Positive thought and prayers for healing needed.

I know I have been very much neglecting this blog. Yet it is hard to share when sadness is too much in ones heart.

A very close friend of mine has turned up ill from out of the blue. There had been no signs that he was sick, let alone dying!

Yes, he was fine and now we are told if this surgery he needs doesn't work, we are looking at weeks. If it does work we are looking at months.

We're in the need of all the positive thoughts and healing prayers that we can come by. He is young and a fabulous person. If you can, please add him in your thoughts and prayers. We lack to many wonderful people in this world.

Love you forever Hansy!!!

TV time

It's been a while since we've found a series worth getting lost in. So we have looked into the past.

Babylon 5. I had forgotten how good it is. A well thought out story. Some of the filler episodes are meh, but mainly it is a very good series.

Breast is Best!

'The more our children see, the healthier our future will be!'

Images of breastfeeding should be seen by all! Young and old, in pictures and in public! It NEEDS to become the norm. Our children deserve the best!!!

Breastfeeding photos 'unsuitable for children'

This is an article about how these pictures are being banned. It is a sad place when some can't see the need for such wonderful images.

Pretty kitty

This is my kitty. We have had him for about 2 years now.

I found him one night in front of our apartment. He was weak, hungry, and cold. After picking him up, I realized he was also injured. My husband had wanted nothing to do with pets, so I smuggled him in the house and got him to the vet the next day. The vet said he had been on his own for, what he thought, 5 months and was only about 7 months old at the time. Plus he had been hit by a car over 2 to 3 months prior to finding him. He had a broken pelvis and no muscle what-so-ever on his hind legs. That day we had a blizzard and the vet was sure he would have died if we hadn't found him.

So we had 2 choices. Surgery or put him to sleep. Being that he was injured and in pain, they couldn't allow him to go on that way. So if we didn't want to get him surgery they would have to kill him. My heart sank. I could not afford surgery at the time. Before I had a chance to answer the vet, 2 of my good friends (that had come with me to the vet that day) looked at me and said Merry Christmas. They paid for the surgery so I can keep this beautiful kitty!

I love my Cody!!!

House of Night

Ok, when it comes to books. Normally my favorites have to do with vampires. So of course I have to read when something new comes out that catches my eye.

I am sorry to all that love the Twilight series. They, imo, were just awful as vampire fiction. Stupid teenage romance trash is how I would describe them. The last book, Breaking Dawn, was actually semi ok. Yet they really really didn't do it for me. I was pretty sad after reading them. With so many that just loved the books, I did expect something better.

So now I am on a new series, House of Night. Not bad really. Well not as deep as say an Anne Rice's vampire novels. But, much much better than Twilight. I am starting on the 3rd book and so far I have been entertained nicely without all that annoying teen angst b.s.

Nice to see

Nice to see others that have done the same as me. It is truly a healthier alternative and much better for the environment.

Diaper Free! Photo Gallery.

We only bought 4 packs of diapers in total when she was a baby. Saved a LOT of money! Another plus was we never had to potty train her!

:)

5 years

It's the 5th year since my grandmother has passed. Mi abuela.

I do miss her a lot. Those days when I was a kid and us cuddling while she watched her novelas. Miss you lots!

Love you forever!

Norwegian

I can't speak it. I've tried, I've taken classes. I've even had friends try to help. It feels like history repeating itself. My mother raised me. Spanish is a language I have heard all my life, but I still can not speak it. I've taken classes in high school, in college, my ex's first language was Spanish. He tried, friends tried and after 30 years, I still never could speak it.

Something has to happen. There has to be some way to get me to be able to speak Norwegian. I learn nothing in the courses. I can sit in class. I can pass the tests, but I can not seem to retain what I have learned long enough to get to a point where I can speak it.

So what now? Is there any other techniques that I haven't tried? There has to be some way to get a new language into my brain.

I am not giving up yet!!!

Sisters

I miss them! They just left.

Spent a few days here with me. We had a fabulous time!

It has been so long since I have seen them(almost 9 years). Moving across the world can make family relationships a bit strained at times. So to see them again, to hug them and talk, it was like I had never left! They are the best sisters ever!

Sometimes you wonder

Just going threw a few things at the moment. So I haven't been posting much.

Sometimes things make you wonder about the world and people. So things you feel very passionate for and some things you don't, but others are. I do try to respect the knowledge and passion someone has for something even if I disagree with their take on it.

I am not so lucky it seems. Some can get pretty rude as well. It makes you wonder if spreading your insight on a topic is worth the aggravation. Guess it is since there is some good that will come of it. People will think on what was said and some people will agree never having heard that side before.

Gonna go read my book, it is a pretty day out and I think I just want to enjoy that for the moment. Have a great weekend!

Apartment in haugesund

So what do you think?

Toppleilighet med 4 soverom og solrik terrasse.

Pretty?

My new book

On the way home from Göteborg, we stopped in Oslo to retrieve our passports from the US Embassy.

While there we stopped at Outland. One of the only fantasy, comic and sci fi book shop chain in Norway(or the only chain actually). There are 2 Outlands in Oslo, and one in Bergen and Stavanger. There was a shop in Haugesund called Ankh, but that was closed down. So I am stuck with on-line shops normally. So when passing threw a bigger city. It is a must to stop by.

