Back in touch with the CRAZY world we live in

We have internet! Yeah, finally! I will be working on the blog very soon! I can't believe it has taken 7 weeks! My internet service experience was not so glorious. I had to be home between 8 & 4. The tech showed up at 9 AM! Much to my suprise it wasn't 3 PM! We greeted one another with the simple hello's. Then, he started speaking and I thought this guy does not speak ANY English! Yep, was I right. So, I pointed him in the direction of the phone plugs etc. and he was happy at work for all of a couple minutes. Then he began to ask me questions, and much to my dismay I could not make out ANYTHING!!!! I didn't recognize any words that sounded even remotely similiar to English or my currently limited German vocabulary, to help give me a clue. So I called my dear friend Daniela, and she translated for me. He wanted to know where the phone box was....oh ok. GREAT! Where is it? Real cute! I have no idea!!!! So the fast thinker that I am, hahahaha, my neighbor has got to be home. He is an older gentleman, very nice and speaks English. Perfect! So I mingle on across the hall and ring the door bell. I could hear movement. This was a good sign. When he opened the door he greeted me in his pajamas with a bath robe wrapped around him. My heart sunk. I woke the poor guy up! I told him I needed some help, and he very graciously did so. We have a wonderful neighbor! That evening after work I stopped to get him a "present". You don't give a "gift" here, that is "posion". When I rang the bell he greeted me with a big smile when he saw the wine in my arms! Gosh, I hope the wine was good. Well then again, it was the thought that counts. I hope it didn't taste like posion!