Baby Update

For those of you following along back home…
I traveled to Zurich for the first time with the baby all by myself yesterday to meet up with an alumni from my high school, and I breezed right through the trek. I didn’t get to take one of the trains that is level with the platform, but I [...]

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a laid-back weekend

Yesterday we met one of Heath’s co-workers for breakfast. He’s a British guy that we met when we came to Switzerland last January. We split at the train station, as he had to catch his flight home, and we were on a baby equipment hunt.
I found out through an expat group that there is a [...]

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All that walking is paying off…

While Eddie was getting his shots and six month old check up (all normal and fine), I asked if I could slip on the scale. I kicked off my shoes, but was still fully clothed in jeans and a heavy shirt (it was in the 40’s this morning). Keep in mind that I used to weigh myself at [...]

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brrrr

It is nearly noon and it just now reached 50 degrees farenheit. I love it! It is supposed to be in the 80’s back home in Texas all this week, and right now we’d be suffering through terrible humidity left behind by Hurricane Ike – minus air conditioning because there’s no power in our neighborhood.
I [...]

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September 11

Today… I wish peace for us all. With all my heart, I wish peace for all of the human race.

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Lunch!

In my previous life, I worked in a field of the culinary arts, and as such I have lots of friends who are ardent “foodies.” I am asked a lot what we are eating over here. Today, I’ll share what we had for lunch. If we’re not eating leftovers from dinner the night before, and [...]

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And a new adventure begins!

We’re gearing up to start our son on solid foods after his six month check-up. Most doctors recommend starting at six months for breast-fed babies. Eddie has already sampled some avocado, apple, pear, carrot, and rice cereal (not all at once of course). He was confused by the change in texture and taste at first, [...]

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A September to Remember…

I got out a few days ago with the camera and took pictures of the first hints of fall appearing in the trees. I can’t believe it is already happening. Fall has always been my favorite season, and there is a severe lack of that season in Texas. Here’s a few pictures I took as [...]

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It was nice knowing y’all!

At 09:30 CET on 10 September CERN will switch on their large hadron collider. According to some people, starting up this atom smasher may generate a miniature black hole that will tear the planet apart. Numerous legal bids have attempted to stop the experiment, the latest one coming up last week.
This thing is only about [...]

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Pedestrians in Switzerland

Baby delivered after van killed mom dies
Pregnant woman was hit crossing street; son was born prematurely
Walker has a history of driving offenses and arrests dating to the 1980s; police have said he had his license suspended 20 times. In a court filing, police said the brakes on Walker’s van had deteriorated so badly it was [...]

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From my friend Stacy – cheap airfare to Switzerland

Saw this today on Bestfares .. if you become a member, you can get a special airfare from USA to Zurich between Oct 31 2008-Mar 31 2009
here are the details
http://www.bestfares.com/news.php?newsID=985
(Other European destinations also available: http://www.bestfares.com/news.php?newsID=990)

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a learning curve

ARGH!!!!! The eggs I bought are already hard-boiled!!! WHY ON EARTH??? And I’m still short an egg to make Greek Meatballs for dinner tonight. Since I already cracked an egg partially open, I guess I can’t return them. #$%@!!

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Whether the weather be cold, whether the weather be hot…

In the last few days we’re starting to see the early signs of fall. There are a few trees with leaves that are hinting a turn to yellow and even some tipped in red. I’ve got to get out and take some pictures this week. Living in Texas, I’ve missed experiencing a true fall season. [...]

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