Alpina's blog post - It's been a long time

I know. I often thought of looking in here again - but I never did until lately. And some people actually noticed that I had logged in. Thanks so much for your lovely messages - did you really miss me so much? Why didn't I do it before? The moment was just not structured that way.

I am not at the computer as often as I did in the past. I'm still a full-time mother - Alpinita keeps me really busy. She mentions daily how keen she is on getting a brother or a sister (she'd prefer a brother, I know). And since I read all her wishes from her lovely eyes, I do my best to speed up the affair, and Phillip does his best, too, which is a particular pleasure to me. So far without success. I am an only child, and both my parents were - who knows if I carry this in me and pass it on.

It's snowing in Zuerich at the moment - how fast the little world outside turns white. The cat is coming to my window all through the lawn - look how she already lifts her paws, as she hates snow. I better let her in - she will then lie down between my keyboard and the screen and have a nap.

We are all fine - have a new car, enjoyed wonderful Christmas holidays back in Austria (I cried a little when I entered my house). I was offered a teaching job at a local high school (they call it Gymnasium, the same type of school I was teaching at before), not far from where we live. Only a few lessons, mind you, for a woman who is pregnant - from May to July. I have not decided yet. But my heart beats faster when I think of it, so who knows.