christmas happy puppy days

241208 - my beautiful children.
Our christmas eve is very typical Danish; we gather the family - this year 6 grownups( mom, dad, granddad, grandma, uncle and aunt) 2 kids, 1 puppy and 1 angry cat.. We eat roasted duck with potatoes, sweet potatoes, wonderful gravy, warm salad of red cabbage, and a rice dessert with warm cherry sauce. After this we gather hands around the tree and walk/run/dance around it while singing 3 carrols. This year this event was a bit hectic with the puppy constantly running the opposite way, trying to get a grab of the ladies skirts... Then we have coffee and all kinds of christmas sweets while we open all the presents that have been put down under the tree. At 11 pm it was all over, the guests were leaving and my eyes just didn't want to stay open any more... But in all a wonderful evening. Thank God it's a whole year until next time...

Our new status as dog owners is going quite well, the puppy Bundy is behaving very well and he is soooo sweet and funny. We struggle a bit with getting him to learn the rules of toilet stuff taking place outdoors, but I am sure we'll get there eventually...
The first week we were determined that his nights were to take place in the kitchen behind closed doors, and it was OK for some nights, but now, ah, well, to make a long story short: he now sleeps in our bedroom ( on the floor ! he WILL be a 60 kg bundle of joy in a short time..), and I must admit I do enjoy it. The sound of him is relaxing and him feeling safe and content is soothing... My husband claims Bundy and I both snore pretty much, but we don't believe him...

cats and dogs

This guy -Mio,7 year old male cat - is looking forward to greet the next coming guy..

Puppy "Bundy" - 3 months old BullMastiff

or at least I hope so....

first time

My first time ever

The sky was dark, the moon was high;
All alone just her and I,
Her hair was so soft, her eyes were so blue
I knew just what she wanted to do
Her skin so soft, her legs so fine
I ran my fingers down her spine
I didn’t know how but I tried my best
I started by placing my hands on her breast
I remember my fear, my fast beating heart,
But slowly she spread her legs apart
And when I did it I felt such shame
All at once the white stuff came
At last it’s all finished, it’s all over now,
My first time ever at milking a cow..

Bundy

Our new puppy "Bundy" !! We will bring him home mid December ! He is the cutest ever!!

Mallorca holiday

At Port Soller and on the west coast

In the Alphabetical Garden by the mountains

Great times at the pool

View from the hotel over the bay at Portals Nous

We had a great holiday, warm weather and nice family time spending....

carpe diem

Weekends are the best.
I slept until I couldn't sleep anymore this morning, had a slow breakfast while reading the paper - husband took off to work ( he is very busy, always... his new business is finally paying off and he just can't slow down...), kids were sleeping in. Went ahead with some chores and got some tidying and cleaning done. Great. Cuddled up with my 10 year old and watched Rock Camp on disney channel. The 16 year old finally got up, and was in a wonderful mood. And that must be enjoyed - at that age the mood is really swinging up and down.. quite challenging at times....
Then a long time no see friend popped by for a cup of coffee - I just love it when that happens!! Later at the store I met other people I know and chatted a bit. Isn't it great when you are so lucky to know people that don't mind taking the time to tell you a bit of life and stuff? I love it. One of the persons I met is the lady who looked after my youngest when she was a baby while I was at work. This wonderful lady is now very ill with cancer, but still we could both laugh and talk about this and that. Reminding me that it is important to seize the day - carpe diem - and be greatful for what you got on every average day.
Tonight we are invited over to some friends living not far from us - we will have some red wine and cheese, and laugh and talk. It warms me inside just thinking about it.

Well, gotta go - off to pick up my daughter, she is at the stables with her beloved horses... The husband is now home - he is just taking a snoring nap...The 16 year old son is out visiting an old school friend- she is a lesbian by the way....

Hm - life has so many colours... and I love it.

absolutely hilarious gymnastics....

I laughed 'till I cried.... :o)

car trouble

SEE? We were driving along, minding our own business, and all of a sudden - crash boom bang - the front left tire fell off!! I am not kidding!! Fortunately we were driving veery slowly, so no one got hurt - but what a chock !! And now the garage who mounted the tires a month ago says he won't take on all the blame( or the costs to fix it) because in theory it is impossible that we have driven 5000 km ( during our summer holiday in Norway) with a tire not properly mounted.... well, dude, the theory might be fine, but the facts still speak for themselves!! I am so frustrated, standing with tears in my eyes arguing with the garage owner.... He says I have to pay for the spare parts, and he will cover the working hours costs... It is just unfair.... and a bunch of money for me... Does anyone have an opinion on this? Or maybe some good advice for me??

joke

An Old Fart


One evening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
She seems okay but after a while she slowly starts to lean over sideways in her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and straighten her up.
Again, she seems okay but after a while she starts to tilt to the other side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her back upright. This goes on all morning.
Later, the family arrives to see how the old woman is adjusting to her new home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?" they ask.
"It's pretty nice," she replies. "Except they won't let you fart."

summer holiday in the far north of Norway

see the profile of a woman and a man in the mountains, Børvasstindan, at Saltenfjorden?

view of M/S Hurtigruta from our "rorbu" at Henningsvær

View of the city Reine at Lofoten, incl. my camera flash...

The amazing Copacabana beach at Lofoten, the water was freezing though...

glare from the midnight sun, Bodø

amazing waterfalls

My son

My son, my first born, is not so little anymore. He is finishing school these days, sweating over the final exams. And yesterday at the oral exam in Danish he scored the very top grade!! WOW! He just never ceases to amaze me. And I am sooooo proud ! Tomorrow it is his last exam, also oral, English. He is to talk about a topic of his own choice, and for some reason he has prepared to talk about: Divorce. Hm. He is not himself a child of divorced parents ( we are still very much happily married), but several of his friends are... so well, tonight I will discuss divorces with him, in English, and tomorrow I will cross my fingers for him and be happy with him afterwards.

We've been celebrating each good grade so far with dinner of his choice, and I must admit I am getting a bit tired of the gastronomical adventures you find at the Golden Seagull ( McDonalds...)

This is how cute he was when he was only 2, so you can imagine now at almost 16 he is even cuter.... As only a mother can see....

Bon-fire, cooking outdoors

Is this great or what? we love it, and for all you food and cooking lovers out there- grab friends and familiy, cooking ingredients and some wine and get out there ! Cooking outdoors is the best!!

www.bon-fire.dk

why?

Finallyfourty? well, just turned over from the thirties, which was quite a comfortable age. Fourty sounds so grownup! Before I turned 30 I got an education, got married, got 2 kids, bought a house... so the thirties was merely a period of enjoying life, sort of... doing some carreer, watching the kids grow, getting into an even closer symbiosis with my husband... and NOT longing back to the more or less hectic twenties... But now, fourty. I'll be fourty something for the next 10 years...Ah well, they say, it's just a number. And it is, I know!! --sigh - Should I be chasing new events, now in more of a hurry than before ? Is it OK just to be content with life as it is? Should I do some bungy jumping, sky diving or other reckless stuff? No, I don't think so... Every day life is an adventure, 'course some days are more adventurous than others.

the beginning

Do I dare? Feel a bit selfconscious.... but what the heck...
Been eavesdropping on the blog for some time now....
have been intrigued and amused by many blogs - it's an amazing world out there!
am a bit worried - what could I possibly have to say that would interest others...
but anyway - that's not what it's all about, is it?

it's spring time, it's friday - life is OK