The J&G Express

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With less than three months to go in Switzerland for us, we are trying to strike a balance between preparing for evacuation and getting the most of the time that remains. So far so good I would say.

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Z&M with skateboard

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It has been an absolute eternity since my last post. My apologies.

A Happy New Year, nevertheless, to all!

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It has been a very nice Fall in Switzerland this year. Some years, the colours are not really all that much to write home about, but for whatever reason, things are really sizzling this season.

Speaking of sizzling, Dick and Szilvia arrive on Saturday and will look after the boys this weekend whilst J and I visit the Thermal Baths in Vals. Our romantic getaway was somewhat stymied by the fact that the last available room had the surprise feature of having two separate, single beds. Having said that, we will, in all likelihood, sleep like babies.

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Zack busting out

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Exchanging our money at the bank with the fancy conveyor belt machine always generates a huge amount of excitement. When I was a boy, we used to have to get papers from The Bank of Montreal, count up the coins and roll them up ourselves. Forty quarters in a roll if memory serves.

It makes me wonder what people will people be doing with their coins once Zack and Mason are grown men?

The bank ........

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And so it begins. Our effort to post, not only photos, but also to infuse the odd, frighteningly low quality video into the blog as well. Keen observers will be treated to a rare visual of the elusive Shaka Khan in video number two.

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It was great to see The Krayenbühls once again, who, against all odds, remain in absolute top form despite having three children under the age of six.

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Just back from a weekend in Scuol! After three hours in the therapeutic thermal baths, Jana and I observed that our backs had not felt so loose and healthy in years. That feeling of joviality was short lived, however, as by the time we carried both of our comatose children back to the hostel our backs had completely returned to their previous state of disrepair. So it goes.

On a high note, Zackary, in just his second lifetime game, recorded his first official Yatzee. The fact that he did it with the sixes showed a level of gamesmanship and classiness that is normally not seen in children his age.

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Boy, did I ever have some catching up to do with our photos! Crimony.
In my defense there has been boat loads of action of late with Zackary starting Kindergarten and Mason warming up to a new daycare. Add to that, the fact that my yearly hockey draft also occurred in early September and one can get a sense of the tremendous burden we have been enduring over the last month or so. I am delighted to report that both Zackary's Kindergarten and Mason's new daycare can be deemed success stories. My hockey draft on the other hand ............

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