Como Zoo

Today my fiance and I took our son to our local zoo. We all had a lot of fun, and my son really enjoyed seeing all of the animals. This zoo is really unique because it runs on donations, you don't have to pay in order to get in and see the animals and the exhibits. We donated some money even though we didn't have to, but we always do because it keeps the zoo open and running. My son really enjoyed seeing the lions, giraffes, gorillas, and zebras. I liked seeing the sloth and the seals. We ended up buying popcorn and enjoyed being out in the sun (we had such beautiful weather here today). Sadly we didn't have enough time to go through the conservatory, but we will have to save that for another day and another trip!

4th of July

Yesterday was the 4th of July and sadly I woke up feeling pretty sick. I ended up sleeping for most of the day. Luckily my son was so excited about seeing some fireworks that I forced myself to get out of bed and venture out to find some fireworks to see. We were planning on just watching them from our car, but once they started we decided that we needed to find a parking spot so we could get out and enjoy them with the crowd. Thankfully my fiance found an awesome parking spot where we jumped out of the car and had one of the best spots in the park! We all had a really good time and the finale was so beautiful and my son and I started clapping along with the crowd. It would have been nice if I didn't feel so sick that day, but thankfully it ended with a bang!

Longville Art Fair

Yesterday me and my fiance's family went to the Longville Art Fair. It was a pretty decent size considering the location (Longville is a tiny little town). We bought some kettle corn as soon as we got there and it was delicious! We also bought a little glass coin that has a shamrock on it and a rock that has the word peace on it (the peace rock was for my fiance's father). My little boy got a small Diego pillow for his stuffed animal raccoon, and a cow bookmark. My fiance also bought a big cheeseburger for lunch while we were there and it was great. We all had a great time while we were there :-)

Busy Busy Busy

Wow! I have not posted on my blog for so long! So sorry to all of my followers. Lots has happened since I last posted though. I am having a little baby boy in October, and the following fall (2010) I'll be getting married! Right now I have the time to post because I'm on vacation. I have come to Longville, MN for a 60th wedding anniversary celebration of my son's great grandparent's. It is really beautiful here (of course I forgot the camera!). We have already seen deer, a bald eagle, a loon, pelicans, and herons. We went on a boat ride yesterday which was a lot of fun. Today we walked around town (very small), and tonight we are going to a bbq! It should all be a lot of fun. I'll have to try to continue to post more often, sometimes things just seem to get too hectic and I forget I even have a blog!

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My name is Renate Ikinger. I'm female. Born (1966) and raised in Austria, Europe. Well, I'm still here but often I'm dreaming about migrating, living in a little house by the sea ...

I completed business college but at 20 my son was born and I was mostly mother until I was 30. Then I started as a self employed webdesigner/programmer. I loved it, but when the big 40 came, I was more or less finished with it. Yes, the decades seem to play a role in my life ...

Since then, I became more and more a self employed full time crafter. I love making my journals. Books always played a big part in my life, and when I realised I could make them by myself, it was like a miracle! Yes, call me stupid, but that's how it was.
At first I made them in the traditional way, but soon I realised that what really fascinates me are journals that look like they are old. Like things from ancient times, when there where still many secrets to discover and a lot of mysterious things going on ...

Yep, that's me. Oh, and about the decades - I plan to spend the time between 50 and 60 with shopping for supplies all around the world after I win the lottery (One can always hope). And after 60 I will be a crazy girl with purple hair and a lot of fun! :)

Knight in Shining Armor v.s. Handsome Prince

In most fairy tales there is either a handsome price or a knight in shining armor who comes to save the day. Who would you prefer? I'd like to open this question up to my readers before I make a post with my own opinion on this subject, so come on ladies who would you pick? :-)

Pet Peeve #4

I really hate it when I walk into a restaurant and it's fairly empty and the host/ess sits you at a table that's right next to another occupied table. There is a whole room full of empty tables and they have to sit you right next to the only other people that are there. I know that having tables together makes it easier for the staff but come on who really wants to sit right next to strangers while you eat when you could be somewhere a lot more private. I understand if the restaurant is full that you will end up sitting right next to someone else's table, but when there are plenty of empty tables you should be sat in a more private location. It is just common courtesy in my mind, but apparently not in the minds of those who sit you right next to someone else.