to share my reel about it next week. But it definitely took much longer than I anticipated. 

Quote of the Week

„No one is too old for a fairytale“

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It was my birthday week this week  so I do have a little more cool things to talk about than the other two weeks. So let´s dive right into it. My big day has been on Wednesday and however is was the coldest and iciest day of the whole week. All the roads and car were icy but we had to get my cake in the morning. My husband went and got it and I was so happy. It saved the whole day. He even came back home early to celebrate with us. We went to eat sushi on Saturday with the girls and my parents. My favorite fishes are salmon and tuna. 

The weather has been very gloomy lately but the last two days we got a glimpse of sunshine and warmth and I can´t wait for Spring to be here. I suddenly want to wear lighter fabrics and colors but it will still be too cold for a few weeks.

Meals

MONDAY – The cold months automatically call for soup and I am always on the hunt to try out new ones or I will always be back on my top three – potatoe, tomatoe and chicken noodle. But I did a cauliflower soup and ham sliders for this weeks soup cause I know the girls like these as well and it is very quick and easy to cook which isn´t to shabby for a Monday.

TUESDAY – Haven´t had burger in such a long time whether at a restaurant nor at home so a delcious bacon cheeseburger with curly fries has been long overdue.

WEDNESDAY – Steak and potatoes

THURSDAY –  Bacon, Sauerkraut and noodles

FRIDAY – Leftovers from the week

SATURDAY – Went out for sushi because of my birthday this week. My favorites contain tuna, salmon and avocado. A little spicy or fried ones are so delicious too.

SUNDAY – Chicken and noodle oven dish

Fashion

We are still knee deep in Winter weather and temperatures so lots of layers and warm fabrics it is.

Activities 

I went out for coffee and cream cheese pretzel all by myself on my birthday. It was a small but effective gift from me to me. Drinking your coffee in complete peace. A cup of hot cappuccino. I loved it. Also the Christmas decor was still up and it felt so festive. Made me almost miss Christmas already.

My big girl had a playdate on Friday and other than that we didn´t do much. Visited the grandma´s but it is just still too cold outside and almost everything on the playground is still frozen. 

Playgroup has started again this week and I was so happy to be back. Not only for the kids to play but also for myself to chat with the other moms. My girl has made a great picture with acrylic paint and marbles. Looks like she is going to be the next Picasso 🙂

Misc

I have started to plan my Valentine´s day content and went to the store to get some baking goods and oh my Easter is already out and everywhere. I mean how in the world is this happening so early. We are still in January and there is also carneval before the Easter holidays. Also we are all going as witches and our little baby is going to be our black cat. I can not wait to see how cute they will all look.

For the last two weeks I have been finalizing little details for the baptism of our little girl. I have finalized and ordered our invitations and I also personalized and ordered a candle for her. Our theme will be daisies and everything is going to be yellow and white. It will be the perfect party theme for the month of April

Quote of the Week

„Don´t live the same year over and over again – make a change this time“