Cookies and baking

The company is doing ok.

I am reluctant to put too much into it right now since we are leaving for a month and a half nov/dec.

Anywho, it's something on the side. I am not selling a crazy amount of cookies, mainly because until two days ago I hadn't done any publicity for months.

Here comes a few pictures - find us on FB and hit LIKE.

New Routine

A few weeks ago I decided to try a new mind set out.

Try to be more 'active' I guess.

Now when we wake up we, get ready, make the beds etc. I take Sophia to school, come back and start picking things up, ideally cook lunch (already). Rest when the baby rests and then go pick up the big monster.
Day goes on, one of the main things that changed - except or making lunch in the morning - is that now when I see something laying around I don't say - I'll pick that up later, or, next time.

Also, we do not leave downstairs or the main bedroom without picking our stuff up.

House is cleaner, less time actually cleaning.

I used to be so messy. SO, very messy.
Maybe this is normal to most of you, but for me it didn't come naturally.

But now I got it.

Anywho, I need to find some cooking inspiration. I feel I really need a crock pot.

Sometimes I run low on time - yep - in between the kids, the house, life, and the baking business. I think a crock pot would be helpful.

Need to look into it.

Now that we should't eat too many hot dogs and all...

Quick

Life moves so incredibly fast. You look away and months have passed since you did *that*, or a year has almost passed since you had your baby boy - WHAT, yes. Leon turns 1 in a few weeks - like 2ish.

Oh my, where did time go?

Mostly into running around trying to keep things together. 

But they pretty much look like angles no?

Oh, the lower angel tried to eat a cricket the other day.

I looked away - seriously a second or so - and when I look back he is sitting with a cricket in his hand, a leg hanging from his mouth and the other leg on the floor. 

The cricket was still alive.

Curtain.

Halloween

So... I have never been big on Halloween.
It wasn't celebrated at all when I was 'a young girl in Sweden, when everything was still in black and white'.

Sophia goes to an American School now so Halloween is huge.

Since I am a slightly controlling mother - in a nice way. She got to chose if she wanted to re-use her Pippi Longstocking costume from last year, or a doctors costume.
Why? you might ask yourself.

Sophia wanted to be Elsa, like EVERY other girl in the world - she already has the dress.
I thought, since she is still pretty easy to fool - I am sorry - she chose Pippi. Together with her teachers we have been making Pippi the coolest girl in PK-5.
How?
Well, I translated the book. Her teachers have been reading it all week.
She has brought her Pippi toys and purse to school, so now she will be the kid with the best costume in her classroom.

Yep...

As I write this I feel a bit bad not to have let her chose her own costume.
But it only lasts a few seconds.
I think she will have many more years to chose to be a Princess.

I am thinking Mary Poppins for next year.
Better start making it cool now.

Sophia was super excited that it is Christmas, since she loves Christmas.

Break

I took a small break.

We were sick, there was work and even a hurricane.

Now I hope to be back. I am starting to go back to the gym - did 5k in 31 min the other day 👏 - and thus have more energy.

I have restructured our days and therefore have needed some time to adjust.

I will try to write a few posts about it.

I also don't have much motivation to write since the blogger app can't upload pictures already on the camera, I need to take them as I write and that is usually not much fun.

Of well, let me Google that.

Trying

I am trying to keep up with everything, sometimes my time runs out and the the blog suffers.

This weeks started nicely.
Memo and I went to the movies and saw the Martian.
I actually liked it. I went in thinking this is one of those action movies I hate, but there was no action.
I recommend it.

Life is moving so fast right now. I am sorry for the scarce posting, I am trying to fit it in again.

Buns

Sunday's are always MY day to sleep in.
That's the deal.

I take the kids Saturday mornings and Memo can do whatever he feels like - he chooses to go long distance running.
Sundays he takes the kids while I chose to charge my sleep battery.

At 10 Sophia came in and told me it was time to wake up - I already was, only enjoying the moment I had to myself, but she doesn't need to know that.

I figured Memo had to be tired since Leon whoke up at 6:30, so him and the baby took a long nap while Sophia and I made buns - cinnamon/cardamom and vanilla buns.
I can't upload a picture right now since the app doesn't let me.

The day has been calm - the whole weekend really.
Thankfully.

It's over now and tomorrow a new, better week with great opportunities start.

I give you a picture of my current view - shadows.

Have a good one, and I will try to update more often.

Want

I want to write.
I am just a bit busy, have been sick - exhausted and really just overwhelmed.

Trying to have the whole familu adapt to a new schedule/ routine.
Hasn't been easy, but we are getting there.

Our days starts at 6, bath, dressed, some play time - drive to school, drop Sophia off at 7:30-40.
Go home, feed baby, play time - cleaning time, Leon naps, I rest if we had a rough night.
Prepare lunch for everyone, leave at 12:00, drop Memo's lunch off, pick up Sophia 12:30-13:00.

Some days we stay and wait for Memo, most we don't, we go straight home. Try not to have Sophia fall asleep in the car. Eat, clean up, play time, snack, make dinner, eat, clean up - Tuesdays and Thursdays I teach English class between 18:00-19:00.
Kids to bed 19:00-30
Clean up some more
Teach Swedish to Memo
21:00 - gym time
22:00 snack and shows, 00:00 bed.

The baby usually wakes up at least once a night and sometimes at 5:30 - the he eats and falls back asleep.

Repeat 5* week.