This fall we have gotten into a rhythm, perhaps our first since coming back from Sweden. Mon is working full time at a temporary position downtown. She is hoping for something permanent. John & Jakob are in school full time. Sam usually goes to a friend's daycare 3 - 4 days a week, depending on the need. John studies a lot and has a couple handyman (snickare) jobs on the side to help out. In this picture Mon has taken the boys up to Eden Park in Cincinnati on a sunny afternoon. The autumn has been great this year. Hope to get out and take pictures of the fall foliage. 
This is Jakob's bike. John found it in the garbage one night on the way out to study. Jake had been asking for one and we just hadn't gotten to it yet. You know, priorities. After buying a new seat and gear changer for this one, the bike is nearly as good as new and Jake couldn't be happier. We figure the previous owner must have outgrown it because it was in pretty good shape. Jakob has even given it a name: Police Battleforce 5. Guess working on the bikes at mormor's has paid off. Now if we only had mormor's beautiful scenery to ride it in.
This big spider was just outside our patio door for about 3 weeks. It was a little bigger than a Swedish kronor.
'Po' from Teletubbies. Sam drew him.
Jakob getting geared up for Halloween. He was to go as a wizard or a ghoul. He hasn't figured it out yet.
Where is your father? One morning while Sam was home with Dad, Dad left Sam alone in the other room so he could study. Next thing he knew, Donatello, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle was standing in front of him. Funny thing - the washable markers didn't stop at the clothes. No problem though, the shower took it all off rather quickly. One last note - we would really love to get into our own home. It's not that we don't like our apartment, it's just that we are paying nearly a house payment for it and why not just put that toward our own house anyway? And there is one we really love. We just can't do much about it right now. Mon is locked into her temp position mostly likely until November and with John in school we are kind of stuck in limbo. The house is perfect for us, for the next twenty years. It's got some projects, but what house doesn't? It's a little frustrating not being able to do anything about it at the moment. Maybe it's more a psychological marker more than anything. A house represents the end parenthesis to our Swedish adventure as well as normalcy and stability. Some day, when the time is right.
2 comments:
Great pictures.
Not to worry, I scrimped and saved for years and still wasn't able to afford a house until Christopher was 10. An apartment is great until you are more established. What we want isn't always the same as what we need.
Margt.
November is here, and I am still praying. I hope things start to come together for you guys.
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