Usually, by the end of our trips, there is little money to play with to be able to buy a lot of books. So I need to be picky when I am there. This time I got a bit lucky.

As I went to check the books on sale, (I like some older authors, so a lot of books I tend to want can be found there) the first book I saw there was one that I had been wanting for a long time. The Magician's Apprentice.

I do like Trudi Canavan, her trilogy The Black Magician was a very enjoyable read to me. So when I saw The Magician's Apprentice, I was so excited. Only 80 nok for the hardback. Nice find, yay me!

So now it is time for coffee, a comfortable chair and my new book. :)

Tram greetings.

(This was first a response to Miss Nea's blog post and then it started a life of it's own. Well it just got too long and turned into it's own post here.) :) ...

I am guilty of this at times. To start speaking to someone as we are waiting for or on a bus or tram. I guess as a foreigner I can better get away with it more? Who knows. Yet most often I do keep to myself.
Also there are times that I am approached. Well in Sweden I have been on several occasions, not in Norway. I have struck up conversations with people in Norway, but no one has with me.

I just got home from vacation in Sweden and I do love the ambiance with the bus and trams in Göteborg, so perhaps at times when I am enjoying the feeling of just being there, that causes me to stand out.

Just a few nights back a man named Henrik approached me waiting for a tram. Speaking Swedish at first till he found I couldn't fully understand then switched to English. We spoke for a bit and on the tram he sat across the isle from me. Then when his stop came, he bid me farewell and went on his way.

It kind of feels like getting a glimpse of a book you never would have gotten a chance to ever read.

My mom always taught me never to talk to strangers. I think it was a pet peeve of hers since I did anyway. At least now I am more aware of the when I do take a chance and greet a stranger.

Have you ever?

Home again

Sadly my vacation is over. Unlike most that enjoy a vacation and are ready to come home and relax (like my husband).
I was not ready. This usually happens when I go and visit Gothenburg. There is something about this city that moves me. I feel like I am at home when I am there, so to leave is like giving up a piece of me.

I am not sure when I will get back again. Soon I hope.

Some seem to go threw life not finding the one place that makes them feel like they belong. It is a feeling I really never have had before till that first time I stepped off a train into Göteborg. Odd that it would take over 30 years to finally find that feeling, but I have found it. Perhaps one day my dream will come true, that one day, coming home from a vacation will have me driving into Göteborg, not away.

Lifestyle change

It has almost been a year. Well a year in September. So far I am doing great!

I feel less tired, my headaches are gone! I use to get one everyday, I mean everyday, now NONE!!!

My hips don't kill me after a half hour of walking, my chronic leg pain is gone. something I had to deal with for 30 years, is now just gone.

And the main plus to all this, so far I have dropped over 30 kilos in weight. No extra exercising, no extra anything. I do the same I have always done when it comes to activity. Now I can do more just because I feel better, but nothing extra in my routines were changed. Just what I eat.

Heres to feeling great! Skål!!!

Arggg...

Only a few more days left of my vacation!

I love being in Göteborg, I don't wanna leave. So many things I want to do, so little time left.

I am gonna have to get better at convincing my husband to move here. :P

Birthday

Spent yesterday with my best friend for his birthday. Not too often I am in the same town as he. So it was nice to be able to spend time with him yesterday.

I guess I attract long distance relationships. When I was dating my husband, him from Norway and me being from California and now my best friend of 5 years. Me in Norway (now) and him from Sweden.

Oh to live near the people I love would be paradise. Yet it is only a dream. The people I love seem to span the globe a bit.

Hope you had a great day yesterday Sweets. Thank you for spending it with me. :)

Sore feet

We had such a nice day yesterday, that we opted for a repeat. Another day walking threw Liseberg, this time I enjoyed more rides with my son.

Such fun, who knew I was more into rollercosters than he is. Dragged him around nicely. Torturing him in line as only a mother could. Luckly, for him, most others spoke Swedish and could not understand what I was saying to make him kringe that he was next to his mom.

What a great day!

It was a Liseberg kind of day

So today we spent the day walking till our feet screamed out for relief.

I am so use to working at theme parks, not enjoying them. So today was a nice adventure.

We brought plenty of water and fruit and spent the day standing in lines and enjoying shows. If you ever get to Göteborg Sweden, this is a nice place to visit for a day.

Fun, family, friends, face painting and sore feet. :)

New York

Who doesn't love New York in the rain? Me. I do love NY, but not in the rain, not to live. My husbands dream is for us to move to New York and live.

Perhaps in the future, but not now. Not for me. I love city living, but it isn't a great way to raise kids (imo) and the commuting. Been there done that. I like it better here.

If you have kids or if you can imagine having kids, where would you prefer to live? What state, country, city... place. Where do you want your kids to be raised?

Greetings all

Time to start a new blog. I haven't quite found my writing style, so I have tossed a few of these attempts out. Hopefully this one will be a bit more smooth.

I have also started to get back into taking pictures again. I got a nice camera recently and been having a bit of fun with it. I am in NO way an expert photographer, so don't get your hope up too high. The only plus is I enjoy taking pictures. perhaps in time I will get better. I hope you all enjoy them anyway.

So here we go. Sit back, grab a drink or a cup of coffee.. maybe tea? I am usually a tea drinker myself, but lately I have been going threw this coffee kick.

Heres to my new blog... Skål!