Mrs.B

I’m stressing out. It’s that darn job interview I have next Tuesday, it’s doing my head in. I have a written test in the morning, about the EU and probably something work related (web publishing), then in the afternoon an interview with my current boss and a panel of probably 4 others :| Some of this interview will be in German :| …

Samson lost his locks this weekend. As cute as his curls were on some days, most of the days they were a bit of a mess… He’s not a fan of haircuts though so I used the band-aid method – quickly ‘shaved’ his whole head on the highest setting of the hair clippers and the job was done. He only screamed for a minute :| …

No prose today, just a snapshot of the weekend as recorded by Twitter… it doesn’t accurately describe how awful Saturday was, but I don’t want to get too ‘up close and personal’ right now :)

What can I say, I’ve had a lovely birthday: gluten-free pancakes for breakfast, a new iPad cover, a cookbook and Chanel foundation as pressies, a 12km run in sunshine along the Thames in Chiswick/Hammersmith while the boys were in Estonian school, coffee in Chiswick House Gardens cafe afterwards*, a nap when we got home, …

Yesterday we went to the Science Museum for a family day organised by J’s firm. First thing at 1pm was a show about bubbles, the kids got to see bubbles made the ordinary way and also using helium and dry ice. There was lots of laughter and shouting and audience participation. Oskar got to stand inside a giant bubble…

Spring deserves bright colours.

And who says pink is for girls only?

Saturday: SUNSHINE and 19°C! Estonian School for the boys, a 9.50km run along the Thames in Chiswick/Barnes for me, then coffee with the other moms. Afternoon – a birthday party for one of Oliver’s nursery friends. That one was fun but exhausted me beyond belief. …

A sunday in 8 photos.

The drafts folder of this blog is piling up again, but finding the time to actually finish something is difficult at the moment for some reason.

I guess I could blame being busy at work, choosing to exercise at home every evening on my non-running days and reading the second book in the Hunger Games series.

The weather is cold again so there’s no inspiration to take spring photos. A lot of trees are in beautiful blooms but I’m waiting for the next sunny day to capture that season. [...]

I didn’t get much out of the house yesterday, it rained and rained and then rained some more.

It was a perfect day for some indoor exercise though. So far I haven’t really properly worked out at home – I have always wanted to, but we have one tv in a room that is just too small to swing body parts around.

Enter iPad – my Christmas present… [...]

I have a long way to go when it comes to my crafting skills, but the kids love this felt camera that I made this afternoon. Now I wish I had a sewing machine again, hand sewing is so time-consuming and painful :|

That’s me screaming for my mommy, by the way, not one of my kids.

Explanation:

My mother (who has lived with us for the past 6 years) was due to come back from Estonia on the 1st of January but managed to catch pneumonia right before Christmas. I changed her plane tickets for the 9th of January to give her another week to rest. She was keen to come back on the 1st, but since J’s mom and sister are here, I figured we’ll manage an extra week without Mother.

We have managed indeed, with great help from mama and auntie Kate, but J has been sick in bed since we returned and the house just hasn’t had the normal, stable, healthy, happy vibe that I love and need for my sanity. [...]

January

The 1st of January brought the Euro to Estonia and I made some new year’s resolutions that I sort of forgot about half way through the year. On 7th of January we found out that J’s dad is sick and this twist in our lives ended up defining most of the year for us.

At the end of January I started getting ready for Oskar’s birthday… [...]

The tree is up, the postman brings lovely cards every day, the gingerbread house is waiting to be eaten, the ginerbread men have been baked and decorated…

On Monday Oskar had a bit of a cough and knowing him (he breathes through his mouth a lot – an old habit from when his nose was stuffed due to adenoid issues) I emailed his teacher asking whether he could not participate in the soccer game outside on that day.

Teacher replied “No problem… although it IS the house matches today… does he have a coat to keep him warm?…” [...]