Month: September 2009
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Not Exactly What Hermes Intended…
It was quiet, too quiet. The boys were up in their room, playing peacefully. As usual, they were building a fort in and under Benjamin’s bed. But when I went upstairs… There was a time when my dad didn’t know what to get me for birthday and Christmas. I was living overseas, so small packages…
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Missing Out on the Muppets
A friend sent through a link on Facebook to two great classic videos from the Muppet Show. I showed them to Annika, but the results were mixed. The first one – Beaker and the Banana Sharpener… she thought was pretty funny… but the second one – Swedish Chef and the Singing Vegetables – she didn’t…
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First Day of School
A bit belated, but here it is – the first day of school (in August)… surely a sign of the chaos of the fall that it has taken me almost a month to post the picture. Notable details:
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Out of Touch
When Annika took over my old phone a few months ago, we had a deal – only “kontantkort” (a pay-as-you-go plan), and I would load up the phone with 100 SEK every month (about $14). Anything else she would have to fund herself. It went pretty well – though the 100 turned into 150 because…
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You Made Your Bed…
Yesterday, Benjamin was very angry with us because we wouldn’t let him watch tv (typical). He stormed upstairs, and emptied all of his excess playground sand from his pockets… into his own bed. And yes, he did sleep there last night. Learning to live with the consequences!
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No Swimming Today
Christopher is so close to swimming… so very, very close… that we decided to sign him up for swimming lessons this fall. First hurdle – choosing the right level. Can he really float on both front or back (the requirements for level 2) or should he really be in level 1 (which is just one…
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All in Perception
We spend a lot of Sunday evenings having dinner with our neighbors at our local restaurant – the Stocksund Hamnkrog. It is perfect – no cooking at the end of the weekend, and we can bike there and back as a family. Even better, there’s a park, a dock, boats, a tiny (really tiny) beach…
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Jedi in Training
Christopher loves Star Wars. I mean he really LOVES it. He has seen all six movies, plus the animated Clone Wars. He rarely chooses to watch anything else. Every opportunity he gets, he “trains” with a pretend light saber, a play sword, or even just a stick. He spends hours working on his moves, and…