http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml Welcome to Mini's Family: Mini's Thoughts Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:25:10 -0500 http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/5115c72b9597df96b47b9af85d8fc64e_480ba6a6.writeback Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:25:10 -0500 So, it has been a really long time since I did anything with the site. I am so busy that I just don't have the time. I'm currently finishing up my next to last class for my Master's in Education. I start my last one on Tuesday. I'm also student teaching and both kids are in baseball. I just got back from the European Bowling Championships and my team placed 4th and the doubles team I was on placed 2nd. Not bad for someone who doesn't take bowling very seriously. We leave for Normandy on Thursday night with the Boy Scouts and then the following weekend we head to Garmish. For those of you that don't know Michael will be deploying to Romania for 6 months. Well it is really late and I have to get going. Please respond so I know the 4 hours I spent on this is worth it. Hope all is well with everyone. I will try and respond to e-mails better. Hugs to everyone!!! http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/e74208d88ee2e68cf39215d929114fa7_456c67f9.writeback Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:46:49 -0600 Hello All! It has been some time since I updated the website. So much going on and life happening so fast. Well we got the van in September and have been enjoying it very much as far as vans go. Of course we are now a two van family as Michael's BMW died and went to BMW heaven. We also had a great time in Italy at the castle and got to see some very beautiful sights. We really enjoy Italy and can't wait to get back. Halloween was unusually warm for us as it has been the weather for the fall. I keep expecting it to start to dump snow any moment. I also put up the pictures from Thanksgiving. We went to Austria and had a blast. It was also the first time that we got to ski as a family and got off the bunny hill. It is amazing how quickly the kids can pick things up. Well I need to run and hope this finds everyone well and happy! Don't forget to leave a note so I know that people are actually reading this thing! Enjoy and hugs to everyone! Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/56efd72699ed940eab35d9a4e4d5ee0b_44f33af2.writeback Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:50:26 -0500 Hello Everyone! Thank you for visiting my site. I didn't realize it had been so long since I last updated my site. Life sure moves fast. The kids started school today. It rained ALL day. Zachary has the same teacher. He looped with the kids. That means he moved up with them and is now their 3rd grade teacher. From the research I have done at school it is a great program and more teachers should loop with their students. Less time getting to know you and they can start right away. Michaela got the teacher I requested. Like the school had a choice. LOL I have started another class and this one is killer. It is research methods. Lots of Math, yuck. But as the saying goes I will Survive. So, when are people going to visit? My friend Melissa has already purchased plane tickets and will be here the first week of November. We are excited to have her visit. Not only do I have school but I am the soccer coach for both Zachary and Michaela. Of course no one would step up so I took them both. Hopefully we can practice tomorrow as it is still raining. Michael is doing well. He will go to Russia for a training exercise. I hope you enjoy the pictures. They took forever to down load!! Write when you can and try and visit. We are only suppose to be here 2 more years!! Hugs to everyone! Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/a0488c71e4eb034dde8fccd939da6629_444bc3ad.writeback Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:13:01 -0500 I know we are all busy. I have started school again. Z man had his boat race for Boy Scouts on Wed. He had a blast. They made their boats at meetings and he came in 2nd. He was very proud. We had German American Fest this week. The kids got to be in the parade. You only see the beginning because I had to march with Michaela and Michael was gone. He did get to come home this weekend to take his hunting test. He has been attending classes since October. It is a big deal in Germany. They had a group of German men who played horns. Then this other guy knighted them with a sword. If you looked at the pictures you'd also see that they all had to wear hunting green. Well, not much else going on. Hope this finds everyone well. Hugs to all. Thanks for posting!!! :) Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/e244f11ba4510b7c99a62ab6e7f8981a_44424dea.writeback Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:00:10 -0500 Hello All!!! Well, I just managed to down load our Spain trip. We had a great time. Although we felt more like we were in England. There were a lot of British in Costa del Sol. I also screwed up on where we flew in. We ended up flying in about 1/2 hour north of Barcelona and had to drive 8 hours south to Fuengirola, our village. Not to mention that Spanish roads aren't well marked and we got lost a few times. And then we learned that AP-7 means a toll road and A-7 means non toll. Very interesting. Our hotel was OK. It was really cheap. We paid $439 for 6 nights half board. The kids loved it. Zachary was in heaven as he put it with the food. They had 4 kinds of fish ever night and an ice cream bar. Kayla loved it because she could have as much as she wanted. We spent one day in Gibraltar. We did well there. It was beautiful and we could see Africa which the kids thought was great. They also loved the monkey's. It was a great day trip. We also spent a day in Ronda. It is known as a white town. The buildings are white. And it has the oldest bull ring in Spain. Apparently it is also were bull fighting first started. The other days we spent at the beach. We went on a boat trip looking for dolphins. No such luck but the kids had fun. Today it is cold and raining in Germany. I wish I was back at the beach. It was nice to have warm sun for a few days. Hope everyone had a great Easter!!!! Chat with you soon! Hugs to all!! Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/6edee7d6a6cd379e4c474730ac3622b3_443567e5.writeback Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:11:33 -0500 Hello!!! I can't even remember when the last time I updated the site. Can you remember the last time you visited? I updated the photos. I hope you enjoyed them. The kids are doing well. Michaela is still in Daisy's and loving it very much. Zachary is also in scouts and recently started piano. He has had 2 lessons and thinks his ready for a concert. Both kids are signed up for baseball. This should be interesting. I recently went back to school. I am working on a Master's In Education in Secondary Education. Michael thinks I'm crazy. I finished my first on line class with a 99.9% an A!!! I was very excited. It has been awhile since I was in school. I also won a scholarship from the spouse's club. It will pay for a few classes. Not bad. The in August I applied for a financial counselor program through the Military Spouses Fellowship Program. 2,800 people applied and they picked 200. I was one. Michael is rolling his eyes. When will I have time? But I'll find it. Besides they pay for everything, so why not. We are headed to Spain tomorrow and I can't wait. I have been subbing a lot and teaching Kindermusik and volunteering at the school. I'm ready for the break and the warm weather. Michael had been busy too. He will be In and out of the field in the next could of months. He is lucky enough to go to Russia dn to Ft Carson. At least he will get his USA fix and I can stay and travel in Europe!! Well, if you are reading this just leave me a message so I know that you have visited. This is a lot of work and it is nice to see that people are actually visiting! I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!!! Love and hugs to you all!! Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/2fc881536185a68df9a3cb2a10950e58_43eb3436.writeback Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:23:18 -0600 Hello!! Is anyone out there? Lots has happened. Of course we all had Christmas. Ours was nice and quite with friends who came to celebrate. They live in Wurzburg and it was nice. We went skiing at my brother John's in a place called Lenk, Switzerland. Very nice!!! In January our friends from Texas came for a visit. OUR FIRST AMERICAN VISTORS!!! We went skiing in a place called Stubai, Austria. That was wonderful as well. The kids also enjoyed themselves. Craig and Nancy had a good time and I think we showed them a good time! :) Of course there was LOTS of shopping! :) We have been getting snowed on since Monday. So, its not as cold as it has been. We had been having freezing rain and that's not fun. Michaela is home sick today. I was suppose to sub today and she throw up in the inside of the car. Yea, I was really happy, NOT! I also had some dental work done on my mouth. Michael thinks I'm crazy. They cut my gums to even them out and will redo my front teeth and bleach them as well. Today I'm suppose to go in and have my stitches out. Not sure how that is going to happen since Michaela is sick and Michael is in the field now till mid March. Life as a military wife. Always fun!!!LOL I have also been looking at Spring Break trips. Croatia and Spain are in the running. Michael isn't to big on Croatia. But its cheap and something different!! Anyone have any ideas??? Well, I need to run and figure out how I'm going to get things done today. Hope you enjoyed the pictures! Please remember to respond to this. Otherwise I don't think anyone is reading this. OK well my mom and Michael's sisters and of course my sis Melanie! And when are people coming for a visit? Enjoy your day!! Love to all!!! Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/b7c72348ccaf8d282029d8492477e6f2_4379fddf.writeback Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:25:19 -0600 Hello All!!! It is interesting to see who still is visiting the site. I'm still having computer issues. They are refusing to send my disks to me through the APO. They sent through my mother-in-law but they screwed up. Now I'm so angry it is principal. I should have everyone send hate mail to the lady that is helping me. Oh, only after I filed a complaint with Better Business Bureau. It is really getting cold here. They are saying we may see snow starting Thursday. The kids are excited. We went to Garmisch for the long weekend. Had a blast. I'll write more when I get those pictures up. Hope this fins everyone well. Hugs to all!! Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/fc4338a027765c625b2000a3877119d1_434f5c6b.writeback Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:21:15 -0500 Hope this finds everyone well. Michael had his ceremony on Tuesday. Then he left for kosovo and will return Saturday. The kids had there last soccer games yesterday. I got my recovery disks from my mother in-law and will try and work on the computer this weekend. I have pictures of the pinning ceremony and the kids playing soccer. So, hopefully all will go well. Until then post a comment and check back often. Hugs to all, Mini http://minisfamily.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/9531ac713aeddaa325cd19b41ef83511_433ba5fc.writeback Thu, 29 Sep 2005 03:29:48 -0500 First I need to tell everyone that I have been having problems with my computer. Apparently Windows XP has been saved twice to my computer. Therefore it has been eating up all my memory. I spent yesterday, all day, with the HP people. they are sending recovery disks. So, If I don't get any more pictures up for a while you'll have to be patient and just keep checking back. Yesterday morning I was also asked to take over membership for the Hohenfels spouses club. They have an all ranks club here. Then Kayla went to Daisy Scouts and there was no leader. So, now I'm a co leader with 3 other moms. Zack attack started cub scouts tonight. And we still had soccer. And Z mans coach is deploying to Iraq so, I will be taking over as coach. The game was cancelled due to weather. And he has a pack leader!! YEA Can you say BUSY. Oh well at least most the boxes are gone. Oh and I'm also the treasury for the coffee group. Did I also mention 2 Bunco groups and a book club. Oh boy! I really will need the trip to Italy!!! Well, I hope this finds you all well. Remember to get a web cam and to post a message. Thanks!! TSCHUSS, Mini