Monthly Archives: December 2008

We have been having so much fun enjoying the Christmas season, I haven't had any time to write about it!  I will try and go back to hit all the highlights in the order in which they occurred. Thursday, Dec. … Continue reading →

I love Christmas.  I love everything about it.  The baking, the card making and sending, the decorating, the gift buying, the gift wrapping, the concerts, the tacky sweaters, the light up earrings, seriously , everything.  Except for this one tradition … Continue reading →

On Saturday the girls and I got an early Christmas present, tickets to the ballet "La Sylphide" at the Zurich Opera house.  Sarah's ballet teacher was able to purchase tickets for us before they went on sale to the public.  … Continue reading →

Today I started and completed the bulk of my Christmas shopping.  No, I didn't go to some gigantic mall and fight the crowds and a crying baby to find the perfect gift for everyone on my list.  I sat on … Continue reading →

Traditions, that is.  For the past several years, we have made and decorated gingerbread houses at Christmas time.  That is to say, I baked the houses, painstakingly cutting all the pieces so they would fit "just right".  I would gather … Continue reading →

Friday night our town invited Samichlaus to come visit all the children.  Those who wanted to go meet him in the forest dropped off their treat bags at Volg, the local grocery store.  Schmutzli (his helper) came and picked them … Continue reading →

Last Sunday, Chris and I voted as Swiss Citizens for the first time.  There had been one other earlier opportunity, but we kind of missed it.  We had gotten everything in the mail, and even filled it partially out.  But … Continue reading →