Alpina's blog post - So far - so good

Thanks for asking - yes, Elsie has grabbed her little suitcase and has been driven to the regional hospital where she will give birth. Hardly anyone does this at home anymore, with a local midwife, as it used to be until recently. I toyed with the thought for a while, saying that childbirth isn't an illness, so why go to hospital? But after my complications Phillip wouldn't have it and I agreed. So I am waiting for Joerg's call any minute and keep my fingers crossed for my best friend Elsie.

Snow has come for the first time this year, and on television the skiing races have begun again, with some Austrian success. Will I do my favorite sport this year? I don't know, maybe later in the new year - at least I hope so.

I talked about the present financial crisis with Phillip last Sunday, on our National Day actually, and I was in for a little shock. I must admit, I don't know much about money and it does not interest me at all. One of the reasons why I have become a teacher is that I don't have to sell anything in this profession. According to Phillip we have lost half our savings so far which are invested in stocks and shares. We still have enough, and hardly any debts, so it's not a problem. And when you think of it - it's no real money we have lost. In the past years, our shares have more than doubled their value, so we are still far for the original sum I had really earned. So far - so good ...