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09
Nov
2014

SOUPY

One reason for liking autumn is that it’s soup weather. I’ve always had a soft spot for soups and I eat them all year round. Cans of certain Cambell’s soups that I can’t get over here are one of the few things that I consistently bring back home with me from the States. I really miss chicken noodle soups, which can rarely be found here in Sweden. But there is something about the chill in the air that makes me want to MAKE them, and not just open a can. gnostraeh also has a thing for soups and she’s been...

06
Nov
2014

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT

For some stupid reason, Martin’s school did not do individual school photos this year. Or else he missed the day and didn’t find out if there was a make-up day. I have heard from two other friends with kids his age that their schools didn’t do photos either. WTH? Now I have to find time to take him to a photographer if I don’t want to have a gaping hole in the parade o’ school photos that every child’s life (at least in the Western world) is not complete without. Warning: this post is going to be all over the...

04
Nov
2014

NO NO BLO PO MO

I was thinking about doing NaNoBloPoMoHOHO this year but I missed the first of November and honestly? I have no idea what to write about most days. Or I’m too tired. Or I’m busy. Or distracted (have you played Find the Line?). Or forgetful. In short, I am lame.

07
Oct
2014

ALL THESE THINGS

Things I’m kind of worried about: getting pneumonia again from this head cold, whether or not my shoulder will get all busted up again from traveling, how to stop sounding like I’m 80 what with the pneumonia and busted shoulder Things I’m kind of aggravated about: my daughter’s insistence that I am lying to her about the fact that I have NEVER said certain things, the way my eyes get blurry when I look at my iPhone or iPad too long, the fact that I have to start wearing socks again (it’s COLD) Things I’m kind of geeky about: Where’s...

20
Sep
2014

BIBLIOMANIAC

Picking lists of books is hard. I always hated that old question about if you were stuck on a desert island which 10 books would you want to have with you? The answer was, I thought, painfully obvious: Boy Scouts Handbook The Ultimate Survival Manual by Rich Johnson Practical Wilderness Skills by White Wolf Von Atzingen Living Ready Pocket Manual – First Aid by James Hubbard Fishing for Dummies by Peter Kaminsky & Greg Schwipps How to Survive on a Desert Island (Tough Guide) by Jim Pipe Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe That’s only 7 (all real books) but I’d...

18
Mar
2014

SOME THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS

Anders coming home on Friday Going to a play ON A BOAT in Copenhagen this weekend with my BFFs Debbie & Camilla Getting actual permanent high-speed Internet …one more day…I CAN’T WAIT Anders putting the final touches on the new storage room, so I can empty/organize the attic and get new bookshelves for the computer room Annual AWC Media Sale (even though I almost never buy anything, since all the best books are the ones I donated, haha!) Lilacs, duh. PIE NIGHT Getting some more colleagues on our team at work Finally getting that damn IUD replacement over with Midsummer...

29
Nov
2013

IF YOU’RE GONNA DO A MEME, DO ONE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU LOVE

Which book has been on your shelf the longest? I don’t know if this question means the longest as in that I have owned the longest, or if it means a book that has been waiting to be read the longest. If it’s the first, one of the oldest books I have is a compilation of stories called Animals You Will Never Forget. I used to read it over and over, and if I remember correctly, so did my sister. I have most of the books I had a as child, at least all the hardcover ones I received as...

18
Nov
2013

THINGS, THINGS & MORE THINGS*

Things I’ve Run Out of: ideas, Internet, motivation Sweet Things I’ve Eaten Lately: mini-caramel cupcakes, raspberry & white chocolate pastries, Swedish cinnamon buns What I Do When I Run Out of Ideas, Internet & Motivation: use bulletpoints, make lists, drop F-bombs Things Talked About at Work Presentation Today That Went Completely Over My Head: pension plans, funds, insurance choices Bad Things That Have Happened to Someone I Love Lately: car accidents, near-miss tornado, power outage (the SAME someone) Colors I Wear A Lot More Than I Used to: turquoise, brown, orange (well, only one shirt but I like it a...

12
Nov
2013

BITE-SIZED AND PERSONAL*

I don’t think I’ve made it a secret how much I love cookies. But I actually don’t eat them all that often. And I almost NEVER make them. Because if I did, and when I do, I stuff my face with them until they’re gone. Mmmm cookies! I don’t remember that my mom made cookies all the time or that there were cookies in the house all the time, but we were definitely not cookie-deprived. My mom’s mom ALWAYS had cookies on hand, though. Always chocolate chips and ginger snaps. Soft ones. Chewy ones. NOBODY beats my grandma’s molasses ginger...

08
Nov
2013

QUICK ONE, PRACTICALLY DOESN’T COUNT

Posting from the iPad tonight because Karin stole the computer and took the Playstation too, and is spending the night with her best friend Julia and about 30 boys at their school for an overnight LAN event. Martin is out with a friend at a movie in Lund and Anders is asleep in the big chair in front of the TV, which is currently being loudly narrated by someone rhapsodizing about American burgers. I am going to make popcorn and read before I have to go get Martin at 11:30…I hope you are having a mysig Friday evening, wherever you...

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