Monthly Archives: June 2018

June 26-27: Nora’s birthday party and new do

Nora’s birthday party! What a riot! She invited 5 friends from school. They all came dressed up, which was pretty cute. Nora had everything planned out, of course. First, theymade their own bday treat (I underestimated their love of whipped … Continue reading

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June 26: Birthplace of the Sons of Norway

Ted’s professor from his PhD studies in Norway, Tore Undeland, took us out for a long twisty trip to find the stone marker at the birthplace of the founder of the Sons of Norway. He had hiked in that area … Continue reading

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June 24: Children’s Theater at Munkholmen

Nora and I went out on a theater date  to see Mio, Min Mio (an Astrid Lindgren story) at Munkholmen. We took the bus downtown, then a ferry to Munkholmen island in the Trondheim fjord to see the play by … Continue reading

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June 22: And then she was 10!

Gratulerer med dagen til vår Nora! Double-digits today! You will always be our strong punk rock star girl. Nobody gonna make you eat borscht. Today was the first day of summer vacation, no school, no schedules, no plans. She tried … Continue reading

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June 21: Sommer blåtur

My colleagues at Ruralis have been extremely inclusive and friendly to me. The stereotypical taciturn Norwegian isn’t so common here, they are cheerful and social. Two of them organized a “sommer blåtur” for everyone who wanted to come. “Blå” literally … Continue reading

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June 16: Tautra Island

Trond and Sylvi treated us to a day trip to Tautra, an island about 1 hour away from Trondheim. It is a wildlife and wetlands sanctuary, home to the ruins of a monastery from 1200, a cafe and gift store, … Continue reading

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June 18: 4th Grade Year-End Party

We celebrated the end of the school year with Nora’s class–BYO picnic, parents v. kids fotball (I was one of only 2 moms out there, and only tried to get in the way), and performance in the gym. Fun times! … Continue reading

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June 14: 7th grade Finale

Here in Norway, elementary school (barneskole) goes until 7th grade. Anders is in class with kids who have mostly been together for 7 years of school, and now they are graduating from Steindal and going on to middle school (ungdomskole) … Continue reading

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June 10: This week in Trondheim

Back to regular life in Trondheim, now that the holidays and visits are done. Kids are going to school until June 21, Ted and I are going to work most days, although things are slowing down now that Ted is … Continue reading

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June 2: It’s summer, for the moment

The weather has been so amazing this week, ~70F/20C and sunny, not usual May/early June weather, but everyone is happy for it! Downtown was hopping today! Nora and I toured Stiftsgården, the royal palace in Trondheim. No pictures allowed though, … Continue reading

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