Since we had our “big” trip in late May early June, our summer vacation was to go to grandma and grandpa and hang out with family for a couple of weeks. Not bad

The summer was good - still is Could have been more sun, though!

I was supposed to open the church today (we do this every summer both for the locals and the tourists) - but I didn’t see anyone and decided to wait until I was going anyway. Then my doorbell rang. It was our current - how do you call it in English?? - caretaker (I mean like kind of the janitor) in church. He said he already had opened for me - since he had an business there anyhow. Good for me!

It might be good for you just to skip this part….<rant>
But then he confirmed what I already suspected, the word of me leaving is starting to be known by the people of town. That’s both sad and good all in one. The good thing is that I can speak openly about this and even tell a few that I’ve had many good years around here - now I look forward to new challenges and opportunities; and off course to live closer to my family . But I don’t like to stand there hearing how much they don’t want me to leave - even though it’s good to know I’ll be missed - and trying to tell them I’m sorry for ditching them… Off course I’m sorry, off course I’m going to miss the people and the landscape terribly - but what else could I have done? I have been here 5 yr already, that’s not to bad! And the youth pastor positions are not growing on trees either!
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I’m going to be good now and smile at people while nodding kindly when they give me the nice words about staying put!

Today the kindergarten opened again after the vacation. I think both MT and I were happy about that. Now he got to meet his friends and play a lot - and I get some alone time in the middle of the day. I’m so glad for having another week left of my vacation.

Later today we are visiting our friends up north (not far, though) and that will be fun But before that I have a few projects (or I’m going to start a few thats going to run this week…).

1. find a box - write archive on it
2. drink coffee
3. go through my many stacks of paper and stuff and put as much as possible into the archive-box - this’ll take some days to get finished with…..
4. stack a pile with the things and stuff I need to sort out right away
5. stack a pile with the things and stuff I might need before the end of September
6. drink coffee and maybe surf a bit….

Wish me luck, this is not what I do best - but once I get started the organized me kicks in!

On the plus side; it’s sun today! It makes me feel so much better