Alright, im getting a new page done by James. I asked very nicely if he wanted to redo mine as well since he had a fiddle with his and it turned out very nice. So fingers crossed he will start doing mine up tomorrow, he is such a sweet thang..... ;o)

I bought myself a new orchid today from the market. They were selling lovely looking ones for a quite a nice price if you compare to the prices in the flowershops. And it is from a very good but small gardencenter so i indulged myself and bought another one. This one is light purple with a yellow white sort of middle, i found a picture that matches it quite nicely.

I went with Lotta today to a garden center. And of course i bought a flower. An orchid actually. I had one before that Rosie gave to me since she didnt think it would survive much longer at her place. But it didnt like it at mine either and withered. Will have to see how this one copes with staying in here. They are really beautiful plants, but very picky so... It's a phalaenopsis if that says anything to you. The most common sort of orchid in wedding bouqes so im told by this leflet im reading. Anyway it has lovely light pink flowers with a very dramatic dark purple/yellow center.

No good going shopping today me thinks. I got home with both a new keyboard and a new printer! I hid them under the blanket so James wouldnt see them when he got home, but i think the big bump in the bed gave them both away and he found them anyways! The keyboard is one of those multifunctional ones from Microsoft. It is wide as a ufo me thinks but it is gorgeous to write with. Soft touch buttons, oh heaven compared to my old one which sometimes needed a quite a hard punch to get some keys to work, to much crumbs under them i suppose.....lol.

The printer needs an USB lead to work and since it wasnt included and i didnt read well enough to realise i needed to buy one of those, James will have to trot over and get one tomorrow before we can test it. But right now im going to write a few emails and enjoy every minute of it... how sad can you get about computers and gadgets, like James? ;o)

Oh im so clever i amaze myself!
Here we have been having a bit of trouble getting the keyboard to use swedish letters as well and i had a look around and found where you go and change the settings. So now i have swedish keyboard settings by the press of an ickle button on the taskbar or a key command, arent i clever?

We'll have to see if we get ourselves a new keyboard, i quite fancy this one but im sure i can be convinced that a Logitec one is much nicer to type on and they have these nice shortcut buttons on them as well... Have to see if i will go over to OnOff for a peek of their selection. But not right now, my head is hurting so am going to take a Alvedon for it and go have a catnap me thinks. Still very chuffed i solved the problem with the swedish letters though, especially since James couldnt find where you do it. That is typical male really, you know where i found it? In the Help section of course....... ;o)

I was reading some blogs and stumbled over these jokes/riddles.. They are exactly the sort that James comes up with and drives me nuts with

What makes this noise OOooooo?
A cow with no lips

What do you call a deer with no eyes?
No idea

What do you call a three legged donkey?
a wonky

And maybe my favorite, well not mine but James'

What's brown and sticky?
a stick.

I mean...AAAAAAAHHHH"!
lol

I have a new favorite tonight. Bruce....
I got his new cd through the post today, gods bless the internet and the cheaper prices on cd's and dvd;s and videos and books and...!
I've been waiting for his new cd to come out. Missed his hoarse voice and melancholi... Perfect for a summers night with a cold drink and the subtle breece through the open window.

Are you lonesome tonight.....?

What is it with the mystery and attraction of Elvis Presley? Im listening to a cd with his olden goldies and reflected over the cult that is around his person. I swear there will be The Church of Elvis soon ,if not already there is such a thing i might add! I have a vague memory of seeing some tv program of people getting married by some Elivs inpersonator and that he also did requests on songs to the wedding cermony. Anyone got any ideas why? I mean he was a brilliant singer , misguided though trough his career. But still brilliant.
Is it the early death? The "misspelling" of his second name on his gravestone? What??
Or maybe there is a hidden urge for guys (and girls mind you!) to dress up as him and shake those hips untill they plop off... ;o)

Have you ever thought about how good you feel after having a shower?
Me and water, its something magical. Mum used to say i was a water animal when i was a kid. We were lucky to have a lakeside house when we grew up. And every summer you knew where you would find me, down by the lake, playing, splashing water around on everyone that came to close. I was very slow in learning how to swim, so one winter when i was around 7 we went on holiday down to Austria and stayed at this hotel with a lovely pool. I guess i didnt think (as kids do) when i went to the deep end of it. I almost drowned as i walked out too far, but my brother rescued me and carried me to the shallow part. But ever since then i am a bit vary of water. Not that i dont swim or so but i just dont like it when it gets deep under you.

I did learn how to swim later on in school. But i didnt get over the fear of deep water, and the instructors never understood what had happen to me to make me so scared of deep water. So as i was trying my best in learning, obviously they didnt think i was doing well enough and gave up on trying to teach me the more advanced things. I passed the very basic test and could proudly show off my little swimming knowledge badge you got after doing certain things, jumping, diving and swiming a certain distance. But after that i always came up with an excuse when it was time to go swiming with the class.

I just thought about this today when i heard some people in the store making plans to go swiming later on tonight in the moonlight....
I wish i could go too..

So another week of work, sigh.
I really REALLY dont want to anymore!
Its no good complaining i suppose. It wouldnt be so bad if i only had to work weekdays and have my weekends off. But since im on an every other weekend schedule it is a bit hard. But if Big Boss gets any ideas about keeping the store open for longer in the evenings i will go on strike. I think it is bad enough as it is now when you work untill 8, your not home untill 9 if your lucky when you count your till and wait for the others when we lock up. Im all for regulated shop opening hours. We used to have that before see, but since that got changed you can really have any opening hours you like. And im not so sure it is progress to be able to go down to your local supermarket at 10 - 11 in the evening to buy yourself a liter of milk or whatever it is that you have missing. Im sure people who dont work in supermarkets think it is GREAT, but believe you me, it isnt if it is you who have to work those hours.

Check out my new and improved Guest Map. It is very ...nifty...;o)
Also pls take time to read whats behind the Free Mr Bear button. We cant let the teddy bear go missing like this!

I've just sent James out for a bikerun by himself since i was getting on his nerves fidgeting all the time while watching a film according to him. I was not fidgeting! I just couldnt get comfy, we were trying out the dvd player in our computer and since we didnt get it to work with the leads to the tv we had to watch it on the computer. Which was fine i thought untill i realised it meant laying in bed. I dont know what it is about that since i am half slumped in the sofa anyways watching telly. But it just didnt seem as comftable on the bed as it does on the sofa. Anyway, hopefully he will come back a bit less restless and then WE can go out for a longer bikeride somewhere nice and cool. Preferable by the lake so i can do a bit of fishing, maybe.. ;o)

With the new computer comes MSN Messenger, so i thought i would use it. So anyone want to get in touch, please do to divinetigs ;o) If i can get it to sign me in that is!!

At last, i used to have this before but prefered ICQ, but with the new computer and all i dont know if i want to bother to put ICQ back on since i only use it to talk to one person. Will have to persuade her to change to MSN as well... ;o)

Alright.. this blog aparently turned up when someone did a search for "hot naked mums washing themselves"...? Should i be worried or should the person who did it be worried....LOL

I cant get over how BIG the screen is.........

Oh we are muchly impressed by the new computer so much i might even write a bit!
It is such a change from using your old trust worthy(well sometimes) win 95 to using the new win xp. But im not sure i like the layout of it. I like the bouncy new keyboard even though its an english one that dont have those essential swedish letters ĺäö... But that can be achived using alt and numbers but still... Might buy ourselves a new keyboard...

Here it is a really wonderful summer. They havent had one of these since they started measuring weather and temp. Only down side is that there are really loads of evil wasps! You know the kind that are so slow and curious and dont care if they land on your hair or arm or what. We have plenty of those, especially at work as our garbage looks like your regulare smorgasbord to them. Hopefully it will come one night of unexpected frost and kill most of them off. It is getting to be like that even though the days are nice and warm. It was only +5 the other early morning when i biked to work. Woke me up for sure!

We gots us a new computer!!!!
YaY and it is working as well with the new networkcard, obviously, or else i wouldnt be here typing this now would i... ;)

I have been working this weekend so feel a bit worn out. The heat doesnt help either. Its been a cracking summer though so im not complaining, but as someone said at the store yesterday, it is time for a bit of cool weather now. Obviously you can have too much warm weather..?

The weekend was really lazy, we went fishing on saturday evening. Sat watching the half moon, all nice and goldy reflecting on the still waters of Runn while waiting for the fish to bite. It was very relaxing to watch the boats go by with their night lanterns on and on occasion feel the nibble from the fishing rod hoping you would catch the big one. I had my best fishtrip so far. I caught 3 small fishys, according to the dictionery its a dace/roach - dark grey back, white belly and red eyes and fins.

