Archive for August, 2005

Today, with the mail, I got the message I’ve been waiting for so long. On September 2nd, Friday, my case will be heard before a judge in Ethiopia (not sure if this is the right way to put it in English, but any how…). This means that in a little more than a month I can go down there and bring home my son. I can hardly sit still in my chair typing this – I’m so happy and a little bit overwhelmed. Now I have all this things to prepare! And some calls to make.

Yippi! This is a good day

But hard to get any real job done at work, though…

Today my blog is ONE -1- year old!
I can’t believe I’ve been out here for so long, but I have!!

Off course I started out with a Blogger-account, this is how it kind of looked when I left it in Marsh and moved to my present location (I see that the lime-template is gone, so it looks kind of stupid, but anyhow…). Now I blog with WordPress and can’t even imagining going back to Blogger ever again.

I’ve met so many wonderful people during this year of blogging, and even made a few new friends . I’m here to stay!

Here you can read my very first post, written at 9:30 pm August 31th, 2004.

Since I overslept this morning (yes, I knew I would regret my late night!) – I’m not taking any risks tonight. Can’t get late to work a second day in row!!!!

Last week I had a short vacation. On vacation I usually goes to bed at around 2 am – and sleeps until.., well, sometimes pm(!), but at least 10 or 11 am. It’s hard to get into another schedule, yet there are no one jumping up and down in my bed or screaming for me to get up. It’s only me. And when I turn of the alarm clock and turn over, I’m going to oversleep……

See you tomorrow morning
Thanks for comments I’ve got on earlier posts, will get back to you as soon as possible, I hope!

Oh, well, I could not resist staying up late one more night!
Have been reading blogs and looking at photos and group pools at Flicker, and more; so: much fun! But now my eyes are kriss-crossed.
Must sleep now! See you later

Boy will I regret this in the morning….

This has been a day with little productive going on….
I slept longer than I needed and the rest of the day has been just as slow

Well, I did wash some laundry – but has yet to hang it up (if I ever want it to dry!)

I’ve also done some changes on my blog and searched for a new theme, but haven’t done much more that that….and I know there is some work needed to keep the stuff in the sidebar if I want another theme (AND I do!), in other words –> I need another slow day to make that happen! And a photo for the heading Time will show

If you have a theme to suggest for me I’ll appreciate it!

I’ve also uploaded some photos to eurofoto in the hope of getting some hard copies of my favorite photos! Have ordered some and are curious about how they will look!

Now I have some more laundry to attend to and then: night, night.
Tomorrow is the first of some really busy days!

This morning (or something) we had a big service outdoors. I’ll try to tell you more about the place we where in tomorrow, just want to mention one funny (and good) thing.

This day has been gray, with a lot of rain showers. Some really heavy. But during our outdoor service. There. Was. No. Rain. Not a single drop, during the one and a half hour the service lasted! It was fantastic and amazing, and we did feel blessed.

This is the Sunday for thanksgiving (my translation…) today, it became a whole lot of easier

I’m back home! It took me some time and I’m still tired and kind of “out-of-it”…. will tell more later when I’m more awake
Sorry for not participating my self in FFAF – and writing post on others blogs yesterday – but there was just not time since I visited my brother and family before leaving eastern Norway behind. Had a wonderful day and a long night driving (and waiting, for the ferry…)

Thanks to valerie for good advice!

Later….
the photo is of me waiting for the ferry this morning, a little bit tired..

I’m not a mother, nor do I ever plan on becoming one, but now that I’ve been out of the virtual hell known as adolescence for awhile, I can say that, while your child may not always like the choices you make for her, she’ll understand them better when she gets older.

She’ll also realize that you don’t know everything – even if you claim differently – so stay on the up-and-up about that. Being stubborn won’t get you anywhere. Being understanding will.

Good luck with your new baby! I hope you get to meet her soon!

-Daria, the Diner Bitch

Oh what joys! First I am so happy for you, second… good luck. The age two is stressful. LOL. My daughter is going to be three soon and I can not wait. The terrible two’s really got to me with her. My son was not that bad, good thing he wasn’t or I would have stopped at one.

Patience is my best advice and watch what you say or do. Little ears and eyes absorbe so much. Best wishes.

Irish Breen

Good advice is hard to come by… let’s see what I can come up with on short notice

Take lots of pictures, as he grows your brain will have a hard time remembering him being so little.

Always have some cold and headache/fever reducer medicine on hand.

This won’t apply to you getting a 2 year old, but don’t give them a pacifier unless you have to.

Let them do the things they enjoy, don’t force trucks as toys because he’s a boy or don’t force dolls if you’ve a girl.

From the moment they’re born, children struggle to become independent individuals. Encourage that, but don’t force it.

I’ll have to think of more later

valerie

He really had some fun, my nephew, when he was out by him self yesterday. The whole family was here for dinner and I guess he needed some air and went out alone for a while.
We thought he was picking berries or something. But, no, he was doing more fun business
He planted fungus in Grandma’s flowers!
And she used some time wondering how it got there before the prank was discovered!

It really looks like the fungus has been there all along, now don’t it?

To my friend Wenche:

big hug and a congratulation from me!
(they got married on Saturday, nearly a week ago)

Last week I went to town to buy, among other things, paint to the church’s new children/youth-room. It took lot longer time than I planned!

He should just mix in the color for the paint and then shake it good before I could get it. He forgot to tie down the box before the machine started shaking. The result?

BLUE PAINT ALL OVER!

Poor guy, no early leave from work that day…..

A strange thing about being on vacation: the days are running away from me…. I always think that when I finally take some days off I will have time to do this and that.

I never do!

All the time just dissappears, and I’m sitting here thinking: what have I done the last couple of days

I’ve done much of one thing, though.
I’ve been with family, and that is time well spent!!

But still, so much things to sort out and clean….

Need some sleep now

My favorite twins celebrates their third birthday today!!

Please, readers, sing along with me:

Happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear D and L,
happy birthday to you!!!

I love you, girls!!

Sorry I could not come and join the party today, but I’ll come later.

Hugs and best wishes from anneberit

P.S: there will be a gift when I visit you next week