När D kom hem i söndags hade han blivit ordentligt förkyld. Ingen feber dock - men i går kände jag att jag lyckats suga i mig hans bobbor. Ont i halsen, stegring. Ville gå och lägga mig åtta i går - tror ni sonen var trött?! Kvart över nio förstod han till sist att jag menade allvar - skrek hans namn med ett helt desperat tonfall. Var lite bättre i morse, så for till jobbet, men det var trögt och på eftermiddagen började febern stiga. Bittert. Än en gång blir saker och ting på hälft - har haft så bra fart på med skrubbtömning, trädgårdsjobb etc, nu hopar allt sig igen.
Blä-humör, också besviken.
onsdag 26 maj 2010
måndag 24 maj 2010
Måtars

Vi har i Jeppo tre simställen - två stora sandtag som fyllts av grundvatten och ett stenbrott (vid "Måtars"). Nära det finns en varmansrallybana (heter det väl) och
elljus-skidspår på vintern. Har besökt stället två gånger de senaste ve





Oh nej, nu måste jag verkligen gå och lägga mig - märks att slutet närmar sig med assistentjobbet, jag börjar falla in i gamla vanor mer och mer, dvs uppe på kvällen och då skulle jag förstås hellre vilja sova på morgonen än stiga upp 6....två veckor än!!
Baddebut i maj

Det har varit otroligt intensivt - jordbrukargenerna aktiverades till max av värmen och jag har petat i j



tisdag 18 maj 2010
Lådbilsrally
Ifjol orkade jag inte i väg, men nu ville vi båda se "lådorna" som i full fart kom nerför en backe mitt i centrum av Nykarleby - det var lådbilsrallyt som ordnades för sjätte gången. 
Tyvärr började regna riktigt ordentligt, så vi stannade inte till slutet. Men det var varmt och det var riktigt skoj :). Träffade en fd kollega och bad henne ta en bild på oss tillsammans - fast D ville inte riktigt ha tid att posera med mamma, han var så ivrig att se bilarna komma ner :). "Någon" glömde förstås att ta med regnkläder, trots att det hällde ner fyra-tiden hemma, men tack och lov fanns ett paraply kvar vid bensinstationen och en engångsregnrock hade jag i bilen.


söndag 16 maj 2010
oj, det blev sommar!

Torsdagen var helgdag och fredagen arbetar vi in nästa lördag. Det var som om någon beställt bra väder till alla som varit led

I fredags hade jag bjudit två av "mina" tonårspojkar med på ridtur. Denna gång fick jag en annan häst, Gullviva - och vi kom mycket bättre överens en den förra. Hon gjorde som jag ville :) :) - jag kände att JAG red, inte bara satt som en hösäck på hästryggen! Hon var jättepigg på att trava och jag fick hålla emot så hon inte stack av i galopp - kände nämligen att jag inte var redo för det. Föll av för ca tretton år sedan i galopp, då jag sist red regelbundet en tid, och vill nu känna att jag har kontroll över vad som sker. Nästa gång! För jag vill absolut på nytt, det var jätteskoj. Ena tonåringen red, den andra tyckte hästarna var för stora. Fast Ds shettis ville han inte heller ha :).



På kvällen hade vi sen ännu ett fyraårskalas att gå till. Lördag-söndag har jag tillbringat i trädgården. Eftersom det varit så varmt har också mommo vågat sig ut - har skjutsat henne ut på trappan i rullstol och där har hon suttit och agerat målvakt och publik åt D, så jag fått pyssla med mitt. Härligt! Älskar, älskar varmt, vackert väder!!!!!
söndag 9 maj 2010
Birthday parties
D is with his dad this weekend and I have been relaxing. I was rather tired after the two b-day parties for D.
First one took place on his birthday on Tuesday (he turned four on the fourth)and began rather chaotically. I had by mistake invited one family two hours before the others, so their welcome wasn't too friendly: "why are you here already?!?". I was in the middle of hoovering, hair dirty, sweaty and I hadn't gotten out plates, glasses etc. But the mother of the two boys arriving was really understanding, in fact she
helped me get things ready, popping popcorn etc while I finished and had a shower. In fact, it turned out to be just perfect - not too many kids at once. I had invited about 10, but this way it was much better - two first, then when they left four new ones arrived. The rest had flues or had fallen asleep (the youngest invited :). I had time to talk to the mothers and the kids didn't get to be too wild :).
On Wednesday I had invited all my children from the refugee center (four) plus our neighbours and D's godparents. Again, not too many and I didn't get into a panic. But I'll try not to organize the birthday parties in the middle of the week next year - I was too "wound up" in the evenings, couldn't go to bed and as a consequence, was really tired at work the day after....
It was heaven to sink into the warm bubblebath at the indoor swimmingpool on Friday, after I had dropped off D at his dad's. It's actually the last time, in two weeks' time I'll drive south to Seinäjoki (an hour), and his dad will arrive by train to pick him up. They'll take another train south to Tampere (one hour), where the dad will be moving next weekend. It'll be interesting to see how this arrangement will work out. The fact that my mother's relatives live in this direction is a good thing - I'll be able to drop her off on our way to Seinäjoki and pick her up on the way home - it'll be nice for her to get to talk to them more often. I also have plans for the fall - take D by train to Tampere and continue myself to Helsinki to see friends over the weekend at some point!
Yesterday I realized a plan I have had for some time - to take up horsebackriding. It didn't go too well - the horse didn't want to go where I wanted it to. It just followed its owner :( and when I did some trotting I got a headache. I've had this problem at work as well - if I run I also get it. It seems my neck and back are really stiff, immediately when I do something to "shake them up" it results in headache. On Wednesday I'm going to have a massage and hopefully on Friday it'll be better. I also hope I'll get a less stubborn horse then...I can't blame it entirely on the horse, though. I've completely forgotten how you "stear" them :) (it's about 13 years since I rode regularly for one winter). I'll bring D as well and hopefully we'll find a joint hobby in the riding.
Otherwise I've enjoyed having a weekend off - taking care of the household (slowly...), beginning a bit of gardening. Finally yesterday when I went to get the mail the air felt warm, springlike. Today it's raining, but it's a "real" springrain, waking up our nature! Yesterday evening I sat down with a glass of wine in my bedroom, where I had cleaned the windows during the day (hadn't done that for a few years.....), and listened to Seal - and realized I never listen to music when D is home. He doesn't want to listen to "mommy's music". Hmmm, I wonder if I'm raising a dictator, maybe I should put my foot down and make him get used to having to listen to what I want as well! Anyway, it was so relaxing and I so much enjoyed being able to do that.
Today it's Mother's day here in Finland - one of my "children" from the refugee center called to congratulate me, I was really touched. He is very considerate! Actually, I have agreed to be guardian for one more child, an eight-year old girl from Russia, I'm going to meet her for the first time next week. I'm so grateful for this opportunity to have "international contacts" and be part of their lives on a really personal level.


