We had a mini-California reunion today, and met up with the Guðrúns and the Elsas at Álafosskvos. None of us had been there, so we didn’t quite know what to expect, but it was pretty idyllic, with a ‘monkey swing’, a slide, and a little coffee-shop.
Look, nature!
It’s so bright now long into the night that the kids keep going to bed later and later. We’re pretty sure Anna didn’t fall asleep until 11:30 pm, and since I knew she would tear herself out of bed by 8 am to go watch videos on the computer (8 am is the earliest allowedRead more
Today Bjarki’s daycare celebrated the solstice by dressing up in costumes, marching over to a nearby daycare, and then watching a couple of circus performers (back at their school). Bjarki’s teacher sent us the following images.Read more
Last year I was contacted by the host, Hanna G. Sigurðardóttir, of “Then and now”, a radio show on National Channel One (Rás 1) , aka ‘The Old Vapor’ (gamla gufan). She asked me to come in and be interviewed about microwave ovens and microwaves in general (are they dangerous?!) for a segment in anRead more
It’s taken me the better part of three days, but I’ve finally manged to empty my office. I managed to throw out quite a bit of stuff, but quite a bit has ended up at home and I’ll be going over that in the week to come. But it’s a huge relief to be doneRead more
Fyrst: Hjartanlega til hamingju með 55 ára afmælið (m)amma! 🙂 (Happy 55th Birthday (grand)mom!) Second: After we moved to Iceland, Finnur took over making dinner pretty much every night. I’d done most of the weekday dinners for the five previous years, and was frankly a little sick of cooking. It also mattered that Finnur beganRead more
One of the perks of being a university teacher is being able to order textbooks free of charge. This is because publishers want teachers to choose ‘their’ book to teach, thus insuring sales to students. I believe this is called ‘smart business’. Now, during my couple of years at the University of Iceland, I orderedRead more
Today I think I can FINALLY say that TEACHING IS OVER!!! Let us all breathe a sigh of relief as I may now start picking up the pieces of my sanity, and hopefully restore them to one working brain. Sadly, the end of teaching coincided with me telling a student to his face that, yesRead more
Finnur and his four siblings inherited a summer house by Laugarvatn from their grandfather. Each sibling gets every fifth week (swaps allowed) and this weekend was ours. We invited Guðrún and Snorri to tag along, and in return they kindly agreed to ferry a couple of huge boxes containing a large trampoline in their jeep.
The trampoline boxes had to be inside Gudrun's and Snorri's jeep, which meant there was no space left for Baldur. He therefore got a ride in our car! Here Anna and Baldur are busy playing Yatzee.
Saturday morning: Finnur busy mowing the lawn where the trampoline would be. See how green everything is?! It's summer! 🙂
Just an update on the whole molar-decapitation-leads-to-excessive-swelling situation. It’s now Sunday (molar sawed in half this past Monday) and here’s my latest mug-shot. The swelling doesn’t really look quite as bad as the image would suggest (I was looking towards the right, which is probably pushing the skin forward a bit), but it’s still thereRead more