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Last year Chris got a little movie called “The Elf on a Shelf” for the kids for Christmas.  They all loved it and watched it over and over again.  I even heard a couple of them wondering if we would … Continue reading →

Our neighbor did one of the Advent windows again this year, and we quickly went down Friday night to support her and admire her handiwork.  We couldn’t stay long because it was the night Chris and I were going out … Continue reading →

The last week of school before Christmas vacation was thankfully a bit slower.  No activities or parties to attend.  So we had time to concentrate on family things, like the kids making gifts for each other with my help, and … Continue reading →

Our anniversary fell on Sunday this year, so the Friday before we went out to dinner and a movie to celebrate.  This was a pretty big deal, as Chris hasn’t dared to eat in a restaurant for a long time, … Continue reading →

As in years past,  the kids took a ride on the Märlitram with friends this year.  It was on Tuesday, squeezed in between the movie and the Christmas market at Kindergarten.  I absolutely love all the special activities during the … Continue reading →

There is a woman in our town who has started a small school in Nepal called the Sunshine School.  The children who attend this school are the poorest of the poor.  She was made aware of the need for a … Continue reading →

Chris’ friend, Christian, made another movie, this one about the circumstances surrounding the carol “Silent Night” being written.  It was a made-for-tv movie commissioned by BYU-TV, and he had a special screening of it here in Zurich for those of … Continue reading →

It used to be that we would spend the evening of December 6 walking through the forest near the kids’ school.  After a few minutes spent singing Christmas carols round a fire, out would come Samichlaus with his buddy, Schmutzli … Continue reading →

We made our gingerbread houses the first week of December this year.  I knew it was going to get a bit crazy later on in the month and didn’t want to risk running out of time to do them all … Continue reading →

We almost had to cancel Thanksgiving this year.  Or do it on a different day, which is kind of the same thing to me.  Nick goes to school on Thursdays until 6 in the evening and there are no joker … Continue reading →