On Wednesday I had invited all my children from the refugee center (four) plus our neighbours and D's godparents. Again, not too many and I didn't get into a panic. But I'll try not to organize the birthday parties in the middle of the week next year - I was too "wound up" in the evenings, couldn't go to bed and as a consequence, was really tired at work the day after....
It was heaven to sink into the warm bubblebath at the indoor swimmingpool on Friday, after I had dropped off D at his dad's. It's actually the last time, in two weeks' time I'll drive south to Seinäjoki (an hour), and his dad will arrive by train to pick him up. They'll take another train south to Tampere (one hour), where the dad will be moving next weekend. It'll be interesting to see how this arrangement will work out. The fact that my mother's relatives live in this direction is a good thing - I'll be able to drop her off on our way to Seinäjoki and pick her up on the way home - it'll be nice for her to get to talk to them more often. I also have plans for the fall - take D by train to Tampere and continue myself to Helsinki to see friends over the weekend at some point!
Yesterday I realized a plan I have had for some time - to take up horsebackriding. It didn't go too well - the horse didn't want to go where I wanted it to. It just followed its owner :( and when I did some trotting I got a headache. I've had this problem at work as well - if I run I also get it. It seems my neck and back are really stiff, immediately when I do something to "shake them up" it results in headache. On Wednesday I'm going to have a massage and hopefully on Friday it'll be better. I also hope I'll get a less stubborn horse then...I can't blame it entirely on the horse, though. I've completely forgotten how you "stear" them :) (it's about 13 years since I rode regularly for one winter). I'll bring D as well and hopefully we'll find a joint hobby in the riding.
Otherwise I've enjoyed having a weekend off - taking care of the household (slowly...), beginning a bit of gardening. Finally yesterday when I went to get the mail the air felt warm, springlike. Today it's raining, but it's a "real" springrain, waking up our nature! Yesterday evening I sat down with a glass of wine in my bedroom, where I had cleaned the windows during the day (hadn't done that for a few years.....), and listened to Seal - and realized I never listen to music when D is home. He doesn't want to listen to "mommy's music". Hmmm, I wonder if I'm raising a dictator, maybe I should put my foot down and make him get used to having to listen to what I want as well! Anyway, it was so relaxing and I so much enjoyed being able to do that.

lördag 1 maj 2010
1st of May
Yesterday I decided n
ot to have any plans for this weekend - which is a bit of a "party-weekend", especially for the younger generations...but I was tired after a week of staying home with D and not feeling too good myself either. But this morning I felt it was ok to be a bit active (I function best when there are no "musts" :) even if the weather wasn't very nice. We went to Nykarleby - the nearest town, had lunch and then went up the watertower and had some icecream and buns :). It was raining, so the photos of the center of town aren't too
great. Up right you can see the schoolarea where I spent my junior and senior high school years - and my first two years as a teacher of English and German! In the second photo you can see the very hear of town, the yellow building with the red roof is the elementary school and behind it the church. It's not a big town, but the river gives it charm (if you click twice on the photos, you'll see them enlarged).
After that I drove to "Kovjoki", a village also belonging to Nykarleby (as Jeppo also does) - they always have steamtrain- and horsebackriding for kids on the 1st of May. There are a few playtrains as well and some entertainment.
D loves the trains and I had a really hard time getting him to go home with me!


I took the road that leads through the forest - it was really bad, but that just made D fall asleep fast. I saw a few cranes, but that was all the wildlife :(.
Tonight I've been cleaning the house - D's fourth birthday is on Tuesday and we're having the party then. Next weekend he is with his dad and I didn't want to spend all of today preparing for a party tomorrow, so it'll have to be on an evening. My mother is entitled to three hours of free cleaning help once a year - we had asked for it to be yesterday, since I've had a hectic period and it's nice to have a fairly clean house with people coming...but there was no word from them, which was a shame, I could really have done with a bit of assistance. Have to check how far in advance you have to book them (two weeks wasn't enough!). On the other hand I've been able to clean now the way I like to - little by little, a bit here, a bit there, some facebook in between etc etc. Nice to clean thoroughly - it's been a while.....


After that I drove to "Kovjoki", a village also belonging to Nykarleby (as Jeppo also does) - they always have steamtrain- and horsebackriding for kids on the 1st of May. There are a few playtrains as well and some entertainment.



I took the road that leads through the forest - it was really bad, but that just made D fall asleep fast. I saw a few cranes, but that was all the wildlife :(.

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