Yolla satoi, aamulla satoi, paivalla satoi. Ei kovin jouluinen saa. Koitapa tasta nyt sitten joulumielta ammentaa kun katsoo ulos ja taivas on tumman harmaa ja vetta sataa kuin saavista kaatamalla.
Tanaan Amerikka hiljeni klo 9.30 aamulla viimeperjantaisten jarkyttavien tapahtumien takia. Mina satuin olemaan juuri silloin lihakauppiaan juttusilla. Kaikki kaupassa olijat hiljenivat kuin yhteisesta sopimuksesta. Sydamessa hyytaa vielakin ajatella niita lapsia ja aikuisia, jotka menettivat henkensa.
Aitini tekema villatakki esikoiselle joutui tanaan hoyrytykseen. Kuvassa palat oli vasta pingotettu paikoilleen. Aitee oli sita mielta ettei sita tarvitse tehda. Mina taasen toista mielta. Mina "voitin". :)
Ilta on kulunut lukiessa lehtea, ruokaa tehdessa, lapsia nukkumaan laittaessa. Sain mina joulutortutkin tehtya. Laiskuus tosin iski enka jaksanut keittaa luumuhilloa. Nyt on tortuissa aprikoosi- ja mansikkahilloa. Ei ehka ihan jouluisia mutta, tana vuonna talla lailla.
Miehen seka esikoisen joululoma alkoi. Ei taalla mitaan joulujuhlia ole. Tuntuu vahan tyhjalta. Ei siis kuusijuhlaa. Kouluissahan ei taalla kasitella mitenkaan joulun/hanukan/kwanzan uskonnollisia aspekteja. Kaikki pidetaan hyvin yleisella tasolla.
Tehtavien asioiden lista pienee kovaa vauhtia. :) Kohta voi rauhoittua joulun viettoon.
Some knitting today Marme?
It rained in the night, it rained in the morning, it rained during the day. Not very Christmassy weather. Try to get your Christmas spirit up while it's raining cats and dogs.
Today America stopped and quieted at 9.30am to respect those who lost their lives last Friday. I happened to be in the butcher's shop. All in the store just quieted down and stopped from doing what they were doing like it was all had agreed before hand. My heart gets still cold while thinking of those children and adults who lost their lives..
The cardigan my mother is making for our oldest was blocked today. In the picture I had just placed the pieces on the bed. My mother thought it was wasted time. I disagreed. I "won". :)
The evening has now been spent by reading a magazine, making dinner, putting children to bed. I did get the traditional finnish christmas pastries done too. I have to admit being lazy and I did not make the prune jam that we usually use in these pastries. I was lazy. Instead I had some apricot and strawberry preserves in the fridge and used those instead. Not really christmassy but this year we're going like this.
My husband's and our eldest's Christmas holiday started now. There was no big christmas celebration at school. Not the way I'm used to back at home. It feels a big weird and empty. They do not go into any of the religious/spiritual aspects of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza in schools.
The Christmas TO DO-list is getting shorter fast. :) Soon we can just calm down to celebrate Christmas.
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