Project 365 week 12

Siella puskan keskella on lintu! Ihan varmasti! Mulla oli vaan ihan vaaranlainen objektiivi kamerassa. En ollenkaan kuvitellut ottavani kuvia linnusta.

There's a bird in the middle of the bush! There really is! I just had completely wrong lens on my camera. I really didn't think I would be taking pictures of birds.

Sita ja tata / This and that

Taalla on tapahtunut vahan sita ja tata ja tasta taitaa tulla aikaimoinen sillisalaattipostaus asioiden suhteen. Kuviksi valikoitu talla kertaa toissailtainen auringonlasku, joka oli vallan komea vareissaan.

Mina olen saanut uudet lasit. Iha vahan muutosta nakoon itsessaan mutta optikko ehdotti moniteholaseja. OU NOU! Parjaisin kuulemma viela vuoden puolitoista ilmankin mutta koska en nyt aikonut laseja ihan heti olla vaihtamassa niin laitettiin sitten saman tien ne monitehot. Olo vahan vanhentui heti. Ja nyt sitten olen totutellut uusien lasien kanssa elamiseen.

All kinds of things have happened here and this posting is going to be a mixture of little pieces of news from here and there. Pictures are of the sunset we had the other night. Gorgeous colours.

I got new pair of glasses. Just a little bit of change in my vision itself but the optician suggested progressive glasses. OH NO! I would be fine without them for  a year or two but after that it would be reality. And as I'm not going to buy new glasses in a years or two years time I got the progressive lenses now. I feel much older immediately. Now I've been trying to get used to living with the new glasses. 

Paanvaivaa on aiheuttanut koiruudella ilmennyt pissaongelma. Pojulta paasee valilla tahtomattaan latakoita sisalla. Eipa taida vahingon sattuessa edes tajuta sita mutta on kauhuissan asiasta jalkeenpain. Asiaa tutkitaan.  Ei kamalan kivaa tammoinen vaiva. Kaksi isoa mattoa pitaa vieda pesuun. Muut onkin rullattu pois ettei niille tule mitaan. Toivottavasti tama on jotain, joka saadaan hoidettua eika tama ole pysyva vaiva. 

Doggy problems are creating headaches. Our boy can't seem to always hold his bladder and we've found puddles inside. We are sure these are completely involuntary as he always tells if he needs to go and he has not done so. He always seems extremely upset after this kind of accident. It's beeing investigated. Not much fun this kind of problem. Two of big rugs have to be washed and the rest have been rolled away so that there won't be other accidents on rugs. I hope this is something that can be fixed and won't be a permanent problem.

Mieheni on vaihtamassa tyopaikkaa. Microsoftille sanotaan heipat. Ei ollut kovin mukava tyonantajakokemus tuo firma. Mikaan asia ei toiminut. Tyontekijoista ei pideta huolta. No, nyt ei tartvitse huolehtia siita. Uusi tyonantaja onkin eurooppalainen ja meilla on ilmeisesti myos mahdollisuus jossain vaiheessa palata Atlanttin toiselle puolelle tyonantajan puolesta. Se olisi aika kiva juttu. Mutta se on tulevaisuuden juttuja sitten. 

My husband is changing jobs. Farewell Microsoft. It was not very nice employer experience. Nothing worked and employees are not treated well or looked after. No more worrying about that. His new employer is an European company and there's a possibility to return to the other side of Atlantic. That would be quite nice. However, this will be issues in the future. 

Me karistetaan lumet jaloistamme ja lahdemme aurinkoon ja lampoon! Ah ihanaa! Tuskin maltan odottaa. Ensin Floridaan ja sitten pari paiava kotona pyykaten ja sen jalkeen tyttojen reissu Texasiin. Matkakuulumisia tulee varmasti, mutta milla aikataululla. Siita en ole varma. Hiljaiselo blogissa on siis hyvinkin mahdollista seuraavan neljan viikon ajan. Ehka kayn taalla vahan ilmoittelemassa etta ollaanko elossa..... ehka en. :)

We are shaking snow off our shows and are heading to sun and warmth! Oh how wonderful! I can't wait. First Florida and then few days back home doing laundry and then girly trip to Texas. I'm sure to post about the trips but with what kind of schedule I have no idea. Quiet times in the blog are expected during the next four weeks.  Maybe I'll pop by letting you know I'm alright...... maybe I won't. :)

Project 365 week 11

Vahan lisaa lumileikkeja / Some more snow fun

Lumessa on kiva temmeltaa. Se on jo aika markaa ja muksut tulevatkin yleensa sisaan lapimarkina. Pikkuneidin kurahousut on kateissa tottakai silloin kun niita tarvittaisiin. 

