Monthly Archives: June 2010

May 31st, Sarah had her first violin concert.  Her teacher is a really nice, younger lady with a total love of the violin that she wants to pass on to her other students.  She organized a little concert where everyone … Continue reading →

So, vacation is over, and we all have to go back to the regular daily grind.  School, swimming lessons, piano lessons, violin lessons, ballet lessons, homework, you know, the usual stuff.  Fortunately, we had a long weekend at the end … Continue reading →

Monday, May 17th the kids had to go back to school after three weeks of vacation and I had to take my home to the airport for her flight back to the States.  It was such a nice visit, and … Continue reading →

Just a taste of what my average day is like.  I thought it would be fun to document something like this, so in 20 years when I am all sad about no kids at home.  I can go back, read … Continue reading →

Alexandra found a new favorite game during vacation, chess!  I think it started with either Nick or Sophie trying to teach her because they were so desperate for someone to play with them.  But now, the tables are turned and … Continue reading →

DSC_0001 Sarah had a goal to finish all 7 Harry Potter books by the end of spring vacation.  To be honest, she did start the first about 2 weeks before vacation.  So she was already on the third one by … Continue reading →

Tuesday, after more than a week of solid rain, we finally had somewhat clear skies, so we loaded everyone in the car and headed off to Bodensee(Lake Constance) and a walk around the gloriously beautiful Insel Mainau.  My mom is … Continue reading →

This year was an extra special Mother's day, as I was actually able to be with my Mother on the day, rather than just calling her.  That hasn't happened for at least 12 years!  We decided to celebrate our day … Continue reading →

About 2 months ago, Sarah went with her school class to the art museum in downtown Zurich.  She really enjoyed it and came home with lots of stories about what they saw and did there.  They were part of a … Continue reading →