{"id":31636,"date":"2022-02-12T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=31636"},"modified":"2022-07-10T18:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T18:19:41","slug":"emmas-9th-birthday-skis-and-bagels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/emmas-9th-birthday-skis-and-bagels\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma’s 9th Birthday, Skis & Bagels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 12 – 14 February 2022, posted online 10 July 2022. Sitting in rainy Borgarnes, on my way home after some house #2 time. Trying to get over feeling like a parental failure.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma’s last single-digit birthday was super-legit, with a party and everything. Mindful of covid, we first had a party with just Finnur’s family, and then had some health-hiccups before we could get to mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day after I went and bought cross-country skis for myself. It’s a thing middle-aged women do apparently. I even went out for a bit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow kept falling in copious amounts, and Anna made bagels while on a school-break. (30-ish images total)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 12 February 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Anna made a cake for Emma, decorations and all!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Emma, now nine years old!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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With her presents from all of us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The audience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The ever mutating rainbow painting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The kids with their paternal grandparents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur’s oldest sister joined the fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma happy with more presents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A crowded living room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The super lazy kind of party food… but it works!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I was there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Obligatory cake-blowing in progress!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A happy kid at the end of the day. \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 13 February 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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After an avalanche of social media posts from people on cross-country skis, I caved in and bought a set for me. I also got pants and some shades that came in very handy while biking later in spring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I saw a post that a track had been made on the golf course on the other side of the hill, so I went there, and it was lovely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The weather was… interesting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I was reminded that a stream or two run through the course. You can see bridges here and there…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was snowing a lot, so I soon lost the track, ended up higher than I wanted, but somehow muddled my way down the hill, and along it, hoping that I wouldn’t end up falling into a stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At long last, after traversing a lot of powdery snow, I found the track again, and a proper bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Back by the starting point, as it was beginning to get dark close to 6 pm. It was an adventure! Sadly, I didn’t use the skis again that season, but am hoping I have the presence of mind to sign up for a cross-country course of some kind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Monday 14 February 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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More snow!!!!?! The view outside at 7:30 am.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Like, seriously!?! At least the big car had no trouble navigating the snow, so the kids got to school on time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Birds coming in for their food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The snow-clearers were getting a lot better about coming to our street fairly early, as I think the entire street was calling the township or something. It looked like our street was a snow magnet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Steady customers! (Yes, I was working from home.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Anna was between school-semesters (quarters), so she set about baking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Did you know that bagels need to be boiled in a special mixture before baking? Well, now you do!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Scrumptious! She then cut them up, and put them in the freezer. So good!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 12 – 14 February 2022, posted online 10 July 2022. Sitting in rainy Borgarnes, on my way home after some house #2 time. Trying to get over feeling like a parental failure.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Emma’s last single-digit birthday was super-legit, with a party and everything. Mindful of covid, we first had a party with just Finnur’s family, and then had some health-hiccups before we could get to mine.<\/p>\n

The day after I went and bought cross-country skis for myself. It’s a thing middle-aged women do apparently. I even went out for a bit!<\/p>\n

Snow kept falling in copious amounts, and Anna made bagels while on a school-break. (30-ish images total)<\/p>\n

Saturday 12 February 2022<\/h3>\n
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Anna made a cake for Emma, decorations and all!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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