Bla bla bla

More pictures. The weather Saturday was perfect for recovering while taking pictures. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

35

It is a fact, and a good one, I am closer to 40 than 30. Spent the day off work. Combining total happiness with unimaginable frustration (both related to children). Went to Bjäre to buy apples. Bjäre can be, or is, somewhat overrated, especially in the summer time. But, on day like this when the…

New stuff

This weekend I have introduced new stuff for our boys.  People who knows me, know that I am not especially interested in music. If I like a good tune I listen to it. A good tune can be found in rock, pop, classic, hip hop etc etc. So I dig a little bit of everything…

More pics

Ocean still life Me and the boys are off to swimming school in a moment, please let the boy figure it out while we are on vacation, so the Sunday mornings can be spent more wisely… Went to the beach yesterday for a while. Guess what, I took some pictures. Read and post comments |…

Creativity

Ok, I might be very bias. But I do believe that Sam is very artistic. He has already made a bowl in clay with a potter's wheel and today he brought this scorpio home (there was also a crocodile, but that one is apparently on a run right now).  Scorpio Read and post comments |…

Friday

Still life Yet another Friday has passed and with it another week. Gotten strongly reminded about some things I should have done, if I am convinced that change is just as important as it was during Obamas election speeches… good to be reminded… So, what to do this weekend? Hoping for just as wonderful weather…

Weekend in pictures

Running man I will summarize this weekend by thanking all the friends I have visited and thank them for a wonderful time. Gotten me a new lens and still figuring it out…. Leaf Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Forgotten to tell you!

Last week we (OK I) placed the order! One Oxford Delux chaise longue and one Oxford armchair with accompanying footstool! It will be here in November! I'll be softing in my lounge before christmas. You do remember what they look like, right? To that I have ordered a new lens, now folks, I'll get cooking…

Weekend finalised

Fabian fab! Yet another weekend has passed and it has been a slow and good one. T's been working the entire weekend, which has given me a lot of time alone with the boys.  I have started to embrace each an every arising conflict and view it as an extraordinary chance for me to improve my…

Comfort

There is a huge comfort in knowing that one can at least always do better next time. Regardless if it has do to do with choice of job, mate or raising children. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Best sound

I hear the best sound of all, children laughing. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Pictures

Really nice weather the last few days. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Seriously

I know I have been on to the topic before, but I have to come back to it again.  Not in my wildest dreams I could imagine it to be so exhausting to be a parent. Therefore, as a token of my concern and companionship to all of you who still have not taken the…

Back to reality

So, back in normal life again. The development training was great but quite exhausting. Let's see what will happen. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Can too good self-esteem hinder your career

Sometimes you ask yourself why you have become the way you are (and sometimes you ask why others are as they are). I wonder if good profound self-esteem can hinder one in your career.  People with good self-esteem know that he/she is good no matter what he or she does/achieve in the professional life. If…

Day at the beach

We had our department day at the beach. I took a lot of pictures, here are some.

Chicken farm

Once again I have this moment of thought. To leave all civilisation and get my self a chicken farm. Far, far away.  Why? To make sure no ignorant people will ever come in my or my children's' way. People that have really narrow minded thoughts and ideas and you know that you can't change them. They…

Vacation over

Last day of vacation (or maybe it was Thursday). It has been really good and acctually not that bad to go back to work. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Pictures from the class

Here are some pictures from the photo class I attended. The nature pictures I have cropped and enhanced some. I love photography. You can see some pictures of the session on Emelie’s home page, dated August 14. The model is Emilie’s assistant Evelina.

Lars Norén

Is it so, that once in a while everybody' s life is an extract from a Lars Norén play, or is it just my? Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Photo class

Today I was at a photo class with the very talented and YOUNG photographer Emelie. I finally learnt about diaphragm and shutters and lenses. I, for sure understood the greatness in the right type of lens. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

The green room

So, we have painted some in the last weeks. The living room and my lounge will get a final coat tomorrow, with the correct eggshell nuance… and yesterday I decided that enough is enough. Sam is starting school and he (and his brother) can not have a bedroom with baby wallpaper boarding.  Said and done,…

When will it end?

