Finnur and I had a very relaxing Sunday, which translates into us being the very laziest and worst parents ever. Anna was clever enough to disappear out the door at 11 am to a neighborhood friend of hers, and we only saw short glimpses of her until we summoned her home at 5 pm. BjarkiRead more
A couple of days ago Finnur caught the nasty cold bug that’s now claimed all of us sequentially and he’s looking pretty useless. I’m hoping he shakes it though because the weather service claims tomorrow might be the last dry day for a while, and we have a lot of fencing that still needs staining.Read more
Mindful of Sarah’s energy comment from yesterday, and her spot on link, I decided to only do a little bit today. Because I’m a princess with a sugar daddy, and can get away with it. 🙂 That little bit consisted of printing out the labels I made the other day, sticking them on the IkeaRead more
I claimed victory over the fatigue a wee bit early. I’ve been incredibly blah all day, and basically spent the day reading, and napping. Here’s hoping tomorrow brings a more industrious me!Read more
In spite of a rotten cold, which has left me voiceless, full of snot, and coughing every now and again since Friday, I feel like I’m waking up again from the pregnancy-slumber. Finally! (Oh, and I’m definitely on the mend now, feeling much better today!) Yesterday I commandeered the car, and then visited so manyRead more
[Written on 11 September 2012] This is just to document that Bjarki has learnt how to jump from a moving swing. He’s been able to swing on his own for about a year now, but today marked the big achievement of letting go while moving! He did really well, except for this one time… happilyRead more
[Written on 11 Sept 2012] Anna’s school went in sesson on 22 August this year. Students from grades 2 through 4 were summoned to school, students were paired with teachers, and then each class went to their homeroom.Read more
Ok, hands up all of you who saw right through my non-existent blogging in July (besides ‘all is very calm and quiet’), and took one look at that sofa picture of me (taken by Bjarki) and thought “She’s pregnant!”. Because if you did, you were right! I’m pregnant!! 🙂 As of today I’m at aRead more
Around 5 pm today, Anna called come in tears after tumbling off her bike by the local swimming pool. Since Finnur had the car, I biked to her and found her sitting on the sidewalk, being looked after by a mom who’d seen her tumble and lent her her phone.
As I arrived I thought her arm looked like it could be broken, but Anna claimed to be able to move the arm fine, and then did so without wincing much at all, so I figured it was just a really really nasty bruise. So Anna rallied and then rolled/biked her way back home on her bike. Thankfully the way home is all either level or downhill.
When we arrived home, we checked in with one of our neighbors, who happens to be a nurse (one of three that we know of in the street!). She had Anna try to move her arm in a certain way (twist it) which Anna couldn’t do on her own. The consensus was to go to the ER to have her properly checked out.
We arrived at the ER at 17:45 about an hour after the initial tumble. We got super lucky because the waiting room was essentially deserted and didn’t have to wait more than 5-10 minutes before the triage nurse could see Anna.
Anna in the ER waiting room, cooling her arm with our ice pack. It was a good thing she was wearing a helmet when she fell!
Just breaking up the monotony of ‘old news’ by posting today’s events: 0) Made snacks for Anna and got her out the door in time for her daytime-camp. Finnur and Bjarki headed out soon thereafter, and I went back to being horizontal. 1) I biked downtown to have lunch with a friend at Bergsson Mathús.Read more