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November Carnival of Breastfeeding – My Hospital Experience in Norway

Welcome Carnival readers. This post isn’t really new, in fact it’s almost four years old. That is, the linked post I am sharing I wrote of my hospital experience after my daughter was born on December 6, 2005 in Norway.

From October 2004 until March 2006, I was living in …

Celebrating Five Years

It’s pretty incredible reaching the five year milestone in our marriage. Actually, it’s just amazing. And it’s exciting to consider all the challenges we have faced, places we have been, and the immense blessings we have been given. One of those is sharing our love between our …

Constitution Day

Gratulerer med Dagen. Happy Birthday Norway.

One hundred and one years ago, Norway finally became free from rule of the other Scandinavian (Denmark & Sweden) countries. It had gone back and forth but this time they actually made their own Constitution. The friendly, lovely country …

Last Blast

This is my last post fra Norge. Ha det veldig bra!

We will surely visit someday to show Sara Ellen her birthplace.

When in … Norway

Happy Norwegian Mother’s Day. :)

Tim brought me pink roses and his mom left a nice card for me.

Another Good Day

Hail the wisdom of the American Consular Office!

We went in today to do the Report of Birth stuff and were also given forms for her passport and social security number. All done in one swoop. Yesterday I got some passport photos and I thought they’d work but they …

Family

My family is here, all of them. Wahoo! :D

Mom, Tim, and I met Dad, Emily, and Michael at our nearest train station around noon. We went to the apartment they are renting and then had a late lunch at Gio’s, our “place”. Besides going there …

Mr. Golden Sun

Just thought I’d give you a little taste of the sun’s schedule at this time of year. Lucky for you, today is a sunny, pretty day. We’re supposed to get SNOW this weekend!

8:45ish AM
2:45ish PM

Dark

I know Norway is not the only country dark earlier in the winter, but it’s even earlier here. It’s just after 5pm and it feels so late. I *really* dislike this. I like the sun. In this country in summer. It is beautiful, warm, sunny …

3:30

Ugg, Norwegian winter weather stinks, 3:30 and getting dark. I woke up at 2 this afternoon :oops: (go to sleep late, wake up late) and I could see the sun setting.