Latest Blog Posts for My Boys My Backpack and Me

• A new high or new low?
  on Mar 5, 2016 in Uncategorized
  Christian and I hopped in the car after school on Friday and drove to Bratislava to meet Kevin’s 5th grade choir at The Big Sing Bratislava.  There were 140 children from 7 international schools across 3 countries who came together for a conc...
• An International School perk
  on Mar 4, 2016 in Uncategorized
  This week the parents of AIS hosted a Teacher and Staff Appreciation lunch.  As you can imagine, I’ve helped out at several of these events over the years of raising 5 boys.  They’ve all been very nice, but this one had a little extra s...
• Now this is a park…
  on Feb 29, 2016 in Uncategorized
    We miss our yard.  Living in an apartment has its benefits, but the boys and I really miss being able to pop outside at any time and just “play”.  Lucky for us, Vienna has so much to do besides visit museums and palaces.  Last w...
• My snow day
  on Feb 16, 2016 in Uncategorized
  All of Europe and the UK seem have a Ski Week during February.  They don’t call it a winter break, it’s called ski week, so guess what we’re doing this week?  Yup, we’re skiing.  Kevin is with 50 other kids on a school sp...
• Ash Wednesday thought
  on Feb 11, 2016 in Uncategorized
  Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, so the boys and I opted for going to a small, local Catholic Church rather than taking the trip into the city center where we normally attend Mass.  The majority of Austrian’s consider themselves Catholic and publi...
• This is what it’s all about
  on Feb 7, 2016 in Uncategorized
  We had a great weekend of skiing at Hochkar, but beautiful conditions and friends to ski with don’t match up to me watching the 2 boys laying together in our hotel.  Yes, they were watching a video on the iPod, but that didn’t matter. Co...
• I drew the line today
  on Feb 5, 2016 in Uncategorized
  Take a close look at the Putensülzchen Gemüse (top center) otherwise translated to something like turkey vegetable aspic.  I see pickles, radishes, carrots, hard boiled eggs and so much more all in a gelatin mold made from meat stock.  I drew t...
• My search of the day
  on Feb 2, 2016 in Uncategorized
  I hate to say it, but I miss Target.  While Vienna has some great stores, I miss being able to go into one store and take care of 10 items on a list rather than having to go to 10 stores.  Think about it, you can buy toys, food, clothes, furniture,...
• Arrivals, departures and even a dog
  on Feb 1, 2016 in Uncategorized
  People watching is always fun, but at an airport it can be even more.  If you don’t believe me, go to the international arrivals section of any airport and find a quiet place to observe.  Last week I was at the airport in Vienna to meet Geor...
• There’s a lot of B’s in our world lately
  on Jan 20, 2016 in Uncategorized
  Wondering what’s been going on in our world?  Look no farther than the letter “B” Budapest:  George came with us for a  pre-Christmas weekend visit to a city filled with Christmas markets and tourists.  We found the perfect excu...

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