Marek in the ICU

Marek's in the ICU now, so Stella called to say that she'll be coming home and staying till tomorrow—since she can't sleep in the same room with him now anyway, she sees little point to spending the night in the hospital. So the nurses will have to feed him and let him inhale during the night.

German joke - Deutsches Wortspiel

Als wir bei Ireens und Emilys Geburtstag waren, hat Ireen einen Witz erzählt, den ich so genial fand, dass ich ihn hier aufschreiben wollte.

Was lebt am Strand und spricht undeutlich?

( Ein Seestern mit Sprachfehler? Ein Krebs mit Essen im Mund? )

Herrlich!

Oh, and another joke

At Emily's and Ireen's birthday party, when it was time for the presents to be opened, Amy came running into the kitchen, where I was, and said, "It's present time! It's present time!"

And Ireen, who was in there with me, asked me, "Isn't it always the present time?"

Heh :) Another fun play on words.

Happy Solstice

Happy Solstice, everyone!

I'm glad that the days here in the northern hemisphere will start getting longer again, now.

(Future-dated to the minute of the solstice since I'd probably forget to post this evening.)

Marek not doing so well

( Cut for those who don't want to read every little update about his situation )

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In unrelated news, Amy and I went out to a "Schweinske" restaurant in Harburg today. We arrived just a bit too late to take advantage of their noon meal deals, so I had a "Schweini" meal (the "Schweini" is their version of a hamburger: a slab of "Kasseler" style pork in a bread roll with some special sauce), and Amy had spag bol. Though she mostly ate the fresh bread rolls and less of the spaghetti. Also, she wanted a high chair but she's really growing too big for them: she had a hard time fitting her shoes through it while getting in and out.