Today is Yrsa’s birthday, and also Olof’s and my anniversary (11 years!), and I’m heading to Uppsala in a couple of hours. At least I have time to do presents before we all head off to school. I’ll miss birthday cake later, but the bright side is that I don’t have to make a birthday cake!

I’m a little nervous about flying for the first time after my ear operation, but I have decongestants — two kinds — plus painkillers and gum, so I’m hoping that should get me through. A very nice doctor assured me just yesterday that everything looks good with my eardrum, so I’m hopeful that it will go well. Keep your fingers crossed for me!