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Living in a Swiss village with kids

May 9, 2008

My kids love their life in our Swiss village.
I don’t worry about them being outside by themselves. An hour will pass without my seeing them from the apartment windows but I know they are safe.
It is liberating.
When I was a kid it was the same. My brother and I played outdoors for hours [...]

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A post about a day out of my life that turns into a rant

May 6, 2008

We had a big sun yesterday. Yesterday was my laundry day. I hung clothes outside for the first time this year. Even the jeans were dry in a little over an hour. All of this meant that I finished all my laundry before five pm. Everything was folded and put [...]

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A walk before bedtime makes for sweet dreams

April 13, 2008

We needed to work out the cramps in our muscles from yesterdays long walk.
After dinner was finished and the dishes cleaned up, we headed out for a walk. I think it took us longer to convince the kids to go and get their coats on than it did to take the walk.
Once we got [...]

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Snuggly

April 11, 2008

My son and I snuggle close rubbing our noses together.
It is our game. I used to play it with all three of his sisters until they got to old for it.
He lifts his head back and puts his hands over his eyes and says loudly, “Peak-a-boo!”, as he uncovers his eyes.
Stopping suddenly, he tells [...]

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Watch out for those worms!

April 10, 2008

The kids had a blast walking to and from the bus stop today.
The entertainment?
Worms.
Worm after worm dotted the walk because of the rain.
In the photo above, Petite Clown almost squished one. She looked up at me with a big smile and said, “Boy, that was a close one!”, in perfect English.
Every two feet we [...]

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