Liebe Frauen, meine Zwillinge bekommen wenn sie 12 werden (bald) ein erstes eigenes Handy. Jetzt weiss ich nicht so recht was besser ist: eine prepaid sim-Karte oder sofort ein Abo? Was haben euere Kinder? Ein teueres Abo mit unlimitiertes Datenverbrauch möchte ich nicht (sie müssen es selber vom Sa...

@ Swisscanmon:Oh dear! Did it take long to get the oven clean? Was the banana bread at least nice to eat ? :wink: @ Mr. Bee: I forgot to anwer your questions about books. I read mainly S/F, Fantasy, Crime, Thrillers and that kind of stuff. Favorit authors are: Dick Francis, John Francome, Kathy Reic...

Enjoying spring??? You're a funny one Mrs. Bee :D We got the first real snow this winter/spring yesterday! We got a hailstorm, snow, ice, ... The children could use their sledges for the first time in the garden and I did the first bit of snow shoveling since spring 2013 :wink: So we are enjoying wi...

I have no smartphone, no Iphone, no Ipad, Tablet, ..... so I guess I won't be testing any apps any time soon
Do any of you read books in English? I read a lot of crime, thrillers, S/f and fantasy, all in English. I was just wondering if there are any fellow bookworms here ?

I long as well for proper spring! We have seen virtually no snow this winter, much to my (and the children's) frustration! But, since the winter won't come anymore, spring can begin in my opinion. I long for some sun and no more clouds and rain! Apart from springtime, there are some nice things to l...

@ Anrufe von "Krankenkassenberater": wenn man sagt, man ist auf die Groupe Mutuel Masche reingefallen und ist jetzt für 5 Jahre fix bei Groupe Mutuel verischert, dann herscht auch Ruhe. Ich hatte auch ständig wieder solche Anrufe und seit ich gesagt habe das die ganze Familie für 5 Jahre b...

Hi ladies Just some quick words, so our thread does not get killed off because not a lot is written lately ;-) I guess that everybody is busy busy busy ... Well, I am at least ;-) Hubby is away from home a lot lately (working very late hours, getting called in by his boss in the weekend, short holid...

Hi ladies I haven't been around much lately. Life's too busy. Welcome MarinaSun. I am not a native speaker either. I come from Belgium, lived in Ireland for 3 years and met a Swiss guy there. Hence the move to Switzerland some years ago. As to languages: I ALWAYS speak my mother tongue with my child...

Hi ladies I haven't been around here much the last months :oops: Been very busy with the homework of the twins (every day homework and one of the twins really struggels) and with other stuff as well. Hubby is at the moment abroad for work and littlest one had to throw up several times yesterday even...

Hello ladies Long time no see. To all you movers: hope you settle in soon enough and that everybody's truck arrives soon! To everybody: hope you had (or are still having) a good summer To everybody with children in Kindergarten/school: hope everybody had a good start. Yesterday, my two oldest ones (...

Wow Swissalicious, that was unexpected! Welcome back!

@swisscanmom Must be very stressful to move to another continent and having to sell your furniture etc. It all ads to the "normal" stress you get when you move ... @all in Switzerland: what is that big yellow thing in the sky this morning???? Something I haven't seen in a long time! Little...

Hi there ladies How is everybody? Are you all keeping dry and warm? Who still has the heating on at home? We switched off our heating about a month ago, but without using the fire place every day, we would be freezing! And we're still using long sleeved t-shirts and winter sweaters :evil: It was the...

Hihi, hubby already called twice. Once to ask what he had to give the girls for their snack in Kindergarten (I made the little boxes this morning and put it in their bags) and once to ask how to make a coffee :D :D :D :D with the maschine I bought half a year ago ... Men :roll: :D I hope he can loca...

Good morning everybody Hubby took a day off to look after the kids so I could go to work (mother-in-law normally takes them 1 day in the week, but she is on holidays) and since I didn't have to wait for Kindergarten to open to be able to leave for work, I got up at 5 and took the 6 'o clock train. L...

Hi ladies Hope that most of you had nice easter-holidays. We went a bit everywhere in Europe during the 3 weeks of school holidays and we had a nice time. Now I'm back at work and the backlog is huge :evil: @ difficult children: the terrible two's can be indeed terrible, but they are nothing compare...

@ swissalicious: halfway through your post I also thought that this must be you ;-) @swisscanmom: good luck with the move to Switzerland and with the sale of your house. I can understand that it's a complete hassle having to keep everything spotless and leave the house all the time. @ me: nothing mu...

Hi Dusi Funny list :wink: To answer your questions: I'm from Belgium and I don't mind that my children grow up swiss. The cultural difference between Belgium and Switzerland is not that huge and I am still the mother, so my kids will still be raised "belgian style ". No idea what that actu...

Hi Dusi In our household, I am the foreign national and my husband is 100% Swiss. I barely spoke German when I came here and started following intensive German courses once I arrived. Hubby thought it would be best to learn high German because it's easier to learn than Swiss-German, there are lots o...

@ Dusi: I am not 100% sure, but I believe that, due to the Schengen agreements, any American visitor can stay up to 3 months in Switzerland without a Visa or special permit (basically a 3-month stay as a tourist so to speak). However, since you are talking about coming back to live in CH, your husba...