Day 290.

Coffee with a friend, lunch with DH, a massive disagreement with DD. Oh well, just another day.

Day 289.

DD and her class are just loitering at school, it seems. They did get a task for the summer: they have to make a mini-herbarium, collect and dry 15 plants. Should be fun?

I have been loitering at home, slept badly and was not too pleased when the weather went cold again. I don't want to wear socks at the end of May!

Day 288.

Morning coffee at the market square...not quite freezing cold, but chilly. Picked up Tupperware and delivered a bag of cast-offs from DD's wardrobe. Back home to clear the kitchen and plan some fun things for the rest of the week. DD went to the ice hall and I promised to update her calendar...I make an excellent personal assistant.

Risto at my sister's house. 

Taisto looking adorable at my sister's.

Lunch. Rye bread and avocado. So so good.

Days 285-287.

Spent most of the sunny and lovely weekend sneezing and trying not to scratch my eyes out. The birch is still going strong. Short outings to take the cat out, to have coffee at the Jokiasema etc. Yesterday met a lovely lady at the market square as one of my fav people is visiting Joensuu after a while. In the evening, school spring thing with DD delivering her lines fast ;)

Day 284. If I counted right.

Ah, my trip to my sister's was a great success and one of the most exhausting ones in a while. We moved her books, clothes, linen, kitchen stuff and misc stuff using two blue Ikea bags each and alternating the route either by taking the stairs and walking a short hallway or by taking the elevator and walking through the yard. Luckily her move was within the same building! We trashed things, took things to the charity shop and organised the recycling center to come pick up the rest next week.

Yesterday I rested. Today I had a couple of good meetings, one related to work and the other to see a friend after a while. Tonight, DH has a boomerang-sauna-beer thing and DD goes to a friend's house for a pool party. Me and the cats are planning to watch a movie -- maybe.

Day 276 onwards for a few days...I'm outta here.

Safe to say already at this point that I will not be much online for the next few days. Taking the train across the country to visit my sister and help her move her stuff from her old apartment to a new one, within the same building! Should be fun! See you sometime next week!

Day 275.

A day of running errands, making preps for a short break and sneezing. Don't appreciate the birches much at the moment. In the evening, DD went with a friend to a free concert (not much good she said, but there was a free bouncy castle which they were allowed on because there were no smaller kids) and I skyped with my lovely lovely lovely MIL :)

Tomorrow is a day off for everyone, and I have scheduled everyones' lives accordingly :)

Days 273-274.

The week started off with sunshine, wind, pollen, school work and practise for DD, ironing, cooking and watching telly for me, work and bikerides for DH.

Day 272.

Mother's Day. Breakfast served in the kitchen, simply because I don't think eating in bed is nice. A little pressie from the Body Shop. Coffee with a friend at Jokiasema. Sunshine. A good day.

Day 271.

Another rainy day. We slept until 9:30 am which is very unusual. Maybe it's the rain?

DD revised a little for her history test and then we took off to town to look for a new top and some leggings for her. She also tried on a couple of bikinis...we bought nothing. Had coffee though, and cake. And DD picked up a little pressie for me at the Body Shop, and paid with coins.

And seriously, I should be feeding people for a living: I have a lovely Mother's Day cake baking in the oven, a healthy and warming potato and carrot soup bubbling away and once the cake is done, a supereasy salmon and veggie pie will go in. I love clean the fridge and freezer days! 


Update on the cake. Should not have thought that rolling out fondant is supereasy because all them people with amazing cake blogs can do it. Oh well, my cake.

Day 270.

A rainy day. All day long. Watched Up in the Air and knitted. The skies are now clearing (at 6 pm). Hoping for a good weekend!

Day 269.

In the morning, coffee at Jokiasema. In the evening, a visit to a yarn shop -- with some seriously lovely stuff and a lovely friendly owner. Go check it out.

Day 268.

Started a course of iron supplements -- not a good idea to follow the instructions on the package and take the pills to an empty stomach. Oh well, one grows wiser by the day. In the evening, parents' night at school on the topics of restlessness in the class and the importance of keeping up the standards of school work all the way until the end of the semester.

Day 267.

A quick visit in the working life today as I attended a meeting at the office. Also, the housing co-op had its annual meeting, which I got to chair. Way too many meetings for one day, if you ask me. A sunny lovely day, btw. Planning a short trip to my sister's place to help her with moving, leaving prob. on Friday.

Day 266.

Morning coffee at Jokiasema, bloodworks, movies, drama at home (teenager related)... a busy Monday! Still working on the pile of papers...but getting rid of tons of stuff.

Days 264-265.

Weekends go as weekends go, there is practise, there is dinner, there are movies, there is rain and sunshine. And there is a lot of it all!

Day 263.

Spent the morning looking for a particular paper, but did not locate it. Instead, found our wedding certificate, tons of old tax form and all sorts of stuff that needs to be shredded. May need to get some folders, too. In the afternoon, tried to donate blood was but refused on account of low hemoglobin value, which is a first time ever. Was told to contact a doctor for further blood works. Will do.

Day 262.

Amazing morning, I baked breadrolls and had finished two trays by 9 am! What?!

In the evening, Tupperware and baby watching at a friend's house. Not bad either.

DD had practise, did her homework and went to test out some boomerangs with DH. All good.

Day 261.

 

It's been difficult to understand that it is Wednesday and not Monday today. DD and DH went back to their business, and I had the house to myself. DD got home at 1 pm and we took off to the shops because she needed (wanted) pink shorts and sunglasses. Mission accomplished. Also had coffee with a friend. In the evening, DD took off to a friend's house for a movie making session, apparently they are making an epic movie on a guitar playing girl who travels the world (in her friend's living room).

Days 259-260.

The week started weirdly with two days off for DD and DH. Last night, we had friends over for sushi and drinks and today, everyone has been doing their own thing. DD has enjoyed the sunshine outdoors, and DH and I have wandered from sofa to kitchen to naptime in our new bed etc. And of course, there was coffee at Jokiasema.