Month: November 2013
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6 yr olds should not have alarm clocks
The 6 year old finally figured out his radio has an alarm. He set it for 6:25 a.m. to “Ambulance.” Why on earth would the makers of this radio program […]
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Giving thanks for not having to cook today
Happy Thanksgiving to all in the U.S. Happy Thursday to Europe! Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. This is the time when everyone meets family, eats too much, watches football […]
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Winter in Texas
At the moment, the temperature in Houston, Texas is the same as Stockholm, Sweden. This doesn’t happen often. The other thing that doesn’t happen often is for Texas to get […]
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It must be winter
You ever have one of those days where you think, “man, my hand’s been hurting for like 15 minutes” then you look down and your thumb is covered in blood? […]
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Understanding Swedish
Attention all tourists and newcomers to Sweden who wonder what everyone is saying in Swedish. Let me translate: It’s always about the weather. If a Swede is talking next to […]
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Why does my children’s school torture the kids?
Here is the school planning for this week: “This week the children will continue to work with the summer season. Last week they looked at a day at the beach. […]
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How a Texan survives the Swedish winter
Today it has officially gone below freezing. You know what that means – I now switch to the winter coat! But that’s not really what this blog is about. As […]
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And the hottest Christmas gift in Sweden this year is…..
… a juicer. Yep, that’s the big announcement in the papers this week. How much did the juicer companies have to pay for that one? Note to family and friends […]
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Starting a company is better with a lot of money – who knew?!
I’m starting my own company to translate documents from Swedish to English. (send me your business — now that’s enough for the commercial). So I went down to my favorite […]
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Older than dirt gift
I’ve been looking around the Internet trying to find ideas of things I could make to give people for Christmas. I’m sorry but this is the worst one I’ve found. […]
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The first man on the moon
My son has been studying space at school. Son: Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Me: Neil Armstrong. Son: You mean the musician with the trumpet?!!
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Sure, it cuts down on transportation, but….
While walking though my neighborhood today, I noticed they built the Old Folk’s Home facing the graveyard. Seems cruel.
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We love your cheese!
I just read an article in an online paper called The Local about the Swedish Consul General to China trying to teach the Chinese the difference between Sweden and Switzerland. […]
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The cleanest chesnuts in town
With having little kids in Sweden, you wouldn’t believe the amount of chesnuts I end up washing in the laundry machine. At least I’m not in Texas. My cousin ends […]
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Kids activities getting way too expensive
Our son is in a choir. Today we got a letter regarding the choir outfits the children must wear while performing. It says that they must wear black slacks (not […]
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Winter coat dilemna
Today is 5 c outside and cloudy. Winter coat or fall coat? This question has been troubling me all week. Living in Sweden, I’m reluctant to take on the winter […]
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And now… Advantages to having a 9 year old
1. Always up-to-date on the latest novelty songs. Mamma, what does the fox say? HAHAHAHA! 2. Learn lots of new medical facts. Did you know that you pee 5 deciliters […]
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Advantages to having a 6-year old
1. Always have a supply of screws and nails. Mamma, do you need a nail? I have 3 in my pocket that I found on the ground today! 2. Never […]
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It’s coming…
Starbucks is finally coming to Stockholm. For the past 2 years, (or more?) we in Stockholm have had to book a flight at the airport to get into the only […]
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Fill in the blank
I’ve realized that speaking a second language (not very well) is often like playing a fill-in-the-blank game. I was talking to my husband last week when he tried to tell […]