Weil hier englisch und deutschsprachige Leser lesen, und ich niemanden aussen vor lassen moechte, der sich mit den komischen Uebersetzungen von Babelfisch zufrieden geben muss, werde ich zweisprachig posten.
Wie in der Vergangenheit auch, nur mit dem Unterschied, dass ich es auf zwei separate Mitteilungen aufteilen werde.
Auf diese Art hoffe ich, dass die einzelnen Mitteilungen nicht mehr so romanhaft lang sein werden.

Also, falls es da eine Mitteilung gibt, die Ihr nicht lesen koennt, ist es aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach in der anderen Sprache.

:-)

Appearance change on the blogposts/ Aenderung in der Art der Nachrichten

Since I have german and english readers here, and want to not leave any one of you with the wonky translations of Babelfish, I am going to post bilingual, as in the past, but make two separate postings out of it.
I hope, this way, it is easier and makes for not quite so epic posts.
So in case there is something, you cant read, it is most likely in the other language :-)

ribbon colours and their meanings

Today, I was looking at a list that decoded the awareness ribbon colours.
Since there are several meanings to one colour, it is interesting, what is associated all with the purple one.

Cystic Fibrosis which two of my cousins have (had) Marion passed away when she was a little girl, and medicine was not as far advanced back then to prolong her Life. To the same family was born a boy with it, too and he was a Methusalem, outliving the prognosis the doctors gave over decades. This was possible because of the inhalative
treatment and supplements replacing, what his body could not produce itself.

The purple ribbon also wants to raise awareness to religious tolerance, an issue, I really want to emphasize a lot. No matter what religious sect we belong to, we will never know, if ours is the only "right one", so we should accept the diversity.

It also is promoting remembrance and awareness of violence against women, which I was subject to for over eight years of my young life, and it left me with lots of emotional scars.

Alzheimers disease is another meaning to it. We lived with it, my Grandma was having it, and taking care of her at home was a real challenge for us all involved.

Last, but not least it also wants to raise awareness of Epilepsy, which I have to deal with since my brain surgeries in May,June and July of 2008.

Isnt it strange, how so many of the things going on with me or in my family are associated with this one awareness colour?

So spielt das Leben

Ein Telefonat, und ich weiss, wie ich eine Person gluecklich machen kann und ihr das Leben ein bisschen erleichtern.

Auf die Art kann ich sie aus der Ferne Umarmen, und mein Wollschrank wird leerer.

Beide haben was davon.

the circle of life

It was a phone call and an exchange of what is going on in our lives that sparked an idea now, how to make the life of this person happier and give her a hug from far.

I love, when such things occurr, and I can do a stealth project for such beloved people.

I wonder, how she will perceive it.
She will help me reduce my yarn stash, too :-) One hand washes the other.

It will be made of chunky wool and be warm and leaves my stash cupboard a little more decluttered.

still recovering/erhole mich immer noch

Since the surgery is over and everything technically went fine, I still need time to adjust. Sleep is a catastrophe at the moment. Meaning not getting enough of it at appropriate times.
I sure hope, that this will not escalate to a maddening situation.


Nachdem die OP jetzt rum ist und technisch alles glatt ging, brauche ich immer noch Zeit, mich einzugewoehnen. Schlafen ist im Moment eine Katastrophe. Das bedeutet, ich kriege nicht genug und auch nicht zu angemessenen Zeiten.
Ich hoffe nur, dass das nicht zu einer wahnsinnig machenden Situation eskaliert.

we have surgery confirmation date / OP Termin steht fest

Everything went so fast now, Friday Nov.20 I have the admittance talk, Monday Nov.23 the surgery will take place. I will stay approximately a week and hope, the whole procedure goes well.

This is all so fast now, I don't know what to think of it.
No time to really fret now, that is good.
Wish me well, pray, meditate or do whatever you can to think of me at those important hours of the 23.

Alles ging jetzt so schnell, Am Freitag 20. November ist das Aufnahmegespraech, Montag, 23. November ist die OP.
ch werde wahrscheinlich eine Woche im Krankenhaus bleiben und hoffe, die ganze Sache wird gut verlaufen.

Das ging jetzt alles so schnell, dass ich nicht weiss, was ich davon halten soll.
Jetzt habe ich keine Zeit, mich verrueckt zu machen, was gut ist.
Wuensch mir alles Gute, bete, meditiere oder tue, was auch immer Du kannst, um an mich zu denken, in den wichtigen Stunden am 23.