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Parents Visiting Day

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:24:17 +0100

Yesterday all parents who wanted to were invited to come visit the school and see the kids in their "natural habitat". They gave the lessons as normal, but there were chairs set up in the back or to the sides of the classroom where parents could ...

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Ich geh mit meiner Laterne...

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:09:05 +0100

Tuesday evening was our town's Raebelichtliumzug. In English that would be "turnip parade". It sounds kind of dumb, but in actuality it is my most favorite Swiss tradition. All the little children, third grade and younger, are given a free turn...

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Boo! Boo! Boo!

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:48:45 +0100

There was still snow on the ground Halloween day, which made me less than thrilled about getting everyone dressed in their costumes, dressed for the cold weather, and then loaded up in the car to drive into town for trick-or-treating. I cleverly ...

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Silly boys!

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:22:50 +0100

Thursday night, Sarah and Sophie were invited to a birthday party. They got to eat dinner at her house, which was very exciting, and then afterwards they took a walk with lanterns through the town. This meant that the boys were pretty much on th...

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Snow is falling all around...

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:00:16 +0100

Wednesday morning we woke up to some absolutely beautiful snow all over the ground. It had started snowing Tuesday afternoon, off and on. There was even enough on the ground for the kids to make a little snowman. But during the night, it really...

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8th Annual Halloween Carnival

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:21:22 +0100

On Saturday, the 25th, we attended our 8th Halloween carnival here in Switzerland. It is with a bit of pride and happiness that I reflect back on that very first one, when it was still just an idea floating around my head. Nicholas had gone tric...

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New Pretties!

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:49:56 +0100

So it's been a week and a half ago, now, but I will still post it. Last Wednesday, my friend, Jenna, came over with her two girls for the afternoon. The girls had a ball playing together. I think the highlight was teasing Nicholas. Poor kid has...

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Uetliberg Lauf

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:05:08 +0200

So, all my sisters-in-law are cool for various reasons. I could get an inferiority complex, or I could try and be as cool as they are. I am aiming for the latter. One of them, just finished running a marathon. That's impressive. It's even mor...

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Family Frustration

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:17:48 +0200

Yesterday the kids and I went up to Germany to go big grocery shopping. This used to be a monthly activity, but spending one Saturday out of three shopping was getting to be a drag. So, now we buy more in Switzerland and just stock up on certain...

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Zoo Mueliberg

nobody@vox.com(AmyJ) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:23:13 +0200

On Sunday afternoon, the kids entertained themselves by building a zoo. They set it all up while I was gone borrowing an electric sander from a friend two towns over. When I came back, Chris was just finishing up his visit to the zoo, and invite...

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