Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yesterday evening Sarah had her violin concert.  Sophie was unable to attend, as she was at a slumber birthday party, but the rest of us all came to support her.  It was a very good concert.  Even Nick said “it … Continue reading →

Exactly three weeks from today, we will be boarding a plane heading for Utah.  When I take a moment to truly absorb that thought, I literally get shaky with excitement.  Like right now, my fingers are having trouble typing and … Continue reading →

Sophie’s teacher asked me if I could be the parent chaperone for their class outing this year.  It took a bit of juggling schedules around, but I managed to clear most the day, especially with help from Chris. Sophie and … Continue reading →

It’s always a little bit of a struggle for me, celebrating Father’s Day here.  Switzerland doesn’t celebrate it, or acknowledge it, in any way.  Not even in church.  So I feel like I have to overcompensate somehow, to let Chris … Continue reading →

This past week I went strawberry picking, and brought home close to 10 pounds of red, delicious goodness.  They were gone the next day.  So we went out on Friday to get some more, only to discover that the field … Continue reading →

The Monday after Pentecost is also a holiday in Switzerland.  Chris had the day off from work, and the kids were home from school.  So we spent the day at Tierpark Goldau.  It was kind of drizzly, but only off … Continue reading →

All school year Nicholas has been outgrowing shoes faster than the little elves could make them.  In fact, I distinctly remember thinking the too-small pair was the new pair, because he had barely worn them before it was time to … Continue reading →

So, I learned a valuable bit of information yesterday that I definitely want memorialized in print, so that my children can access it sometime in the future.  The rest of you can go ahead and use it now. 🙂 When … Continue reading →

Saturday morning we all woke up very early, 6:15, and went to the Swiss temple.  It was kind of sunny, can you tell? 🙂 It was Stake Temple Day, and the youth were doing baptisms for the dead.  Chris and … Continue reading →

Thanks to free tutorials on the internet, I was inspired to make new summer Sunday dresses for the girls.  Everything in the stores is too grown up, too fancy, or too expensive.  Sophie has often lamented that all the cute … Continue reading →