Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep
I was “treated” to 30 minutes of my son singing this song OVER and OVER on the way home from...
Fashion
My youngest son made a cape for his brother. When his brother tried it on, it was so tight around...
Neighborhood fox update
So now this shows up on the neighborhood forum: “Idag på em var hela familjen och lekte i lekparken, sonen...
Chores
Sometimes my husband and I wonder what our kids might say to a therapist when they get older. Last week,...
Brothers… all the same
My youngest son was talking about how he wishes we could hurry and invent teleportation. “We’d already have it if...
Healthy food/Tasty food
I was telling my oldest son about an article I read in Reader’s Digest about the Best Foods for your...
Indestructible
My husband started the morning by showing our young boys the indestructible power of an old Commodore 64 joystick. Now,...
Public Service Announcement for Parents
Heads up. My kids have been singing this since November. Apparently it’s getting even bigger. Warning: Extremely stupid…. but extremely...
Face/Off
I did one of those Face Swap photos on the phone the other day with my 9-yr old son. They...
Christmas in Sweden – Santa
In Sweden, Santa delivers gifts personally. Santa visits Swedish homes (after Donald Duck) to hand out gifts personally to the...
Christmas in Sweden – Rhyming
The Christmas gift poem is not as widely done these days, but some people still practice the tradition. The gift-giver...
Christmas in Sweden – Advent Calendar
Every family has at least one Advent Calendar, usually with bits of chocolate on the inside. There is also a...
Christmas in Sweden – St. Lucia
December 13, St. Lucia day Today begins early in the morning when it’s still dark. A girl dresses up as...
Wrong season, I know…
… but my son just told me this weekend about what happened when he went trick-or-treating this year in Stockholm...
Blender of Fire
On my YouTube recommendations today. My questions: Why? Just what have the kids been looking at when they hijack my...
Movies
Took the kids to the movies yesterday to see “Fantastic Beasts” and they were literally on the edge of their...
Bad parent
According to my kids, here are the reasons I’m a bad parent this week: Ordered clouds to block view of...
Kids don’t like my costume suggestions
It’s Halloween time again. I found these great costumes from the 70s for our kids to wear. Apparently, they are...