Work has been proving to be very trying since thursday. We got a new cardpayment system installed then. Now the customers have to pull their own card and bonus card if they want to pay or get the bonus points of their shopping. Needless to say its been hard on ones nerves to try to be patient and understanding when people are doing something new. But for Gods sake, cant people READ??? Attached on the new machine we have a card, which i think is very clear - big text and very simple instructions, that tells you EXACTLY how you use it... But do you think they read it? NO!
And some refuse blankly to use it, not even try it out saying it is too difficult and why should they do it since i get payed to sit where i sit and serve them! That last comment i got yesterday which didnt improve the already crappy day/mood i was having from the aches and pains i had had all day in my body. Jeanette thought i might be getting a cold but i hope not, colds in summertime stink. So going to work today isnt exactly what i am looking forward to....

No luck on the lotto either this weekend. We were going to win it big this time, we were sooo sure of it ... ;o)

Im constantly amazed how small the world has become. There is this story in the newspapers about a young swedish girl fighting for the KNU gerilla in Burma, and guess what... she used to work with me! Theres no doubt about it. Knowing her from work this is something she would do without blinking. We have to see how it all turns out, my guess is that she will be forced to leave since she might generate bad pr for the gerillagroup if something happens to her. Hopefully she wont end up in a thai prison for getting herself into Burma illegal.

Work today was a sauna. No kidding, the humidity outside was at 90% or so for most of the day and then it rained in the afternoon, but no thunder so still all stuffy. I hate that sort of weather, you dont breath, you drink lukewarm soup like air! Got home and fell asleep in James' arms as i was too tired to do anything else. Siesta i think it is called..lol

Would you go to another town to buy your sausages? That is what mum is doing tomorrow and of course silly me said i would come with her as company when she asked. It will be interesting to see what we find. So after the weekly visit to my gran off we go to Hofors. Not a big town at all, a silly ickle village really but apparently big in the world of sausages! I will be back with a report on the sausage hunt tomorrow.. Untill then, sleep well.

I went to get my hair done today... Its not as red anymore, more brown with a red tint, quite nice actually, and yes it is curly again! I guess i will have to change my trooper soon to fit the new me.. ;o)

I got writers block......
Cant see what would be fun to write about really..

When i was logging in to write a bit today i saw there was a blog updated called YOU ALL SUCK.... what is the meaning of having such a blogname? Do they feel the whole world is against them? Super paranoia or maybe they just dont have any brains? I'll leave it up to you to decide, but i would go with the later one..

Its been a warm week and work is proving to be the ultimate test in how much heat you can tolerate while working, no kidding! Hopefully it will be autumn before you can say geee wizz and i will be happier than a polarbear in the northpole. ;o)

Our famous Boris is on vacation! Oh the joy of going to work knowing he isnt to be seen for at least 2 weeks! But as everything there is a downside to it. We have a Boris wannabe in the temps that are filling in for people this summer. Christoffer is his name and if he doesnt watch it i will wack him one one of these days when im working with him! Can you imagine a boy, newly saved by the halleluja church in town, fed with all sorts of rediculous notions that women are inferior and supposed to obey man and treat him with respect no matter how rude he gets?? That is what we have, but you just wait for friday to come along when im closing the store and he is working ..... Why do i have this feeling i just grew a couple of horns? >;o)

Being back to work is really...awfull? Maybe not THAT awfull, just very disappointing i suppose. You get your body in holidaymood and then have to swing back to stressed out work mood. Monday was fine, lots to do but i couldnt care less since it wasnt me that was closing. I just did my stuff at the tills and counted my money and went home.

Tuesday was ..interesting.. Got back to being at the veggies and discovered what had been going on when i was on holiday. Seems that the first thing i needed to do was clean up. I just dont get it, if something is rotten or dryed up, surely you put it in the trash? You dont leave it to rot further making everything go dodgy, or do you...? Well i must be very weird then in thinking that you DO get rid of it, preferably before it has gone all soggy and wet. And on a closer inspection i found out that Jeanette must have a parsly fetish, because how else do you explain that we already had 6 big boxes with bunched up parsly and she had ordered 2 more for yesterday? Still not selling any of the old stuff of course but we still need 2 more boxes..??? It was at this stage i got into swearing, quite heavily as well since she had ordered just 3! boxes of red apples, and we usually sell 3 boxes in 2 hours, minimum. Anyway, i did some extra orders for the same day and just to be mean put down a few more pallets of fruit and veggies for today. Wonder what Jeanette will say when i see her tomorrow evening... ;o)

Today me and mum went to this outlet store (notice the name, i guess they have a lawsuit pending for stealing the original...;o) ). It is a branch off the big one down in Ullared. It was a disappointment. The clothes were alright but it was very picked out and not really anything for now. I guess if you come the right day when they have new stuff in it would be worth the trip, but how do you get to know when that is? I bought 2 tops and a nice skirt and some other bits and bobs. But mainly thought naaah, not worth it. When we got home i was so tired i had to have a nap. Being up late does that to poor ol' me. As you might have guessed James is working nights again , so, i cant sleep. It didnt help one bit either that i only had 4 hours sleep on monday night since i couldnt get to sleep and had the early morning on tuesday. In all im a poor wacked little tigs with a growing headache, so im going to hit the bed right about, now! Night peeps

I've been a bit slack this weekend in writing, but it was my last few days of vacation so couldnt be botherd. We went to 2 auctions saturday and sunday. Didnt find much but it was fun being there watching it all. But i came home with a box of various textiles and a folder with various pictures, prints and the likes. Nothing very interesting and im sure not worth anything, but all the same good fun.

I had a mail today which i thought was hilarious so decided to share it with you all, well not really, im forcing you to read it so there! ;o) Here goes..

These are actual clippings from church newspapers. It's  amazing what a little proofreading would've  prevented.
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The church is starting a New Young Mother's  Group. Anyone desiring to be a new young Mother is to meet with the pastor in his office.
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Bertha Belch, a  missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at The Calvary Memorial  Church in Racine. Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the way from  Africa.
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Announcement in the church bulletin for a National PRAYER & FASTING Conference: "The cost  for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes  meals."
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Our youth basketball team  is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the school recreation hall. Come out  and watch us kill "Christ the  King".
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Miss Charlene Mason sang,  "I Will Not Pass This Way Again," giving obvious pleasure to  the congregation.

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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house.  Don't forget your  husbands."
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Next Sunday is the  family hayride and bonfire at the Fowlers'. Bring your own hot dogs and  guns. Friends are welcome! Everyone come for a fun time.
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The peacemaking meeting  scheduled for today has been cancelled due to conflict.
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The sermon this  morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water". The sermon tonight will  be: "Searching for  Jesus"
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Next Thursday there will  be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can  get.
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Barbara remains in the  hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having  trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's  sermons.
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The Rector will preach  his farewell message after which the choir will sing "Break Forth into  Joy."
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Remember in prayer the  many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say  "hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you, and hopefully  they will respond.
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Don't let worry  kill you - let the Church  help.
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Irving Benson and Jessie  Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship  that began in their school days.
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A  bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall.   Music will follow.
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At the  evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is  Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir  practice.
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Eight new choir robes are  currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the  deterioration of some older  ones.
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The senior choir invites any  member of the congregation who enjoy sinning to join the  choir.
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Scouts are saving aluminium  cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to  help cripple children.
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The Lutheran  men's group will meet at 6 PM. Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread  and dessert will be served for a nominal  feel.
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For those of you who have  children and don't know it, we have a  nursery downstairs.
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Please  place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person(s) you  want remembered.
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Attend this meeting and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch.
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The church will host an  evening of fine dining, superb entertainment, and gracious  hostility.
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Potluck supper Sunday  at 5:00 P. M. ... prayer and medication to  follow.
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The ladies of the Church  have cast off old clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on  Friday afternoon.
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This evening  at 7 P. M. there will be a hymn sing in the park across from the Church.  Bring a blanket and come prepared to  sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be  held Thursday morning at 10AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the  Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is  done.
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The pastor would appreciate it  if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for  the pancake breakfast next  Sunday morning.
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Low Self Esteem  Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM, Please use the back  door
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The eighth-graders will be  presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement on Friday at 7 PM.  The Congregation is invited to attend  this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will  meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church.
Please use the large  double door at the side  entrance.
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Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for  testes.
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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I  Upped My Pledge - Now Up Yours."



Tadaaa, le fin, the end! :o)

No we didnt burn down the house having a bbq, but yes something did happen as always when we meet Mary.
We missed our connection train due to a rookie train attendant not knowing the right platform for the Gothenburg train! He sent us running to a different platform and when we got there we could see our train disappear from the same platform we came in on!!! Talk about having a bad first day at work getting 18 of us pissed off travelers who just missed our train. He looked extra sweaty when he came up to explain he would take care of this and then franticaly started to phone around to see what they could do for us. We eventually got down to Hallsberg where we would be able to catch the X2000, express train, since it would make an extra stop just for poor us. Didnt we feel special... Still we came down to Gothenburg one hour late and missed our train for Trollhättan. But there was one 1˝ hours later. And as Mary said, they would come get us if something else happend. Which it didnt, thank the gods!

