great books

  This is just a post about a good writer, Chautona Havig.  Her books are great and not at all embarrassing to read.  Visit her blog at Just The Right Escape and enter her giveaway of a kindle.  Her books are .99 on amazon now through cyber monday.

Boulder Field

  This is a picture from a boulder field that we went to a few months ago.  It was created from either an earthquake or an ice slide.  It had huge boulders,some the size of a house.  It blocked a stream and seamed to create a dam.

We are trying to get use to the darkness here.  It stays dark till about 8 am and starts getting dark at about 4:30.  It will get worse as we get into December.  

The girls had another gymnastic competition and they did well.  We don't really know scores, but they seem to be doing things well.  AY is working on back tuck and ariel on beam.  AN is perfecting her back tuck on floor.  We are just hoping that they keep their skills up and continue to get new ones.

T is doing well I school and has joined the photography club.  I think we might try and print some of her pictures and sell them.

N is doing good in school, but having to do some adjusting to taking test in a set amount of time.  So for all of you homeschoolers who have kids who will go to college, set a time limit for test.  

We will not be celebrating thanksgiving till Saturday due to it not being a holiday here.  There are a lot of Americans with the oil industry and one company is letting the church we attend use their facility to hold a dinner on Saturday.  It is weird not getting American holidays, but you get the holidays of the country you are in.  I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving with family and friends.

Another Week in Norway

Snow in  October.  Norway is a place that is never boring.  It snowed most of the day on October 26th.

We are trying to stay warm.  They do not have central heat so it is done with something like space heaters and wood stoves.  I have not yet gotten the hang of starting the stove, so we may be cold while the husband is gone in December.

It is getting dark her by about 4:45 pm.  During Decmeber we may only have five to six hours of daylight.  That will take some getting use to just like when we got here it was light until midnight.

We will not really celebrate Thanksgiving.  Hubby will not have the day off and the kids will go to school.  We are planning on going to the one hosted by the church that Saturday.  It is really different not having some of the holidays.  Some people take their kids out of school, but I don't see any real reason to do that since hubby will be at work.

I have thought about what I could post and I think I will do something on what we are eating here, ie my menu.  It is different here because it is not easy to get things and we don't have a big freezer.  I am also trying to go gluten free.  Just me though not the entire family.  I am going to see if it makes a difference in how I feel.  

Have a great week.