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Bente: I have just been reading your travel report and looking at all the photos.

Wow! What an interesting place! This is a place that I also would like to wisit! I can see you had a great time!

It must have been wonderful to meet your sponsor children!Thanks for sharing you trip with us. Hugs from Bente

Lori: Hi Barbara!! I am glad you were able to visit Armenia and see your sponsor children. I am sure it means the world to them. ((BIG HUGS))!!

Lori Madison: Hi Barbara, I imagine it must be very difficult for you to see what you saw over in Armenia. You seem like a compassionate person and it is hard for kind people to forget about seeing someone hurting, especially children. You are making a difference though. Your not an awful blogger. Be Blessed..

Kia: Happy Monday, Barbara! :D

Connie: Hi Barbara: I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. It's a lovely day here. I'm off to enjoy it. Have a great day. HUGS

Kia: Have a lovely trip! :) You sure live in a beautiful place! Ciao!

Lori: Hi Barbara!! Just wanted to drop by and say hi!! Have a nice weekend. ((BIG HUGS))!!

Kia: Ciao! It's important not to forget, I agree. Have a happy weekend! :)

Kia: Me again :) Rules were made to be broken! LOL! ;) Hope you are having a happy Earth Day! Big hugs.

Kia: Ciao Barbara, it's "up to 10" blogs, s even 1 is ok :) but it's up to you, I just wanted to let you know I like to read your blogs. :) Happy day!

Kia: Ciao Barbara, I don't like flying but I love travelling ;) I have something for you in my today (April 21st) entry :) check it out when you have time. Good night!

Lori Madison: I just wanted to stop by and thank you for your last tag. It really made me laugh and I needed that. Blessings....

Lori Madison: Hello Barbara, I am very excited for you! This trip sure did come up fast. I hope you trip is amazing.

Kia: Ciao Barbara, your new blog is very cute :) Only 2 weeks, wow! I bet you are super-excited! :D How long will you be able to stay in Armenia? :) Happy Spring!

Connie: Hi Barbara: What is a minpin? Have a lovely day. HUGS

Amreta: Dearest Barbara!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! :-D Isn't it great that it happens that it falls on Easter Sunday! :-D Hope you have a wonderful holiday!! Hugssss

SherryBee in AZ: Hi, I just wanted to wish you a blessed Easter. Hope it is Spring in your neck of the woods!

Kia: Ciao Barbara, very nice entries :) Have a Happy Spring and a Hoppy and blessed Easter! :) Hugs.

Lori Madison: Hi Barbara, That is such a touching song. Thank you for sharing it with us here. I hope you have a very happy week. Happy Easter Early....

Lis: visiting u here

Connie: Hi Barbara: We are supposed to have a bit of snow later today. It's raining now. Have fun. HUGS

Lori Madison: I am so glad to hear that you are feeling better. That is nice that you have fond memories of school. For me ith was the New kids on the block(embarassed) when I was 14. Hugs to you!

Kia and Zeno: Sorry to read you are ill, get well soon! :) Have a happy Monday ahead! Hugs!

Amreta: Hi dearest! No...not yet finished unfortunately, the spring cleaning will be continued tomorrow! :-))

Connie: Hi Barbara: It's going to be nice here this weekend. We may see 60 tomorrow. Have a great day. HUGS

Kia: Winter chilly weather is back here in Scotland too :( yuck! Have a happy evening! :)

Lori Madison: Hello Barbara,That is a wonderful title.. I wish I could learn another language like German but I have no head for languages! Blessings to you...

Connie: Hi Barbara: Happy Spring. We got snow last evening! Have a great day. HUGS

Niina: Hello Barbara and thank you for your visit at my blog! Have a great Sunday!

Bente: Hi again! Thank you for your tag.

Yes, it's a simple surgery, so it is not comlicated. (I think that the surgery only takes 20 minutes.) Hugs from Bente

Lori Madison: Hi Barbara,Thank you for all your tags. When I read them, I always feel better! I am glad to hear that everything is preceding with your trip. Happiness to you..

Bente: Thank you SO much for your comment on my tag board. Yes, it was very hard, but we find much comfort in Rex, our other dog, but we miss Chico very much.

