tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74888265622802437532011-07-08T02:33:07.855-08:00THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDREA, VINCE, GIDEON, AMMON, BEN, EPHRAIM, SOPHIA AND NOAHAndrea and the Barnhartsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488826562280243753.post-18422244309456462202009-05-15T07:11:00.006-08:002009-05-15T07:40:47.026-08:00

Wow, can't believe it's been over two months since my last post! So much has happened. We are finally settled in our home in Gross-Gerau. Gideon just qualified for Europeans with the track team, Ammon has been practicing soccer with some friends here in our town, Ben is almost taller than Vince, Ephraim is having a great time in 2nd grade, Sophia can ride a bike without training wheels, and

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DID I JUST GIVE YOU A HEART ATTACK??? Hee-hee. We do have a new baby, but she's of the four-legged variety. Lorelei "Ulrika von Himmelstor" Barnhart (her registered name) is our new 8-week-old short-haired miniature dachshund. I traveled to Himmelstadt (two hour drive) to pick her up on Saturday. My friend Molly went with me. Lorelei is named for the famous ghostly naked siren of the Rhine

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Don't know if anyone actually follows my blog (besides you, MaryBeth!), but I'm getting better at posting, finally. Sure is good to be part of the World Wide Web again! Nothing too interesting to report, except our Nissan Armada finally got here from Alaska (with a broken windshield, which they are replacing), so now we're the biggest vehicle on the road. Kind of uncomfortable on these little

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WE FINALLY HAVE INTERNET!!! Now, I know that's not such exciting news to most of you, but I feel like I have been disconnected for almost two months now, and have now been reunited with all of my family and friends. Everything happens so slowly here, it's sometimes very frustrating. I guess I'm a spoiled American. Oh, well! We took the train to Koln (Colonge) on Sunday with our friends the

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HELLO! I'm sure it was commonly believed that the Barnhart Family fell off the edge of the Earth when they moved to Germany. Believe me, sometimes it has felt like it! But I'm here to tell you that we're alive and well, and very happy to be here. We lived in the American Arms Hotel in Wiesbaden for about three weeks, which wasn't terribly fun, and sometime I'll tell you about Noah trying to

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Things have been so busy, but I finally decided to just do this. We are in the American Arms Hotel in Wiesbaden, Germany. It is so beautiful here (not exactly at the hotel, but outside of it)! After a week of painful jetlag, we are enjoying getting to see and explore a bit. Vince has had "in-processing" classes and meetings for the last several days. I went with him to the class for

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Well, it's finally here. I can't believe how long you can drag a move out! It's been painfully slow. We have been staying in a hotel at Ft. Wainwright since last Tuesday. It's new, and very nice. We have two suites. They have kitchenettes, so that's nice. It was such a relief to leave behind the chaos at the house. It took the entire week. The storage people were SLOW! Anyway, now I'm

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Good Grief! (what the heck does that mean, anyway???) Time is flying by so fast that my hair is perpetually having a bad day from the breeze! The Thanksgiving guests have all gone home, after a very fun, happy time. It was so good to have our loved ones from various places in Alaska with us for the holiday. I did NOT over-eat, in spite of Judy's Mud Pie and Key Lime Pie. The boys had a party on

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Hello, Dear Ones! We have 22 days until we leave Alaska. I can't believe it. It has been so stressful waiting for all the plans to fall in place, but as of today we have passports back, travel booked (although now we're going on the 17th instead of the 20th like we had planned), and official orders will be in tomorrow. I've made a connection (accidentally--or not) with a possible home for us to

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Guten Tag! I know how to count to ten, too! And a few other words and phrases. We are all trying to learn enough German to get around for a day or two. I can ask for important things, like "WC" (pronounced VEET-zee). Well, after Gid was gone for about 10 days, Vince went and dragged him home. We tried to wait until he realized that he couldn't live on his own, but he found a family to enable him

Andrea and the Barnhartsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488826562280243753.post-39639252661954264802008-10-29T11:24:00.003-08:002008-10-29T11:41:21.683-08:00

Gadfrey, Hannah (thanks, Mom)! I can't believe it's time to MOVE again!!! Vince keeps asking me where I want to retire. Really, now, how can I even comprehend such a thing? Sheesh! We'll be moving to Wiesbaden in eight weeks from Saturday. We got our passport photos and flu shots last week. Vince sold the 4-wheeler and it's trailer. I found a home for our last remaining pet, Glacier. She

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Well, the party was a BLAST. We survived the teenage runaway (sort of ). And....drumroll, please...we're moving to GERMANY! In December!!! Help, please! Any volunteers to come up here and help me get ready to move? Take a number. More to come...

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I am so glad to see the end of this week!!! As many of you are aware, we had one of our sons run away. Gideon took off after Seminary on Tuesday morning, after being confronted by us the night before about some pretty serious issues. I think we (I ) went through every negative emotion imaginable in the space of four days: fear, anger, anxiety, rage, depression, insomnia (yes, I think that is

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What a week!!! I'm so tired I can't even go on a date with my husband tonight. That's pretty dang tired. Ephraim has been a bit "off his feed" (actually, off his meds), and has about worn me into the ground. I kept him home today, and took him (and, unfortunately, Sophia and Noah) to the doctor. She significantly increased his Concerta, and I hope all will be well with my world soon. After

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Three words: PALIN, PALMER, PRESCHOOL.Yeah for Sarah Palin! We heard the good word on our way to Palmer for the Alaska State Fair last weekend. She is wonderful, as I hope you all will find out. She's a sharp woman, and not intimidated by anything. She has done so much for Alaska and Alaskans! We do love her. The fair in Palmer was a blast. We pulled our trailer the seven hours last Friday.

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I took Sophia and Noah on a "field trip" to the Tanana Valley Farmer's Market today. It was sunny and lovely, about 65 degrees. For lunch we bought cherry tomatoes and raspberries and kettle corn, and ate them at a table in a grove of birch trees. It was wonderful! I have many dear friends at the Market that I've gotten to know over the last ten years. Well, I'm gearing up for a creative

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Alaska is beautiful in August. Usually. This year it has rained a LOT. My tomatoes will probably not turn red. However, today the sun us shining (at least this morning) and there is a light breeze, so it is indeed lovely. The birch trees are starting to turn yellow, and the fireweed is blooming closer to the top, which makes me a bit melancholy. The summers here are all too short. It's

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Okay, this is my second post, and I have yet to figure out the photo thing. Doesn't matter anyway, as I haven't told anyone about this blog.Cheers!Andrea

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To everything there is a season, and it's finally my season to BLOG! As my favorite season in Alaska (not winter) is coming to a close, I find that I'll have more time for things like quilting, making jewelry and blabbering on the www. After spending a wonderful two weeks in Utah/Idaho/Utah, I have determined (again) to strengthen and maintain ties with my family. It was so great to spend time

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