Torsö
We had a picnick on the cliffs, and it was not as cold as it looks...
The kids even had to cool down by eating icecream.
And we found a nice sandy beach to take swim in...
Just a game?
"To say that these men paid their shillings to watch twenty-two hirelings kick a ball is merely to say that a violin is wood and catgut, that Hamlet is so much paper and ink.!"
A favourite
I just had to publish this photo of Ida. Thank you Gunilla for taking this photo.
Pictures - Max's Birthday.
He got really happy when he got 2 "snakes"
Even his birthdaycake was decorated with a snake.
Yes, blow out the candles and make a wish!
The lawnmower and trampoline was also birthday gifts. Thank you all! And could you enjoy it better than with an ice-creame?
Happy birthday, kid brother!
The swine flue – A (H1N1)
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate… that’s the big question right now. But finally I have decided what to do.
Everybody in Sweden (over the age of 3) will get the opportunity to get vaccinated against the swine flue, Norway does the same thing, but Denmark will only vaccinate people that are old, weak or sick (they who are in the “risk zone”). The vaccine will be delivered soon and the plan is to start the mass vaccination in October.
It’s been a big debate however this is necessary or not.
They against the mass vaccination argue:
- This flue is no more dangerous than any other flue
- The vaccination is not thoroughly tested. What does it do to the young, old, weak and pregnant?
- The flue might mutate and in that case this vaccination is worthless.
- This is just a way for the medical companies to earn money.
They in support of the mass vaccination argue:
- Old/weak/sick people are in danger of dying in this flue
- It’s very contagious so many will get sick, and won’t go to work/school.
- The pressure on the medical system will be great… and of many of the medical personal also are sick this will create a big problem in the society in large.
- If the population will vaccinate it will stop the flue from spreading and therefore prevent to infect the old and weak/sick. In that case it will save lives.
- Test has been done and no dangerous effects have been seen.
- This flue shows no sign of mutate.
Personally I have been thinking of this for some time and have now decided to say Yes to be vaccinated. Why? The one reason that made me decide was:
- If I, by vaccinate, can help stop this flue from spreading why shouldn’t I? I have people at home that I love, and Max is under 3 years and will not be vaccinated. I don’t want them to become sick, even if it’s “only” an ordinary flue.
Why shouldn’t you vaccinate?
A new beginning.
Finally, I (Christian) will take my time and refresh this Blogg. I will try to update it on a regular basis…
I will write in English so that all of our far away friends and family will understand. Please don’t laugh at my misspelling and bad grammar…
What have happened this year?
Travelling/vacation
We went to Michigan and visited the Willing family in May. We had a great time, thanks again all of you who took care of us, especially Sue and Gary. But also Angie, Eric and Mark with families, we will never forget!
Max talks about the trip, for example he still say Gary and “ my buddie”… every dog he meets is called Abbie (or Wilson, a dog that our friends have).
And Ida has said that she wants to fly to USA again. I remember one evening when she was really tired and all of a sudden said with tears in her eyes “I want to go to Gary and Sue”.
Otherwise we haven’t been travelling so much, some short trips during one day. But Ida and Max went to their grandmother for a couple of days and they went to Furuvik, an amusement park and Zoo.
The house
We haven’t done that much to the house this summer. But the terrace is finally all done, the roofing, glass doors, windows and painting.
We bought a new large flat screen TV and a playstation 3 system with Blue Ray disc, so the kids can watch their favourite movies in HD. Ida’s favourite is Madagascar and Max’s Cars.
The day after this investment our lawnmower broke so it was nothing else to do but to buy a new one. The money is easy spent, unfortunately.
The things to do are; plant a hedge, build a terrace in the front of the house and a wooden shed for the gardening tools and firewood storage behind the garage. But we don’t know what to start with yet…
Friends and relatives
What can I say? Yes we have friends and we try to find the time to see them. We all have a busy schedule, but for example we went to Skara Sommarland (water- and amusement park) with the Emilsson and Grönqvist family in July. We had a great time.
And in early October we will go to Stockholm and meet friends when Christian got at ticket to a Detroit Red Wings game. They will start their season in Sweden!
We have met our relatives at birthdays and latest at the annual crayfish premier. Right now Gun and Christer are in Mallorca (Spain) for a week vacation, sun and bath…
Please look at Gunilla’s photos at flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/umbra55/
Also visit Peter’s blogg (beautifully photos even tough you might see the Viktorssons/relatives here and there ;)): http://petersbildmagi.blogg.se/
As I said above, I will update more frequently in the future so: Family, friends, Swedes, Americans or however you are; welcome back shortly!