So finaly we got to Trollhättan there our driver was waiting for us. First time meeting Philip in real but we knew him from IRC chatrooms. He was a happy chappy and very nice, but oh i understand where he took his nick from , he drives like a mad one! He is called MadWolf.... Im a seriously bad backseat driver at times, which both Mary and Philip can assure you about.. ;o)

We had a lovely bbq dinner and lots of gossip. We gave Mary two, engraved with flowers, crystall wine glasses. Which was good since she got two crates with wine from Philips parents as a thank you for taking good care of him while he was in Ireland working a couple of years ago. After a wonderful evening at Mary's and a good nights sleep we then got a lift in to Gothenburg today because we wanted to do some shopping before getting the three o'clock train back to Falun. Found myself a bargain, trousers to half the saleprice, just the ones i couldnt find up here for full price! And some other bits and bobs.

We got homealright, even though the carriage was so warm it felt like you was in a 3 hour sauna all the way to Hallsberg where we changed trains. And now after kebab and a cool shower and lots to drink, we are going to bed! Night folks..

My last week of doingnothingnotacareintheworld! But this week we will be doing a bit more stuff. Tomorrow we have a concert to go to. Rhapsody in rock with Robert Wells and guests. That will be fun.

And then on wednesday we are taking the train down to Gothenburg to meet up with Mary. We'll just stay there over night though before heading back up, but it gives us a chance to see her and have a good gossip about whats been going on since we last saw her in february. Hopefully we wont burn down the house! Knowing the jinxed story about our previous meets im not holding my breath about anything! LOL
Maybe the bbq planned isnt such a good idea? ;o)
At least i would have made my cheesecake to comfort us if anything happens.....

Todays job is to find a suitable housewarming present for Mary, hopefully she doesnt read this before we are down there, so any suggestions what to give?

Productive day ...
Got up, had a chat to my friend Mary from Ireland on ICQ, got all giddy because we're going down to see her next week since she is in Gothenburg on vacation! Woke James up because we were going to bowl with my mum at 1. Did that, much fun and laughter as my mum managed to TROW the ball instead of nicely roll it away. Im amazed the floor held up for the thuds! After a few games of knocking down pins we went to have a try at the local puttputt game. I sucked at it! But my mum must have practised in secret because she was brilliant at it! Do you KNOW how frustrating it is to get the damn ball through the grid and then use up your remaining shots trying to persuade it into the damn hole! Im useless at putting.
When we had played all 18 holes it was well into the afternoon so we went for some chinese food. And then when we came home i fell asleep! Must be the week of not sleeping properly catching up. I always am an insomniac when James is working nights. Sad isnt it...?

I am SICK AND TIRED OF ERROR 503!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was supposed to be productive in the way of looking for a suitable place to hold our wedding at. But i wasnt in the mood for such things and halfheartedly looked at Rankhyttans Herrgĺrd and then told mum we might as well go out to Sundborn to have a look if we could see any of the other places i'd noticed in the leaflet from the touristagency. We ended up having a cup of coffee at Carl Larssons homestead and then looking around in the tourist trap shops around there. I found some very nice pottery....Im a sucker for well done gorgeous pottery.So i bought a big nice bowl in swedish traditional style, a jug in a more modern fashion and a bowl with a lovely cream yellow inside to the glazed terracotta on the outside.

Later on in the evening there was Cruising in town. Old vintage cars, most of them american, cruising slowly around town, shoking on the fumes and getting soaked with the unexpected downpour of rain... That was our afternoon. And now my stomache is complaining about something i have eaten earlier and im not feeling all that well so i will head off for bed in a minute. Night

The boat trip was nice, weather could have been better but it still was warm and enjoyable.

Today me and my mum went to IKEA in Valbo, its a big shoppingcenter getting even bigger. I found some nice bedside tables that i bought and have now painted a nice ice blue color. Only have to put a few layers of lacquer on now before their ready to use. I also committed myself to sewing new pillowcovers for the bed. But maybe i have to do my mums pillow first, or else im sure she'll sulk. Besides i have to get some zippers for my new project before i can start.

It thundered a bit today, i was busy painting the tables so i couldnt be bothered to get all jittery about the lightning. James kept on pacing the room though and didnt want to sit still when he saw the lightning. Apparently it is worse to see the lightning then hear the thunder? Weird..

Tomorrow i dont have anything planned more then the weekly visit to my grans. Oh, i have to go to the post office for her to collect her pension, but thats all. I also promised my mum i would help out cleaning at grans, why does it seem that all i do this vacation is clean and do household chores?? Not really, but sometimes it feels like that, im just spoiled from when James didnt work fulltime and had the time to do it all for me.

To answer John's question "What is Kubb". Kubb is an old viking game made populare again. In short you trow wooden trowingsticks to knock down bigger blocks of wood in a 'court' measuring 5x8 meters. If you knock one of your opponents blocks they have to trow it from his baseline into your half and first knock that down before attempting to knock any down from your baseline. Once you've got rid of all your opponents blocks you get the chance of taking down the central block called the king. First to knock it down wins. If your interested read more here

Oh how i love family disputes!

Right now my mum is very pissed off with my sister not phoning her at all since the whole mess with sis and her bf started. And since they came up unexpectantly this weekend and never phoned my mum telling her that they were up here, i fully understand my mum. Sister called me to say they were coming up and that meant i had to be messenger to mum about sisters whereabouts. Talk about being caught in the middle! And yesterday could have been a lot worse i suppose in the family drama aspect. But it was enough as it was. The visit to gran was a scene of me talking, mum sitting quietly not saying anything, sister totally unaware of that it was her that had caused mum being so pissed off and James and Hasse trying desperatly not to get involved. It all ended with me saying that since both of them were being pigheaded and no one saying ANYTHING about it all, those who were interested could come up to our place for pie and a game off Kubb afterwards, after that speach i went to get ready and the silence in the other room was deafening untill i returned again.

My mum didnt come, sister and bf did. We had some nice meatpie and sallad and a game of Kubb. Later on we watched Bridget Jones Diary on video and just chilled out. I called my mum after sister had left and she was very sad and depressed. She had been sitting on a chair contemplating her life all afternoon. :o(
I talked to her for a while and she seemed to pick up a bit. I asked her to come out with us on Slussbruden for a tour of the lake and a stop at Torsĺng today. It is a bit cloudy but it might pick up mid day. We're taking our cameras with us anyway. Even James' old digital Mr Speedy migth be able to take a few nice ones. Im off to get ready now. Blog later about the tour!

Rain and more rain....YES!
Humidity raising though...boooo!

It was quite a productive day today. Went and got my worktrousers that i have had fixed. Quickly went around the shops(nothing had changed according to James) and bought a nice sweater like jacket. Got home and was hungry so made some yummy pasta with bacon, tomatoes, onions and basil. After that we went to the bowling alley. Had a couple of rounds knocking down some pins, very theraputic, but couldnt do too much since my shoulder got hurting. I won over James the last round though, YaY me for that!
Then it was a really relaxed afternoon with the telly. And me doing some cleaning up while James went down to the local supermarket for some necesseties (Digestives....)

My sister came up unexpectantly yesterday with bf (they've resolved the matters before) so we are meeting up with them at grans tomorrow and see where we go after that. Might be a game of puttputt (James word for miniture golf) or we might go back to mums for dinner. We'll see how that ends.. It will be nice seeing her again though.

And now it is bed, im yawning my head off here. Night all!

WHAT do you need to do to get some cooler air?
Dance a raindance, make some sort of human offering to the weather gods.
WHAT????

As you guessed it is AGAIN superwarm, overcast and stuffy, plsplsplspls let there be thunder later on today!
But we managed to go for a bikeride out to Källviken. It was earlier on and it was still cool from the night before so it was wonderful going there and have a rest on one of the benches at the marina and watch the few boats that were out in the very still waters of Runn. The whole lake looked like one giant mirror, not a ripple in sight. Wonderful..

Im now going to get my photos im having developed. Some of them are from last years festival (hohum) But i have to say i dont use that camera that often, thats why they are old in it.... believe me? :o)

Another perfect swedish summers day. I really am wondering how much sweat you can lose during one day! It feels like buckets full, especially since i've been really 'sporty' and biked a lot today.

As usuall on tuesdays it was granny day. I went shopping for her and she came out with me for a stroll to the garbage shoot out in the yard. She met some of her neighbours and had a little chatter. She is still well known from her working days. She and my dad had a vegetable and fruit stand in the market so naturally they got to know lots of people. Gran did work with it untill she was well in her 70's before they had to close down because there really werent any business to talk about in the end. One of the bad things with modern supermarkets, they trow all the old specialized little shops out of business. Well at least here in Sweden that was what happend. Am i old fashioned when i want to go to the local butcher and get my meat? Or to the deli round the corner to get my whatnots of cheese and ham? Sure supermarkets are good and efficent when you want to buy cheap, in bulk and everything at once. But i like the idea of the small shop around the corner.

I've been bored all day today. Is the rest of the vacation going to be like this? If it is it SUCKS. Maybe boredom is to blame in me biking up the long hill to the cemetary so i could go water the plants and discover it was all wet already? And maybe boredom made me go an extra long round to get to my mums to leave her earrings she forgot at the hairdressers and made me go pick up? Heh...well at least it might have the good effect of me getting a bit more toned and slim for it. Not that i would count on it though, LOL!

