Thanks to my top ten EC-droppers for December 2009

Dropper	# of drops
Laane on the World	31
Tips for your Home	31
Rambling stuff	31
CAP News	31
A Rose By Name	31
Top Jokes	31
Greetje greets You	31
The One Minute Guide	30
Laane Loves	30
My gypsygoods	30

Best wishes
Anna

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday. Only my mother remembered. Bless her heart. The children drew pictures of cakes when they heard that it was my birthday. Bless them.

Blessings to all who read this and who think kindly of me.
Anna

First Commenter: Rebecca from
Cat lovers' site

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Please visit these blogging friends:

Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Mariuca, Wishing on a Falling Star

Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Mariuca's Perfume Gallery

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Yummy-as-can-be

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Fact of the Day. CA
Learn Something Everyday

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Shalampax Speaks

Thursday December 24th, 2009
My Simple World

Friday December 25th, 2009

Meow diaries

Saturday December 26th, 2009
Maitri's Heart

Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Shopping

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Anna

Merry Christmas!

This is our Christmas tree with traditional Swedish decorations made out of straw. These pictures were taken on Christmas Eve 2007, two years ago.

For those of you who would like to see what I look like, I am making an exception and showing a photo of our whole family, including me. (Except for the cats, but someone has to press the shutter-button. Thank you Calle Cat!)

Regular visiters can see how much the children have grown and changed since then. From left to right we are little then three-year-old Elisabet, yours truly, "Anna", a then six-year-old Erik and Torbjorn, father, husband and head of household.

I had just taken ill with a bad stomach virus just two days before, and had not quite recovered. (You may notice that the glands in my throat are swollen.) I was feeling poorly the rest of that winter, and vowed to take any vaccinations against the flu that is ever offered. I've been much healthier since then.

We had a lovely Christmas tree from our own forest that year. I have just gotten word that there will be no Christmas tree this year, which is a pity. The children are still children, even if they are five and eight years old this Christmas. It seems ironic, because we own a whole forest of fir-trees! You would think that a little seedling of a tree that happened to be growing in the wrong place, like a ditch, would be alright to take. But it is not for me to decide.

I hope and wish that everyone who visits this page, has a blessed Christmas with lots of good cheer and love, and that the new year, 2010, brings happiness and good health.

Anna
with Elisabet, Erik, Torbjorn, Cajsa Cat, Sara Cat and Calle Cat

FirstCommenter: Beaded Tail

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Visit these blogging friends!

Saturday 12 December 2009

Woodworker blog

Sunday 13 December 2009
My Second Trial


Monday 14 December 2009
Behind the Bit


Tuesday 15 December 2009
Moms check nyo

Wednesday 16 December 2009
Viz4u Media Space

Thursday 17 December 2009
The Modern Mom,
a mom's resource

Friday 18 December 2009
Mommy's Little Corner

Saturday 19 December 2009
Mariuca, Wishing on a Falling Star

Sunday 20 December 2009
Mariuca's Perfume Gallery

Best wishes
Anna

DOLLHOUSE 2° SERIE (Sub Ita) (Link Megaupload)

2x01: Vows
2x02: Instinct
2x03: Belle Chose
2x04: Belonging
2x05: The Public Eye
2x06: The Left Hand
2x07: Meet Jane Doe
2x08: A Love Supreme
2x09: Stop - Loss
2x10: The Attic
2x11: Getting Closed
2x12: The Hollow Men  
2x13: Epitah Two: The Return

Erik is eight years old today! Happy Birthday Erik!

Happy Birthday Erik!

Anna

First Commenter: Mariuca

Fluffy Friday #3 - Calle Cat comments

Calle Cat says: 'Yes, we are indeed fluffy creatures, but you have no idea how much work we put into keeping it that way! I never stop grooming!'

Happy Fluffy Friday #3!
Anna

First Commenter: Beaded Tail

Share your fluffy friends with us every Friday! Whether it's a favourite stuffed toy or an adorable pet - basically anything fluffy, we'd love to see your pictures! Leave ONLY the POST URL here and grab the Fluffy Friday badge at Meow Diaries. All links are reserved STRICTLY for Fluffy Friday participants and any unrelated links will be deleted.

