Most accidents happen at home

Poor Elias... Yesterday afternoon Elias went to his room to get a pair of trousers and after a little while we suddenly hear this giant "bang", as if someting REALLY HEAVY fell from the sky and landed upstairs....then a cry. A SERIOUS cry. From Elias.
I got on my feet faster than lightning an ran upstairs but I couldn´t find Elias anywhere. What I did find though was his intire wardrobe collapsed on the floor in his room and underneath it all was Elias, panicking. Before I had the time to consider what to do I found myself lifting the entire wardrobe off of him whilst screaming for Leif to come and help. He got Elias out an onto the bed and LUCKILY nothing was broken, there was no concussion and no serious damage to our boy. Only a few scratches and bruises on his back.
The wardrobe wasn´t damaged either....It had come off the wall and fallen out into the room as he opened the doors and had then fallen on him. BUT underneath all the mess and the clothes we found something that did get broken and Elias is now mourning the loss of his favourite toy; a truck /forklift operated by a remote control, able to lift little toys and boxes etc. It now is without its fork, has only got two weels left and doesn´t move. So last night when he was going to bed we asked if God could provide him with a new one.
I am so glad though that is was the forklift and not Elias who suffered the most serious damage. It could have gone so much worse!
(Elias also wants a new wardrobe as he now thinks the one he´s got is ugly, stupid and mean.)

Hope my mistake can prevent disaster in other peoples homes! : ) M.

"Tall and heavy furniture should be attatched to the walls to prevent it from falling on people."

an entry from bed....

just writing a short update from my pda. works great. life has been busy the last few days. dont feel too excited, but hey, sometimes life does feel a bit crappy. anyway. have nothing to complain about. i tried my new zoom lens which i got on my birthday on friday... thank you, ozzies skaugs, benny og trygvis, heiditorkjellmilla og mamma og pappa. so expect som great pics on this blog...
other than that, i miss playing football, i miss to laugh and feel good for more than ten minutes in a row. hopefully tomorrow will reveal itself beautiful.
anyway, good night. and speak soon...

A LITTLE SUNSHINE FROM ME TO YOU : )

Aaaahh..... Sometimes life is just beautiful -and this is such a time! The sun is shining day after day after day, the sky is blue and spring is all around.
And as you all know I just spent five days in Spain with my sister Sarah and her husband Daniel.
I had a great time and it was SO good to see them again and just have some time together.
Would love to do it again....that´s for sure!!!
However it is good to be back in Mysen too. I like everyday life and routines. And it was so good to see the kids again....and Leif ofcourse!!
As you can see I have now learnt how to add photos to the blog (Thank you Sarah ;) ) so here we all are: Leif (oops...haven´t quite learnt how to do everything yet...rotate pics for example) who had his 31st birthday yesterday, me in Spain, Sarah&Daniel, Elias and Uma.
How are you all doing anyway?
We are all doing good. The kids are having a particularly quarrelsome day today though, constantly moaning, crying and fighting....`suppose that´s just how life is sometimes. It is still hard on my patience though. Aaaaarrgghh!!!!!!
But on the bright side:::: I am going to practise my driving today :) HOURAY!!! I still enjoy it SO much. It´s my new hobby.
Anyway...gotta go, the kids are SCREAMING!
Have a good weekend and speak soon.
M.

Hello again :)

How are you all? SO GOOD to hear from those of you who have commented on my blog!!
To those of you who are Norwegian, it feels a bit silly to be blogging in English but we have so many friends around the world whom we also want to stay in touch with.....and if we had to keep track of two blogs we just would never get ANYTHING done. So...English it is!
What have you guys been up to lately?
I have been driving!!! I can´t believe how much fun it is!!!
I drive as much as I can and I´ve even had a go at driving in Oslo. Leif says I am improving, althoug the first few times he held on very tightly to the handle above his head and he constantly checked his mirrors. That made me nervous!! Luckily he relaxes more now and he is improving as a teacher as I am improving as a driver. In the beginning he made me nervous and angry....not exactly good when you´re a new driver...but I enjoy his company now! My teacher says I am impoving too, and I take that as a good sign.
Tomorrow I am going away for a holiday. Five days...no kids...no husband. Only me. I amgoing to Malaga (Spain) to visit Sarah and Daniel; my sister and her husband. I am really looking forward to it. However it almost feels unreal :) Five days ALONE.
If you have kids you know what I mean. Usually I can´t even sit in private when I´m at the toilet without somebody banging the door demanding to be let in. And now I am going to have noone calling my name for several days. I can do whatever I like and sleep late every day... I don´t know what that feels like but I´ll probably enjoy it:)
Well...got to pack now. Hope you are all well, enjoying spring. I am doing well!! And Leif is too...he´s just trying to figure out how to manage everything on his own when I´m away. But he´ll be fine. He is such a caring dad able to create adventures out of everyday things.
The kids are both well and enjoying the sun, less clothes and their trampoline.
I plan to learn how to put pictures onto the blog too...then you can see them.
Hope to speak soon. Lots of love M.