It's so much fun to play in the snow. It's quite wet already and the children do come in pretty much soaking wet every time. The "mud pants" (water proof outside pants Finnish children wear when playing in wet snow, mud,  wet sand etc.) that I've got for Little Miss are missing. Of course when we they are needed the most.  

Tytot rakensivat Daddyn kanssa takapihalle katottaman iglun. Siihen piti tehda vaikka minkalaisia ikkunoita ja koloja mutta se kolmen paivan lammin jakso pilasi sitten kaikki suunnitelmat kun iglun ylaosa suli pois. 

The girls built a  igloo without a roof. They had planned to do all kinds of windows and holes but the three day warm period melted the top half of the igloo and ruined all the plans.

Ja joskus sita leikkiessa tulee erimielisyyksia. Silloin ollaan mutrusuita sen pienen hetken ja kohta taas leikitaan sopuisasti.

Sometimes when you play there's disagreements. Some time to sulk and soon they are playing nicely together again. 

Nautitaan siis lumesta kun sita viela on. Kohta saadaan sitten odotella takapihan kuivumista. 

We're enjoying the snow as we still have it. Soon we'll have to wait for the back yard to dry.

Kevat? Mika se on? / Spring? What's that?

Kaikki puhuu kevaasta. Maaliskuussa mennaan jo melkein puolivalissa. Lunta on maassa viela vaikka kuinka ja paljon.

Everyone is talking about spring. We're nearly midway in March. And we got tons of snow on the ground.

Yksi aamu olin niin lammin etta otin kameran mukaan bussipysakille. Oltiin selkeasti plussan puolella heti aamusta. Maa hoyrysi sumun lisaksi. Aika janna tunnelma.

One morning it was so warm that I decided to take the camera to the bus stop. Temperatures were clearly above freezing right from the start of the day. The ground was steaming in addition to the fog we had. It was kind of eerie.

Kolme paivaa meilla oli lamminta. Reilusti plussan puolella paivisin ja oisinkin oltiin nollassa. Ranneissa valui vesi ihan koko ajan. Paras lampotila oli +13C. Tuntui todellakin kevaalta.

Three days we had nice and warm. nice warm days and even in the night it didn't go below freezing. Water was running in the gutters non stop. Best temperature was +13C. It really felt like spring.

Lunta kylla on! Niiden kolmen paivan aikana lumista suli noin puolet. Ja naissa kuvissa on viela siis se toinen puolisko jalejlla. Lampotilat ovat taasen tippuneet niin ettei sulamista tapahtu samalla vauhdilla. 

But oh boy we do have snow! During the three warm day about half of it melted. And in these picutres we still have the other remaining half. Now the temperatures have dropped so that the melting doesn't happen so fast. 

Ja todistettavasti meilla on se aita siella jossain lumet alla. :D

And here's a proof that we do have a fence somewhere under the snow. 

Harry Potter 99 sekunnissa / Harry Potter in 99 seconds

Meilla isompi neiti hoyryaa kun haluaa lukea Harry Potteria. Kamalat vanhemmat eivat ole suostuneet ennen tata antamaan lupaa kyseisen kirjan lukemiseen koska neiti on aika herkka kaikenmoisen vahankin pelottavan suhteen. 

Our Big Miss is having a Harry Potter mania. She desperately wants to read Harry Potter but terrible parents have not given her permission yet. The reason for that is that Big Miss is and has always been very sensitive about even little bit scary things.

Photo credit http://mmdelrosario.hubpages.com/hub/harry-potter-and-the-philospher-stone-quiz

Koulubussissa rinnakkaisluokkakaveri oli opettanut neidille laulun (Harry Potter 99 sekunnissa), jota on nyt sitten laulettu meilla kohta kaksi viikkoa koko ajan (ja meilla vanhemmilla tulee potterit korvista). Varsinainen korvamato. Ei riita etta isompi neiti lauleskelee sita vaan myos pikkusisko laulaa yhta innoissaan mukana. Vaikkei kumpikaan osaa sanoja nopeisiin kohtiin niin se ei haittaa. Silloin lauletaan "badabadabadabada....." :D Nyt jaankin teille taman ilon. 

