We're moved in!

OK everyone, it's official: we have moved into our new house. And since you can read this, we even managed to get the internet connection to work as it should... there will be pictures posted soon from the new crib, but for now, please be patient. It's Midsummer's Eve after all, which means lots of herring and spiced aquavit (a.k.a. vodka for non-Scandinavians) for all true Swedes :-)

The Big Day went well, all things considered, but a SNAFU at the movers caused the truck to arrive at the house not one or two hours late but a rather impressive four and a half. The guys that came were not to blame, they were just as much victims of bad planning as us, and they did a splendid job at getting all the stuff in. Unfortunately, there was one small detail we had forgotten to check before deciding on the house: would our bed fit up the stairs? The answer is no, so now we have an interesting problem to resolve in the coming weeks...for the time being, we'll borrow the beds we've used in the apartment for the last month.

Japp, nu är det klart, vi har flyttat in i vårt nya hus. Eftersom ni kan läsa detta innebär det att vi till och med fått ordning på bredbandet. Det kommer givetvis bilder på hela härligheten vad det lider, men nu är det midsommar, så det är mer fokus på sill och nubbe just nu. :-)

Den Stora Dagen gick bra, men flyttfirman hade sanslös usel planering vilket gjorde att flyttgubbarna kom inte mindre än fyra och en halv timme för sent. Inget som flyttgänget hade orsakat dock, och de gjorde ett grymt bra jobb med att plocka in allt flyttgods som legat i förråd de senaste fem åren. Tyvärr var det en grej vi missade att kolla innan vi köpte huset: kommer dubbelsängen uppför trappen? Svaret är nej, så nu har vi ett intressant problem att lösa de närmaste veckorna... tills vidare kommer vi fortsätta låna de sängar vi sovit i i lägenheten den senaste månaden.

Swedish Update

We really are too slow on the update at the moment. We have tried to organise our life back in Sweden and it seems we have managed with most things without too many setbacks. We started out in high speed with Cissi running on job interviews and landing a job within the first week, going back to work by the same time as the kids start pre-school in late August.


We have also bought a car, a new booster seat for Hugo (he's growing up!!!), and Adam has inherited Hugo's car seat that we bought last year. We are borrowing an apartment from relatives and are very lucky to have had empty closets to fill, a washing machine, several bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen! And a parking space. We also got to borrow a small car until we bought our own. So, life has been good!

Then the house. Tomorrow is the day! After some idiotic events around trying to sort out the bank (seriously, we are in awe how much trouble one person can make) we managed to sort everything yesterday, so tomorrow we'll get the keys and all our old stuff that have been in storage for the last five years will see the light of day again. We wonder if it can take it... We don't remember half of it so it will be very interesting.

Landed!

So we made it to Sweden. The trip went really well, and both boys were able to sleep through most of the night. No wonder, after the hectic final days in Singapore with the apartment move and such.

We're now moved into an apartment in the Nacka township just outside Stockholm, but have not had the energy to unpack everything just yet. But of course we've managed to get online to update the blog ;-)

Nu är vi framme i Sverige efter en smärtfri resa med alla mått mätt. Båda bröderna sov bra under nattens flygning, vilket i och för sig inte är så konstigt efter senaste veckans härjande med flytt och annat.

Vi har flyttat in i en lägenhet i Finntorp i Nacka, men har inte haft energi att packa upp allt riktigt än. Men givetvis har vi lyckats ta oss ut på nätet för att uppdatera bloggen ;-)

The Final Countdown

We had the salvation's army over today to have a look at the final furniture to go, and they were picky! They didn't want our perfectly splendid sofa bed. I cannot believe them! So now we've put up one final ad and we're hoping someone wants it before we need to throw it out.

Now time really flies and there are lots of "last time" of different things, which make us really sad. We had one last dinner at Spizza a few week-ends ago. They still remember us! Last playdate with Atticus. Not that Hugo knew this then because then it would have been impossible to get him home after.


Last Girl's Night Out last night, which unfortunately resulted in yet another gluten disaster, but was good fun until the food reached the tummy, which happened about two hours after eating it. Why oh why is it so difficult that no flour means no flour?! We've had explanations like "but it's only a little bit of flour", or "but you need some gluten to bake bread" or "but it's only plain flour" (which is the same as wheat flour in the commonwealth it seems, hence full on gluten shock).


Hugo is coming to grips with the reality of us leaving and has realised that he is going to miss his friends from school. Although he now wants to watch dvd's in Swedish instead of English if there is a choice, and is looking forward to getting new friends in Sweden that will speak "like we speak" (which is to say Swedish as opposed to "like his friends speak" which is English).


He also asked how to spell Fågelparken (which is "the Bird Park" in Swedish) the other day, and started by himself with the "F". He got Fågel ("Bird") right after just asking which the next letter was, except for the G that was mirrored, but then he restarted with PA for "parken" in front for some reason and didn't have room for the other letters. We're very proud of him anyway!

And then some...

