Putting up Christmas lights

Don't jump Eirikur, we will save a muffin for you !!!!

Job well done !!!!!

Today is the first Sunday in Advent _ Christmas is getting closer and closer. So it´s time to put the outside lights up to cheer us up on these dark winter nights and make the house all the more welcoming ! Its also the starting pistol for the Christmas preparations. Tonight we will take the first stabb at getting oour Christmas cards ready.

Putting up the lights is always good fun. It calls for team work, singing and gloves. It was only -8 C outside today. Clear sky and no wind.

We made an innovation as well. This year will be the first time for lights on the balcony rail _ beatifully twinkly red ones, hopefully visible from a distance.

Hot blueberry muffins were very welcome when the weary workers finally came inside to the warm !

Team "Jack Sparrow"

This is the team Jack Sparrow from the Field Team Leaders Course in Finland. It was a great team and fun to work with you. Hopefully we will meet up again somewhere !

Malaví verkefni Rauða kross Íslands - október 2008

The week that was

I have spent the week in Finland on a Red Cross training course. It was great fun and with good people, all of whom had been on mission. So there were lots of stories to tell.
Then at this weekend, the Icelandic Red Cross had its annual party. It toned down affair but lots of fun never-the-less. The children are with me this weekend and that is always nice. Sandra performed with her school at the City hall in a day of celebration for the Icelandic Language. I listened in and thought that it was very nicely done.
Finally managed to catch dad at home for a chat on the Skype.The weekend tends to go by too quickly.