Last weekend life with children got easier because a little bit of snow fell down and the temperature fell below freezing point.
There is a
huge difference between -1 degree and +1
degree Celsius – if the temperature is +1 everything is wet. I have not found a
single outfit for a child that would keep the moisture out when it’s pouring
down with rain and you are out playing
with the kids. Every time my S sees a puddle of water somewhere he literally
wants to go swimming . Jumping and splashing in the water is the best he knows.
When you come home the amount of sand, mud and water that the child brings with
inside is amazing. When you go out with
them three times a day your house turns into a sandbox in a day. Taking the
clothes off outside would be a solution but with these temperatures it’s not
really possible. You just have clean a lot.
If the
temperature is -1 everything freezes – most important – no sand nor water comes
in anymore with the shoes and the wheels of the pushchair. And when snow falls
you can take the sled out – you can go to the woods again. Children are happy
playing in the snow too – although it seems they are always happy.
Snow symbolizes
Christmas which is getting closer day by day. Although Finland is in the north,
there is not always snow in the Christmas in southern Finland. When I look out the Window at the
moment the ground is white but the Snow will probably melt during this week – so –
let’s keep the finger crossed for a white Christmas.
My wife and
I are both are born in December – my wife is actually born the day before
Christmas and this year she will be turning 30. Because of that we organized a
Little Christmas party with close friends and family last weekend. During the Christmas –time
it’s very popular to serve Glögi – it’s heated juice or hot mulled wine with
spices like Cinnamon, Kardemum, Ginger etc. So we were serving some of that
Glögi with Gingerbread. Everybody seemed to have a good time. There were 8
children by most running around and playing. Kids always seem to have company
from each other. Also the older ones take care of the younger.
Christmas
is getting closer and people seem to be more and more busy preparing for the
biggest holiday of the year. Let’s see how busy I’m gonna be before the
holidays and when I will have to to get back to the blog.
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