Just a note I've set up http://www.two50plusmovingtogermany.com. I will try to repoint this one there. Thanks all and I look forward to seeing you there.

Movers show up Monday morning. I'm showing the stickies to the one guy and he says, you realize this isn't all going to fit. Well that sucks! He shows me the crate all of this should fit into and yup he's right. So now to decide what we really need. Priorities and all that. So … Continue reading Hmmm. Priorities Priorities. →

So it’s Sunday and I’ve ran out to pick up a few more boxes for me and Adam. Earlier in the week I purged out the cupboards. Expired side dishes, old pasta, and noticed I have sliced mushrooms (love them from the can), creamed corn (another thing I love - I’m one of those weirdos … Continue reading Channeling Martha →

It’s Saturday morning and here is the text I receive. It’s 8:30 am here and 2:30 pm there. Been out since 9. Went picked up bbq couldn’t find gas tank came home managed to get it in and out of car and upstairs. Then figured go to POCO got storage wall for our room and … Continue reading Mike’s having so much fun! →

So we have movers that will be here Monday to pack what we want to ship to Germany. This was part of Mike's work package. They will pack and move it all as well as deliver, unpack and put together things. We aren't planning on bringing everything as you have seen with my buying frenzy … Continue reading I’ve packed more in the last 2 years of my life than the other 49! →

I'm now home (Kitchener) and have had Wed to get over jet lag. Now I have to get into full steam. I did sort through some stuff Wed and tried to narrow down the keep, not keep list, but it has me thinking. How much stuff do we really need? I remember a skit by … Continue reading A Place for my Stuff – The late, Great George Carlin. →

“Mike’s Closet” So we have this door in our bedroom upstairs. (nach oben). It is an emergency or second entrance/exit. We can go out from this door but can only come back in with our key. When Mike and I first looked through the door we seen a hallway and more doors like ours. As … Continue reading The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. →

So Saturday morning the final delivery arrived and it is our bar fridge. Now fridges and freezers are pretty small compared to back in North America. People mostly keep your basics on hand and shop daily for meals. That means you really don't need a large fridge. And they hardly use ice unlike Mike and … Continue reading Sat Apr 7th to Sun Apr 8th. A little drive down The Autobahn. →

So Thursday has started out like each day. Slowly building a routine (only to change it when I go back to Canada lol). I did hear from the third party seller about the chairs and wine rack. They will be trying to get replacements to me by Monday and pick up the wine rack. Hopefully … Continue reading Thursday Apr 4th to Friday Apr 5th →

So this far this week has been relatively uneventful. (Well sort of). Learned some German, did daily chores, put together a few pieces of side tables (things I couldn't screw up too much for Mike), and accepted a few more deliveries from my BFF Amazon.de. (When I realized I was here for another week I … Continue reading Mon Apr 1st to Wed Apr 3rd. →