They have promised even warmer for tomorrow, how, oh how will i survive!

That was a long shopping list wasnt it if it took untill today to finish it... ;)

Well, i wasnt in the mood to blog so, what can I say...

Today has really been cleaning day and washing day and HOT SUMMERS DAY with sweat pouring from every pore in my body! So even though its only 5 in the afternoon i am totally washed up and melting! But there is a bit more clouds out there today so i will be having a shower soon and going off for some shopping of cold drink. The shop was totally out of Pepsi yesterday so James came back with 2 very small bottles, which wont last very long in this sun. So im going a hunting later on, besides i can need a break from all the household chores. No wonder James had this smug grin on his face today when he went to work because he knew what was in store for me with the washing and the cleaning and all that stuff that he generally does.. Am i spoiled? YES! We LOVE not needing to do all of this i'll tell you.
We? Heh... I of course, cant be so pompous as to talk in third person? Well, yeah we can.. ;o)

How life tosses you around...
Friday being my last day before my 3 week vacation i was set to really enjoy myself. But the last day was crap and i totally just gave up on working with Mr T. So in the end i didnt do much at all, leaving most of it for him to sort with during the afternoon. Came home, sat in the sofa and the next minute i slept. Later on when returning my mums call she made while i was sleeping, i got some terrible news from her, which im sorry i wont tell you all about, but that upset me a lot. I still am. But as they so nicely say, only time will tell.
Didnt really feel like going to the festival friday night so stayed in and had a lazy evening.

Come saturday and having talked to mum again i felt a bit better so the three of us went to the festival during the whole day. But im disappointed, it seems as if the festival is getting smaller. There usually is a HUGE market going on in town but it was really..petty this time. And they've done some changes in the festival itself that felt, awkward and wrong. But i think the main thing was that they now have made it forbidden to drink alcohol in the park where it is being held. So you cant bring your own bottle of wine or cold beer to your picnic anymore, which i think pissed many off. And they just have the one big stage now, and not like it was before, 3 of various sizes. So it all felt slow and dragging when there wasnt anything on the main stage and nothing on in the small dance tent. It was BORING! We listend to an american folkmusic group called Child's Play. A wonderful mix of american, irish, rumanian folkmusic played with violins. There were reels, jigs, rumanien dance music etc. And some extras as well as the man making music only using his hands and body. I bought a cd with them as well which im listening to right now,stomping my ickle feet in tune. We also listend to Cara Dillon from Ireland before going off to have something to eat.The main attraction later on in the evening was as good as i remembered, if only they could have sacked the soundtechnician guy. The sound was terrible the second part, to high and screetchy(?)
I will return with more on yesterdays concerts after we've been shopping. :o)

So whats new in the land of the few...
Only one day left for me to work before i go on vacation, YaY to that. But part from that, nothing else to report really. Weather is scorching though but they have promised a bit of reliefe for tomorrow. Im hoping for thunderstorms to clear out the stuffy weather. Im going to bed soon so no nice festival for me tonight. I wouldnt really be up to it either since i am working early tomorrow morning and am really half sleeping here already. But maybe me and James will tag along with Rosie and Pär for the evening out tomorrow. Rosie said there would be some bands playing blues and the likes, so that suits me just fine.

Will be back with a music report later on tomorrow i suppose so blog later. Night

Btw, i hate those robots scimming the net for emailaddys to post spam to! So i've change my email slightly, please make a note of it when you mail me.. ;o) (not a hint at all...)

It IS hot,stuffy and humid out there...
It was just like walking into a thin warm soup, no air to speak of at all. Oh well, hopefully it will thunder a bit later on today, it might help it lift a bit. Im off to visit my gran before going downtown to soak up some of that lovely music festival ambiance. Blog later

Oh, ouch, groan, !#¤#¤*&/&§¤!!!!
I hate the mornings after i work in the veggies and theres been a lot to do! When i woke up just now and stretched EVERY part of my body ached and protested about being moved about! Now it will take me forever to get going, and it is my day off! *sulk*

But, what a splendid day off it is! Sun, sun and more sun. It is about 25 degrees out there as well. Hope it isnt as stuffy and humid as it was yesterday. I havent been out yet....Might as well go out with the garbage and get to know, be right back

Yes, Big Brother is back. But very quiet and 'short'. Maybe the week with his missus wasnt good? Maybe he got his notice from Big Boss? Who knows, i only know that when i saw him at work today he didnt seem to have a lot of spark in him. And sadly i thought that was the most exellent thing i've seen for ages!!!

Yesterday was a very weird day. I start work at 1 but there really wasnt any people in and nothing to do in the store so i got to go home earlier. So the day felt a bit, useless really. I will have to see if Big Boss comments on me leaving early. But i did help Boris out doing all of the dairy section for him before asking if it was alright to go home early since it was my brothers birthday and we were going there afterwards. Speaking of Boris, it has been alright to work with him this weekend. Im still in shock! Well maybe it did make a difference that i helped Boris out previously in the week. You never know how that turns out, helping him i mean. Either he can be very nice to you for a while afterwards, or he will assume that your his slave and he'll put every imaginable work on you from then on. But, i dont really care about which for the moment, Im going on holiday in 4 days time so he can do whatever he likes.

Big Brother was away on vacation last week. Wonder if he is back already? Gossip at works says that he will only be here untill this fall, but he thinks himself that he still has a year left here. It will be interesting to see if Big Boss has the balls to tell his brother off.. Im sure that he gets cut off because of his behaviour against the girls during the parties we've had. But according to Big Brother he has been so nice and the perfect gentleman every time. HA!

It will be so incredibly NICE to see him go you cant imagine it. I dont think i've ever met anyone as false and hollow as that man. I would say he is the classic , not pervert but close, Mr Nice Guy turning ugly. Oh he is really all charm and witt to start with. But if you dont meet his 'standards' you get cut short and backstabbed when not in the room, but still he is all sweet towards you. Yuck!

So at last the music festival is here again. It is one of my favorite things to do in summer, to go and listen to all this new and interesting, weird music. The theme this year is apparently music from the Cape Verde islands. Should make an interesting week. And to those who wonder who is coming to town, of course i mean all the 'alternative' people. Not that i have anything against them. But they are not your everyday encounter down town so i suppose you notice them more. And they always, always bring this smell with them. The smell of incense over a more potent smell of weed. Everywhere they set their little stands up, selling all sorts from the furthest corners of the world, there is this sweet, flowery and strange smell.

You get the african rastas, the indians from peru, the overgrown hippies from Sweden (yes they look overgrown) tourists from all over the place, saying how quaint and exotic it is, new age gurus, plus many more. And everywhere these tam-tam drums, fiddlesqueeks, didgeridoos playing constantly all through the night. You also get the spontainius street dance parties, general drunkeness, and the mix of music you get when people meet up and ask how your strange instrument works and if you would like to jam with them to see how it sounds like. I bet Rosie will be out shaking her african rattle with some music lovers in the park this year as she did last year.

I saw one today... :)

They are coming.....

It was easy work today. Even had time to sit down and have a little gossip with the girls at work becuase it was so quiet. There were lots of angry shit talking going on because of the recent developments at work. And previous staff parties... I do wonder more often why im still at this work. But i have to bend and stay at it a bit longer. James still havent got any steady job so cant really scamper out of my work just yet.

I was thinking today when sitting at the till how nice it would be to have a house. I started to wonder what sort of house i would like to have one day. Well thats not really true, i've been wanting a house for the last half year or so. Can you get a lust for houses? Really really needing like? Maybe i just want somewhere that i can call my own. Where i can do whatever i like, whenever i like.

Is it really morning?
Why am i so tired then? Maybe because i stayed up last night watching Moonstruck on video? Naaah cant be that...

It is as usuall pouring down with rain today, welcome to the swedish rainperiod. Hopefully it will be better soon because i dont want it to be like this on my vacation that start in 7days! 3 weeks of lazy-doing-nothing-filled days... oh joy... Sad thing is that James will be working the first two weeks of it. Oh well i will just have to go fishing a lot or do something else to amuse myself. Wonder what that would be though. I dont really have any hobbies or what you call it that really interests me so much i that you could call it a hobby. Hmmmm, maybe if i wasnt such a scatterbrain i would be able to focus on something more then the first interesting new bit and actually finish it. Which doesnt happen all that often. I like to try things out, but most dont get finished, they lay strewn all around my apartment looking sad untill i clean them away thinking, i will finish it some day, soon, very soon or maybe a bit later....

See which Greek Goddess you are.

Are you bored? Go PLAY!!

Yet another night where it is hard to get to sleep. Good thing is that im off work tomorrow so im not that stressed about needing to get in bed. Yet that is..

