Daily Jamie

Wally

My husband, I tell you! I only have to mention something once, once-and-a-half, and he gets it. I saw this iPhone wallet in the Apple store several months ago and fell in love but it is definitely the kind of thing I would never get for myself nor expect someone else to get for me so it was stashed away in the back of my mind, a dream never to be fulfilled. And then my Valentine sweetly surprised me with it yesterday. He's a catch for so many other reasons that this gorgeous wristlet with room for my phone and bank card and drivers license and cash and Subway coupons doesn't even touch, but it's still VERY exciting to get a fabulous gift sometimes, am I right?

Daily Jamie

Valentines

Howie = How I Met Your Mother

My husband had a very, very nice gift for me and one for Jamie too, to celebrate Valentine's Day. I'll tell you about it tomorrow, but meanwhile, I thought I'd show you the card I sent to him via email. That's all he got, but it's the thought that counts, right? And as proof of that sentiment, please note the email Valentine Selah sent to me. I mean, I really felt her love for me when I received this.

Daily Jamie

Daily Jamie

Modern Family

The Swede was home sick today but still picked up Jamie from school an hour before I got home, which gave them both time to get a couple of things done around the house. When I walked in the door at five o'clock, at the end of a long day on the job, The Swede was slaving over a delicious dinner and Jamie was just finishing up the floors. I could get used to this.

Daily Jamie

Lull

You've no doubt noticed that I've been a little bit out of the blogging groove lately. Posts have been more sporadic than I'd like and are often lackluster, in my opinion anyway. It's the dead of winter, what can I say? I'm feeling less than inspired. I'm going to start tweaking the look of the blog in the next couple of days, though, and hopefully afterward I'll feel refreshed and motivated. Hang in there in the meantime, k?

Daily Jamie

February 9th

February 10th

Four Thousand Words On This Weekend

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USA Clothes

Julia turned five years old last week and since we're going to Söderköping this weekend to celebrate, we were happy to receive a wish list via The Molsta Group. The list read as follows: sparklers (the firework, that is), plastic flowers, tattoos (I assume she means temporary ones), a Santa hat, a belt, USA clothes, and a bouquet of tulips. The choice was clear. Unless, of course, she meant pleated dockers and a cowboy hat, in which case we obviously failed miserably. 

Daily Jamie

Daily Jamie

Illustratin'

This Adobe Illustrator course I've been at for the past two days was pretty intense. Typically, I enjoy spending some time outside the office if for nothing else than for the mix-it-up factor, but after this I can't wait for some humdrum.

The Sleepiest Family

Whoa, Nelly, what a day! The Swede was up all night watching the Super Bowl, my mind got fried at a course in the city, and Jamie was so tired and cranky by the time I got home that we had to actually force a bath for the first time ever. It was rough and I didn't even get a picture of him today! Hopefully we'll be running smoothly again tomorrow.

Big Fun Day / Daily Jamie

The Swede woke up at the crack of dawn to go sit on the lake for four hours in the freezing cold and occasionally dip his uncovered hands into a hole in the ice to pull out a near-frozen fish. Glam. Jamie and I decided to offer some moral support and drove to over to the competition but, despite the cold, one of us melted down before we made it to the shore. We agreed that the play land might be a more comfortable option.

We had lunch there and went wild for several hours then hopped back in the car and made our way to the grocery store. Jamie was a really good boy while I was shopping so he got to ride to race car before we headed home, just in time to spend some time with a very worn-out Swede before bed.

Daily Jamie

Daily Jamie

Follow That Bird requires intense concentration.