Instead of running around in my house like a craze person, trying to get it presentable for the inspection (kind off!) tomorrow, I’ve been to the beach and relaxed in front of the tv tonight! All because I stood up to my boss and told him:

“Sorry, but I just can’t spend my last days cleaning when I need the time to prepare the service on Sunday and to spend it with my boy that are going to have his last day in kindergarten (at this place, at least) tomorrow - and I don’t know how he’ll react when I come around to collect him. Can we please move it to next week?! I’m sorry for not putting the foot down earlier, I should have done that because this has been bothering me ever since the date was set.”

I’ve spent a bit of time being frustrated about this and angry. Yesterday evening I found that I no longer wanted to be the nice person and do it just to please those that clearly does not understand what it’s like to be a full time mum, pastor, housekeeper and chef (not a gardener any more, I’ve given that up!). I had a short trip to the office last night to send a fax and I’m glad my boss was at home, because then I was not in a diplomatic state……

Now I’m so glad that my boss finally understood that all my words about it being a bit to much was true and that he had to give me a few days of space to make the finishing weekend as good as possible for me and my boy. And for the congregation as well, I think. I feel like stones have been lifted of my shoulders and the rest of the workday went like nothing

And this afternoon, after feeding my self and the boy, we did what I couldn’t have done if we hadn’t moved the date: we went down to the beach to collect common mussels, the blue ones - and to (for MT’s part) throw stones and sticks in the fjord! MT brought his bike and we had a great time together. I love the smell of the ocean, it was good to be down there by it and it was fantastic to have a day with blue sky and sun after all the weeks with rain, cold and gray weather!!

Later I’ll upload photos from this, and a few other days.

But right now - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Good night!