Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
Infiltrating Sweden one cinnamon bun at a time
I was riding the bus when a group of daycare children came on with their teachers to sit in the rows behind me. It was very interesting listening to the 4 year olds try to pick seats: “I don’t want to sit by him!” “I want the window!” “He’s touching me!” It’s like everything that … Read more
Just a little break from the usual to say – How did I miss the movie Zardoz??!!! This was recommended by several people, so I looked it up. Sean Connery, completely insane sci-fi movie. Even though I have some bad feelings toward movies made in the 70s, I think I’ll have to get out some … Read more
There are so many things about raising children that people don’t tell you. This was the argument between my 6 and 9 year old this morning: 6: Stop reading my mind! 9: I’ll stop reading yours when you stop reading mine! 6. I can read your mind all I want to! 9: Then I’ll read … Read more
I put on a pair of pants the other day and they had shrunk. I could hardly button the top button. Strange. I haven’t worn them in a while. Then I put on a different pair of pants the next day and those had shrunk as well! My husband thinks I might have gone a … Read more
I remember in high school, I had a writing class where we got the lesson – “describe how to make a peanut butter sandwich.” Most people probably got a form of this lesson in their schools as well. You write out how to make a sandwich and then the teacher proceeds to make the sandwich … Read more
As I was looking at my bottle of Listerine mouth wash yesterday, I noticed that the name “Listerine Flouride” has now been changed to “TEETH DEFENCE!” I used to just rinse my mouth peacefully before bedtime, but now when I rinse, I feel I’m sending an army to battle: Go around to the left flank … Read more
Today most Swedes go back to work from the holidays. The subways and buses will be full of bleary-eyed people chugging coffee and wondering where all those mornings in bed have gone. It’s easy to completely change your schedule with 2 weeks off. Lately we’ve been up til midnight and waking up in the mornings … Read more
I’ve been away from the computer for a few days. I blame it on candy coma. The holidays were just a 2 week candy binge. It’s actually not over yet. Today is also a holiday here in Sweden. Well, if I must… I guess I’ll have to have a few more chocolates. We generally have … Read more
To cap off the year, I will now list the best quotes from the year of 2013 by my 6-year old son, Max….. Max: Why can only adults change their names? Me: Because kids might pick something they don’t want later. What would you want to be called if you could choose? Max: Bajsus Korvus … Read more
Two big crime stories in the Swedish news this past month. 1. Man steals truckload of chocolate. 2. Men steal hot dogs. (caught by mustard stains!)
…there are always other options.
“Kill me now, kill me now.” – Dog
This article and picture is in thelocal.se . Yes, they really studied reindeer for this. Thank you Swedish scientists.
Today is Christmas Eve. This is the day we celebrate in Sweden. I plan to eat a ton of food, watch the Donald Duck Christmas special (yes, the whole country does this – look it up) and basically have a good time. I’m looking forward to it. Last week I had dinner with some of … Read more
Tomorrow we celebrate Christmas in Sweden. This means a huge Christmas dinner (lunch actually). As you can guess, there are a lot of meatballs involved. Also sausages, ham and potatoes. Many families eat pickled herring. I’m not into that nonsense. Anyway, tonight will be the usual tradition of my husband cooking tons of meatballs all … Read more
The goat burned Friday night. My favourite part of this story: “”I have a hard time believing that it may have started because of natural causes.” http://www.thelocal.se/20131221/swedens-christmas-goat-torched-yet-again
My mom came to visit and she brought me the local small town Texas newspaper. This is why I’m much happier spending my Christmas in Sweden instead of Texas. “Shop Local and Be Prepared!”
Mom and Dad are going to love this one.
I’m currently looking for a book for my dad. I chose the category of NON-fiction from the Target website. Included in this section is Stephen King’s book “11/22/63.” I read this book. It’s about a man who finds a time portal in a diner that takes him back to the late 50s. He decides to … Read more
Ah, the Swedish news. This is fairly calm country so it’s always fun to read the news stories. Now you may say that this is a obbery and therefore not calm, but strangely there are many bank or jewelry store robberies and usually no one is hurt, but the robberies themselves are always quite creative. … Read more