Monthly Archives: October 2014

Last year, it seemed like building gingerbread houses was a bit rushed, done just before Christmas.  To combat that, I made sure to have everything we needed and ready to go the first week of December.  On Samichlaustag, Dec. 6, … Continue reading →

Over the years of celebrating an American holiday in a foreign country, we have had to adapt to changing circumstances.  Nicholas’ school does not offer joker days, so we had been eating later in the day, when he comes home.  … Continue reading →

In mid-November, Sarah’s class had the opportunity to go to Bern for a field trip, but the teacher needed a few parents to go along to corral the herd. 🙂  Chris worked from home that day so that I could … Continue reading →