Drunk gifts
I’ve been trying to look for some crafts that my kids can make as presents for Christmas. I found this...
Reflectors
I keep hearing that a lot of the Nordic countries spray deer and moose antlers with reflecting paint in the...
Fall Break
It’s now Fall Break. However, the more I read these words, the less I picture a vacation and the more...
The last hurrah
In Sweden, we not only get spring break, we also get fall break. All of the kids are out of...
UN week
It’s UN week which means many of the schools do international lunches. My youngest son has had a different country each...
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...
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...
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...
Blood Pudding
My oldest son had his 10th birthday this week. I told him he could have anything he wanted for dinner,...
Spoilers
My 7 year old son said: I’m sorry Mamma. I forgot to cover my ears at school, but I found...
Batteries
When did they change remote control batteries to “AAA”? How am I supposed to steal batteries for toys if the...
Don’t try this at home
My kids just discovered “Mythbusters.” Should I worry that they laugh maniacally at the “don’t try this at home” warning?
Woman with the Golden Arm
“Part of Saint Birgitta’s golden arm, a relic of Saint Eugenia Catholic parish in Stockholm kept since 1875, was stolen...
Nerf
I saw a commercial for a “new” Nerf gun. You know, the kind that shoots the foam darts? You had...
Busy as a bee
I might have mentioned before that I have 2 kids. They are now going to different schools in different parts...
First grade is very exciting
At our first-grader’s beginning of school celebration last week, we noticed that one of the kids from his kindergarten class...
Best “ride” I’ve ever seen at a carnival
Last week was Culture Week in Stockholm. My friends and I found an area with wonderful rides, our favorite being...
The Bird is the Word
This morning, “Surfin’ Bird” by the Trashmen came on the radio as my husband and kids were walking outside. It’s...
Breakfast on Mondays…
….and breakfast on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, etc. Basically any weekday when I need to get my kids up to catch the...