No, I do not need to hear it will get worse, I need to know when it will end. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Disappointed

We have just arrived back from the east coast. The painter was about to leave when we came home. He had finalized his job and now we are awaiting the plumber to put in four new radiators. I notice that I feel a little bit disappointed with the result. The painter did a fab jobb it…

And then you remember…

… how difficult it is with a 6 year old and wonder: 1) why you made him and  2) how it all is going to work out? Will he be a bully, mentally instabil persn, who will escalate into a mass murderer by the time he is 23. Then you close yor eyes and hope…

How easy one forgets

The last week has been calm with Sam, he is actually  behaving like a completely healthy boy. In a wink of an eye you can't remember what was so hard a week back. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Pippi visit

So one boy’s birthday party is over, now it will take another 6 months or so until one’s blood pressure will rise well above healthy levels once again. We had an ace in the sleeve – Pippi, Pippi Longstocking was here and sang for the 8 kids. Success!  So, I guess this should lead to…

Defiance

Why on earth did not anybody warn us? At least my mother could have mentioned something, before we even started to get children. Tell us about this acting out, constant defiance a six year old does – all the time. I do not have the energy any more. Not even Tobias, who usually is cool…

Excursion

Leaving Sam at a friend for a play date, the rest of us headed for a outing in Småland – destination Stockhults Tebod. A danish couple have a café in the midddle of nowhere, serving tea, food and pastries at very resonable prices. Due to a lot of guests it took us forever to get…

Good start

To be able to sleep till 09.30 doesn't happen everyday, since one have to go to work or since the dog or kids are hungry. But sometimes it happens, like today and then one better needs to enjoy every second of it. Had the company of good friends yesterday. Thank God for summer so you…

Age

Our dog is getting old, I-can't-be-bother-to-lift-my leg-when-peeing old. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Vänersborg

Today (or technically yesterday) me and my offspring's (one which is so pre teen I could DIE) visited friends in Vänersborg. A friend with more children joined from Gothenburg. I like friends. These I love.  We have know each other for ages (yes, almost literally the  stone ages) but when we meet it's like we…

Application

Finally, I have done SOMETHING! I have applied for a photo course. At a really talented, extremely young photgrapher. I hope she will have time. Soon. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Weekend

I have gotten really used to the four day working week that I have. I will continue to have them for another year. then I guess I have to make a move for my career – ha ha ha! This weekend we will visit both Vänersborg (never been there so it is going to be…

Weekend

I have gotten really used to the four day working week that I have. I will continue to have them for another year. then I guess I have to make a move for my career – ha ha ha! This weekend we will visit both Vänersborg (never been there so it is going to be…

Rain

I am not complaining, I am just stating the fact that it is raining just a little too much at the moment. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Heat

I do not complain, I am just stating the fact that it is very warm at the moment. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Preparations done

All preparations for the big 3 are done  - let the birthday party begin! Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Question of the day

Do you know what this is? The answer is: YES, I KNOW! It is brilliant, a foldable drying rack. I just don’t know how I have survived without it. Well, the truth is that I haven’t really dried my laundry outside (since I have refused to buy the hiddious traditional ones). Well, I finally bought…

Perfect Sunday with the season’s first ocean dip

Wow! What a perfect Sunday it has been. One can’t really care less that the real vacation is about four weeks way, when we have weather like this. But instead of mowing the lawn and start baking the cookies for Fabian’s birthday we went to the beach and enjoy the weather and the company of…

8.00 am

Our meeting which was suppose to start at 08.00, which I hurried to this morning, doesn't start until 09.00… didn't bring my laptop to work do day since we were having a meeting all day. Oh well, can go for a cup of coffee then and read the newspaper, no stress. Read and post comments…

Midsummer

Midsummer has past and we had the best day possible. Thanks Anna-Karin and Henrik and Maria and Kalle (and all the others for a great Midsummer). It lasted to 03.00 am for us (Samuel caved in already at 01.00 :-). (Pics to come) I and Fabian got to sleep to 11.00 am, I love my…

Agree

This article is so good that I could have written it my self. Not only is it good I totally agree. (Sorry only in Swedish.)  Summary: swedish parents work too little on their relationships, and choose to go separate ways too quickly. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Coffee

Both our sons are drinking coffee. Is it healthy? Is it normal? Probably not, but it is our kids so it is no big surprise. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Over

Now, my five day weekend is over. Today we went to the local pool and Sam is getting better at swimming, but not the least – braver. Today we went to the big pool (with the deep and cold water). During the entire swimming school period he refused to jump in to it. He knew…