When do you know when a friend isnt a friend anymore? Does it just dwindle into nothing and you really dont know at what point it happend or is it a sudden kind of aha moment? Im always blind to the fact that some people just dont want to be friends anymore and get a rude awakening when it does happen. I suppose i dont see it because i dont want to, or something like that...
I know you sometimes grow apart, you chose differently and no longer have anything in common with each other more then that you knew one another when growing up, but when it happens suddenly i just dont get it. One minute your someones friend and then the next, your not? Just because? Because of what? Really i have no idea why. Is it too much to ask for a why? Why, what did i do, or not do, you never know do you. And that is what hurts the most, you just dont know why and dont get told either because your not a friend anymore....

Why do friends leave...?

Mondays... there should be a law against mondays....

This weeks monday was ok-ish though. And since it is now just a looong countdown to when my vacation starts (11 days) i suppose i can stand it for a bit longer. Nothing really interesting happend today at all. Work was alright, lots of people for a change but not too stressed out about it. Only downside is that James is working nights this week and i oh so hate it to go to bed alone. Thats why im going to be fiddling wiht a puzzle we bought on Saturday untill my eyes cant stay open any longer and then im just going to dive into bed and try to sleep. But cant stay up too late since i got an early morning tomorrow.

The thunderstorm yesterday did hit a 100 year old tree not far from where we live and the lightning cut the tree in half and pulverised it. No wonder the loudest bang made our windows rattle and all my flowerplants to shudder in the shockwave. Scary, because another lightning hit the hospitals officebuildings just across from where we live. I saw that one and that was too close for comfort. Its been a lot of thunder lately and they are more violent. I can still remember the one from last summer that came very quickly in the night and lasted for over an hour with hundreds of lightningstrikes in the Falun area. Im of the opinion that it is the global warming that is making these effects shown. And as they say , the weather will only get more extreme the longer it goes on for. And we still havent seen the effects of the pollution put out in our time and age so you really do wonder what is ahead to come...

Things to do when there is hale, thunder, torrential rains and storm gusts outside.

a) Make a brilliant sunday dinner with roast pork and roasted vegetables and potatoes
b) Hide unde the covers when the lightning and bangs are not seperate
c) Figure out where we are going to get married
d) Get your toenails painted icy green by nice boyfriend
e) Paint said boyfriends toenails bright pink!
f) Finaly go out just to turn at the door because bf complains he cant go out with pink toenails if he gets hit by a car. (but going to work with them is apparently alright, well maybe because i hid the polishremover just because... ;o) )

Im not kidding when i tell you it was like standing in a shower full blast outside this afternoon. And chuck in some hale corns the size of bigger peas you'll get the picture. Oh and the thunder wasnt nice either. The road outside turned into a flowing stream for gods sake! And it kept that up for the better part of an hour!

Doing the toenails were funny though.... *snicker*

Did i mention that James keeps kronas in his underwear? It was a surprise to me when he got up this morning and he went chi-ching and spat out a krona! But he denies it, it wasnt him. But since he usually collects kronas in the most peculiar places im not surprised at him denying it! But please, in your underwear? Can i call him a tight git? Yes i can!... :o))))))

I think i know why im so tired, it was my sister who put me on the lead. It must be my grassallergy. Im taking some pills for it so i dont feel any of the effects like sneezing or runny eyes or whatnots. But it makes me tired as well, my sister is too and she has it worse since the pollen season is longer in the south of Sweden.

Yesterday we went to a big shopping mall in the next town. There is the summer sales on right now so i wanted to have a look. I found some clothes but only one on sale, but what a bargain more then 50% off. Made my day, but not my mums who has to shorten the trousers for me... ;o)
We also bought a fish... a carpet one for our bathroom. But we got in to a little argument if it was too expensive and James didnt like it that much but I won so to speak and it is now nicely laid out on the bathroom floor and he admitted that it does look nice!

We did also go fishing, but gave up on the casting bit and just went for a quiet bit of angling. And there were lots more interest in our baits this time! We got one fish each! But James didnt want to unhook his so i had to. He got a small perch but i got something else. I have to look it up in a natureguide i have. As usuall the sunset was magnificent with multi colored clouds in golds, pinks, darkblues, greys and a bit of lilac. I think that many like fishing just because of the nature aspect of it. As we headed back home we saw yet another deer on the grassfields by the road. It is still very light during the nights but you can notice a slight difference since midsummer. How depressing, not that i hate winter or anything but its just the feeling you get when you know it will be getting much darker soon i dont like.

Also i will be having my birthday this autumn, one of the 'biggies'. Well not really but i still get a bit jumpy about turning 30. Im usually very laidback about age, but lately im getting the jitters ?? Well, we'll see if i will stop having birthdays after this one and go a year younger from now on... ;o)

ehm.. does this mean i've been living too long with an englishman???

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This morning when my alarmclock went off, i didnt know why it had for a moment. I looked at the time and wondered why i had to get up at six. It took me quite a while to realise that i had to go to work. Is that worrying?

At work it was as usuall. Sometimes i wonder if i should try out not doing anything one friday and see if Mr T gets the hint.... Somehow i doubt it though.

Marie came by the store because me and Lotta and her were going out for some coffe, spending our meager little winnings from the Lotto we play each friday. We got some coffe and a nice pastry each for the money and theres some left still. Hopefully we will win a bit more the next time so we can do something fun for them. Or we could win really REALLY big so me and Lotta can march into Big Bosses office and give him our notice and our piece of mind! Oh what joy that would be ....!
We sat there gossiping about everything for about 2 hours. Its a very nice oldfashioned cafe with small and big rooms. We sat all alone in one of the small rooms and strangly enough everyone that came looking for somewhere to sit left us alone. Maybe it was the fact that we sat in the middle of the room, talking quite animatedly, loud and laughing a lot that scared them away. It was nice though to have it all to ourselves. Swedes are so consideret.... :o)

Its been the usuall thursday for me, late sleep, bit of shopping (crap sales tho) and then working afternoon. Nothing really interesting happend at all, besides that i phoned Jess down in Spain for 2!! hours. Oooppsss!

Never mind the phonebill next month eyh..? Well it shouldnt be too bad and i only do this once in a while and she phones me up more then i phone her so... Got to talk about the wedding plans with Jess, what wedding plans??? There is no plan! Because everytime i try to talk to James about it he hmmms a bit and says it will be fine whatever we do...! MEN! Jess wanted to know where we are going to have it, me too, and what we are going to wear, me too, and WHEN we are getting hitched, me too! Any suggestions to what to do to get a straight answer??? Im getting wee bit stressed here by all questions from friends and from my mum as well about the how-when-where and i dont have any answers more then that yes we are getting married, next year, some time.. soonish...?

Why do i end up cleaning on my day off?!
Today it was my fridge and freezer getting done, well..just the fridge. It had an iceblock the size that sank Titanic stuck to the element. And it took forever to melt and come away. I really should have taken a picture of it. It was HUGE! And still i defrosted both the freezer and fridge only a month ago. I have been complaining about the fridge unit for a while to the people i rent at. Last time they sent a grudgy little repair man that removed my fridge from the wall and had a flick of the on and off switch ( !! ) for a while before he stuck his head in and changed some sort of meltinglead? Anyway, it worked alright-ish for a while after that. But now it seems to have stopped defrosting itself completly and everything just builds up untill there is this big block of solid ice. I went after it with both an icepick and my hairdryer but still it wouldnt budge only untill i used brute force to crack it away bit by bit it started to fall off.

I didnt do anything else interesting today, yet i might add.....
Going to get me some take away kebab now, am hungry! Blog later

I have a passion..... Frankie, yes ol' blue eyes himself.
I didnt even know it before i bought a cd with his songs. But now im stuck. Theres always a mood that suits a Frankie song. Or you create the mood when listening to him. I dont CARE about what other people think. There is something special with his voice. Its weird really, because i listen to a lot of completly different types of music. There could be Frankie, La Boheme, Sade, Bruce, Barry White(yeees i know...)Staind, old Metallica, Cornelius Wreesvijk, Frankie, Garbage, Brian Eno you name it i listen to it. Well not name it, im lousy with names and titles so dont ask me what this or that records name was or what the song is called. I couldnt tell you even if i had a week to find out. My music collection spans quite a lot and is a bit... schizofrenic at times. But it is all music i enjoy to listen to at some time or another.

I dont understand people who say they hate a certain type of music. Just as i dont understand people who say the hate some type of color. There is an endless amount of music to listen to so how can you say you hate a specific type? You grow up, you change your taste, and i think its such a shame if you dont let yourself have a little change from now and then and listen to something else. Tease your brain and train it in being openminded about something different. I had a friend when i went to school that only listend to mainstream pop. No never would she even contemplate to listen to any of my records. and she often wondered how i could listen to such "garbage". I feel sorry for her that she doesnt want to try something new, because she still doesnt know how it feels like to listen to that perfectly sung opera libretto or that quiet shy folksinger from Outer Mongolia. And she still hasnt discovered Frankie Boy.... ;o)

Oh the unknown joys of working in a supermarket. I really could use my whole workplace as a research bank for a standup comedy act. After 7 years working there you dont flinch or even raise an eyebrow at ANYTHING the customers comes up with or say to you. And sometimes you really wonder if you are a bit crazy as you put up with so much (excuse the french) BULLSHIT from people. I often wonder if people go shopping just to let out some of that repressed anger and frustration they have to deal with somewhere else. I mean, in a supermarket, you can be just as rude as you like and say and do almost anything, as long as it isnt shoplifting, and get away with it. Becasue you can always say in the end that you have had poor service and complain about some poor little girl in the checkout being nasty to you and almost get her fired or whatever just so you can justify yourself being a total bastard. And we, the poor staff, have to smile and say yes we are so sorry we will make it up to you or else WE will get a good telling off from the boss for not being serviceminded and bla bla bla!
To get through those sort of days i think about the day i will finaly quit this job and what i will say to all those who have pesterd me or insulted me or whatever for all those years. It is NOT alright to be a total git only because you are a customer. Get it through your thick skull!

