Cold.
It has been so incredibly cold the last few weeks.
This last week they kept the kids inside at daycare, they thought it was too cold to take them out.
My parent’s luggage did eventually show up. :)
3 bags showed up 2 days late. The 4th bag showed up 5 days late!
By the time they received them they had already sent in claims to their travel insurance and to the airlines. So they should hopefully receive a little something for their troubles.
A pain to be without luggage, especially in a foreign country.
I hope my parents have been enjoying their stay with us. :)
We play games in the evenings and watch good movies.
We made a trip to Töcksfors and a couple of trips to IKEA in karlstad.
Fredrik has given in and we are opening the majority of Christmas presents on Christmas morning. :))
And we had Leia’s Lucia pagent for daycare.
She was a bit scared and unsure of everything. So she clung onto her teacher for dear life.. :/ :) And at the little party afterwards, she just stood around looking at everyone, very sceptical and observant. But there were so many people crammed into a little space, so I can’t really blame her. :)
Leia and Fredrik both had their Julbord (Christmas dinner) on Tuesday at daycare and work. Santa visited daycare and gave the children candy. :) Leia went on and on about it when I showed up, she was so excited to tell me about it. :)
On the way home from Töcksfors a couple of weeks ago, Fredrik admitted that we need new couches. Yay! :) So the next day we went to Mio and decided on them. :) I wish I could put a picture up of them, but they aren’t in Mio’s collection, it must be from a private company. They usually have their own catalogue at the store, but of course not this time.
And we are going to get a new bed. Our matress is on the floor, Leia is an acrobat and jumps while I shower. So we have the matress on the floor, but we need to get a new bed. So we are going to get one from IKEA that has storage units built into it underneath. We really, really need the storage room. So we will order those after the new year.
So we are getting excited about all our new furniture. :)) Hopefully the couches won’t take too long. And by Spring we should have new couches, a new bed and the balcony will be finished! We accepted the contract with the construction company. He said they will start in early Spring and he’ll have 3-4 guys and it will take 3-4 days. We’re so excited! :)
I have the hiccups. :( Very annoying. :/
Christmas Eve tomorrow and a very yummy dinner planned. :)
We made our homemade meatballs today. And we bought some yummy ham, sausages, raw salmon and lots of yummy mustards. :) And lots of yummy cheeses. :)
Leia took up right away with her Mormor and Morfar. :) And she is really enjoying spending time with them.
It is late and I want to go to bed, but Fredrik will kick me out if I come to bed with the hiccups.. :D So I’m waiting. :P
Might make another trip to Töcksfors right after Christmas. It is a good time to go.. usually isn’t crowded at all. A few nice strolls around the oval mall, a lunch at Burger King after all the holiday food, and maybe a few good deals at the stores.
Leia gets more and more anxious every day about opening presents. :) She carries around some of her presents and asks when she can open her “många presenterna” (the many presents). :) I’m a little afraid of how quickly she is going to make us all open our presents. :) Should be fun! :)
Now it seems the hiccups have disappeared and I need to get to bed!
Hillary Molin
