Tag: kids
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Oranges can’t fly. Who knew?
My son forgot his fruit to take to school today. When he and my husband left, I suddenly remembered and banged on the window to get their attention. I threw […]
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On the bus
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 […]
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Sock trouble
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 […]
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Lucia day
Today is St. Lucia day in Sweden. I write about this every year. It’s the holiday where girls wear lit candles on their head and many sad parents have to […]
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The airport is a strange place.
At least to a 6 year old. After going through security the other day, my 6 year old son spotted a man with a turban put something in his pocket. […]
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6 yr olds should not have alarm clocks
The 6 year old finally figured out his radio has an alarm. He set it for 6:25 a.m. to “Ambulance.” Why on earth would the makers of this radio program […]
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The first man on the moon
My son has been studying space at school. Son: Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Me: Neil Armstrong. Son: You mean the musician with the trumpet?!!
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The cleanest chesnuts in town
With having little kids in Sweden, you wouldn’t believe the amount of chesnuts I end up washing in the laundry machine. At least I’m not in Texas. My cousin ends […]
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5 minutes
I’ve realized that time is measured in different ways when I talk to my kids., 5 minutes can mean two things when I talk to my sons: 1. You can […]
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Boys
I realized today while asking my sons and their friends to help me with the groceries, is that the older the kids get, the more stuff they can do! Now […]
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Spotify recommendations
I blame my kids for this nonsense. I’m going to have to get them their own account. This is getting way too embarassing:
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Kids’ reactions to Stockholm vs. Gothenburg
Took a trip this past weekend to Gothenburg. Comments from my children: 5-year old I want to go back to Sweden. “This is Sweden.” (mind blown) 8 -year old Gothenburg […]
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Falukorv – or – How can you mess up sausage?
Sausage. How can anyone mess up a sausage? This was always my belief until I moved to Sweden. How do you mess it up? Turn it into falukorv! I’m not […]
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Stereotypical kids
I just realized that this past weekend, my kids ate meatballs for lunch, danced to Abba and watched the Swedish chef on YouTube. I never noticed just how Swedish they […]
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Old-fashioned
A 10 year old girl asked to use my desk phone yesterday. Here’s how it went: Girl: How do I dial? Me: Just dial direct. You don’t need anything special […]
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No one here but us chickens
Leo has the chicken pox this week. At the moment it is my turn to be home with him a couple of days. Lucky for me, this is also the […]
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More lovely pictures
Speaking of pictures from books, this one is my husband’s favorite:
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Bad Monkey
I read a lot of children’s books to my kids and it’s always fun when you find interesting pictures in them. Sometimes the illustrator likes to hide funny things in […]
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Worst dinosaur movie ever
I accidently started a horrible dinosaur movie for the kids. It’s poorness complete with a poorness soundtrack. Every dinosaur in the movie talks like a 5 year old girl. Why […]