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Some time off from work starting today (or maybe on Monday since this is just a weekend?)!

After our regular Saturday chores we had a quiet afternoon getting ready to go to my parents-in-law for dinner together with my husband’s cousins and their wifes. A lovely evening with nice conversations, great food and drinks. So nice to see them again and spend some time together.

No we’ve arrived back home after a nice evening. Tired and ready for bed. Time to hug our pillows and see what tomorrow brings. Another 9 days off to enjoy before it’s time to go back to the office again. Lovely!

Early start this morning and a full day at the office. All by myself. Oh well. The day went by really quickly though since I had a lot of things to do. And I even had to work some more this evening. My colleague was very grateful for my help and I always like to help if I can, especially if I can make life easier for someone else. 

Enjoyed a sushi for lunch – mmm – and then I made spagetti bolognese for my boys for dinner. Perfect with a get-away from all the Christmas-food for a day! Back to the leftovers again tomorrow. Lol. 

Now a quiet evening watching ice-hockey and enjoying a drink infront of the TV. No more work for 10 days. Nice! 

Third day in a row with great food and family time! Xmas is special that way!

Today we had a lazy first half of the day – we tried the donut-maker and they turned out pretty good. 

This afternoon we went over to my parents-in-law for the traditional boxing day dinner. We were treated a lovely three course dinner with turkey as the main course with all the trimmings and a nice wine. Lovely! 

We didn’t stay very late since both me and my youngest are getting up at 6 AM tomorrow to go to work. So it will be an early night tonight. 

Christmas day and dinner at my parents. And exchanging of Xmas-gifts with my sister and her family after a glass of glögg, saffron buns and some coffee. 

Then my mother had prepared her traditional four-course-dinner as she always does this day. Starting with some Xmas-goodies, followed by her beef roulades with all the trimmings, then cheese with crackers and finally fresh fruit with whipped cream. Mmmm. 

A lovely afternoon and evening together – the whole family. So nice that my sister felt much better today (she came down with some sort of cold the other day) and could be with us too! Now I’m going to sleep like a rock after all this good food and wearing my new pjs! 

It’s Christmas eve and a day off for my family. Lot’s of work though preparing for a nice afternoon and evening together. But – I love it! 

The dinner table is set and all the food that can be prepared is ready. When our parents arrive we will enjoy some glögg and goodies while watching the traditional Disney-hour on TV. Same procedure every year and I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Then we will enjoy the smörgåsbord put together by all of us. Followed by the exchanging of gifts and then some coffee and chocolate pudding and fruit sallad. Nice to know what to expect and what to look forward to. I cherish our Christmases together so much and I can’t wait to sit down together and be grateful for what we have and what we share. 

Had to go to work today – just me and one more colleague (and a quick visit of two more) spent the day at the office. I had a lot of work to do so the day went by really quickly. I just stepped out for a few minutes to pick up some lunch for us – no breaks other than that. Now I’m off for three days but I have a very hectic Friday with a big assignment that needs sorting at the office to look forward to. 

Back home again I’ve crashed in my corner for a bit while my husband (who had the day off) is preparing dinner for the family. I did set the table for tomorrow though, so I’m not a complete waste of space. Lol. Plenty of things to prepare tomorrow as it is so it’s nice to have that part done. 

Time to light the fourth candle of Advent and also prepare the Xmas-ham. We usually do that one or two days before Xmas eve and have it for dinner. Served with mashed potatoes, corn and a dark bread called “kavring” and a crisp bread with special Xmas flavors. Mmm. And of course – a glass of “must” 

Tomorrow me and my youngest are going to work while the other two have another day off. Great having them at home so they can help prepare things for Xmas eve. I will have quite a busy day at the office and fingers crossed I will be able to leave when I’m supposed to. 

Saturday treat for dinner after a long day of chores. Nice family dinner! Also made some extra so our youngest can have a nice lunch with him on Monday. 

Tricky to figure out what to make so that he has something nice to bring with him every day. Not all food is ok to heat up in a microwave the following day. He also has a choice of buying something frozen at work, but those choses are not for everyday, more as a plan B if he didn’t bring anything. 

Today we visited our youngest niece in her and her boyfriend’s new apartment. It was very well planned and it will be great for them with the closeness to family, friends and ways to get to their jobs. Going to be fun to see it again when they have finished renovating it and put in furniture. Nice! 

Last day of work this week. Plenty of candies left at the office to enjoy. Not good. Lol. So nice that the goodies are all wrapped! Feels a lot better. 

Semi-long day and we got a lot done. I have some things waiting for me to do on Monday – hopefully not too much else to do so I can focus on what I have planned. Most of my colleagues are off on Monday so with some luck I will manage. I also work on Friday next week so I have one more day if I need it. 

Now we have a nice weekend ahead to relax and also prepare for Xmas. I don’t feel any stress about the preparations – most of them are already in place. Just going to buy the last groceries tomorrow morning.