A school friend in the bus had taught Big Miss a song (Harry Potter in 99 seconds) and she's been singing it nearly nonstop for two weeks (driving us completely nuts with it). And it's not enough that Big Miss is singing it, Little Miss has joined the choir very enthusiastically. Even though either of them know the words for the fast bits it doesn't matter. They they sing "badabadabadabada...." :D Now I'm sharing this joy with you. 

No, vihdoin ja viimein se lupa siihen lukemiseen sitten irtosi meilta. Tosin ennen kuin Harry Potterin voi lukea pitaa lukea muutama muu kirja, jotka ovat odottaneet jo jonkun aikaa lukuvuoroaan. 

Well, finally the permission was given to read the book. However, she needs to finish few books that have been waiting in her reading pile before she can get to H.P.

Prject 365 week 10

365 project week 9

Olen vahan myohassa naiden kuvien postauksessa.

I'm lagging a bit behind in posting these pictures. 

Mysteeri / Mystery

Lankapostin saavuttua lupasin etta kertoisin mihin langat oli tarkoitettu. Se on mysteeri. Siis mysteeriprojekti nimelta Sophie's Universe. (Kuvat on otettu kaikki puhelimella ja milloin minkakinlaisessa valossa eli kuvat on vahan mita sun sattuu.)

After the yard post arrived I promised I would tell you eventually what the yarn was meant for. It's a mystery. A mystery project called Sophie's Universe. (The pictures have been taken with my phone and in all possible lighting situations so they are not very good.)

Osa 1 / Part1

Osa 2 / Part 2

Tama on siis ilmainen juttu (paitsi langat). Tasta on versioita niin monta kuin tekijaakin. Variyhdistelmat voi keksia itse paasta jos haluaa. Voi kayttaa haluamaansa lankaa. Olen nahnyt yhden jota virkataan pikkuruisella koukulla ompelulangasta.

This is free to join (well, the yarn costs) and there are as many versions of this as there are of makers. You can come up with your own colour combinations if you want to . You can use what ever yarn you want. I've seen  Sophie that's being made of sewing thread with an itty bitty hook. 

Joka viikko saamme ohjeita vahan eteenpain. Seuraavalla viikolla tulee lisaa. Aloitin 4 viikkoa myohassa mutta sain melkein kiinni. Nyt olen yhden osan jaljessa. Tassa vaiheessa Sophie on jo niin iso ettei kiinnisaamisesta taida olla enaa puhettakaan. Jos saisi vaan virkkailla eika valittaa mistaan muusta mitaan niin mahollisuuksia olisikin. Mutta ei juuri nyt. 

Each week we get instructions a bit more forward. Next week a new part. I started 4 weeks late but I nearly caught up. Now I seem to be one part behind all the time. At the moment Sophie is already so big that I think catching up is going to be impossible. If I only could work on this project and didn't have to care about anything else I would have chances. But not at the moment.

Osa 3 / Part 3

Osa 4 / Part 4

Osa 5  / Part 5

Sunnuntaina tuli ohjeet osaan 8. Mina teen osaa 7. Taytyy sanoa etta tama projekti on saanut minut ihan koukkuun. Mielenkiinnolla odotan mita seuraavaksi tulee. Ja oppimiskayrakin on ollut aikamoinen, silla olen oppinut vaikka kuinka monta uudenlaista silmukkaa. Sen verran tasta mysteerista tiedamme etta tasta tulee peitto. Siita tulee mun ensimmainen iso virkattu tai neulottu peitto. 

On Sunday we got the instructions to part 8. I'm still working on part 7. I have to say that this project has me hooked. I'm always looking forward to seeing what comes next. My learning curve with this project has been quite steep as well as I've learned many many new stitches and tricks. We do know that this will be a blanket. This will be my first crocheted/knitted blanket.

Osa 6 / Part 6

Tassa mun virkkauskaveri. Yleensa herra rohnottaa mun lankakeran paalla mutta nyt oli sitten paattanyt tarkistaa ohjeitakin. Ainakin puolittaisesti. 

Here's my crochet buddy. Usually mister lays on top of my yarn but at this particular moment had decided it was better to check the instructions. At least partially.

Project 365 week 8