Random Things
I know a friend/blogger who just posts random things going on in their lives. This helps when one doesn't have the capacity (not saying you don't M! I think you know who you are) to construct a complete story or paragraph or maybe even a thought. I confess to needing "time to think" when I write.Bart asked the other night as I sat staring into space in front of the computer "What are you doing?!" I replied "Nothing. I'm thinking! I do that occasionally."So here's to Random happenings in our household:We had Kendra's Birthday party for friends last week. Late - due to her Birthday falling over the Fall Break and there being School functions scheduled for

Views from the Villa
So! This last week was busy, busy, busy. I wasn't really ever home, went through a tank of gas and felt like I had a job. I don't know exactly what the job was but I was doing it!I spent a good part of one day at this lovely facility - the Villa (aka the Middle School): Can you believe it houses app

Girls Just Wanna have Fu-un, Oohh, girls just....
Time is marching on whether we like it or not. We (Bart & I) are getting older. So are the girls! Yikes!!!October 31st came and went for us like any other day. No Trick or Treating, no carved pumpkins (although we have some cute little ones decorating the entry-way) and no bags full of good Halloween Candy.But - there were costume occasions on Friday night and Sunday night so Rachel and Kendra didn't miss out on ALL the fun.The Middle School had a Halloween dance on Friday night. So Rachel went dressed up 80's style. I mentioned a few weeks ago that we had a lot of fun buying some accessories at Claire's. Well, we also did a foofy skirt and big ha

Italian Sausage and Sewing
Two completely unrelated items today. Just have to "welcome you to my world."A frustration since we moved here: you can't get good, spicy Italian sausage OR Pepperoni in Switzerland.OK - you can get Peperoni pizza but you'll be shocked when your pizza arrives covered in a variety of bell peppers. Because that's what Peppers/Chillies are in German - Peperoni. You can find a pizza with spicy salami but it is not a pepperoni pizza. For that, you must go to Dominoes in Zurich and fork over 50chf (= $49 right now :( ) for a medium sized Pepperoni pizza. No thanks, we'll wait.Re: Italian Sausage. I ha

Sweetest little baby
I was driving down the Autobahn the other day and a small herd of unusual looking cows caught my eye. I saw little bundles in the grass and thought "I need to go back with my camera, who cares if it's raining."So I did.Look what I found: Isn't he precious. Think it's a he.