The end (of the year) is near!

Neil's new "winter bike"

Finn and Jana exploring in our hallway

"C'mon mom, we'll be late for kids' gym class!"

With Christmas coming up fast we have only a few days left to prepare the house for our visitors. We still need to buy a tree, too. Neil, unfortunately, is sick, but hopefully will be better soon! It looks like he has the flu or even stomach flu. Week before last I had the stomach flu quite bad, but it only lasted 3 or 4 days and we were happy neither Neil nor Finn seemed to have caught the bug from me. Then last week Finn had a bad fall – it only took a second of not looking and he fell down the 4 stone stairs in front of our house. He just walked off the edge while I was still putting on my coat. He wore thick clothing, but landed on his head with a sickening thud and I took him to the doctor. Except for a bad bruise on his forehead and nose he was okay, thankfully. That fall really scared the living daylights out of me. I even had nightmares afterwards. A friend suggested giving Finn homeopathic medication – arnica globules (little pellets). So I did that for a few days and it really helped his bruise heal up quickly. I was surprised!

Although the weather is still nice here and Neil is biking to work often, we bought him a “winter bike” – a small used Ford. So now we both have wheels if we want to.

I don’t know if posting will work out in the coming weeks, since we are switching internet providers and there are some problems with that. We might end up with limited access for a while.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!