Våffeldagen 2013 - National Waffle Day
In keeping up with tradition, here come my obligatory Waffles post of March 25th. I made the Oat Waffles from Gotland tonight, and thought about my maternal grandfather who passed away nine years ago.
Things have been crazy hectic, yet remain quite the same for some time now. My sister still can't use her shoulder properly and is on sick-leave until April 14th. Luckily we FINALLY have a wonderful new guy, W, who now works her hours and does everything very competently and seems to be pretty marvelous for dad.
Perfect timing, since my sister had to go down to Lund two weeks ago, and probably will stay there until mid-April. She needed to see her doctor and have an ultra-sound, and I know not what.
In some ways it has been a blessing in disguise, since we REALLY needed a break from eachother and all the bloody yelling. But she isn't happy down there on her own either, and worries a lot about dad. It's horrible to have that constant fear hanging over you that if (when) the telephone rings there will be more bad news. Still, I would pretty much pay anything for two weeks on my own in Lund..
Bloody sister, not even enjoying herself while being ill =)
We do miss her though, and we need her here to make things happend. She has such amazing energy and pulse that we tend to lack.. I try to get things done but I get stuck in the small everyday chores that need to get done RIGHT now, and forget the larger picture..
Oh we'll see. Slightly optimistic about the future, but so many factors play their part. Will we get more care-giver hours from the council? Should we siblings work less for dad and hire another care giver? Will we get by on that salary? Will my brother get accepted to one of the bloody art schools in another city (or even country! what the HELL did he think about when he applied?) next term? How on earth does he think he will pay for it? How will we go on when he isn't here to do the extra night shifts he has been doing lately? How can he even think of leaving dad? How can I get over my irritation towards him while still loving him very much, and being super-grateful for all the hours he puts in at the moment? How long can we go on like we are? And when will I have a bloody holiday????????????????
As you can hear life is smashing =) But dad is cute, and as long as he is reasonably happy I will go on helping him. I have no choice. I love him too much to give up.
Oh, I have also started to watch Person of Interest on the computer. Just five epsiodes in so far, but I find it very compelling. Problem is that I watch it instead of going to sleep when I should..
Also found Francis Wyndham's short stories and fell in love with his style. SO good!
Things have been crazy hectic, yet remain quite the same for some time now. My sister still can't use her shoulder properly and is on sick-leave until April 14th. Luckily we FINALLY have a wonderful new guy, W, who now works her hours and does everything very competently and seems to be pretty marvelous for dad.
Perfect timing, since my sister had to go down to Lund two weeks ago, and probably will stay there until mid-April. She needed to see her doctor and have an ultra-sound, and I know not what.
In some ways it has been a blessing in disguise, since we REALLY needed a break from eachother and all the bloody yelling. But she isn't happy down there on her own either, and worries a lot about dad. It's horrible to have that constant fear hanging over you that if (when) the telephone rings there will be more bad news. Still, I would pretty much pay anything for two weeks on my own in Lund..
Bloody sister, not even enjoying herself while being ill =)
We do miss her though, and we need her here to make things happend. She has such amazing energy and pulse that we tend to lack.. I try to get things done but I get stuck in the small everyday chores that need to get done RIGHT now, and forget the larger picture..
Oh we'll see. Slightly optimistic about the future, but so many factors play their part. Will we get more care-giver hours from the council? Should we siblings work less for dad and hire another care giver? Will we get by on that salary? Will my brother get accepted to one of the bloody art schools in another city (or even country! what the HELL did he think about when he applied?) next term? How on earth does he think he will pay for it? How will we go on when he isn't here to do the extra night shifts he has been doing lately? How can he even think of leaving dad? How can I get over my irritation towards him while still loving him very much, and being super-grateful for all the hours he puts in at the moment? How long can we go on like we are? And when will I have a bloody holiday????????????????
As you can hear life is smashing =) But dad is cute, and as long as he is reasonably happy I will go on helping him. I have no choice. I love him too much to give up.
Oh, I have also started to watch Person of Interest on the computer. Just five epsiodes in so far, but I find it very compelling. Problem is that I watch it instead of going to sleep when I should..
Also found Francis Wyndham's short stories and fell in love with his style. SO good!