November 2018 – Busy Middle

2018-11-11Friends, Hrefna's family, Us Standard

[Photos from 11 – 18 November 2018, posted online 16 May 2019. If I can keep focus.]

As I look back on it, these 8 days of November were kind of crazy busy.

We went to the theater, went ice-skating, homework was a thing, teeth got adjusted, a sewing club was hosted, my dad & Co came for dinner, I lifted, Bjarki competed (and won!) in gymnastics, Finnur took off for the UK (with dad & Co), and I assembled Ikea furniture for my brother & Co. Yikes! (28 images total)

Sunday 11 November 2018

We had a fairly busy Sunday. The employee association at my workplace sold discounted tickets to Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, and all of us went.
Emma pretending to not be there.
The play was fine, at least it seemed the kids were most excited to get candy at intermission.
By the sign out front.
Afterwards, we met some friends and the kids went ice skating. Emma is now big enough to not need parental guidance, we could rely on the older kids instead.
Big girl!

Monday 12 November 2018

After many months of inactivity, a crew of workers came and stripped all the gunk off the building that burned. All that remained were two concrete slab floors, and the siding frame on one side.

Tuesday 13 November 2018

Bjarki was doing math homework this evening, and we found a good use for the book-stand my grandma gave us years ago.
Vampire-Anna. Orthodontistry is So. Much. Fun!

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Crepe-making in progress.
The beginning stages of a sewing club! 🙂

Thursday 15 November 2018

The next evening my dad and Shirley, along with my aunt and cousin stopped by for dinner.
The two people missing in the first photo, as Emma continued her no-photos-please phase.

Saturday 17 November 2018

Apparently I worked hard that morning. Brother Bear, not so much.
That afternoon, Bjarki and I drove to Akranes in crappy weather so that he could participate in a team-gymnastics meet.
Meet starting.
Performing a floor-routine. They were the only group with a full-length routine.
Awards-time lineup.
People clapping to my left.
Bjarki’s team did well, and won gold!
Post-competition huddle!
The points. There were three teams competing in their age bracket, Kky.

Sunday 18 November 2018

We began Sunday by me driving Finnur, dad and Shirley to the Keflavik airport, as Finnur would be working in London that week, and staying with them.
I spent the afternoon helping my oldest brother and family fit better into their new apartment by assembling Ikea furniture.
It’s not a big apartment, but it’s well designed so they get a lot of use out of it.
Moving chaos is the kitchen.
Dining area being transformed into a kids bedroom. Very clever!