.....and this photo is the proof of it! Take a look at the light dusting as I see it through our living room window. Quite impressive - already snow here, and last Winter we only had snow for one hour! And now it has shown its ugly face before the Fall is out!

Well, in today's post I have some funny things to report. First off, I'm sure you Americans have probably heard that Obama is looking for a dog for his girls, who have dog hair allergies, which means he is trying to get a purebred dog so as to have no chance in getting any fur there. For example, here's a hypo-allergenic dog option, if the girls can stand to pet it, or even look at it....worth a try!

On a funny note, apparently Croatia has banned Christmas and New Year's, so to say (party pooper)! I mean, come on, isn't the capitalism of Christmas usually good for the economy (i.e. promoted spending)? Check out the grocery stores here - Christmas items line the shelves since the end of September, and decorations have been up for weeks in the stores (and I thought the US was bad)! Oh right, now I understand - the Croatians didn't get any economic stimulus checks like we did....

And on a positive note: of all places in my lovely State, Eau Claire was chosen by Business Week as the best place to raise your kids in Wisconsin for 2009! Not the choice I was expecting...I guess there are just soooo many good options. ;)

So, enough making fun of the news for now! Not too much new here, just that busy time of year with lots of concerts and such, and for me more services in Kiel to mix in with my Hamburg stuff. Luckily a few American friends and I will be having a big Thanksgiving dinner together - even if it's 2 days early since we're all already booked out on Thanksgiving Day! We will have to do the best we can with German ingredients to make American items - pumpkin pie mix has already been found! Now if they only had lima beans here for the succotash...

 

 

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