Whew! That's the longest I've ever gone without a blog entry. We don't have internet access at the house right now, so it's been a little tricky.
In a nutshell, here's what we've done since the beginning of August:
1. I started my new job.
2. I bought a car. Stace actually likes it!
3. We closed on the new house.
4. With the help of Stace's mom, we got the old house ready for our renter.
5. We moved our stuff from the old house to the new house.
6. We received some of our stuff from Switzerland, with the rest to come in a couple of weeks.
7. We bought a van. Stace loves it!
8. The kids got here, ready to start school on Tuesday.
9. We've somehow managed to hang on to our sanity, barely.
All in all, life is good.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Surprise!
Well, here I am in Utah, to everyone's surprise. I decided that since I hadn't seen the kids for almost six weeks, I should probably reintroduce myself. I didn't tell anyone I was coming. The kids were quite surprised and seemed happy to see me. Stace put up a good front, but I know that deep down she was probably a little annoyed. But she loves me anyway.
I'll be here until Tuesday, and then it's back to the couch in Lakeville. We close in just over two weeks! I bought one car, so there's just one more to go. I plan on us owning one minivan in our entire lives, and this one will be it.
I'll be here until Tuesday, and then it's back to the couch in Lakeville. We close in just over two weeks! I bought one car, so there's just one more to go. I plan on us owning one minivan in our entire lives, and this one will be it.
Friday, August 3, 2012
I'm a true suburban American
Guess what I'm going to do now? Yup, I'm going to mow the lawn at the old house. I haven't done that for about four years. The good news is that I won't have to do this very much at our new house because it comes with a built-in thirteen-year-old who mows the lawn whenever necessary.
Friday, July 27, 2012
More fun with German
I realized that yesterday's post contains a phrase that sounds a bit odd in English: "lady walker." The reason it says that is because in German, most nouns that refer to a person still have an ending that depends on the gender of the person to whom the word is referring. We have a little of this in English, but not much: actor/actress, steward/stewardess, waiter/waitress. If you want to get even more arcane, some words used to end in "trix" to refer to the feminine: prosecutor/prosecutrix, testator/testatrix, dominator/ . . . well, you get the picture. (This is a family blog.)
Anyway, let's have some fun with English: how about co-workeress? or friendess? maybe grantrix?
Anyway, let's have some fun with English: how about co-workeress? or friendess? maybe grantrix?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Man, am I going to miss this place
From the English version of the local paper:
Stolen Giant Plastic Sausage Found
In a crime previously unreported in the Zug Post, a giant plastic sausage was stolen from the street in Hünenberg last week. Now, much to the relief of the owner, it has been found.
The two-metre-long sausage, in the form of a large Bratwurst and weighing 10 kilogrammes, was used for advertising purposes and strategically placed in front of a butcher's shop in Chamerstrasse in the municipality. The owner reported the theft of the sausage, valued at CHF 3,000, on Wednesday 20 July.
Now, thanks to an observant lady walker, the sausage has been found undamaged in the Frauentaler Woods near Hagendorn in the municipality of Cham, 6 kilometres away from where it was stolen. It seems the thieves must have dumped it there some days ago.
The Zug Police are now closely examining the sausage to see if they can find any clues which might lead them to finding the culprits.
The sausage is not the only large 3-dimensional advertisement in the municipality as the Hotz Rust bakery also has oversized models of a croissant and an ice-cream on display. There have been discussions as to whether they should be there at all as not everyone is happy about them. Legally they may be on display, unlike in the city of Zug, where an oversized model of a cherry cake had to be removed from Landsgemeindeplatz in 2007.
From now on the sausage is being taken in every evening.
Stolen Giant Plastic Sausage Found
In a crime previously unreported in the Zug Post, a giant plastic sausage was stolen from the street in Hünenberg last week. Now, much to the relief of the owner, it has been found.
The two-metre-long sausage, in the form of a large Bratwurst and weighing 10 kilogrammes, was used for advertising purposes and strategically placed in front of a butcher's shop in Chamerstrasse in the municipality. The owner reported the theft of the sausage, valued at CHF 3,000, on Wednesday 20 July.
Now, thanks to an observant lady walker, the sausage has been found undamaged in the Frauentaler Woods near Hagendorn in the municipality of Cham, 6 kilometres away from where it was stolen. It seems the thieves must have dumped it there some days ago.
The Zug Police are now closely examining the sausage to see if they can find any clues which might lead them to finding the culprits.
The sausage is not the only large 3-dimensional advertisement in the municipality as the Hotz Rust bakery also has oversized models of a croissant and an ice-cream on display. There have been discussions as to whether they should be there at all as not everyone is happy about them. Legally they may be on display, unlike in the city of Zug, where an oversized model of a cherry cake had to be removed from Landsgemeindeplatz in 2007.
From now on the sausage is being taken in every evening.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Our lives
Just a quick update because I know how fascinated you all are by the minutae of my daily existence.
I'm now back in Switzerland, trying to enjoy every second of the view from our terrace, which I only have for two more days. Monday is moving day. I'll move out of my apartment and spend some time living with another temporary bachelor, Bob Cluff. I'll fly out of here forever on Tuesday the 31st and start work back in Minnesota on August 1. I'll sleep on the couch at the old house (assuming I can find a pillow) until we close on the new house. In the meantime, I'll do some car shopping and get the old house ready for our renter, who will move in at the beginning of September. (If having one mortgage is fun, then having two mortgages must be twice as fun, right?)
We'll close on the new house on August 27. On August 28, we'll move stuff from the old house, and on that same day, our stuff from Switzerland and our new bed from Minnesota should arrive. Once all of that stuff gets there, our lives should be easy and stress-free, right?
I'm now back in Switzerland, trying to enjoy every second of the view from our terrace, which I only have for two more days. Monday is moving day. I'll move out of my apartment and spend some time living with another temporary bachelor, Bob Cluff. I'll fly out of here forever on Tuesday the 31st and start work back in Minnesota on August 1. I'll sleep on the couch at the old house (assuming I can find a pillow) until we close on the new house. In the meantime, I'll do some car shopping and get the old house ready for our renter, who will move in at the beginning of September. (If having one mortgage is fun, then having two mortgages must be twice as fun, right?)
We'll close on the new house on August 27. On August 28, we'll move stuff from the old house, and on that same day, our stuff from Switzerland and our new bed from Minnesota should arrive. Once all of that stuff gets there, our lives should be easy and stress-free, right?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Done deal
After some competitive bidding (which was kind of a bummer), we got a house. I like almost everything about it except the fact that the closet for the master bedroom is in the master bathroom.
It's in Lakeville, but it's actually part of the Farmington school district. We're about a ten-minute walk from Farmington High School, which is only a couple of years old. That will be nice when Tanner goes into ninth grade.
That was just the first hurdle, though. The insanity continues!
It's in Lakeville, but it's actually part of the Farmington school district. We're about a ten-minute walk from Farmington High School, which is only a couple of years old. That will be nice when Tanner goes into ninth grade.
That was just the first hurdle, though. The insanity continues!
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