It´s sanni-licious

I’ve never had to struggle to come up with things for which I am thankful.

On this day when we’re encouraged to take a moment to think about those things for which we are most thankful and I don’t even know where to begin.

I grew up in a nice home somewhere here in Germany, with parents who loved me and a special friend that I still count as the best friend I´ve ever had in the world. My grand-parents lived close by. We were healthy and happy. I am thankful for my memories.

Many years later, I found caring man who is intelligent, adorable and fun. Frank´s love leaves me speechless every day. I am thankful I´m allowed to spend my life with the best hubby I could ask for.

Our son Luis puts a huge smile on my face every single moment. He has grown so big, having started so little. I am thankful for the way he makes me want bo be a better mom, a better person every day, for his smile, for the joy he brings to our lives.

Did I mention the Jersey´s big slobbery puppy lips ready to lick my nose? No? I´m thankful for the furry diva. She was delivered in the “hubby package” - although I never wanted to be owned by a dog I cannot imagine my life without her anymore.

My parents - I’ve always loved my parents, but as I’ve grown older, I’m thankful that I can also call them my best friends and best grandparents who make Luis´days thousand times brighter because they are a part of his life.

I´m thankful for my parents-in-law. They are exactly the same… One of the most touching moments in my life has been Uschi naming me her daughter.

Who knows? Maybe someday there will be a sibling that Luis will count as his best friend in the world. I cherish that thought and I´m thankful for the possibilty to get pregnant again. The doctors worked wonders preventing me from passing away whilst pregnancy… and medicating me without disabling me from giving birth to a child again.

This brings me to health. Although I´m still sick I know I could be worse I know. At least I can walk, laugh, and still dress pretty nicely. Nothing makes you more grateful for good health than a little bit of pain. I´m grateful for my entire family´s health.

Our freedoms- I am grateful to live in a country where freedoms are still “free” and I do not have to fear daily bombings, or going to bed hungry, or becoming enslaved or persecuted. We live in a country which is free and save… A special thanks to all of you, who protect us from those that seek to destroy it. You are in our thoughts and prayers every day.

Our “3 D friends” we made throughout our life - these people are pretty much the coolest people we know. Some of them we haven´t seen for ages… we badly miss them - but we know it will be “as always” when we meet again.

YOU!

That´s why I created this little “Thank you” - the “Thankful for YOU”-award for my darling bloggy people:

Bridget @ …And Miles To Go…
Maria @ BAAAHHH!!!
Matt-Man @ Bagwine Ruminations
Heather in BBColumbia
Vinny sitting on Bond´s Big Leather Couch
Alice - she was Born2Cre8
Sandee @ Comedy +
Tisha - the CrAzY Working Mom
Desert Songbird @ The Ice Box
Amazing Gracie @ Echoes of Grace
Ian @ EDog´s Everything Page
Miss Bee - the Empress Bee of the High Sea
Misty Dawn
Mo @ It´s a blog eat blog world
Jersey - the Furry Diva
Steven @ Get Your Blog On!
Linda @ {this & that}
Lizza @ I am woman…
Kathrine @ Wading through my…
Captain Lifecruiser @ Lifecruiser
Mar @ Maremagnum
Queen Mimi @ Mimi writes…
Danielle @ Modern Musings
Reba @ Reba´s Run
Sarge Charlie
Barb @ Skittles Place
Trav @ Trav´s Thoughts
Turnbaby @ And as the world Turns
Annelisa @ Words That Flow
Gattina @ Writer´s Cramps

Thank you for being my friends. I am grateful to have such wonderful friends like you, who take the time to read my ramblings on Coffee2go. Even though almost all of you I have never met, I feel a special bond that crosses time and space. It brings me close to those of you who feed my soul…

catch ya,

And now…
… our moment of Turkey:

Today marks the big 3-0 of our wonderful blogging pal Tish Black!
YAY! The one and only CrAzY Working Mom turns 30 - unbelievable, but true. Let´s paint the whole Blogosphere BLACK *teehee* and celebrate with a song of one of her favorite movies
“A Knight´s Tale”:

Paint it BLACK!

Now hop over to Arkansas and wish Tisha a very Happy Birthday ;)

Happy Birthday, Tish - keep on rocking the Blogosphere you CrAzY sweetheart!

