Renovations Continue As Yule Looms
[Photos taken 01 – 07 December, posted online 30 May 2020. Social rules getting very relaxed, I began going to the office and gym this week. ]
December began with the bathroom rapidly taking shape, although a little bit behind schedule due to the late arrival of the shower bottom, and the discovery of the shower-head plumbing mistake.
The upcoming yule-season marked the days, with gift-buying, eating, and decorating. Birthday parties began lining up, Anna and myself attended a symphony orchestra concert, we had dinner with friends, and Bjarki participated in a fun gymnastics “meet” (everybody wins!). (40-ish images total)
Sunday 01 December 2019
Dust, Dust, Everywhere
[Photos taken 17 – 30 November 2019, posted online 23 May 2020. Social restrictions will be withdrawn a whole bunch on Monday, up to 200 people in one space = I can go back to the office.]
Finnur remained in California until almost the end of November, while I began trying to de-dust now that the worst of the bathroom renovations were behind us.
Other events were a football/soccer and gymnastics meet for Emma, endless practices of various forms, a new phone for me, yule-lights began creeping up, hair was cut, and a birthday attended. (70-ish images total!)
Sunday 17 November 2019
Renovation Solo Parenting
[Photos taken 04 – 16 November 2019, posted online 22 May 2020. The outside is getting greener by the day, with temps in the 16-18 C range this weekend!]
November was mostly a solo parenting month, with Finnur working in London at the very start of the month, and then transitioning to California for much of the remainder.
Meanwhile, the bathroom renovations continued, under the watchful eye of our architect/project manager. (60-ish images total)
Monday 04 November 2019
Liverpool Trip & Tim Minchin
[Photos from 01 November 2019, posted online 13 May 2020. The weather has switched to full-on spring (chilly though) and Covid cases are declining rapidly, but one or two are still popping every now and then.]
Many moons and what feels like several life-times ago, I bought tickets to see Tim Minchin perform live in Liverpool. (Yes, it was an excellent fall show-wise for the nerd in me!) The grand plan was to go see his show on a Friday, then attend an Everton home football game on the Saturday (my first!), and fly back home to the kiddos on Sunday morning.
As luck would have it, the game got moved to Sunday, so the plan got changed. I would still go home Sunday morning (and miss the game), but Finnur would attend the game with a few other Icelanders, and then travel to London to work at the London office for three days, with a cozy room and board at my dad’s and Shirley’s house.
Friday 01 November 2019
Bathroom Remodeling Begins
[Photos taken 21 – 31 October 2019, posted online 23 April 2020. Spring is looking victorious over Winter.]
After many years of scratching our heads over what to do about the upstairs bathroom, which was in need of repairs, we finally contacted an interior architect to help us actually get something done.
She drew up a new bathroom for us, and agreed to manage the job as well, as she’s well connected into the world of contractors, while we have no clue. So, one Monday morning, a group of Poles arrived and started tearing down the old bathroom, and thus the fun had begun! (60-ish images total)
Monday 21 October 2019
Shows, Bathroom Items, Walks, & House #2
[Photos taken 03 – 20 October 2019, posted online 19 April 2020. We’re two weeks away from some lifting of Covid-19 social distancing.]
All of a sudden it was October. We spent quite a bit of time looking at options for the upcoming bathroom renovation. House #2 was visited frequently, as a new dishwasher was installed, as well as a networked temperature control unit. I felt very adult-y as I arranged for my car to be repainted, and cleaned, and walks happened.
The big theme though was shows: Professor Brian Cox’s Universal Show, Matilda the Musical, as well as Hannah Gadsby‘s Douglas. (80-ish images total)
Thursday 03 October 2019
Emma Reads, Walkabouts, & Impending Autumn
[Photos taken 17 – 29 September 2019, posted online 11 April 2020. The Covid-19 cases are getting fewer, and spring is in the air. Here’s hoping those trends continue.]
With Finnur back at home from Japan, but jetlagged, we lay pretty low for a while. Emma began learning how to read, there were walks in various types of weather, some of us tried a racing simulator, and we generally tried to enjoy the last of the nice fall weather. (50-ish images total)
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Finnur in Japan, We Chill
[Photos taken 08-16 September 2019, posted online 09 April 2020. Covid-19 might be peaking, time will tell if it’s a local maxima or not. Spring and winter have begun their battle over the weather.]
The first week of September was so blah that no photos will be shown. But on the second week Finnur took off on a worktrip to Japan, to meet up with distant colleagues. The rest of us plodded along as usual, managing to stay mostly sane.
The highlight was probably a quick trip to house #2, to take down the trampoline for the winter. Oh, and Bjarki finally got an electric guitar, after much begging. (90-ish images total)
Sunday 08 September 2019
August Plods Along
[Photos taken 12 – 31 August 2019, posted online 03 April 2020. The snow is finally mostly gone. Covid-19 is so not gone, with 1364 confirmed cases in Iceland.]
Life plodded along, as we tried to readjust to “regular life” again. We attended a birthday party, and met up with friends, Bjarki took a tumble but escaped surprisingly intact, I kept going to the gym, Anna kept being an ambitious baker, school started up again, and my workplace hosted both a Family Day, and a Hackathon!
The weather was lovely for the most part, and trying to get the kids inside in the evenings continued to be a challenge. But we all survived. (50-ish images total)
Monday 12 August 2019
Long Weekend at Laugarvatn
[Photos taken 04 – 06 August 2019, posted online 25 March 2020. Gatherings of more than 20 people per space are forbidden, and Emma is the only one actively going to school, the others are doing school work from home.]
Back in innocent times, we spent a long weekend at Finnur’s parents’ summer cottage by Laugarvatn. I will admit that it was a bit of a relief to not be hostess-of-the-house for a bit, just a guest.
We had a lovely time in lovely weather. Finnur kept busy helping his dad tear a part of the deck down, while I took the kids hiking, and practiced general chilling. (65-ish images total)
Sunday 04 August 2019
