Olof turns 40 today, and we had an all-day celebration down at his parents’ house, with most of the extended family in attendance. A good time was had by all, as they say. The highlight of the day was probably the cake his sister made. I don’t think there exists a cake that would suit… Read More Child at heart

So Tage was riding around on his stick horse, cowboy hat firmly in place, when Lydia decided she would “just flip his hat off.”  With her foot.  And none too gently, either, because the impact of her foot on his face–when it failed to reach his hat brim–left him with a black eye. Lovely.

Whoever decided that Christmas vacation should be 2½ weeks long ought to be hung by the thumbs.

Olof was back to work today, which was much less fun for the rest of us than the previous eleven days had been. I’d say it was probably less fun for him as well, but he’s one of those lucky souls who actually enjoys his work. Not only that, but he had a good excuse… Read More You take what you can get.

Rather than post a bunch of pictures here, I decided just to whip up a little page with some of the highlights of our Christmas celebration — see it here. Happy New Year!

So remember those Christmas pictures I promised? Yeah, not gonna happen today, either, but I will leave you with an appetizer of sorts. This was taken at the kitchen table, before the real fun began.

Yesterday morning I woke up to that delightful child-retching-four-inches-from-my-face sound that all parents know and love, and I was just able to leap from the bed before Petra unloaded the contents of her stomach beside my pillow.  Needless to say, I was expecting a pretty rough day after that inauspicious start, but it ended up… Read More How I spent my Christmas vacation.

The ugly: burnt knäck muddy pink tights sunrise 9:45, sunset 13:23 The bad: failed power steering icy, gritty streets The good: lunch at Subway fika with friends hot showers clean sheets

As I’m sure most readers know, Olof works at home.  Though he’s explained it all to me many times, I’m not sure what, exactly, it is that he does.  I know the name of the company that he works for and that he writes software, but I’m pretty fuzzy on the details. What I see… Read More Job Description