Independence day

Yesterday was Finland's 91st birthday. It is a holiday here, but otherwise it's not really celebrated. Some people light two white and blue candles in the windows (colours of the flag), most people plant themselves in front of the tv at night to watch the reception at the presidential castle in Helsinki. I decided to be a good mum and introduce baking of gingerbread to D. I haven't baked them for years and years, but decided I need to set some traditions for D to remember. I'm glad there was readymade dough to be bought, though :). And everything didn't quite go according to the picture I had in my mind of a happy little helper, doing exactly what mummy wanted to. In the end everything went rather well, though, especially after son got bored and decided to go and empty the interesting boxes with colorful balls and stuff that mummy had gotten out instead (= Christmasdecorations :).

We have both had flu number ... four, I think, it's hard to keep track of when one finishes and the next one begins :(, since Friday. You can tell in the photos that D had a bit of a temperature yesterday. Unfortunately he doesn't get sleepy when he is just a bit ill, it's beens hard when I haven't been well either and he refuses to rest. At night it's also difficult to get him to sleep. The good thing is that I don't have very important things going on at the moment. Had to cancel a lunchdate today, but I can do that another time, now is the time to try to get rid of the flu, rest as much as it is possible and hope (once again) that there would be a longer period until the next flu turns up.