We came home from a night out to find Benjamin, asleep in his Santa hat. I’m sure the dreams were excellent!In case you are interested, Christmas is already here, if you go by Benjamin’s Christmas calendar. I bought each of the children an open-each-day-get-a-piece-of-chocolate-calendar, explained the concept, and then let them decide how they wanted…

Poor Christopher has a mid-summer birthday, and one that falls in the same month (June) as Benjamin’s. Last year, we never managed to organize a party for him with all the school finishing ceremonies and summer vacation… but he never forgot. So FINALLY he got his party on Saturday – nearly six months late –…

… because this is what the boys’ outerwear looks like on a daily basis when I pick them up from school. If only it would freeze…

December is a dark month. We are approaching the shortest day of the year, and nowhere is it more obvious to me than here. I drop the kids off in the dark… and pick them up in the dark… and I am surprised to see blue sky and sun. If I do see the sun,…

Benjamin: Mom, when you bleed, does blood run out of you?Me: Yes.Benjamin: And it never comes back?!?

…but unfortunately, that was all we had. Yes, I had misplaced the camera… Though I usually carry it in my purse all the time, at some point I decided that the weight and space was just too much, so I took it out and put it… well… that was the problem. Where? So we spent…

I am so glad the kids are growing up with the Swedish mentality of weather – there’s no such thing as bad weather… it’s just bad clothing. Last Saturday, the boys and I were out and about, and I felt the need to get some outside time. Yes, it was nearly dark (at 3pm), and…

…they are working together so well to avoid bedtime. It was a bit too quiet upstairs, after a bit of bumping around, so I checked and found them drawing away. Of course, the moment I turn up, they both smile innocently, hold out their half-finished works of art, and say, “For you, Mama.” Frankly, I…