Fever, Snow, Coffee, No Snow
[Photos from Friday 11 to Monday 14 March 2016, posted online 14 March 2016. Now which date does this belong to, once I restore time?!]
It sounds like viruses are swirling all around these days. This past Friday one of them hit our humble abode, when Bjarki came down with a fever, headache, stomach ache, and an unending thirst for more computer time.
I will admit that I was pretty glad I had an excused to take Friday off from work, since I’d mentally (as well as physically) limped through Thursday. My work stamina is still pretty blah apparently.
The biggest thing that ‘happened’ on Friday was that Emma discovered we have a backyard that she can play in after daycare! It was not obvious to her before because it was always dark out, but now we’ve got happy brightness past dinner-time. Yay!
Saturday was a huge nothing-whatsoever-happened-day, but on Sunday the whole family (me included!) ventured out on a library/coffee house-run. We all desperately needed to get out of the house, but decided against actually infecting the friends that had invited us over for dinner, so downtown to infect strangers we went!
Monday rolled around with Bjarki still at home, but this time Finnur took home-duty, while I escaped to work (funny how that works!). Oh, and after two days of thaw, our backyard is now quite snowless for the first time in over three months! (15 images total)
Emma, having recently discovered this “backyard” thing of ours, where she can go out and play by herself, without us having to go out too (which we can’t/won’t because we’re lazy/it’s cold/feet don’t work). Taking photos through the window works though!
Friday 11 March 2016
Bjarki, not hating being home with a fever. We’ve tried hard to limit his computer time though, so that he’ll hopefully agree to return to school at some point…
We got Anna to make muffins and hot chocolate for tea-time! 🙂
Mmmm… muffins!
After daycare, Emma discovered our backyard, and she’s old enough to stay there and play now. That’s so awesome!
Hmm… where are the bubbles?
Having a hard time biking on the slippery snow…
She kept eating snow, including the stuff she’d stuffed inside this push-car. It was both adorable, and cringe-worthy.
Sushi for dinner!
Saturday 12 March 2016
Emma the Helpful arranged these jigsaw pieces on the floor, and proudly exclaimed: “I’ve made a path to the kitchen for you mom. Come now!” All I could think was: “Death Trap!”
Sunday 13 March 2016
I’ve waited SO LONG for this view! Kudos to Finnur for dragging me out of the house, I keep forgetting I’m not quite as stuck to the sofa as I think I am.
A somewhat sickly and still feverish Bjarki and me, enjoying our time at the coffee house by the library. A very kind man gave up his seat for me, because the cafe was full. We ended up putting up a fold-out table, and chairs, next to it, as suggested by the staff.
Emma fell asleep on the way to the library, so Finnur hung out with her in the car, while we went to the library, and then hobbled over to the coffee house. When they arrived, Bjarki had just given up on his hot chocolate and sugary things, so Emma finished it for him. Very economical!
Monday 14 March 2016
All of a sudden there’s almost no snow left in our backyard, after over three months of constant whiteness. It’ll take some getting used to.
Those plastic stackable boats are as old as Anna, and moved with us all the way from the US. Sturdy stuff!