Cheryl on the Web

Yep, it’s that time of year - make a cappuccino or hot chocolate and sit down in your favorite chair to pump out those creative Christmas list ideas. (more…)

Today my dad returns home to my mom after having spent 2 weeks in Africa. What was he doing in Africa? I can tell you what he wasn’t doing: he wasn’t on safari, he wasn’t on business, he wasn’t stranded.

Africa was his destination, and telling African tribes about God’s love and forgiveness was his mission. More than that I can’t tell you either - it’s not like he could call home every night ;) - so I’m just as excited to hear about his experience as you might be. Welcome home, Dad.

I don’t know what it is this year, but I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas this year like I did when I was a kid. I mean, thinking about the holidays makes we want to jump up and down and totally lose all concentration on what I am doing. Luckily I work at home or my colleagues might think I had lost it.

I can’t quite put my finger on what in particular is causing this tinteling (sp?) excitement. (more…)

In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft has started pushing out its new web browser, Internet Explorer 7, to everyone using Windows Update. In fact, if your computer automatically installs Windows updates, you may get IE 7 without even noticing it - until you reboot your computer.

In theory, the upgrade isn’t all bad: (more…)

Number 1: You can sing off-tune at the top of your lungs to the U2 CD blaring out of your stereo, and no one is bothered except your significant other.

Number 2: While thoroughly exhausting yourself running the marathon of your life on the cross-trainer, you aren’t left comparing yourself to the exercise super-freak on your right at the gym who’s been pumping away at twice the speed you have for the last 20 minutes.

Number 3: The shower is clean. And private.

More to follow in later installments as I discover the wonders of exercising on our new cross-trainer.

Germany has many unique cultural aspects, but one in particular stands out: Germans take their kitchens with them everywhere they go. After Tim and I moved to Germany, we were told by everyone who visited the apartment, you have a nice kitchen! But they were really impressed when we told them that it was part of the apartment - because in Germany, that’s almost unheard of. Even people who rent apartments tend to take their kitchen with them, so most apartments for rent don’t even have a kitchen.
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