Month: October 2014
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Halloween in Stockholm
When I arrived in Stockholm 2000 they hardly knew what Halloween was. But today I give you – Halloween Globen! (One of our stadiums). It even lights up orange and […]
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Always zoom in
As we are in Italy this week, I was looking for nice restaurants to eat on the internet. First I saw the thumbnail picture in the middle and thought, “Wow! […]
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Onion glasses!
Can’t believe I’ve never seen these before. Very glad research and time is going toward important things like this. http://www.smartasaker.se/lokglasogon.html
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Fall Break
It’s now Fall Break. However, the more I read these words, the less I picture a vacation and the more I think about “falling” and “breaking” something.
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The last hurrah
In Sweden, we not only get spring break, we also get fall break. All of the kids are out of school and many families take a week-long trip. Our family […]
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UN week
It’s UN week which means many of the schools do international lunches. My youngest son has had a different country each day at his school. Yesterday it was the Balkans with […]
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Taco Bell – expensive eatin’
I’ve been having to do some food research lately for work and I came across this article on Business Insider about Taco Bell’s new “Low-end menu.” “Taco Bell’s new “low […]
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Refrigeration not necessary
I brought a sandwich to work in a refrigerated bag with an ice clamp just to make sure my cheese would stay fresh. Did I forget I live in Stockholm […]
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Differences between TX and Swedish kids
My friend Erin in Texas told me that she and her kids spent the morning in their yard hunting a possum with a baseball bat. It’s a shame with all […]
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My kids’ thoughts on “Attack of the Clones”
I finally broke down and starting showing my kids the other Star Wars movies. I’ve kept it down to the 3 originals, but have realized that they need to see […]
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Blood pudding – Part 2
A follow-up to my daring feat of eating blood pudding last week. When I informed my family in Texas, they were all horrified. In fact, one of them was very […]
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Even the King needs extra cash
The King of Sweden’s 1999 Volvo is for sale. I’d make a bid, but there’s way too much carpet and that would never work with young kids. “Don’t you spill […]
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My (fake) namesday
In Sweden, every day has a name attached to it. Why is this? I really don’t have time to Google it, I gotta pick up my kids in 20 minutes. […]
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Tips for upcoming winter
Hang your coat on a radiator overnight to be nice and toasty when you wear it the next day. (Warning: Remove chocolates from pocket.)
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A 10 year old with a phone
Now that my son has to travel on his own to school, we gave him his own phone. Giving a 10-year old their own phone results in daily messages like […]
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Blood Pudding
My oldest son had his 10th birthday this week. I told him he could have anything he wanted for dinner, so he chose – Blood Pudding. Blood Pudding? You know, […]
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Spoilers
My 7 year old son said: I’m sorry Mamma. I forgot to cover my ears at school, but I found out what happens to the Titanic. It hits an iceberg […]
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Facebook settings
Why is Facebook so concerned about what I put out to other people? I don’t care about that! I need settings that stop OTHER people from posting annoying things to […]
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Batteries
When did they change remote control batteries to “AAA”? How am I supposed to steal batteries for toys if the remotes don’t have “AA”? What is this world coming to?
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Scandinavian Film
Recently, I’ve been taking an online course on Scandinavian film. This course has been going on now for 4 weeks, but I can save you the time spent taking the […]