Aaaaaaaah... feels so much better now, would feel a lot better if i actually would be able to quit tomorrow and do all that.. But some day, some day..... ;o)

I have started another blog. In swedish... Even though my english is fairly good there is some times im lost for words and it is so frustrating not to be able to convey what you are thinking. So as an extra outlet for more complicated thoughts (yes i know...) im trying this out. Feel free to read or just have a peak

YAWN!
Im so tired now i could sleep all the rest of the day away. I went to bed at nine yesterday, ME that usually stays up untill 12 or later because im not tired. And this morning i could just get my eyes open enough to see that i had to get up or i would be late for work. Something is wrong, or maybe im just catching up on the sleep i couldnt seem to get last week....

So Midsummer has been(friday) and gone again this year. As usuall it was crappy weather and it all seemed to rain away. But after we had our picnic inside at our place it seemed to clear off so we took a gamble and went to Torsĺng on the other side of the lake for the festivities. We had miscalculated the amount of people that also went there though and spent at least 30 minutes in a slow crawl amongst lots of people trying to get a glimpse of the steamboat parade that was going on as we arrived. Finaly we got through the little village and found us a parking spot. We managed to get there in time to see the traditional lifting, hoisting (whatever you call it) of the midsummerpole and also the dancing around it. James got to see one of his favorites, Smĺ grodorna (ickle froggies) being sung and danced to with all the actions included. But i couldnt persuade him to go and join in the ring with me. Maybe next year.....

Yesterday the store was closed so i got a bonus of a free day! YaY to that but since everything was closed, well more or less everything, only a couple of supermarkets were open, there wasnt much to do. We went to my mums for dinner though and had plans to go fishing afterwards but the weather turned nasty again so all we could do was go home before it started to pour down again. And besides i was so tired i slept most of the rest of the evening.

And today i have worked and am going to do something, anything when i have rested my poor bones... Blog later. Gotta go dance to Frankie... ;o)

Ehm.. i just registered online so i could play a game where you shoot a chicken... ! I must be bored or maybe just amused by the fact that the chicken is very cute and looks funny when trying to escape.

James is already fast at sleep even though he makes this humming sound sometimes just to check if im here, it is quite cute... :)
He was tricked at thinking he had to work today! So off he went early this morning(5.30) in the POURING rain but came back again and woke me up when he made some breakfast in the kitchen. I asked quite silly and half asleep what he was doing home again when he sort of mouped that it was all closed and no one was there. Sorry to say i was too tired to think a second thought about the cruelty of it all untill now. And now im furious! How DARE they make fun of him like this saying they are going to work and they dont, making him get up at the unearthly hour that it really was (4.45) on Midsummers Eve!!! If this is a joke it is a very VERY poor one. I feel so sorry for him now when i think about how much it actually rained, and still was when i had to bike to work this morning. My poor ickle jeppy.... got to go. Feel a need to hug him to bits, night folks


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Today was mayhem at work. There were lots of people queueing to get in this morning and the trolleys had run out after 15 minutes! And ever since 9.15 today the queues just seemed to stretch from one end of the store to the other. I was very glad to work the morning shift so i could go home when the REAL rush started, after people finished work. I can imagine the scene of two desperate mums fighting over the only trolley left outside both arguing they need it NOW. ;o)

Part from work its been a very slow day, i was so tired i actually took a nap, which i usually dont do but today it was beddie byes for me for an hour in the afternoon. Must be getting old! Wheres me teeth dear...?

Do not try to walk on water, it has only worked for one person so far recorded. But still James tried it today.
We went fishing today again since James had bought me a very nice and lightweight new fishing rod as a surprise. I phoned Lotta and asked if she was interested in coming with us, which she was, she also brought her husband with her. Anyway, I dont know if it was nerves or what that made James try his Jesus inpersonating trick or what. But apparently he got his bait stuck a bit out and was trying to pull it free when his line got caught in a tree (cough) and to rescue it all he rolled his trousers up but forgot he was wearing shoes and just tried to walk on mentioned water.....Poor thing had to stand in one of the bags we brought some sandwiches in for the rest of the evening keeping his toes warm. And i didnt know what had happend since he kept it very quiet over where he was. I think he did better this time though in using the fishing rod and im sure he will think both once or twice before stepping off into water again... ;o)
I didnt get any fish this time but Roland managed to get a tiny little one. It was a nice evening out but a bit windy so fish werent biting as good as they did the other night.

Anyway, i must be trying out to be a saint because i borrowed him my shoes for when we were cycling back. Im more used to biking barefoot then he is so I thought it was the safest bet to get us home in one piece if he borrowed my shoes. And here i am, wide awake because i slept so much this morning. But i will try to go to bed soon since its an early morning for me tomorrow. And busy busy it will be since its the last day before the swedish holiday Midsummer. So night all, and please use the comment box AND the guestmap! Thats what their there for ;o)

I feel like i've slept half the day away! My alarmclock went off at 9 as usuall but i turned it off by accident instead of putting it on snooze so didnt wake up untill 11.30...! But maybe i needed the sleep since i didnt wake up by myself earlier.

I will wait untill James gets back home before deciding what to do with the rest of the day. But im going to spring into action soon and bake a bit. And i have some home made lemonade that i have to see to. I got this bunch of rubarb from my mum that i had to do something with. I didnt want pie so thought i make some lemonade and see if James will drink it... ;o)
It actually turned out very nice so might be doing that again.

Yesterday we had some serious thunder in the late evening. We were watching the South Korea - Italy game on telly when it all of a sudden went blank and we heard the loudest bang ever! Luckily the tv made it, it was just the transmission that got a hiccup in the powersurge i suppose. But James jumped up and started pulling every electrical cord he could find out of their sockets. Then i sat watching the lightshow while James huddled up behind me on the sofa. He dont like thunderstorms but i think their quite alright as long as they dont come very quickly and are very fierce. It rained a lot as well which will save us a trip to the cemetary to water the flowers there today. Its been really hot and everything was drying up so it was nice with a change of weather and a real downpour yesterday did some good.

Its now only four weeks untill i get some vacation, YaY. Sadly James will be working two out of my three weeks off. But we will try and do something togheter on that only week. Part from a music consert we dont have anything planned and that is really good. Can do stuff on the spur of the moment then and not feel all tied up in plans. Any suggestions?

Oh im a sucker for tests some days. But this one caught my eye when i was surfing a bit in various blogs.
Im this type and really, how weird it might be, it is really me :o)

INFJs are distinguished by both their complexity of character and the unusual range and depth of their talents. Strongly humanitarian in outlook, INFJs tend to be idealists, and because of their J preference for closure and completion, they are generally "doers" as well as dreamers. This rare combination of vision and practicality often results in INFJs taking a disproportionate amount of responsibility in the various causes to which so many of them seem to be drawn.

INFJs are deeply concerned about their relations with individuals as well as the state of humanity at large. They are, in fact, sometimes mistaken for extroverts because they appear so outgoing and are so genuinely interested in people -- a product of the Feeling function they most readily show to the world. On the contrary, INFJs are true introverts, who can only be emotionally intimate and fulfilled with a chosen few from among their long-term friends, family, or obvious "soul mates." While instinctively courting the personal and organizational demands continually made upon them by others, at intervals INFJs will suddenly withdraw into themselves, sometimes shutting out even their intimates. This apparent paradox is a necessary escape valve for them, providing both time to rebuild their depleted resources and a filter to prevent the emotional overload to which they are so susceptible as inherent "givers." As a pattern of behavior, it is perhaps the most confusing aspect of the enigmatic INFJ character to outsiders, and hence the most often misunderstood -- particularly by those who have little experience with this rare type.

Due in part to the unique perspective produced by this alternation between detachment and involvement in the lives of the people around them, INFJs may well have the clearest insights of all the types into the motivations of others, for good and for evil. The most important contributing factor to this uncanny gift, however, are the empathic abilities often found in Fs, which seem to be especially heightened in the INFJ type (possibly by the dominance of the introverted N function).

This empathy can serve as a classic example of the two-edged nature of certain INFJ talents, as it can be strong enough to cause discomfort or pain in negative or stressful situations. More explicit inner conflicts are also not uncommon in INFJs; it is possible to speculate that the causes for some of these may lie in the specific combinations of preferences which define this complex type. For instance, there can sometimes be a "tug-of-war" between NF vision and idealism and the J practicality that urges compromise for the sake of achieving the highest priority goals. And the I and J combination, while perhaps enhancing self-awareness, may make it difficult for INFJs to articulate their deepest and most convoluted feelings.

