Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Operation Turtle Rescue

That is what was going on outside our house this morning.

All of a sudden I see these two teenagers frantically running back and forth. Turns out a turtle nest has hatched somewhere close by, and all the little babies are now trying to find the nearest lake. Unfortunately a bunch of them ended up dead and squished on the road before our rescue efforts were activated.

They found 9 so far and Sarah and I rescued 2. One had made its way into our garage, not exactly a great place for a baby turtle! We found one in there a few years ago too. Who knows how long that one had been there...

In other news; I got the cabinet I ordered today. It barely fit into my car, and it is still there. 145 lbs/66 kg and HUGE! Ken is bringing home one of those little dollies with wheels so we can get it inside. Or if I get to impatient, I might open the box in the car and just carry it in piece by piece.

I have already translated the daily quota of words for today, so i would be OK to take time off for that... :-)

Monday, July 25, 2011

Monday

So not much being written on her while on vacation. No Internet for the most part and a very busy schedule made sure of that... I might get around to upload a few pictures, but we will see if time permits.

Today is back to work and it is a LOT waiting fro me. At least two more months of full time work on the big project. A little difficult to wrap your head around work today, especially since a guy is here to install our new rain gutters. A lot of banging, load machines and barking dogs... :-)

I have a feeling I will just get started and set up, and then spend the rest of the day fixing things around the house. Still have a lot to get in order.

The neighbour Shirley, Sarah and I went to IKEA on Saturday. We were gone for 5 hours! But that is what you get when you bring someone to IKEA that never been there before. She was pretty amazed by all the stuff!

Today I am getting my new cabinet for the dining room. It is well needed for some extra storage. It is not from IKEA, but it will still arrive in a box, needed to be assembled...

But as Sarah said: "It is so nice to be home". We had an amazing time, most thanks to all our incredible nice family members that made us feel so welcome and well taken care of. I feel we have filled up our "Swedish depots" for a while now, which is great.

I hate the long trip, but I sure wish I could go more often... :-)

Friday, July 22, 2011

Hemma igen!

Oj vad aktiverade vi har varit de senaste 3 veckorna +...

Men nu är vi tillbaka med cirkus 500 foton som minne.

Det har verkligen varit en fantastisk resa med massor av umgänge med familj och vänner, njutning av den svenska naturen och kulturen. Och MASSOR av smågodis, och annat gott! Jag har lyckats gå upp 3½ kg, vilket är ganska lite med tanke på allt jag har stoppat i mig.

Men idag var det officiellt slut på kolhydratsfrossandet och jag gick över till low carb igen. Nu kommer vi dock inte att hålla stenhårt på det som vi gjorde de första 4 månaderna, jag kommer att avnjuta bla frukt då och då. Har en påse biggaråer som står och väntar i kylen...

Dessutom har jag inhandlat motivation och inspiration i form av 6 LCHF-kokböcker. Internet är bra för recept, men en kokbok i handen ger mer. Men då är jag ju kokboksfantast också...

Jag har även inhandlat diverse matvaror som ska underlätta tillagandet av low carb-bakverk, som ska bli kul att prova.

Jag packade upp väskorna igårkväll när vi kom hem och hela köksbordet var FULLT av allt kul jag köpt/fått med mig hem! Jättekul och tusen tack till alla ni som bidrog till det fulla köksbordet. Det uppskattas verkligen!

Jag tror jag har smittats av någon sorts barnsjukdom eller dylikt i Sverige. 1 vecka in började jag få röda utslag som påminde om myggbett, och det var vad jag trodde det var också. Men nu inser jag att så inte är fallet. Utslagen finns lite var stans och kliar lite. Mystiskt! Sarah har inga (ta i trä), vet inte vad det kan vara. Har upmgåtts med bebis som had eutslag (skulle ha varit tredagrasfeber som hon hade, men vem vet?). Mystiskt att det har hållt på i 2 veckor nu.  Utslagen är över hela kroppen med koncentration på mitten och armarna. Inte vattkoppor i alal fall, för det har jag redan haft. Röda hund med. Who knows? Allergisk kanske? Men mot VAD i så fall? Har fått flera nya utslag sedan jag kom hem igår, och har inte utsatt mig för något nytt av vad jag vet...

Ja ja.

Jag kurera jetlagen över helgen. Ska in till IKEA med Sarah och grannen imorgon, lite småsaker som ska inhandlas.

Jag känner att jag har fått inspiration att fixa lite här hemma, har bla beställt en ny skänk som kommer i början på nästa vecka, ska bli härligt med mer forvaringsutrymme.

Nu ska jag inte svamla mer för den här gången, hjärnan är lite mosig fortfarande...

Och stackars Norge, va fan ska det bråkas med dem för? Fruktansvärt!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Update from Sweden

No regular Internet and a very intense schedule leaves no time for blogging! We are having a super time and are really enjoying ourselves.

Tomorrow we are leaving the island of Gotland to go to the north of Sweden and the city of Sundsvall. It will be a day with 12 hours of travelling by car, ferry and train.

Today we are going on a last outing with my grandmother, then it is home to pack...

One more week left in Sweden! :-)
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Sunday, July 3, 2011

In Sweden

Just a little update... I only have Internet on my phone, and we have kept very busy, hence no blogging! Sarah is having so much fun, enjoying every minute, playing with.all her new friends.

She is running around barefoot long into late night, dunce the sun never really sets here, and the weather is hot and sunny. Yesterday we were at the beach, and it was almost 90F and very humid!
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