LIE TO ME 2° SERIE (Sub Ita)

2x01: The Core Of It
2x02: Truth Or Consequences
2x03: Control Factor
2x04: Honey
2x05: Grievous Bodily Harm
2x06: Lack Of Candor
2x07: Black Fryday
2x08: Secret Santa
2x09: Fold Equity
2x10: Tractor Man
2x11: Beat The Devil
2x12: Sweet Sixteen  
2x13: The Whole Truth
2x14: React To Contact
2x15: Teacher And Pupils  
2x16: Delinquent
2x17: Bullet Bump
2x18: Headlock
2x19: Pied Piper 
2x20: Exposed
2x21: Darkness And Light
2x22: Black And White 

DOLLHOUSE 2° SERIE (Sub Ita)

2x01: Vows
2x02: Instinct
2x03: Belle Chose
2x04: Belonging
2x05: The Public Eye
2x06: The Left Hand
2x07: Meet Jane Doe
2x08: A Love Supreme
2x09: Stop - Loss
2x10: The Attic
2x11: Getting Closed
2x12: The Hollow Men 
2x13: Epitah Two: The Return 

GREY'S ANATOMY 6° SERIE (Link Megaupload)

6x01_6x02: Cordoglio_Addio
6x03: Qualcuno Mi Osserva
6x04: Obblighi Forzati 
6x05: Invasione
6x06: Ho Visto Ciò Che Ho Visto
6x07: Diamo Una Possibilità Alla Pace 
6x08: Rischiare Per Amore 
6x09: Nuova Storia 
6x10: Conciati Per Le Feste 
6x11: Cambiamenti 
6x12: Mi Piaci Di Più Quando Sei Te Stessa
6x13: Amore E Fiducia 
6x14: Il Massacro Del Giorno Di San Valentino 
6x15: Come Eravamo 
6x16: Succede Tutto Per Caso 
6x17: La Scalata 
6x18: Morire Non è Facile 
6x19: I Mestieri Del Genitore 
6x20: Amo, Lenza E Peccatore 
6x21: Il Giorno Della Sensibilità 
6x22: Persone Felici 
6x23: Santuario 
6x24: Vivere o Morire 

Wordless Wednesday: Lucia

(A not so) Wordless Wednesday: Lucia.

Lucia-day is always celebrated on the 13th of December in Sweden. Contests are held in every town and city to elect each year's Lucia, who traditionally, is a very fair-haired girl dressed in a white gown with a blood-red sash and a crown of lit candles, to commemorate the original Saint Lucia, who died a martyr approximately 305 A.D. According to legend, she was burned at the stake, but had to be stabbed in the throat because she would not die.

We who live in the North and long for light, use this maiden from Syracuse, as our symbol of light and hope in the darkest hour of winter. But this year, since the thirteenth of December was on a Sunday, all the school children had their Lucia-pagent on Monday the fourteen, either very early in the morning, when it is still dark, or in the late afternoon, when it gets dark again. Here are some shots from Elisabet's pre-school.

Elisabet is the short blond girl with the Lucia-crown made of fabric that is looking down. If anyone of you thought that she is an out-going little girl, judging from the many smiling photos on this blog, you will see another side of her now. She is actually very shy.

You may wonder why the children don't look so typically "Swedish", with blond hair and blue eyes.

We live in a middle-sized city where there are many families from countries where conflicts or repression have made them flee. Not all Swedish schools are like this, but many schools in cities are. These girls probably look more like the original Saint Lucia from Sicily, than our blond and blue-eyed Elisabet.

A happy (and almost never) Wordless Wednesday!

Anna

GREY'S ANATOMY 6° SERIE

6x01_6x02: Cordoglio_Addio
6x03: Qualcuno Mi Osserva
6x04: Obblighi Forzati
6x05: Invasione
6x06: Ho Visto Ciò Che Ho Visto
6x07: Diamo Una Possibilità Alla Pace 
6x08: Rischiare Per Amore 
6x09: Nuova Storia 
6x10: Conciati Per Le Feste 
6x11: Cambiamenti 
6x12: Mi Piaci Di Più Quando Sei Te Stessa
6x13: Amore E Fiducia 
6x14: Il Massacro Del Giorno Di San Valentino 
6x15: Come Eravamo 
6x16: Succede Tutto Per Caso 
6x17: La Scalata 
6x18: Morire Non è Facile 
6x19: I Mestieri Del Genitore
6x20: Amo, Lenza E Peccatore 
6x21: Il Giorno Della Sensibilità 
6x22: Persone Felici 
6x23: Santuario 
6x24: Vivere o Morire 

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Sunday 6 December 2009

The Beadings and Buttons of Randomcreative

Monday 7 December 2009
My Meme Mania


Tuesday 8 December 2009
Maitri's Journal Life at Dragonfly Cottage

Wednesday 9 December 2009
Maitri's Heart

Thursday 10 December 2009
Chic & Sassy Designs

Friday 11 December 2009
Split Rock Ranch


Saturday 12 December 2009
Woodworker blog


Sunday 13 December 2009
My Second Trial

Best wishes
Anna