Homesickness…

Send this picture as an ecardI am so homesick right now that it feels like my heart is about to explode…I miss my family, my friends and myself… I miss my traditions, my familiar places, my language, my food, my memories…I know I have my wonderful daughter and husband here in the US but sometimes [...]

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Unnecessary Corporal Punishment of Children

Send this picture as an ecardI sit here and ponder the differences of cultures and how upbringing can make such a significant change in values, principles, and beliefs. I am a very adamant proponent of anti-spanking. In my opinion, if a parent feels the need to hit, humiliate, and intimidate a child into obedience, [...]

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Once Upon a Christmas

Send this picture as an ecardMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! It was a very busy and eventful Christmas at our household. Brian finally had his back surgery two days before Christmas and it went really well considering the extent of the procedure. His mother and father came down the day before the [...]

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The Festival of Santa Lucia

THE FESTIVAL OF SANTA LUCIA
The festival of Santa Lucia begins before dawn, on the thirteenth of December, which under the old Julian calendar (used in Sweden before 1753) was Christmas Day and the longest night of the year. Throughout Sweden, the eldest daughter in each household [...]

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Interesting facts about Sweden

Interesting Facts about Sweden

The official name of Sweden is ‘The Kingdom of Sweden’. The official language of the country is Swedish.

Sweden follows Constitutional monarchy and Parliamentary democracy.

Sweden is situated in northern Europe, with its capital being Stockholm. Sweden is surrounded by Lake Mälaren on the west and the Baltic Sea on the east.

Sweden is the [...]

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The Anticipation of Lumbar Discectomy Surgery

Send this picture as an ecardLumbar discectomy surgery actually sounds much better than you might think for us at the moment. A date has finally been set for Brian’s upcoming back surgery – long time overdue if you ask my opinion. It is so severe at the moment that he is experiencing nerve damage and [...]

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