Kia: Ciao Barbara, it's my 1st sprung here in Scotland. I'm curious to see how it is :) and how many flowers we'll get ;) Enjoy the sun! Ciao!

Connie: Hi Barbara: My woodstove as been in the family for a very long time. I love cooking stews and soups on it. Have a lovely day. HUGS

Lori Madison: Hi Barbara,I hope you are feeling strong and happy today. i know 7 weeks can seem like forever when you really want to go somewhere but you will be in Armenia before you know. Blessings and Joy to you...

Amreta: Hi dear! Oyay! Your upcoming trip to Armenia sounds sooo exciting! Thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you like my new print :o)))) Just added some new irish blessing cards on the member area. Have a great day! (((Hugs)))

Kia: Ciao! I see you are very excited about your trip :) Armenia looks beautiful. Have a happy day!

Lori Madison: Hi Barbara!I know it can get frustrating when Winter is ending and it seems like it won't let go. Don't worry, the warm weather will be on your doorstep before you know it. Happiness and hope....

Connie: Hi Barbara. I love the pictures of the festival. Sorry you have snow. We'll have more. We always have more through the end of March and sometimes April. Have a lovely day. HUGS

Kia: H Barbara. It has been a long time since my last visit. I didn't fall off the face of the Earth, but when I’m sick I always have trouble remembering what day of the week it is because all the days seem the same. LOL! Trying to catch up with all your happenings. Love all your photos, thank you for sharing them! Have a fab March! Hugs & good night!

Amreta: Hi dear! Thanks for leaving your sweet notes in my blog! And thanks for posting those lovely pictures, look really fun!!!

Lori Madison: Hello! I hope all is well with you today. It is wonderful what you are doing.. every little bit helps. Blessings to you...

Bente: Hi Barbara! Thanks for tagging me. I know the dance called Mambo (or Salza), but this dance that we learned it not like Mambo. It was very funny to learn this new dance.Hugs, Bente

Connie: Hi Barbara. Enjoy your learning. Have a great day. HUGS

Susan: Hi Barbara, How cool to learn a new language. I need a good brain jogging!

Mary: Hi Barbara. Thank you for your visit. I am very impressed you are learning Armenian. I wish you success in mastering the new language and a blessed evening.

Annette: Good evening, Barbara.I admire you for learning such a difficult language, at least it looks hard to me, but I'm sure you will manage just fine when you are in the country. Have a good week ahead.Hugs,Annette

saunan: happy valentine 4 u my love, special drop and SSSmile to you, me too yach, really

Kia and Zeno: How cool you are learning Armenian for your trip! :) It sure is a great exercise for one's brain. :) Happy weekend!

Clarisse: Hi there! Just walking around the neighborhood and checking out my neighbors' blogs! I'm liking it here. You are welcome to mine...swing by for a cup of coffee ...a link-up and a little chat...anytime

Connie: Hi Barbara: No, this is Potsdam, NY. It's a sister city to Potsdam, Germany. They travel to see each other about every 5 years. Have a lovely day. HUGS

Saturday, May 23rd 2009

5:06 PM

I'm afraid...

Mood:

... I'm an awful blogger right now! I don't know if this is an excuse, but first of all I'm still working on the travel report - I have finished the German version today and will start the English one today or tomorrow. Secondly the weather is nice and so I simply do not like to be at the computer all day - apart from the fact that of course I have other things to do - and thirdly I do not really feel as if I have come home yet. I know it sounds strange two weeks after our return, and if we had just been to Armenia for sight seeing it would probably not be too difficult to get back to normal. However, we have seen the poverty, we have visited relief projects and we have met the children we sponsor. That is not something which you can just leave behind in your mind and think of something else. Therefore my brain is still occupied with all these impressions and I'm occupied with thoughts of how I could do more to help these people. I'm not sure when - or if - it will be like before!

2 Comment(s).

Posted by Dru:

Hi Barbara,
It must of been a very hard to see all that poverty. I give you a lot of credit I am not sure I could gone there and seen that. I have a friend that donates money and has traveled to see disfigured children get plastic surgery. Very hard also. Hugs, Dru

Wednesday, May 27th 2009 @ 2:33 AM