Usually self-expression comes more easily to INFJs on paper, as they tend to have strong writing skills. Since in addition they often possess a strong personal charisma, INFJs are generally well-suited to the "inspirational" professions such as teaching (especially in higher education) and religious leadership. Psychology and counseling are other obvious choices, but overall, INFJs can be exceptionally difficult to pigeonhole by their career paths. Perhaps the best example of this occurs in the technical fields. Many INFJs perceive themselves at a disadvantage when dealing with the mystique and formality of "hard logic", and in academic terms this may cause a tendency to gravitate towards the liberal arts rather than the sciences. However, the significant minority of INFJs who do pursue studies and careers in the latter areas tend to be as successful as their T counterparts, as it is *iNtuition* -- the dominant function for the INFJ type -- which governs the ability to understand abstract theory and implement it creatively.

In their own way, INFJs are just as much "systems builders" as are INTJs; the difference lies in that most INFJ "systems" are founded on human beings and human values, rather than information and technology. Their systems may for these reasons be conceptually "blurrier" than analogous NT ones, harder to measure in strict numerical terms, and easier to take for granted -- yet it is these same underlying reasons which make the resulting contributions to society so vital and profound.

Copyright © 1996-1999 by Marina Margaret Heiss and Joe Butt

Here's more waffle by another prof. so you who dont want to read more phycologhy please scroll down, quick! :o)

The Counselor Idealists are abstract thought and speech, cooperative in reaching their goals, and directive and introverted in their interpersonal roles. Counselors focus on human potentials, think in terms of ethical values, and come easily to decisions. The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since Counselors have an unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although Counsleors tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes with their families, friends, and colleagues. This type has great depth of personality; they are themselves complicated, and can understand and deal with complex issues and people.

Counselors can be hard to get to know. They have an unusually rich inner life, but they are reserved and tend not to share their reactions except with those they trust. With their loved ones, certainly, Counselors are not reluctant to express their feelings, their face lighting up with the positive emotions, but darkening like a thunderhead with the negative. Indeed, because of their strong ability to take into themselves the feelings of others, Counselors can be hurt rather easily by those around them, which, perhaps, is one reason why they tend to be private people, mutely withdrawing from human contact. At the same time, friends who have known an Counselor for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that they are inconsistent; Counselors value their integrity a great deal, but they have intricately woven, mysterious personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.

Counselors have strong empathic abilities and can become aware of another's emotions or intentions -- good or evil -- even before that person is conscious of them. This "mind-reading" can take the form of feeling the hidden distress or illnesses of others to an extent which is difficult for other types to comprehend. Even Counselors can seldom tell how they came to penetrate others' feelings so keenly. Furthermore, the Counselor is most likely of all the types to demonstrate an ability to understand psychic phenomena and to have visions of human events, past, present, or future. What is known as ESP may well be exceptional intuitive ability-in both its forms, projection and introjection. Such supernormal intuition is found frequently in the Counselor, and can extend to people, things, and often events, taking the form of visions, episodes of foreknowledge, premonitions, auditory and visual images of things to come, as well as uncanny communications with certain individuals at a distance.

I caught a fishy!!
Only a small one and it got away but still, i caught a fishy!!!

We did buy a fishing rod on friday at this lowprice barn because i thought it might be fun doing that sometime. James has never fished before so it was a first for him to get to grips about how to use a ....kastspö - casting rod?? and it took me a while as well to remember how to use it. Last time i did some fishing was with my brother and then i was only 10 - 11 years old. So quite a while ago.

We went around the lake a bit to see if there were any good spots whit no trees too close by... We did cycle past a very good spot but didnt realise it before we headed back, disappointed that we had not found any further up the lake. This place was a little swimmingplace just around the corner from where we went for our picnic the other day. No one there and a spectaculare view over the lake as the sun set. And not a sound, well part from the odd train thundering past once every hour. But that stopped as well as the evening went into night. We heard a deer buck bark from the woods and some running around, dont know what was happening becasue there were shrubs in the way so we couldnt see. Its an earie sound if you dont know what it is. It scared me once when i was younger and was walking in the woods alone.
After quite a few miserable attempts of casting i finaly remembered how you do it. Before that point James had tried but it didnt go that well, but he almost caught himself since he managed to spinn it off way over his head and then the bait landed on his head coming down. Quite the achievement i thought once i had recoverd from laughter. He had this stunned look on his face that was priceless!
At the end i did catch a little abborre (perch according to the dictionary) but it got away just as we were trying to get it out of the water. We were going to set it free but it would have been nice to be able to have taken a picture of it at least to say that yes i did catch the fish! Oh well better luck next time.

Yesterday when we were biking along Runn (lake) we saw a man standing butt naked at the shore staring out at the lake. We wizzed by very quickly going downhill but i could swear he was holding something in his hand.. LOL! Would that constitue indecent exposure to the ducks on the lake? ;o)

It was a weird day yesterday, James got home earlier then he was supposed to due to that it gone very well printing during the night so they had filled their quota before the shift change. Then it went very well at work for me even though i felt like i was over Mr T like a hawk about getting things done and not dillydallying doing nothing in the veggies. So felt very pleased with myself yesterday.

And when we were biking yesterday i managed to fool James in where i was going so he lost me and i managed to bike home first without him knowing which way i took. Its something i indulge in at times. Playing him around... :o)

Today i suspect we will be stuck in front of the tv, well not me but James will be since England is playing Denmark in the World Cup. I might be on here messing with his new template or i might potter around doing something else. OR i might even watch the game with him! How shocking!

Please try out this new nifty little thing, the guestmap under my email ;o)
I want to know where you all come from!

It is late and i have to go to bed, really i do.. But im not sleepy.

I watched a documentary on swedish tv tonight about the french politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. I just shake my head, cant really comment good in english, but this i can say, what a dickhead. Me and politics dont really mix. Theres and election in Sweden this year and im not sure i will go and vote. I didnt do it last time and im sure it hasnt changed that much from then. There are bits and pieces of both sides that are good. But generally i can say that no political partie has me hooked. It all seems to be green grass and fancy promises to me and thats not what i would vote for.

Today was exhausting at work. Lots of people and stressful or is it me making it more stressful then it needs to be? Perhaps, but i like it when its buzzing wiht people and you got things to do, customers to help and so on. But maybe not today...

I think it is time for bed, generally just feeling weary and tired... night

Yikes i slept long this morning, thats not something i usually do. Maybe yesterday was more tiring then i thought. Or maybe i just sleep better when the apartment isnt like a sauna!

I've been playing around creating my own stor trooper. It is a bit like me but oh what choices they had, but couldnt really see myself as a japanese geisha or a leatherfreak.... ;o)
Trooper will be up once i can get James to show me how to use the ftp program that goes PING when it uploads....

I has been a busy day today. And i think my little wail yesterday helped to keep the rain at bay, anyway untill now.
We went for a picnic today, couldnt think of anything else to do so i made pastasallad and off we went with a blanket and some drink as well. We biked out to the lake and sat there enjoying the cool breeze and the warm sun just really doing nothing. Besides it was fun watching the kiddies playing in the water, or shall i say pushing each other into the water. Must have been cold because i dipped my foot in the shallow water and that was cold so imagine it a bit out. James took some nice pictures from there that im sure will appear at his blog at some time.

When we got home it was turning a bit murky outside so we never went for another bikeride but instead had a rest before i spotted a nice offer on a mobilephone at the local supermarket. So a quick decision later we hopped over to the supermarket feeling lucky they would have some left. Apparently we got the only one they had since you would have to sign up and they order one for you (silly i know but its not common that foodstores sell those in Sweden). But the man was nice and wondered if we would like to take it straight away, and yes of course we did! So, now i (we) have a mobile..... Me who swore that i was never going to get hooked into that not being able to live without one. Some people cant you see... But me, oh no i wont fall into that trap. Maybe just the sms trap then.... ;o)

I found this here and tried it out.


Which era in time are you?

I just noticed, France has to go home from the world cup in football! Snooty ickle frenchies wasnt good enough.... HA!

Sweden is still hanging in there, YaY Swedes! *waves little flag*

It is raining!
Well why shouldnt it be you ask, but but but, its my day of tomorrow and i dont want rain then! Any other day, fine, but not tomorroooooow...*wail*

And if anyone thinks it is nice and relaxing with raindrops falling and whatever, it might be, but not tomorrow! I am deeeply offended that the weather has turned against me, im one of its most loyal followers! So there!

Anyhow, todays moan about work.
It was shitty gritty cleaning up after other people type of work. And i hate it! I even got the attention of big Bosses brother today when he came round all smily asking how things were going. I just gave him a glance and showed him the boxes full of discarded fruit and veggies, most of them soft and rotten. Thats not how it should look like! They should have been sorted out YESTERDAY since YESTERDAY was cleaning day in the fruit and veggies. Well after a very stressful morning it all sorted itself out just in time for when it was time for me to go home. Big Boss had already left the building (yay Elvis) so he couldnt see the results of my hard work. Maybe some other day.

