Happy Third of Advent!

It has been busy... but good :) I promise to write a better blog post soon.

Wishing you all a Happy Third of Advent and a good week ahead! xox

A moment of calm

The last few days have been really nuts... Not just nuts, but really nuts. I feel like there is always something to plan, something to organize. If it is not preparing class lectures or helping Alexander with his homework, it is a class-worth of cupcakes for Nicka's birthday ;)

I am taking the advice on my coffee cup...

Have a good rest of the day xox

Very busy weekend!

Today, I picked up Oliver (aka Captain America) from his friend's house. He got into the car and said "Mamma, it has been one very busy weekend!" Kid- you are SO right! Between 9 soccer games, 1 dinner out, a trip to the Swedish Consulate to finally get Oliver's Swedish citizenship, meetings at work, the time between Friday and Sunday has passed so quickly!
Next week: getting ready for back-to-school!

Wishing you a good start to the week xox

One busy weekend!

Didn't I just do that???

Does it ever happen to you that you are totally convinced that you JUST did something.... only to have to do it again? It happens to me ALL THE TIME! For example, today, I looked around our dog-fur-filled house and thought "Didn't I JUST vaccum?". You know what I mean!

Here is today's list of "Didn't I JUST do that?":

- didn't I just take the dogs out for a pee... like 5 seconds ago?
- didn't I just nicely fold ALL the laundry?
- didn't I just do the groceries?
- didn't I just buy Alexander soccer cleats that were intended for ALL summer?
- didn't I just pay all the bills?
- didn't I just say good bye to winter?
- didn't I just buy them school pants?
- didn't I just tell Oliver that we were leaving in 5 minutes?
- didn't I just ask Nicka not to pet the dogs when he is wearing his black soccer shorts and about to leave?
- didn't I just take out the garbage? Composting? Turn on the dishwasher?
- didn't I just write a blog post? (oops... it has been a few days... my bad!)

But, hey, now I am doing it again.... ;)

Happy day to you all xox

Didn't we just say good bye to winter?

Where the heck did all this laundry come from? Hmmm... Andreas didn't do it ;)

More pants?

Bigger (and brighter) soccer cleats?

Another pee?

More dust???

Not just for the students

We have 3 weeks left of our semester. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thing is that, along with the light, comes the chaos-craziness of the end of the semester. It is clear, of course, that students get stressed out. Let me tell you that the teachers get equally as stressed. Major loss of brain cells is not just for the students ;)

Hope you are all having a great week so far. If you don't hear from me by Friday, send a search party. I am, most likely, buried under a pile of yet-to-be-corrected papers ;)

xox

This is how I feel like most of the time ;)

Pile #1

Pile #2

I am thankful for encouraging messages..... and coffee  ;)

Return of the owl family and happy Third of Advent :)

They are back! All the children in Oliver's kindergarten class get a chance to host "La Famille Hibou" (The Owl Family) for a night. I guess that they are on round 2 now because the famous, much anticipated Owl Transport Bag came home again yesterday :) Last time, they came with us to Tremblant so I hope that they weren't too disappointed this time...

When they arrived at our house, Oliver carefully took them out of their bag and made a nest on the couch. They must be pretty important because they took over my place on the couch ;)

I wanted to send out a happy Third of Advent last weekend but, as the holidays get closer, the weekends get crazier! Last weekend was a combination of birthday parties for the boys, Christmas Concerts, grocery shopping, soccer games, house cleaning and trying to clear my work plate (not very successfully, may I add...). By the time I sat down to blog, it was 2am on Monday morning so it didn't happen! Oops! It really looks like we will be having a green Christmas this year. We are still regularly in the +6C range (still not complaining) and the grass is greener now than it was in July ;)

Wishing you all a great week xox

Oliver and his buds

Happy Third of Advent!

Happy weekend!

Lately, it has been really busy on the home front ;) Back to the land of making lunches, washing school clothes, fighting through homework, getting sorted out at work... you get the idea! Anyway, here are a few pictures of the last few days. I miss writing here but just haven't been able to get organized enough to find blogging time!

Wishing you a great weekend! Alexander and I have soccer finals tonight... wish us luck xox

Home!

We are home... and jet lagged ;) I am getting a little bit of help, though. When I was staying in Denmark, I found Cafe Noir coffee capsules that are compatible with my Nespresso maker :) Actually, I am enjoying them more than the original capsules and becoming quite addicted ;) I blame the jet lag (actually, I think that I am just addicted). I stocked up before leaving Denmark (thanks to Netto) so I might have enough coffee to get me through the next few days. The capsules fit so nicely into the new coffee canister that I bought in Sweden :) Sometimes it really is the little things...

Our trip was great but the actually act of traveling makes me long for teletransportation ;)

Wishing you all a great weekend... we're back to the grind already..... xox

My new coffee canister

Coffee.. come to mamma! ;)

A little bit of sidewalk love

This week has been very busy! Lots of meetings, classroom preparation and homework (from the boys). I was feeling a little bit discouraged but then I looked down and saw this heart on the sidewalk. I know that it was not intentional but it kind of made my day. Now I would like to share it with you :)
Wishing you all the best for the rest of the week!

Busy day....

It has been a very busy day... actually, so far, a very busy week... for all of us! I promise to do a better job at a blog entry soon ;) Good night!

Getting ready for bed... nothing like a face cream mustache ;)

Where did the weekend go? ;)

I remember, before kids, that the weekend represented relaxation, chill out time... like late breakfasts, long walks and lots of reading. Now, I associate going to work with relaxation. Funny how that happens ;)
Anyway, the weekend raced by, as usual. Now I am enjoying a beer and spending a few moments with you all :) Wishing you all a good week ahead!

A few glimpses of our weekend:

Busy, busy, busy

Oops... yesterday, I missed a blog post! Actually, by the time the kids were in bed, I was totally finished! ;)
It has been a very busy weekend so I am embracing (actually, happy for) the grey, rainy weather that we woke up to! My goal for today is to mellow out, get some work stuff done and do laundry. I am sure that the boys have other ideas ;) It is amazing how our boys' social life is much more exciting than Andreas' and mine!
I'll come back later... I have to make up for yesterday ;)

Here are some pictures from the park yesterday. This was during Alexander's soccer game, which I only got to see from afar because Oliver wanted to play in the sand. My birthday present arrived in the mail. Perfect for the summer weather! Thank you to my inlaws for the lovely top :)

Oliver building in the sand

Focus

It is our house...

Our little Swede ;)

My new top... picture courtesy of Oliver

Beautiful day!

Awesome ride ;)