Monthly Archives: July 2010

Since the Fourth of July was on a Sunday this year, our celebrations were a bit more subdued than usual.  However, we still invited the missionaries over for lunch after church.  I made the usual hamburgers and potato salad, chips … Continue reading →

There is a large group of Americans living in our ward here.  And it seems to grow bigger every couple of months or so, which is way fun.  So naturally, we started thinking about what to do for the Fourth … Continue reading →

Saturday, July 3rd, we woke up a bit later than normal, due to the activities the night before.  It was a glorious, sunny day, and we were headed to downtown Zurich to have a little fun!  Every three years, Zurich … Continue reading →

Sarah's class put on a play up at school on Friday, July 2.  When she first brought home the paper, I totally thought it was a play about internet safety.  Then I heard her singing bits of the songs at … Continue reading →

Wednesday morning, before the Kinsky party, Sarah had an appointment at the orthodontist.  She needed to have spacers put on her back teeth, to make room for the thingie to stretch out her upper palate.  (He called it some bizarre … Continue reading →

Noah isn't leaving Kindergarten this year, but all the children and their families were invited to a barbecue at the school to celebrate the kids who are "graduating" on June 30th.  It was the kickoff to an absolutely outrageously busy … Continue reading →

So, yeah, forgot to blog about Father's Day BEFORE Nick's school trip.  Sorry, honey.  The weird thing is, they don't celebrate Father's Day here in Switzerland.  At all.  Not even a token mention in church.  So sometimes it sneaks up … Continue reading →

The week of June 21 through June 25, Nicholas went on a trip with his school class.  I was really excited for him to see a part of Switzerland we had never been to, and have a chance to practice … Continue reading →

Living in America, I honestly never noticed the changing of the seasons when it came to food.  Especially living in California, so much could be grown practically year-round, that not being able to find something in the grocery store was … Continue reading →