About work... there had been this staff party (yes again) on M/S Slussbruden (boat) last saturday. Well informed participants tell me that they all got really REALLY pissed. Free bar will do that to wannabe alcoholists. As usuall Mr T drunk himself under the table twice and picked a fight with someone else since he was so drunk he could hardly walk. And Big Brother made passes at everyone wearing a skirt and really glued himself onto a poor little girl from our place. She had to be rescued by the galant knight Jurgen who works at the store as well. What is it with men who are supposedly sooo Mucho Macho (but when the ickle missus snapps her fingers comes crawling to please) and young girls? I would like to snipp something off him but thats just me getting tired of the charade of him being Mr Nice guy and then pressing the girls when getting drunk.

Can you tell i like gossip? ;o)

I got this little story sent to me from a friend in Ireland and i thought it to be very good, makes you stop and think ...

On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, well-off white South African lady has found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain about her seating.

"What seems to be the problem Madam?" asked the attendant.
"Can't you see?" she said. "You've sat me next to a kaffir. I can't possibly sit next to this disgusting human. Find me another seat!"
"Please calm down Madam." the stewardess replied. "The flight is very full today, but I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll go and check to see if
we have any seats available in club or first class."

The woman cocks a snooty look at the outraged black man beside her (not to mention many of the surrounding passengers). A few minutes later the stewardess returns with the good news, which she delivers to the lady, who cannot help but look at the people around her with a smug and self-satisfied grin.

"Madam, unfortunately, as I suspected, economy is full. I've spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class."
Before the lady has a chance to answer, the stewardess continues...
"It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, given the circumstances, the captain felt that it was outrageous that someone be forced to sit next to such an obnoxious person."
With which, she turned to the black man sitting next to the woman, and said:
"So if you'd like to get your things, sir, I have your seat ready for you..."
At which point, apparently the surrounding passengers stood and gave a standing ovation while the black man walks up to the front of the plane.


People will forget what you said...
People will forget what you did...
But people will never forget how you made them feel.

The end of another week. Its been HOT weather so am feeling all drained and tired from it. This week was not one of my best ones, in the mix about me complaining about work and myself living a boring life my gran managed to have her birthday! We went there on thursday for coffee and cakes and to congratulate her. Me and James had bought her a nice coffee cup since she dropped her old one a few weeks back. I think she liked it, but will have to see if she uses it.
Also this week i think i must have sweated floods at work since there isnt any airconditioning and the store is just like a steel barn house anyway. So when the sun shines on the roof it gets warm and heats everything up. We had it warmer indoors then it was outside! This is about the time of year when i wish it was winter again....

My friend Rosie has gone missing. I suspect the kidnapper is called Per, her bf. They are togheter again after a serious row a month ago. And since both of them has been made redundant at their seperate work i suppose they are having a little vacation togheter before getting back to the serious matter of looking for work. And i cant blame them, if there is a time to take vacation in Sweden it is now. You know, sun, sun, more sun?

Jess down in Spain is busy busy with their boat engine company so dont hear much from her either. Btw it is my time to phone so cant really blame her for not getting in touch now can i... :o)

James is off working nightshifts again. So its not my most favorite week i got ahead of me. I really shouldnt grumble about it, it pays well and i see him a lot more then when he works any other shift. But he gets too tired after a few nights and then its no fun anyway. He asked me if i could make him a sleepingmask to help block out the daylight. So thats my next project, mind you i havent still completed the patchwork im doing for our bed or my mums canape pillow..... Well, i hope i get some time and can find the inspiration to do them soon, am feeling guilty about them laying around unfinished....

I usually dont do this, but it was so weird i had to try it. I dont know if it is me but never mind.... :o)

You are the ravest of dance parties, a must for the all night rave! Exciting company you make people feel sexy, sensuality and generally ecstatic. You make people feel close, at one with each other but can also make people feel nauseaous and anxious.If you spend alot of time with someone they tend to be hallucinating, they cant see clearly and feel like they are getting carried away with you. When you spend way too much time with people you fuck up their brain, heart and liver. However, after spending a wopping wonderful night with you, the next day people get deppressed thinking of you and how much they miss you. They get love sick and dont want to eat, they cant sleep, they feel sore in their muscels and cant concentrate for very long as they dream of when they will spend an exhilarating time with you again on the dance floor at the very next rave party. Fortunately for people, the more they see of you the more they realise how bad you are and eventually they dont see much of you anymore.

Find Out If You Were A Drug, What You Would Be!

quiz by ravenritings

I do wonder how many of those weird quiz's there is out there... Anyway, it doesnt really say anything about me being ME. Its like the horoscopes you can get done for you online if you type in your time of birth and place and all that and voila you ge a whole chart of general waffle. I had my stars and planets done for me once. Now when i read it i can see how much she angled it to suit me since she knew me a bit. I have some sort of beliefe in that there is a purpose for us to be here in life. Im not a christian but i do believe in a life after this. But maybe not so much of a life in heaven with angels and all that, but more that you get yet another life to live. Is that reincarnation? I supppose it is then... :o)

Im melting!!!
It is now 15 outside and it is STILL 26 degrees in my apartment!!!!! Go figure how warm it will be later on this summer..!
I want to move to a nice house by the lake so i can go swiming, naked, right now....!

peeeew.... big window open now, bit cooler. I hate swedish houses sometimes, to well insulated to be any nice in summertime.

I want some rain, some thunder and lightning and cooler weather. Just for a while.

There we go again with the weather report! I cant believe this...
Am i really this boring?

But still it can be quite funny and hilarious as well... but lately it hasnt been.................!

I wish I could learn languages more quickly. I have a friend in Spain that sent me a translation she wanted help with. She had done it from spanish to english and she wanted me to have a read and see if her english was alright. But it was very hard since I didnt have a clue what is was she had translated. Some of the english i could help and change around, but not knowing what is intended makes it very hard to do it right.

Pew it is warm tonight, its been another lovely day and they have promised even more to come this week. Really, my life is sooo boring if I dont have anything better to blog about then the weather!

So another weekend finished all to quickly. In the end i did watch some of the football since it turned out to be a more intense game then i had thought (pushover win for England i thought) And James got a bargain, i cooked dinner and went for a bikeride with him and he did the washing for me. I still think i got the better half of the bargain.. You might think that i hate household shores when i tell you about James doing the washing up, breakfast and cleaning and what nots, but i dont mind doing it. Im just lazy and really glad if i can wriggle out of it from time to time because i suspect there will be a time when i will have to do ALL of this by myself.

We went up to the mine on our bikes and sat there in the lovely evening looking out over the mine. I do say sarcy stuff about the Big Hole but really it is a historic monument and should be rememered as such. It was at one point a very vital part of swedish economy and the fact that just one man died when it all collapsed on midsummers day in 1687 is a miracle in itself.

I like getting emails, so why is my inbox so empty it is pathetic? I do write emails to others, its not like i just sit there waiting for them to drop in...

James is out doing his leaflets for the very last time. It is a lovely day here, sun, not a cloud in sight so far and a gentle breeze from the lake. If it wasnt for the fact that there are loads to do at home i would just skip everything and go out somewhere with a blanket and a good book and not care about anything, especially football. But since the dust is thickening on my desk (i just noticed i could write in it) i need to do some cleaning, and washing as well, if i cant persuade James that he does it so much better then me... But i dont think i stand a chance today because of previously mentioned football. Very importent game today so what can i do but roll my eyes and do it all by myself. I could fake that the tellys broken down i suppose, but that would be cruel to do to a man that likes football that much that he used to have a season ticket to his favorite team and still jumps all over the place when he follows a web based update on the games. I mean, a commentary update every 2 minutes is not worth bouncing all over the place for, but he does when they score. I usually go Yay other team whenever i can just to tease him, but i dont think he approves of my choices sometimes! ;o)

The fair was a disappointment today as well. I really thought there would be more stalls then yesterday. Well at least the august market is bigger. I will have to find out if there will be the usuall market race, if there is i will enter James in it so he can run it. That is one of the things he said he wanted to do when seeing it on one of his previous visits before he moved over.
We went to grans for coffee today and then me and mum went shopping at the local superstore. In the mean time James went home and had a nap. Working nightshifts really messes him up for a couple of days after it. And having a cold doesnt help it at all. Hopefully he will have recovered untill tomorrow. He mustn miss the important football game, its Sweden versus England tomorrow!
Yay footie.....

How will i survive for 4 weeks!

How to wrestle the remote controll out of James' hands for the next 4 weeks. Simply tickle him into submission so you can watch what you like again! Maybe it will only work the first time because he will have bought a padded tshirt by the next day, or trown up all over me since that is what he says he does when being tickled too much....

Today he almost managed to make butter when whipping the cream for the strawberries we had for dessert. He was trying to do two things at the same time, whipping the cream and wiping of the white splodges he made.....makes a change from brown ones i suppose... :o)