Yeah – we have wallpaper and carpet! No roof still, but hey – we
have wallpaper and carpet! I am happy. Tiny steps in the right direction. And I really like the boys choice of color.
This will be a good week – I’m sure! It has some really fun elements that I am looking forward to. It also has a few challenges, but hey – one step at a time and we will get there in the end.
Have a great Monday!
Grey and windy Sunday
Busy day trying to sort some of the house out – vacuuming, doing laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking .. my husband has put away the trampolin for the winter. Both busy with different things. I have also tried to clean the stuff that will go back into the bathroom next week – such as the radiator and bathtub. A lot easier to clean before it is back in the tiny room again.
Saw
that my little yellow friends will have their own movie that is coming out next summer – Minions. Can’t wait. I don’t know why but I really enjoy them. The short movies are great but I also like the Dispicable Me-movies. A third one is coming out in 2017. Seems very far away.
A good healthy traditional hotpot filled with goodies is cooking on the stove – hopefully it will warm us up and make us all feel better.
Adventsbasar
The yearly bazar in our church Segeltorps Kyrka took place today. Usually it is held the first Saturday of December, but for some reason they decided to move it. The ladies working for the event were quite worried not many would come since they couldn’t really have the same X-mas theme as they usually do since it took place so early. But, I believe it was about as popular and crowded as it always is.
All the profit they make are donated to a charity of some sort – this year the money goes to the Church of Swedens’ work in preventing genital mutilation of the women in Tanzania and the Scandinavian Mission for children in supporting orphanages in the Philippines.
So I am happy to help and give them a few hours of my time, enjoy the pleasure in being a part of this important cause and also buy some lottery tickets and a coffee.
The day started with a short 15 min mass in church singing a few carols and listening to the priest saying a few words. I should go more often to church – I really appreciate that moment. I have so many fond memories after almost 20 years singing in their choirs. Maybe I should start again. It gave me such joy.
Floor done
This morning the plumbers were here before 7 to get the pipes done in order for the next worker to put in the carpet. He arrived sometime around lunch and now we have a pebble carpet in there. Yeah! Unfortunately he has covered it up with some sort of protection paper so I can’t show you just yet. On Monday he will return and put up the wallpapers. Then only a few more steps to complete.
Finally Friday – I need “fredagsmys” big time. I feel so exhausted with everything going on and my youngest has come down with some sort of flue and the rest of us aren’t in great shape either. We just had a wonderful fall break and after a few weeks back we have already used up all the energy we gained. Typical.
Goal
My oldest has been given a good exercise by his PE-teacher. The students have a choice between getting stronger, more flexible, better shape, gain weight or loose weight. They need to write down a program with measurable steps that will help
them reach their goal. They will have a start-date and then an end-date when they will be re-measured and also evaluate if they managed to reach their goal – and if not, why so.
He has chosen to get more flexible and improve his build / posture which is great. Like many teenagers he spends a lot of time sitting down which is not great for his back. Let’s hope this program will do the trick! Yeah for good teachers!
One step at a time
Our never-ending project has finally reached the bottom.. meaning they will start re-building it now! We have received a green light as far as no mould or damage by damp. The car
penters have removed the old wallpaper and floor carpet, the plumbers have removed all the pipes. Now the carpet fitter is rebuilding the floor again and soon soon it will start looking like a proper bathroom again. One more week or so and then maybe it will be done.
Today it is extremely foggy outside – can barely see our neighbors house. It looks kind of spooky.
Red & yellow
This morning the world was presenting itself in amazing colors – the bright red berries and the light yellow leaves were really fantastic, so I had to take a picture. That happens a l
ot – I take all sorts of pictures every day. It is a habit hard to break.
Long day at work today but I started the day with a 3k walk which was great. It’s been a while since I could do that for different reasons.
The bathroom is coming along slowly but surely. A lot of different people are here doing their bits – one fixing the floor, one the carpet, one the plumbing aso aso. Everybody need to wait for everybody else like a gigant puzzle. I hope they will finish the puzzle eventually.
Pyssel hos M – 10 nov 2014
Pysselkväll med ljus-tema! Vi har varit alldeles för upptagna för att hinna ses under hösten – men nu var det äntli
gen dags!
Vi bjöds på en jättegod kycklinggryta med ris till middag och en tigerkaka till fikat som var helt fantastisk.
Vi klippte servetter och gjorde decoupage på ljus av olika slag. Ett alldeles lagom pyssel när alla ändå var ganska trötta efter en tuff höst. Hoppas vi hinner ses en sista gång innan året är slut – det blir i så fall en kväll med bagar/konditormössor på!
Järfälla Trupp Cup – Fathers day
Today it was my youngest turn to compete in team gymnastics. Yesterday my youngest niece managed to achieve one silver and one bronze medal in the same competition. Today it was the
guys turn and they did really well. They managed to get one silver (tumbling) and two bronze medals (floor and trampette). I was a very proud mom and it was great to see them compete.
Today it is also Father’s Day – my husband was courted with English toffee which he loves. We have honored our fathers by raising the Swedish flag and also contacted them and shown them that we care. Hope you have had the best day, dad! <3
A n n i v e r s a r y
Today my blog celebrates 1 year. Amazing. I am so proud that I have been able to actually write a little something every day for a whole year. It has been a bit therapeut
ic for me – a moment to gather my thoughts and share something with anyone who is interested. I especially enjoy when you who reads this leave me a little comment or let me know you have been here.
Today me and my mother have spent the morning at the big food fair Mitt Kök. It was nice to be there early – not so crowded – and by lunchtime it was a bit too many people there but by then we were done with what we had came for. I bought a new frying pan and a few pots. My old ones have done their job and are definitely ready for retirement. And we also found a few goodies to enjoy such as toffee, cheese and luxury olives. That will be perfect with a glas of red tonight.