As we've been so lousy when it comes to updating with pictures, or just plain updating the web overall, there are now some pictures from May as well. We're moving back to Sweden soon (less than to weeks now) and the remainder of time might get a little hectic. Sorry for lack of correct spelling. This is what comes from sitting by the computer too late at night. Last pictures are from yesterday's Sport's Day at Hugo's school.

Nu finns det bilder från Maj också, eftersom vi snart flyttar tillbaka till Sverige och kanske inte får så mycket tid att uppdatera webben på slutet. Senaste bilderna är från gårdagens idrottsdag på Hugos skola. Ursäkta alla stavfel. Det tog alldeles för lång tid att ladda upp bilder och gjordes alldeles för sent på natten.

Finally, some pictures!!!

It sure took some time but now the pictures from March and April are out on the web. Lots and lots of them, so beware. We got a new camera, that's why.

Brothers in arms

The best toy is always the big brother, if it weren't for the big brother's toys... or both at the same time. Adam, now moving around, has given a new dimension for Hugo if he wants to keep his toys to himself.


Here "they" are watching Toy Story 2, Hugo's all time favourite. Adam is focusing more on getting to Hugo's new toys, brought home from Disneyland. Hugo is trying to both watch the movie and at the same time keeping toys out of reach from Adam. Not always successful.

It's been a while... Sorry

We have been very lazy when it comes to updating the website for the last couple of months. There will be pictures out from the trips to Sydney and Hong Kong shortly (yes, I know we said that before...) but here is a small contribution from the neighbourhood for the time being.

"Private land ... Trespassers will be prosecuted"

Isn't this an adorable little triangle. Why on earth they didn't put some plants on it we'll never understand. It must have cost more to fence it in. We will try our very best not to trespass...

In the Fragrant Harbour

We're in Hong Kong for a long weekend, and have so far spent a few days in the city. We've gone to Stanley for a shopping raid at the market, which resulted in several costumes to play dress-up with. We have also taken the peak tram up to Victoria Peak, although the view was slightly limited due to the weather.

Yesterday we went on the Star Ferry across to Kowloon, but the waiting line for high tea at The Peninsula was beyond ridiculous so we did not stay for a nibble there. We settled for a more regular 'fika' at the neighborhood Starbucks instead. At least there was no line there... Dinner was found in SoHo at an italian place we found last time we came to Hong Kong for vacation.

Today we'll finish off the stay here on Hong Kong island and regroup for the final part of the trip. We're going to Disneyland!

An update long overdue...

Well, apparently that was March... So what happened during that month? Well, among other things we managed to take a trip down under to Sydney. Gustaf was going there for work anyway, so we figured we might as well go all of us and have a bit of vacation while we're at it.

Unfortunately, pretty much everyone in the family came down with the flu right before or during the trip. Poor Adam was unable to eat for a bit and became noticeably thinner. Not thin, mind you, just thinner. Sometimes that Buddha-like belly comes in handy... but the trip was not a total loss, we managed to get some touristy things done such as Manly and Bondi beaches, Blue Mountains and finally wine tasting in Hunter Valley.

It's getting more and more apparent that we're actually moving back to Sweden soon. We've had a visit from the movers that estimated our stuff to be about 5 cubic meters more than our allowance. *doh* So right now we're working on downsizing our "stuff", mainly by selling off some of the furniture that we considered bringing back with us. There's no way we're paying extra money to ship IKEA furniture from Singapore to Sweden. Period.

Right now we have a visit from grandma Birgitta and grandpa Anders. Tomorrow we're off to Hong Kong for a few days, which will culminate in a visit to Disneyland. More details about that later on. Guaranteed.

And yes, we will post pictures from the trip to OZ soon...

The golf career is launched

Hugo has been nagging us to get to borrow our golf clubs. We've been to a minigolf course a few times now (it all started during the trip to Phuket) and he was enjoying it so much so we decided to let him have a go for real. He is now enrolled for down at the closest Kindergolf centre (down at United so very close) to take golf lessons once a week. It all came with a golf attire so now he is equipped with tartan shorts, a white collared T-shirt and a cap with Kindergolf's logo. We also got him a small putter to practice with at home so he doesn't go looking for our clubs.


Picture is still with daddy's putter. Hugo's is small and blue (his favourite colour, as he has mentioned about a hundred times) and very cute. Now he also wants a hole. We're trying to convince him that it would be highly unpopular with the people owning the building if we were to make a hole in the floor.

Hugo har tjatat om att han vill spela golf en längre tid och speciellt enträget sen vi provade mini-golf på semestern i Phuket. Istället för att han ska gå till förrådet och dra fram våra klubbor så tog vi med honom på en provlektion på barngolfskolan i närmaste shopping centret. Han tyckte det var jättekul så nu ska han få börja gå golfskola en gång i veckan. Han fick en liten golfskoleuniform på skolan, med rutiga byxor, vit pikétröja och keps med Kindergolfs logga på, och så har vi skaffat honom en liten putter att öva med hemma så vi får ha våra klubbor i fred. nu vill han bara ha ett hål. Han har med näppe accepterat att vi faktiskt inte kan göra ett hål i golvet åt honom.