PARTY

We had a great house warming party yesterday (no kids!) :). About 20-30 people (we didn't count), both co-workers and friends and family. We started at 6 pm and the last ones left at about 1.30 am.
It was a great mix of people and we had all kinds of food and sweets and snacks. It was a lot of fun; I can't even remember the last time we had a party.
But now I'm exhausted and it seems that little Julia did catch our cold and cough after all :(

ER

I have to start out by saying that it's not as bad as the title implies....just so you know grandma :)

Julia and I spent 3 hours at the hospital waiting to see a doctor about her eye. She fell and, I think she got poked in her left eye by a twig on a bush. But I don't know for sure because I wasn't close enough to see. She lost her balance and fell forward and there was this bush...anyway.
When we finally saw the doctor the eye had no serious injury so all is well. Imagine trying to examine a 1,5 year old's eye.. . .AFTER she's spent 3 long hours in a boring waiting room and didn't get her nap!!!! But as usual she was in good spirits, charming everybody around her. Precious Julia.....

shopping for Julia

Wow, today I had the experience of a lifetime! Who knew that shopping could cause you to sweat like that. I was completely soaked when we were done. :)
First we bought some snow shoes/boots - now J never sits still so here she was in the store running around playing peekaboo. She got to try on (ie run around in) two pairs of shoes and it was hard trying to keep her from setting off the alarm system. :) Well one down, one to go.
Then we went to get her some warmer winter-wear. First taking off her coat, ,then trying on an overall that was to big. Get a smaller size while she was running all over the place and trying on the smaller size too. And then chase after her to get her in the stroller again so I could pay....

All this took less than an hour, but it felt like a marathon!! Actually I shouldn't complain, she behaved really well and was happy most of the time and didn't throw a tantrum. (She has started throwing tantrums now, occasionally.)
Also, just this last week, she has started sleeping only once during the day and sleeps for two hours in the middle of the day.

Tomorrow, I'm having a bit of time to myself while D and J are going to church in the morning. I will have time to sort out my life so to speak :) ...which means get all my stacks of paper in order!

Good night!

Jobb

Det var jobbigare att börja jobba än vad jag trodde det skulle vara. Jobbar ju halvtid nu ett tag efter mammaledigheten och känner mig rätt så splittrad.
Har ingen tid att tänka efter och hinna ikapp mig själv. Kan ju också bero på att vi mitt i alltihop flyttade också. Ska nog inte göra så många förändringar samtidigt nästa gång.

Men det är härligt när man är hemma också. Det händer så mycket m Julias utveckling hela tiden. Varje dag något nytt. Hon fick nya stövlar igår så nu kan vi vara ute igen när det regnar.

Mot slutet av månaden skall en kompis gifta sig så det ska bli roligt. Och eventuellt ska jag och min syster åka till Belgien en helg och hälsa på en annan kompis.

J börjar bli lite otålig nu så jag måste sluta. ha en bra dag!

summer heat

Summer is here and it's great - especially when you have a chance to enjoy it!
I'm out at the country house on the west coast of Sweden enjoying this perfect summer weather. Swimming, walking, resting, playing, reading a bit, although reading is a bit hard with a 14 month old baby to keep track of. :)

Yesterday we took J swimming with her life west, just to try it out. She thought it was fun for the most part. And today I bought a new bikini and some flip flops for J to wear when she splashas around in the water on the beach, to prevent her from cutting her feet on the sharp sea shells.

At home, my husband is packing and preparing for us to move to our new apartment. Isn't life unfair?! ;-) (love you, D)
Hope you are doing well and enjoying the summer as well.

Svenne

An American - someone very dear to me - got the official papers today stating that he got his Swedish citizenship. The document was dated July 4th - isn't that irony!! :) Heja Sverige!

"Midsommar on a train"

I have just come home from having spent two days with my sister and brother-in-law in their lovely house..with a garden!! We went down there for 'midsommar-firande'. We have had gorgeous meals and desserts :) - just hanging out. Yesterday we went in to see some dancing and hear folk music and get the genuine feeling for the day. It was a great day, with just a tiny mishap (but I won't bore you with that).

We went by train. Being on a train with a 1-year-old is quite the experience. For one, you get to walk around a lot. Secondly, and most amazingly, you make all kinds of friends! I say it again, kids are better than dogs when it comes to talking to people you don't know, and might never have talked to , if it hadn't been for the child at you side.

Anyway, J gets smiles and laughs, radiant with love and acceptance, everywhere she goes. And today it struck me like lightning - what if every single human being on the whole planet got a smile like that every time they meet another human being? It probably would make the world a better place and at least one war less to fight.

I once heard a speaker, who happened to be a doctor, say that an infant is loved just for the simple fact that it's alive. Think about it - when you meet other people you make instant judgements about them based on how they talk, what they wear and what they do for a living and you do it in a split second. This might sometimes take you to the conclusion that you don't like somebody based on these shallow observations, without having exchanged a single word with this person. But with an infant it's different. Funny creatures, these homo sapiens....
When God speaks of us being just like a child, maybe this is it?! That we should also see others like God's children, loving them for that reason only.

Well this post is longer then intended. Have a good night and hope you all have had a good weekend.