I was up all night last night with Tage, who is still sick. I hope he sleeps better tonight, because I don’t think I have the stamina to be up with him if he doesn’t. I’m just way too tired, plus I have a low-grade version of whatever bug it is that he’s got, and… Read More Sick and tired …

Olof got home from Paris a little after midnight last night, and we stayed up together for another hour or so, talking and eating the licorice pipes he brought me from the duty-free shop at Arlanda. Between being busy with my mom’s visit and his trip to France, I feel as though I haven’t seen… Read More Back to the grind.

My mom left last night, so it looks as though my posting hiatus is over. We’re all sad that she’s gone, but I’m so happy that we got to have a good long visit with her, and that she got to see where we live and meet my in-laws (not to mention my husband and… Read More We now return you to your regularly-scheduled programming . . .

So yesterday was Halloween, and we had a little party here and invited Olof’s family to join us. Lydia and her cousin Saga dressed up in their witch costumes first thing in the morning, and it proved to be a long day for them, as the party didn’t start until six o’clock in the evening.… Read More The morning after …