Some of you have sent emails, wondering where I've been.
That's sweet, really it is. I hope you haven't been worried. To be honest, I haven't really been doing anything fun or groundbreaking. The blog's just been doing a bit of hibernating. Yes, hibernating. Which is really just as crucial to the life of a blogger, as it is to a grizzly cub or mamma black bear.
Before writing this post, I did check up on all of you. I found out that I still have a good number of daily visits on this old site. This confirmed my hope that maybe it's not just my mom who's been waiting for the next TB post these past two months, after all. Let's hope so.
But if you have been feeling left out, I'm happy to fill you in here and now. Here’s what you’ve missed:
- a kid's first hair cut (in the bathtub, with a pair of scissors regularly used to trim pappa's beard, while he stayed preoccupied with his tug boat)
- a lot of coffee drinking (yea, like 5 cups a day- it's mandatory if you work in a Norwegian barnehage)
- a fever every-other-week (the standard during one's first year in barnehage)
- my going from "country blonde" (aka: dishwater with a couple of natural summer highlights) to "whoa, that lady's got funky white hair!" blonde. A girl needs a change once in a while, you feel me?
- there's been some baking going on too, be sure of that. Including a new cookie recipe that includes all of 5 ingredients, none of which are; all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, butter, or vanilla extract!
- my first Norwegian (or anywhere, for that matter) radio interview (and presumably my last). As it turns out, I’m a celebrity in town since I’m from this far away land that celebrates a mysterious holiday every year on the last day of October. The Norwegian people just had to know how much candy a typical American kid collects in his pillow case and is it true that not just children dress up? Really, adults too?
- the end of fall on the west coast of Norway. Truly. A total of four leaves are left on all of the trees in town and the grocery stores are stocking Christmas everything (Christmas cookies, Christmas bread, Christmas sausage, Christmas yogurt, and Christmas beer).
So that’s the gist of it, friends. The hibernation is (hopefully) over, I’m gearing up for some holiday baking in the weeks to come, and if you play your cards right, I’ll share that new cookie recipe one of these days.
Kisses from me until next time,
-SiRi
Hello you. Until next time... :)
Posted by: Wendy | November 02, 2011 at 09:55 PM
Nice to have you back!
Posted by: andrea | November 02, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Ok. . . would love to hear that radio interview! Too funny!
Posted by: Emily | November 02, 2011 at 10:47 PM
I'm surprised to hear that Norway starts the Christmas selling push as early as the US does. I think Heather went to your sister's for dinner yesterday. I am going up next week to see her. Look forward to some cookie and other recipes. How about some soups?
Posted by: Bob | November 03, 2011 at 05:04 AM
Yay! I missed you.
Posted by: Claire | November 03, 2011 at 06:16 PM
Welcome back to blogland! You have been gone so long im now fluent in norwegian! (i wish!)
Posted by: Lisa kjellerød | November 03, 2011 at 06:33 PM
So glad you are back! Yes, every blogger needs a bit of hibernation, it sounds like you enjoyed yours! I totally cracked up at the questions you had to answer about candy!
Best,
Claudine
Posted by: Claudine | November 04, 2011 at 03:08 PM
Yahoo! I was beginning to wonder. Glad to hear you're doing just fine. I wouldn't mind seeing that fun new hairdo of yours. I'm a wimp and have yet to ever color my hair. IT's true.
Also, what does "Christmas yogurt" entail?
Posted by: Lauren @ Sassy Molassy | November 04, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Thanks everyone.
Bob- They start pushing Christmas in the stores earlier and earlier every year, I'm afraid. Will try to hold off on buying any of it until it's actually December, though. Soup, you say? Just you wait!
Lisa- Du har helt sikkert blitt kjempeflink på norsk etter tida du har brukt i barnehagen.
Lauren- Juleyogurt (Christmas Yogurt): a 4 pack of individual servings, including: 1- ginger yogurt, 1- rum raisin yogurt, 1- caramel yogurt, 1- glogg (weird spiced Scandinavian Christmas drink with booze, raisin, and nuts). If only you could buy the ginger all by itself...
Posted by: siri | November 05, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Welcome back! Missed you but knew you just needed to gear up. Better show them your hair, don't you think?
Posted by: Mormor | November 05, 2011 at 01:01 PM
Oh goody! I was getting worried. Every time I checked your blog site I was disappointed.
So...you work in the barnehage? Is it the same one where Lasse attends? That is not Kindergarten, correct, but preschool?
Glad you're back.
Posted by: Caterina B | November 11, 2011 at 03:11 AM
Heather is going over to your parents for Hammerschlaggen (? spelling ) on dec 3., says she is going to win third time in a row. Have you seen pictures of her lately? Sounds like you two have the same hair color.
Posted by: Bob | November 14, 2011 at 06:43 AM
I'm glad that Shady's back. Love, Ingie
Posted by: ingie | November 17, 2011 at 10:05 PM
do you work in a barnehage too? seems to be the job for foreign nationals... i'm back to work in feb. :(
Posted by: meli | November 18, 2011 at 09:33 PM
Meli- sorry for my delay in replying! We've been out of internet for a while. I'm a barnehage tante, indeed. It really does attract foreign nationals, although I'm the only non-Norwegian at the one I work at. Can't think of a better job to naturally (and forcefully!) improve one's language skills :) Good luck with going back to work.
Posted by: siri | November 30, 2011 at 07:32 PM
Yes. Hypernating is crucial. I do that a couple of times a year. And I'm apparently behind in my blogfollowing because I only just realised you're back. Glad to "see" you.
Posted by: Dorit | December 08, 2011 at 10:42 PM