From the monthly archives:

November 2005

Time’s a flying!

November 29, 2005

I cannot believe how quickly it has gone. He went from my little leach to my kick, kick, kicking baby in no time flat! Well, he is still my little leach. But, he is leaching less and Mama is sleeping more, thankfully! Boy Blue is always smiling. He is the happiest baby I have had [...]

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Avallon, France

November 29, 2005

Avallon, France is a medieval city with seven flanking towers still standing out of the remains of anceint fortifications. The Romanesque church of St-Lazare is dated back to the 12th century. It is said that in 1000 the church received the head of St. Lazare making it a pilgrimage site. The church has two doorways [...]

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It’s Expat Carnival time again!!!

November 28, 2005

Click on over to annaoverseas.com to read entries about expat holiday experiences from all around the world. All expats are welcome to participate. Check annaoverseas.com every thursday for a new topic. Write, post and email Anna with your blogs name and address, entry title and trackback if you have one. It will be posted by [...]

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Safty first!

November 28, 2005

Naked Airlines The slogan is that flying has never been safer. I am sorry but this is just to much!!! Why in the world would you want to sit in an airplane with no clothes on? Some people really worry me! And the seats?-yuck! Not even thinking about sitting there! I will not provide a [...]

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How American are you?

November 28, 2005

You Are 52% American Most times you are proud to be an American. Though sometimes the good ole US of A makes you cringe Still, you know there’s no place better suited to be your home. You love your freedom and no one’s going to take it away from you! How American Are You? This [...]

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Christmas in Strasbourg

November 27, 2005

Sweet Bear and Petite Clown loved the “marche de Noel” last year. Strasbourg was full of lights and small Christmas trees. The Christmas Market of Strasbourg is the oldest in France and the Christmas tree is said to have originated here in Alsace. There are records of Christmas trees being sold at the Christmas market [...]

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Catch a snowflake on your tongue

November 27, 2005

I know I have been breaking one of the big no, no’s of blogging the past few days. Adding a bunch of links and no real content is one sign of a bad blog. Oh, ask me if I really care. One thing you must understand is that I am a very moody person. Not [...]

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Technology is fantastic!

November 27, 2005

I just found a nice little thing on Google. Did you know that you can translate a website from one language into another? Check it out here! If you knew that already, then, “Aren’t you just the smarty-pants!” :p Really, I did not know and would not be surprised if there are other clueless people [...]

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TV5 is a great way to learn French

November 26, 2005

TV5 is an International French television station. The TV5 website is full of various things such as french music, world news in french, etc. You can spend a good half hour on this website each day! There is a word translator built into the site as well. This is great for people like me who [...]

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First winter snow in Strasbourg

November 25, 2005

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Snow Day!

November 25, 2005

We officially have snow in Strasbourg, France! My mother told me yesterday that it had snowed in Ohio. Great. She just HAD to share the snow, right! Really, I am happy to have snow. As I opened the shutter in the girls room this morning I saw a light cover of white on every roof [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving Day!

November 24, 2005

Happy Turkey Day! Gobble, gobble. I am a little sad today because every Thanksgiving and Christmas of my life in America had been spent with my entire family. My mother and father are divorced but still spend holidays together with us, “kids” and the “grandkids”. It is so my brother and I do not have [...]

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Peanut butter and jelly

November 22, 2005

I enjoyed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich last night. I must have had such a look of glee that even my french husband who swore he would never try that awful sticky stuff just had to try it! And, he admitted it was not so bad if I did not put so much peanut [...]

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Too cold for me

November 21, 2005

It was freezing cold in Strasbourg today when we went on an errand in the city. Normally, I love visiting Strasbourg for any reason. Not today! I wanted to get back home as soon as I could. The nipping cold air is no fun when you are not used to it any longer. Besides I [...]

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Homesickness has no cure

November 20, 2005

This weeks Ex pat Carnival is all about homesickness and how we deal with it. You can find the other ex pat’s links and entries over at Anna Overseas. Each week a new topic is posted on Thursday and the participating entries and links are listed on the following Monday or Tuesday. All ex pats [...]

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