We are preparing for Christmas and continuing the traditions we have had for ages. One of the traditions is to decorate a cinnamon-cake house, and the calendar is full of events at home, at work or at school. And of course, we are going to Mikal´s 60th birthday party which is celebrated today, Happy Birthday Mikal. All our best wishes for you and your loved ones in this special time leading up to Christmas.
lørdag 3. desember 2011
Forberedelse til jul / Preparing for Christmas
lørdag 12. november 2011
Kjellaug ble 50! / Kjellaug has turned 50!

Kjellaug has turned 50 (2 * 25) ! We celebrated with a party with 42 guests, friends and family, with a chef who made tapas, with entertainment from the children and from two young actors who pretended to be waiters. At the actual birthday, her students visited her at home and gave her a huge birthday card. Later the same evening we had family over for coffee and cakes, so now we have celebrated her a lot! But it was fun, and she truly deserved it!
mandag 25. juli 2011
22 juli 2011
Terror i Norge! Det har frem til nå vært helt utenkelig, men nå er vi alle rammet! En gal mann med våpen og en helt utenkelig holdning til samfunnet og hvordan demokratiet fungerer sjokkerte oss alle. Vi gikk dagen etter i et fakkeltog i Stavanger, og det var et enormt oppmøte og engasjement. Vi vil alle vise vår avsky mot denne handlingen og vise vår støtte til demokratiet og medfølelse til de som ble rammet.
Terror in Norway! Up until now a completely unknown scenario, but now we have all been struck. One crazy man with a bomb and a gun and a horrible view of society and how democracy works, shocked us all. We went the day after in a demonstration in Stavanger, to show our disgust towards this horrible act and to show our support to our democracy and to all who were affected by this.
torsdag 21. juli 2011
Sommerferie 2011 på hytta /summervacation 2011 at the cabin
Sommerferien i år ble på hytta i Risør. Vi fikk mange besøk av gode venner, og det var veldig hyggelig. Med ny båt denne sesongen ble det mye vannski og wakeboard, og alle barna og mange av de som besøkte oss klarte begge deler. Vi tar gjerne imot besøk også neste år, så legg gjerne inn i sommerplanene å besøke oss i Risør. Summervacation this year was spending three sunny weeks at our cabin at Risør. Many friends visited us and stayed a few days, and we got to try our new power boat (the 2nd boat from the end of the dock at the picture from the beach). Many got to try waterskies and wakeboard. We hope we get frequent visits also next year from family and friends at this wonderful place a the south shore of Norway.
fredag 8. juli 2011
Skipsdåp i Korea / Ship naming ceremony in South Korea

Kjellaug og Peter ble invitert som gjester til å delta i en skipsdåp i Sør-Korea, hvor Peters arbeidsgiver har hatt fire skip under bygging. Det var en lærerik opplevelse å oppleve et nytt land og være med på en slik begivenhet, prøve lokale matretter, se bylivet og skipsverftet.
Kjellaug and Peter were invited as guests to join a ship-naming ceremony at a shipyard in Korea, where Peter's employer has had 4 drillships under construction. It was a great experience to see some of South Korea and to be a part of the event, to taste the local food and see the street view and shipyard.
tirsdag 17. mai 2011
17 mai feiring / Celebrating May 17, our National Constitution Day
I dag var Camilla russ og gikk i tog først med Tryggheim og så med russetoget i Stavanger, og Alexander hadde nattevakt til i dag så han var på jobb og Lisbeth tilbrakte dagen med studievenner i Kristiansand. Men vi andre gikk i tog hjemme som vanlig. Med overskyet vær, noen få regnbyger og 13 grader startet barnetoget på torget kl 9.20 og gikk til idrettshuset. Det var stort oppmøte og langt barnetog, og god stemning slik det alltid er på 17 mai. Etter barnetoget og middag på idrettshuset tok vi tog til Stavanger og så på russetoget, hvor Camilla og venninnene også var med. Det var stor folkefest, som du vil se av bildene. Det var en kjempeflott dag for alle.
Today was the last day for Camilla as "russ", which is the 4-week period in April-May where the high school graduates have their big events, parties, celebrations, ending with large parades in their red or blue costumes, before they start their final exams next week. Alexander had worked night shift to today so he was still at his house, and Lisbeth spent the day together with her friends in Kristiansand. But the rest of us celebrated the day as usual here. The children's parade started at 9.20 am and we went to the sports club where we had the church service and then dinner. After dinner, Kjellaug, Christina and Peter took the train to Stavanger to watch the big "russe"-parade, where Camilla and her friends also joined in. It was crowded of people, which you will see from the pictures. It was a great day for us all.
fredag 22. april 2011
Besøke barnehjem i Ukraina / Visiting an orphanage in Ukraine
We are fortunate to be allowed to support Yana, 12, who lives with her grandmother in a small village in the mountains in Ukraine. One week before Easter, Kjellaug and Christina travelled together with others from the Ukraine-aid-organization "Mercy of house" from Norway to an orphanage in Ukraine, and to visit Yana and others who needed help. One of the pictures is Christina, Yana and Yana´s grandmother, who they visited. Another picture is from when Christina met Erik, 3, in a tubercolousis-hospital. They also visited the local market, they assisted, together with the others, in handing out food and supplies in less fortunate villages, and with handing out clothes to others in need. It was a unique experience, and an important eye-opener, we are all so blessed that we are able to help.
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