Fab Fathers, Giggling Girls & Irksome Illness

Willkommen again to the weekly entertainment and information session that is Everything’s Famtastic.

I thought that this week I would give a shout out to all the German Papas out there. A couple of weeks back, I wrote about Mother’s Day, with a big, warm virtual hug for all you Mamas.

But now it is the men’s turn. Or at least those who live in Germany (Sorry to you Australian, American, Canadian, English… dads). Father’s Day was celebrated in Germany this past week. On a Thursday, no less. And Father’s Day- or Men’s Day as the non-parent males would claim- is an entirely different thing to most other countries’ way of celebrating fathers. So, Alles Gute zum Vatertag to all those fathers out there doing their best for their kids! I hope that your children thank you and appreciate all you do! To Hubby: we love you very much and thank you for all you do for us!! xx

Allow me to fill you in though, about our week of things (including Father’s day) going not quite to plan. Aha! Also the perfect opportunity for us mamas to show just how tolerant, unshakeable and adaptable we can be. Maintain a positive attitude and all that, right?!?

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Birthday Like a Grown-Up

Well hello, hello and hello again to you all! So nice to have you here. I can happily report that my antibiotic days are over and my tonsillitis has made a full retreat. Thank goodness! I hope that you are staying healthy as the season is changing over at this time of year.

For me here in the northern hemisphere we are drifting through spring, hopefully progressing towards a very warm, sun-filled summer. Which in our part of Germany is certainly not guaranteed! I know of at least one summer since I arrived here that not one single day was over 30°C (86°F). Which for an Australian girl like me was essentially an oxymoron in the definition of summer.

There are 2 big things that I really enjoy about May in the northern hemisphere. The first is that Spring is in full swing (hey, that rhymes!). And the second is that my birthday is coming up! What’s not to love about Spring flowers and birthdays? Wouldn’t you agree?!?

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