Cake anyone? *ggg*

xoxoxo,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Homer: My ears are burning.
Lisa: I wasn’t talking about you, Dad.
Homer: No, my ears are really burning. I wanted to see inside, so I lit a Q-tip.

P.S.: Thank you all so much for your kind comments and caring emails - this means a lot to me. I´m still sick and do my very best to come back and catch up with you as soon as I can.
Just didn´t want to miss my sweet friend´s big 3-0. =)

Blogblast for PEACE - Happy 1st anniversary!
Darling Bloggie people: UNITE!

There´s no way to PEACE. PEACE is the way.

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world…

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

[”Imagine” - - John Lennon]

This world could deal with a lot more PEACE! Please engage in serious soul-searching and ask yourself:“What type of world do we wish to hand over to our children? Or to our grandchildren?”

We want it to be a peaceful one. Please help to spread the world…
… and be the CHANGE!

The picture on our Peace Globe shows our little son Luis. We´ve always wished for worldwide peace, but since Luis is part of our little family we pray even more:

Dona Nobis pacem - Grant us…… vrede Waki Qiwebis Khanaghutyun Bak pakoj shAnti Spokoj peoc’h Nyeinjanyei Pau
nanomonsetôtse Tsumukikiatu Wetaskiwin Lap mir mir fred Sulh vrede Hetep paco

rahu Solh Vakaegu Rauha paix Fifa fred
Frieden
Irini py’guapy malu Shanti kev sib haum xeeb béke damai s och in Tutkium pace Heiwa RukunSoksang Peoning Hwa Rdj Peoning Hwa Hasiti Wolakota s ochaint Santiphap pax taika paci rongo Enh Taiwain tlamatcanemiliztli fred pokoj paz sérë pace pasch Wokokeyeh paz Amani fred kapayapaan Amaithi Santiphap Sidi Baris amn; salaam Hoa Binh Heddwch Sholem Alaafia uxolo Layeni Ukuthula
PEACE

♥ & PEACE to you and yours,

And now…

… our moment PEACE:

“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
– Mahatma Gandhi“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.”
– John Lennon

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind…War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.”
– Francesco Petrarch

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime”
– Ernest Hemingway

“Peace be with you.”
– The Bible: Genesis XLIII. 23

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
–Mother Teresa

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”
– Mohandas K. Gandhi

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”
– Jimmi Hendrix

Time for a little update…
Yes, it´s me again. The bad blogger who didn´t blog for almost a week… the bad blog buddy who didn´t even visit anyone. Folks, I´m sick to death of being sick. Can´t remember when I woke up last time and felt well… without this serious nausea and… well, believe me, you definitely do NOT want to hear the full details.

I tried to join Heads Or Tails? today, but… the prompt for this week is “Vote” or any other word
that starts with the letter “V.”
The only word coming to my mind is “VOMIT”. Uhm, okay… unbloggable stuff. Don´t worry. I won´t post about this V-word, neither a detailed report, nor any pics.
Noooooo, I’m not trying to convince you to keep reading. Okay, well maybe a little…

I want to say “Thank you” to all those peaceful bloggers who kept me busy during the last weeks. Most of you know I am an official Blogblast for Peace Peace Globe Designer - Sanni on a peaceful mission, playing with graphics. That´s what I love to do… and I really appreciate the distraction - creating Peace Globes helped me feel less sick.

If you haven´t joined the Dona Nobis Pacem movement already there´s still time to get your very own globe to let it fly tomorrow. It´s easy as 1-2-3.

1.) Choose a Peace Globe and save it to your HD (right mouse-click, save in .jpg-format)
2.) Sign your Peace Globe, add pictures, poems, quotes, whatever you like and submit it to Mimi via email [mimiwrites2005 (at) yahoo (dot) com].
3.) Let your globe fly in a post titled Dona Nobis Pacem tomorrow (Nov 7, 2007).

Need help or inspiration?

For inspiration:
Visit the Official home of Dona Nobis Pacem, have a peek through the keyhole of my Peace Globe gallery or join the Blogblast for Peace Chat!

For help:
Visit me at Pimp Your Blog, follow the instructions in the Peace Globe Wiki or email me at [LilSanni (at) gmail (dot) com].

Or… combine it all. But… whatever you do… don´t miss the Official Blogblast for Peace. =)

LOVE & PEACE ♥ ,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Homer: I want to share something with you:
The three little sentences that will get you through life.
Number 1: Cover for me.
Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss!
Number 3: It was like that when I got here.