Tagged: thisisjusttosay

10
Jul
2012

NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO, NO PARTICULAR THING TO DO

Why, when we aren’t really doing ANYTHING, is it so hard to find time to sit down and post? It’s 11:30 p.m. and I should be in bed falling asleep because we are getting up early tomorrow to go Öresunds Runt (around the Öresund) ending with dinner in Copenhagen, but instead I’m catching up on reading blogs and hoping I don’t dream about Lego again tonight. Even my mom has been sucked in to the Giant Never-Ending Lego Project. We have many many kits completed but unfortunately, the majority of them are missing a piece or two. HOWEVER! Lego.com sells...

14
Jun
2012

HOW TIME FLIES

It’s the middle of June and I’ve posted only 3 times so far this month. This makes 4. How sad is that? When the end of the year comes around and I start working on my blog book for 2012, I’ll only have myself to blame for how THIN it is. Tomorrow is the last day of school for both my kids. Neither one of us is invited to whatever end-of-school ceremonies they are having. Those days are over. We are officially parental persona non grata. Personas non grata? Persona non gratas? Whatever, we’re not wanted. Since we both have...

06
Jun
2012

OF THIS & THAT

There is a nest of baby birds up under the roof just outside of Martin’s window. They go crazy, peeping their little heads off as soon as it starts to get light in the morning and it gets light EARLY. Like 4 a.m. early. And they scream for food until approximately 7 a.m. at which time their poor parents who have been darting back and forth for hours must collapse, muddy and exhausted. We are not 100% sure what kind of birds they are, but we guess they must be onE of the LBJs (sparrow, most likely) because that’s the...

03
Apr
2012

THIS IS JUST TO SAY

Sweden had the last word on April Fool’s jokes with a full-fledged blizzard a day late. Thankfully, it didn’t stick, but it is COLD out there. FREEZY BREEZY cold. I will come back and write some more soon, most likely about pie night, because I just realized I never wrote about pie night! but I have to go pick up Karin from soccer practice and then, possibly, go to bed early. Why am I so tired? I am REALLY tired. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

18
Mar
2012

I JUST CAN’T CONTAIN THIS FEELING THAT REMAINS

Aaaaand, there goes another weekend! The sun has set though we didn’t see much of it the past 2 days. It’s been grey and foggy and now it’s raining. I have been cleaning all damn weekend, so it doesn’t feel like I had any real time off from WORK. Just a different kind of work. Though I did take a 2-hour nap today after Martin and I got home from cleaning at his school for 2.5 hours. It’s a parent-cooperative and we are supposed to go twice a year on their Fixer-days and clean. I would rather pay something to...

03
Mar
2012

BITS OF TID

FBAR: forms for the past 6 years have been completed, printed, ready to copy & mail in…what a load off my mind! Double Dog Dare: Swedish Citizenship application has been mailed in! I’ve heard everything for turnaround time from 2 weeks to 8 months…here’s hoping for shorter, since I need my passport back by May. Family: off on their ski vacation; so I have the house to myself until Thursday night! Game: The whole family is addicted to Draw Something. Do you have it on your iPhone or iPad? It’s like Pictionary in your pocket! Barky: losing it. The amount...

18
Feb
2012

SNIPPETS, GAMES, PAPERWORK & DOGS

Loads of laundry so far today: 5 and counting Piles of paperwork I have waded through so far today: 42 and counting. Seriously! The paperwork! Holy deforestation, batman: SO MUCH PAPER. When I think of all the paper I have received, used, wasted, saved in my life, not even including how much paper is in ALL THE BOOKS I’ve read, borrowed, bought, loaned, given away) my head hurts. The amount of BANK STATEMENTS alone is discombobulating. We keep binders full of “important papers” that go back, in many cases, around 10 years, often more. They include bank accounts, fund statements,...

11
Feb
2012

JUST TO SAY

berchshill commented today that I wasn’t online much this week and she was right. Between Anders’ second week away, dog-sitting, work, researching US expat tax information, getting the kids fed and to bed on time, and driving Karin to practice and tournaments all week, I just haven’t had the ork. Tonight the dog went home (though he obviously didn’t want to, which was rather gratifying!), Anders CAME home, our 2 favorites went to 2nd-chance in Melodifestivalen and I am ready for bed. May your Sunday be sunny & bright! Best of ALL Birthday Wishes to Elizabeth!

04
Jan
2012

DISBELIEF

I’m so sad and upset…one of my favorite people on LJ, someone I’ve been reading practically since I started writing this journal, just passed away. She was the most lovely person, full of wonderful, hilarious observations and stories and a quirky fantastic writer. I’m thankful that I ordered a book of her short stories a few years back so that I can read her words whenever I want to, but O!!! How can the place where her voice was be silenced? My heart goes out to her daughter and the rest of her family. jackiejj, you will be SO missed....

06
Dec
2011

UNINTENTIONAL HIATUS

You may think that managing to post every day in November wore me out so completely that I haven’t been able to manage a post since the 30th rolled by, but you’d be wrong. I actually barely squeaked my last NaBloPoMo post in because our Internet has been misbehaving (Bad Internet! BAD!) since then, and is STILL acting up. It won’t connect, or if it will, then it just as quickly disconnects, and the wireless won’t work and Anders is still traveling and AAAGH. It’s making me crazy. HOW DID WE LIVE WITHOUT THE INTERNET BEFORE?! Thank goodness I can...