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Joy of parenting

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2009

The year ended beautifully. We have been spending quality time with my oldest daughter. I have taught her to bake and knit in a few short weeks. She is a fast learner. She has made homemade apple pie, biscuits, cookies, pancakes, syrup, quiche, and soup not to mention what a big help she has been [...]

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Angel is home

December 19, 2008

My oldest daughter landed Thursday morning in Zurich. We took the train back to the Jura and have spent the last two days with family. We are all so happy to have our Angel back home. Below are photos that she took from the train window. These are her first impressions of Switzerland. She thinks [...]

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Art Expo at the Christmas party

December 13, 2008

All the parents were surprised at last night’s Christmas party with an art exposition. Parents were given a guide to all the pieces of art. Each displayed piece had a number next to it. Parents could search in the guide to find the number that corresponded to their child’s name. This way parents could easily [...]

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La Petite souris

December 11, 2008

My six year old lost a tooth the other night. It is her fourth that she has lost so far. And, she still has two more wiggly teeth that haven’t came out yet! She let me pull her super lose tooth out right before she went to bed. It practically fell out. She quickly decorated [...]

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Christmas spirit

December 7, 2008

My children LOVE Christmas. In fact, my six year old daughter talks about Christmas all throughout the year. “How much longer until Christmas, Mama?”, she asks at least once a month. Today, we treated our children to a Christmas market. They were so happy to be there. My six year old daughter kept [...]

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Saint-Nicolas (fête)

December 5, 2008

Tonight, St. Nicolas will visit our humble home even though he technically comes on the 6th of December in Switzerland. He will leave a small bag containing some chocolate, a pain d’ épices, some peanuts and one clementine in front of the childrens’ bedroom door. The snow is getting mighty slushy outside. In Switzerland, [...]

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These boots were made for crunching in snow

November 27, 2008

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Snow, snow everywhere…

November 22, 2008

(If you haven’t entered the giveaway yet make sure that you do before Monday!!!) Yesterday, it started out all grey with rain, rain and more rain. Later on some blue sky burst through the grey. It lifted my spirits. Soon after the rain mixed with snow and later the snow took over. It has snowed [...]

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Oxford First French Words book – Giveaway

November 21, 2008

Oxford First French Words (author Neil Morris) is a beautifully illustrated word book full of wonderful bird’s eye views taken from a typical day out of a child’s life. It is available in German and Spanish as well. Book description taken from the website of Oxford University Press (US): The Oxford First Words books give [...]

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Happy 13th birthday

November 11, 2008

I am sending you all my Mama kisses for your special day. This morning, I saw scattered hearts in the sky. I think they were meant for you. Happy Birthday my Angel. Love Mama

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Princess shoes

October 10, 2008

My four year loves these shoes. If I even hint that I may throw them out she will beg me not to. She has even went so far as to hide them under her bed! With the weather getting colder, I have been able to convince her that it isn’t really wise to wear [...]

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Our Heart String

October 9, 2008

I forgot how much work setting up a new blog can be. Finding a template was the hardest considering how long the photos were side by side. The photos broke most every theme that is available on WordPress.com. There is one photo blog theme available but it doesn’t have a sidebar and we wanted one. [...]

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Stripes for a Happy Sunday

October 5, 2008

Happy Sunday!!! My girls are on Autumn Break for the next two weeks starting tomorrow. I hope to get to sleep in some during that time. Maybe, tomorrow morning? I know it is wishful thinking with three little ones but it sure would be nice.

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Pumpkin Love

October 4, 2008

I love pumpkin pie! Since living in Europe, I have had to learn to make pumpkin pie completely from scratch. There are no cans of pumpkin that I can pick up from the grocery. In a post I made last year you can read how to bake pumpkin halves and then scoop out the purée [...]

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Sticks and stones

September 28, 2008

Click to view larger. Photo taken during our walk today for Ruffled Feathers fall scarflette giveaway contest. Her scarflettes are beautiful and I want one! I need to do dishes and bath the kids before bedtime. So, I don’t have time to process more photos from our walk. However, I will put more up tomorrow [...]

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