Now I want creamy broccoli soup and a normal milkshake as dessert :P

I find that the best way to get your mind off of something like this is to think of waffles. Nice, fluffy waffles, drenched in maple sryup, golden and toasty and soft.

...I'm such a horrible person, aren't I?

Lot of thanks for the warm welcome to you all *extra big round of hugs*

I really do hope for "had" too. I predict my work situation will be rather complicated for the time being, but otherwise things seem to brighten up.
What really bothers me the most is that all the bad stuff recently spare the kids. Instead of being their usual cheery and clever selves they have become increasingly bipolar, going from incredibly manic periods to brooding and (seemingly gratuitous) sadness or anger.
:-(

What I really do hope is that thing will go back to normal for them really quick. My wife and me are trying to spend more "quality time" with them, but of course that isn't easy, for lack of time/opportunity and because the troubles have made us more irritable too.

Mhm....that looks delicious :D

I hope everything will turn out all right and that the job situation won't be too stressful for you *big hug* :)

Yes. Not surprising considering the weather - i assume the weather is also msotly responsible for my headache....

*waves for everybody, hugs for those who like and of course some tea...*

*return hug*

Sorry to hear about that, but definitely no need to apologize. Take your time, try to sort your things out and let me/us know it there's anything we can do. Don't hesitate to use the chat. I know about all of these problems from my own or my wife's experiences and sometimes it helps just to talk to somebody you don't know at all, but consider trustworthy.

What's your profession, if I may ask?

I'm looking forward to potatoe soup with bockwurst tonight :-)

Argh. I hate you ;-)

Software developer, mostly web, with project responsibly.

For the last twoandahalf years I've (almost single-handedly) built an web portal for a big repair service company for construction tools and machines that covers all their workflows and customer and business partner interaction.

Guten Tag, German thread ! :)
Wie geht es ihnen ?
**Big hugs with sausages and insipid beer** :-D

Sounds cool. A big, personally rewarding project. I hope you can build up on that.

But anyway, I especially hope that your kids will feel better soon. Nothing I can imagine that's more horrible than sad kids. Is Leipzig a good place for kids - besides the Zoo?
Bestens! Merci, Madame Chouette! *big hugs*

GAAHHH!! Not you too!! :-O
*hides in a corner from the army of Germans*

You cannot hide!

Bitte schön, mein lieber Freund ! :-> **große Umarmung**
**snaugh** >__o

*Big hugs!*

But... insipid beer? We're not Americans, you know.... *puzzled*

Can I just get a normal hug? Please?