Yesterday was the first day since I started keeping my blog here that I didn’t write an entry. I sat down several times and started trying to come up with something, but it just wasn’t happening. I feel a bit disappointed that I managed to keep up my daily entries for only two weeks, but on the other hand, now the pressure to write something every single day has lifted.

We had visitors this afternoon, an American woman who moved to Sweden just three weeks ago, her boyfriend, and her six-year-old son. We had a good time chatting, drinking coffee, and eating cake and cookies while the kids played. It was nice to have an all-English afternoon, but it felt a bit weird to me to speak English socially. I noticed also that I was caught off-guard every time the little boy spoke, because he speaks English. I’m not used to hearing little kids speak English anymore!

They came bearing lots of gifts, including a gorgeous gerbera daisy. Those are my favorite flowers, so I hope I can keep it alive for a little while! Lydia and Tage were the lucky recipients of toys and Lydia also got a new Pez dispenser and some of her favorite gummy candies. What nice surprises! For my part, I made a Mississippi Mud Pie (an absolutely decadent chocolate cake) and kolakakor (a Swedish cookie similar-ish to sugar cookies but better). We have a few pieces of the cake left, and I think I’d better invite my in-laws over for fika tomorrow afternoon or else I’ll run the risk of eating it all myself! Hmm, maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad thing after all.

Lydia is spending the night over at her cousin’s house tonight, and it feels very quiet here after all the activity of the day. Even the dogs are somewhat subdued. I think they wore themselves out barking and worrying themselves while we had company (they were outside the whole time). I thought Olof and I might go in to town and do a little shopping and have some dinner, but it’s gotten late and it looks like staying home is what’s on our agenda for the evening.