Monthly Archives: December 2010

This year the annual turnip parade was a bit later than usual in our town.  Not sure why the change was made, but it ended up being to my advantage.  Otherwise I may have been so swamped getting ready for … Continue reading →

November 8, 2010 marked the ten year anniversary of our arrival here in Switzerland.  We had intended to make some big celebration way back when, but then it just didn’t seem necessary.  Suffice it to say that I am so … Continue reading →

The first weekend in November I was lucky enough to go to Madrid with 5 of my friends to celebrate T.’s 40th birthday.  It was a fabulous weekend, seriously more fun than I ever dreamed it would be.  Although it … Continue reading →

We bought these pumpkins in plenty of time.  Way back when Jamis and Marcie first arrived.  But with all the sightseeing, and trips to Germany, we ended up painting the pumpkins the day AFTER Halloween.  But as I told the … Continue reading →

This year we invited the missionaries over for our annual Halloween feast!  We served bloody fingers (hot dogs), animal guts (chili), Jello pumpkins, ghosts and witches, tossed salad, and for dessert we had dirt and worms!(chocolate pudding with crushed Oreos … Continue reading →

This year the annual Halloween carnival was held on the Saturday right before Halloween.  It was perfect timing, in my opinion.  The kids got to party, get stuffed full of candy, and didn’t even mention trick-or-treating on Sunday.  Win-win! As … Continue reading →

We had promised the kids months before that we would go to Playmobil land during fall vacation.  We didn’t know at the time that we would be having out of town guests for an entire month before hand.  But a … Continue reading →

Saturday night Jamis and Marcie had to give back their rental car, so some of the kids got to ride on the train with Papa to church.  It happens so seldom, it’s a real highlight in their life.  That afternoon … Continue reading →

We had a great time watching cousin Charlotte while her parents went to Salzburg for 3 days.  She is just such a cutie pie and very, very entertaining.  I could tell right away, however, that I was definitely out of … Continue reading →

Jamis and Marcie were headed off to Salzburg for a few days, so before they left we took a stroll down memory lane by visiting the area where the Charles family lived in Switzerland when they were younger.  Unfortunately it … Continue reading →