Month: June 2014
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In my day….
….we didn’t have these fancy Nintendos and iPhones. We rolled down a hill and we liked it! Get rollin’ boys!
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But is he Texan?
So what would the equivalent of this be in Sweden? Should I cover our car in Swedish flags and Abba stickers? Maybe an ad for Absolut Vodka on the back?
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Colonel Bubbies
One of our favorite stores in Galveston, Texas is closing at the end of the summer. It’s an army surplus store called Col. Bubbies and it’s filled with old scary […]
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Kids with cameras – Part 2
Continuing on the theme of my kids’ vacation photos: Here we have “lawn chair.” Apparently this is fascinating to my children. Probably because we neither have a lawn or a […]
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Kids with cameras
I like to give my kids their own camera to take pictures on vacation. It’s always interesting to see what impressed them when I get home and load the pictures […]
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Airport security
Heathrow Airport = NO! Not again. I’ll pay extra money to avoid that airport. An hour and a half layover between planes and we still ended up running for the […]
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First impression of Chicago
This sign greeted me in the taxi. Hope I have a $50 bill on me.
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Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity
One thing I do not look forward to when I visit the U.S. is the ridiculous names that I’m expected to read off restaurant menus when I want something to […]
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The Fugitive
Almost all of my knowledge about Chicago is based on “The Fugitive.” However, my husband doesn’t think it’s funny that at every restaurant and museum, I walk up to the […]
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Chicago
We are heading for Chicago for a short trip on our way to Texas. Why Chicago, you ask? Because my husband just read a book about the serial killer H.H. […]
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Packing
We are taking a trip to the U.S. soon which requires many suitcases for a family of four. Currently, all of these suitcases are packed and crammed into my bedroom. […]
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Beware the Danger!
I, myself, was viciously attacked this morning by the pineapple spike menace. How many others will have to suffer before we stop this madness! Pineapples – a danger to all! […]
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Gourmet
So tell me why my son doesn’t want to eat an olive in his pasta, yet he will gladly drink a homemade “nature drink” from his older brother made with […]
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Students
You see, when the kids graduate in Sweden, they load them up on trucks and take them away to their new jobs. At least that’s what I think they do. […]
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Naked neighbors
“My neighbor is naked – What should I do?” This is the headline I read today in the paper after reading a magazine that had an article called, “Can you […]
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Crawling bug season
It’s that time of year again when you find little, irritating bugs clinging to you when you come in from the outdoors. Yesterday it was little black flies. I know […]
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Doll head
You want to know one of the creepiest things you can look up on Google Image search? “Doll head.” I learned this the hard way.
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Anne
Son: The doll that sits on my shelf – I call her Anne – she has a thorn in her foot. Me: I didn’t know you named her Anne. That’s […]