Thursday

As usual, today is simply “Thursday” here in Sweden. I have nothing Thanksgiving-ish to say, so I leave you with the most disturbing pictures I could find on the internet.

Pie for breakfast

Breakfast this morning was pumpkin muffins, pie and …. a carrot – because you need something healthy.  Do my kids even realize how lucky they are to have an American mom that considers leftover pie and cake to be breakfast foods?  They’d rather have grapefruit and oatmeal.  Kids don’t know what they’re missing. Today will …

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Giving thanks for not having to cook today

Happy Thanksgiving to all in the U.S. Happy Thursday to Europe! Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S.  This is the time when everyone meets family, eats too much, watches football and schedules wisdom teeth appointments so they don’t have to miss work or school (did this once the day before Thanksgiving – popular time at …

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Thanksgiving

There is no Thanksgiving in Sweden.  I sincerely didn’t hope you read this title thinking that there was. However….. For we Americans who live here, we try to celebrate with family either on Thursday or the weekend that follows.  The toughest part is getting the ingredients needed, but as the American community grows and more …

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