Hello. I am still alive and well, have just had lots of other things to do as well. Work at the school hasn't been too busy or difficult, I've just been doing something else all the time ( Read more... )

Blaah, going to work by bike is so hard this time of the year. I have enough clothes on in the morning but in the afternoon way too much. I'm not complaining though... Last Saturday we had a work day and spent the whole day outside walking for charity. Jesus it was cold and rainy and the plans couldn't be changed anymore after the weather forecast ( Read more... )

I'm finally getting into my old routines at work, although the beginning of the year is always some sort of a chaos. This year I also had 3 days off just when I was starting to learn the names of the pupils etc... Not a very good timing but the reason was great: the wedding and "the Polterabend" in Germany were lovely and it was nice to see Berlin ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I'll be back at school. The pupils won't be yet but we teachers have some sort of a planning day. I'd better keep my mouth shut when it comes to the point that we'll decide who'll be responsible for what this year (library, parents meetings and about 10 other things ( Read more... )

Pieni, alle kouluikäinen poika on nyt melkein joka arkipäivä n. viikon ajan laulanut meidän takapihalla kovaa vauhtia keinuessaan Lordin Hard Rock Hallelujaa sellaisella Remu-englannilla. Siis laulaa laulun just niinkuin on sen kuullu, ei oikeilla sanoilla... ;) . Eh, piti ihan mennä parvekkeelle taas ihailemaan. Hassu heppu.

Me and J never got tired of travelling in Japan and just spent a week by car mostly in Denmark (and a little bit Sweden). We went to Stockholm by ferry last Sunday/Monday and drove all day to Copenhagen and Camilla & Michael on Monday. We did stop in Kolmården though, where I've never been before :) . Spent a few days in and around Copenhagen: saw ( Read more... )

OK, perhaps I'm able to write some sort of memories of the trip. All in all, it was great and I rarely feel after a longer (well it was not too long, but 10 days is quite enough) trip that I could go to the same place soon again. And we definitely will go if we just get a chance one day ( Read more... )

We're home and happy. Tokyo was fantaaastic and the whole trip a success. Must get back there one day. Detailed talking about the trip later. Now very tired after being awake for 23 hours. 10 hours on a plane, 1 hour on a train (to the airport) and 3.5 hours on a car from Helsinki to Jyväskylä.

• Hot. Nice. Summer.
• The Funeral on Friday, not so nice.
• Problems with the clutch of the car, i.e. the car won't move! This has been repaired a couple of times even when J's parents still had the car and the last time the man who repaired it said that it should have a "life-long guarantee". Hah!
• To Japaaaan on Saturday. I always stress a ( Read more... )

I just came home from school and I have the same feeling which I used to have on the first day of holiday when I was still at school... It's so strange, of course I'm happy but somehow can't believe the year is gone (already). We teachers still had a cup of coffee and cake (and a glass of sparkling wine) after the kids were gone. And this evening ( Read more... )