Tagged: martinbean

18
Apr
2011

MY WORK HERE IS DONE

We have been asked to cat-sit for our across-the-street neighbors this weekend, but due to allergies and preference we will be taking care of the cats in their house instead of bringing them over to ours. Cats seem to be much more place-sensitive when it comes to this kind of thing; dogs, it seems, are more particular to people. It’s embarrassing to admit I can’t remember the wife’s name. She’s really nice, and I know her husband is named Håkan and her little boy is named Jonathan. The cats are named Nadja and Alice and they are simply lovely, and...

07
Dec
2010

MY FIRST TEENAGER

I never really thought about what it would mean, 13 years ago, when you were born…that at some point you would grow UP. Grow beyond, pass me with a smile and a wave and that glint of mischief in your eye. I mean, I KNEW it was coming, but it wasn’t any kind of tangible real thing then. That you would grow from a baby with the most darling feet and dimple to a toddler to a child to a preadolescent to a TEENAGER. Now you’re in 7th grade. You’re thirteen! You’re the most amazing person and all I can...

09
May
2010

PRIDE & PLEDGES

So many of us stop ourselves before we even start. A task looms, a challenge overwhelms and before we’ve even tried, the self-defeating statement starting with “I can’t…” comes out of our mouths, or fills our brains and stops up our ears to any other possibilities. I admonish my kids constantly about this kind of thing: “How do you KNOW you won’t like it when you haven’t even tried it?” (then I bid them remember the story of me and sushi: 30 wasted years, to which they are beginning to roll their eyes, not because of its piercing veracity but...

15
Dec
2009

BITS OF TID

There were some topics gnawing at me earlier but they have left off and moved on. Instead you get this: bits! Would it be better with bullets? Does it sound weird to say just bullets instead of bulletPOINTS? Did you understand me anyway or do I do too many PowerPoint presentations at work? *** We have 1 present left to purchase for the kids, and Karin has 1 present left to purchase for her grandparents, and we have 1 birthday present left to purchase for Anders’ mom. I don’t know if Anders is done with his shopping for me. He...

07
Dec
2009

TURNING TWELVE

What a 10 and a half year old little sister thinks about her big brother turning twelve: Hmm…well…AWFUL ! no..AWESOME..maybe 😛 He’s a good brother i guess, he lets me read his comic books almost always, lets me teach him World of Warcraft, lol, he likes sushi too! He’s very helpful (not sometimes), he’s my lovie dovy bwother. He’s good at playing the piano and watching TV too ! He’s good at making adventures on Spore, he’s good at making paintings, he explains words for me, He’s the best brother you can ever have ! XOXOXO !

04
Dec
2009

SWITCHING SCHOOLS

We spent this past week school shopping for Martin. He had expressed a desire to switch schools already back at the beginning of the year, but we didn’t get off our duffs until just recently, when suddenly realizing that if we were going to make the switch, we needed to do it NOW. As in, RIGHT NOW. He’s in the middle of sixth grade and we live in Eslöv’s kommun. A kommun is relatively analogous to a county, and even though we live right on the border between two counties, in fact our village is split in half by the...

26
Nov
2009

THERE’S SO MUCH

There’s so much to be grateful for and to give thanks for that I don’t even know where to start. Family, friends, health, work, …EVERYTHING. I am blessed with goodness. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone reading this! Mwah! *** Clean bill of health at the dentist today. I am completely and totally amazed at how dental technology has changed and improved since I was a child. I don’t think I’ve had anyone stick a needle in my gums in YEARS. I had a check up and cleaning today, and told the dentist that I’ve been worried about one of my left...

10
Oct
2009

MIND GAMES

Martin and I were leaving the house to go for a walk this afternoon, after I got home early from work. We stepped outside the door, and as I was locking it, with my back to the backyard, I said to him, “Martin, go close the playhouse door.” His eyes got all huge and he said, “How did you know the playhouse door was open?? You’re not even looking at it!!” as he started running away behind me, toward the playhouse (aaah, the never-ending pleasure of instant obedience). “I’m a mom! I have eyes in the back of my head!”...

07
Jun
2009

LISTEN & LEARN, READ & REMEMBER

I love reading posts about reading and books and especially young adult and children’s books which I have a huge collection of and soft spot for, and this post by new blog find Diamond in the Window made me laugh out loud. I knew EXACTLY what she meant by “one of us” and EXACTLY how she felt by having some of her recommendations rejected by her kids. Only one of my children is a real reader. Karin reads…usually under pressure, though she does surprise me now and then by picking up something. Usually, however, it’s a Young Jedi book or...

11
May
2009

THANKS, I NEEDED THAT

Despite the ups and downs of sorrow the sun keeps on shining and I muddle along. I dragged Martin up off the sofa and made him go for a walk with me after dinner this evening. The sun was lowering, but still high in the sky; it hasn’t reached its zenith yet…we’re still enjoying the lengthening days. It’s cool in the evening air, there’s an autumn-y nip in the spring sunlight which is rather refreshing. I much prefer a cool, sunny spring to a direct dive into humidity and heat, so no complaints here. We pulled on fleeces and started...

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