Day 12 Whatever tickles my fancy

Things have been a little hectic around here. However, they are finally starting to fall into place. I have my Jeep! It is so nice to be able to get around if I need to. I had an interview at the bank, and it is looking extremely promising (waiting on some paperwork). And we got a dog to try and keep our cat company, the cat is not convinced that they will be best friends eventually. Right now the dog is sitting next to me, and Rapcat is under the couch growling. If I didnt know any better I would have thought that there was a motorcycle in my front yard (he growls very loud with an oscillating tone). I hope this won't last long and they will be cuddling soon enough.

This last weekend we got out and explored our town some more. We heard from all the neighbord about this huge chicken festival. The village had been plastered with signs for weeks, and supposedly people come from all over to this chicken fest. So we drove 2 blocks down to where it was being held, we could hear the horrible renditions of Dancing Queen by ABBA from our house, so we knew it wasnt far. When we got near, we saw people parking and walking up this huge hill with a tiny road running up it. We dicided that since everyone else was hiking, the parking must be full and we should walk too. So we hike up the hill, get to the top expecting to see a plethora of food and rides an games. Well, we round the corner and see the "HUGE" festival consisting of 3 pop up tents, a stage, 1 kid ride, and ice cream truck, and a few chicken roasters. There was a contest on stage to see who coukd hold up a beer stein the longest (the winner won a few steins of beer). This huge festival was smaller than a block party. Just a bunch of people sitting around, drinking beer and eating chicken while their half naked toddlers swam in a dirty blow up pool. Moral of the story is, Germans like to party, not matter how big or small the occasion. The huge festival was a bust, but the chicken was Okay. Now Oktoberfest on the other hand. . . don;t think that will be a dissappointment.

Here are a few pictures of the latest happenings in our German journey:


Queidersbach Huhnfest "Chicken Festival"




Pictures of our little house. Notice Oscar the Jeep in the Driveway. That makes me happy.