SKYNI

Jon has been kissing me alot lately..and i mean the long loving kisses. He will smile and plant many many kisses on my lips. He is so sweet about it that I find it hard to stop him.

Linn gets really jealous and decides that she cannot let her brother do this. She will wipe off the kisses from my lips forcefully and make the same loving kisses. Sometimes, they will fight to see who gets to kiss me.

I feel so loved.

Or have they been watching too much tele?

We found a new candy store near our service apartment. It has 300 different kind of candies and the kids (and us) went alittle crazy when we went there to pick up the candies to fill the goodie bags for Linn’s birthday party last week.

We were passing the store just this week and I promised them a treat if they behave. However, I really don’t want them to go into the store. So I told them to stand like statues and ‘not move’ at the store entrance. If I saw a slight bit of movement, I will not buy the lollipops they had been requesting for. Those we know my kids will know that this is an almost impossible task.

But I underestimated the power of candy. They stood still together at the entrance and even told me the type, description and the location of the candy they want!

It has been one tiring week. I am physically exhausted from running after the children and trying to bid for the house. Just realised that we have been here for 3 weeks!

The kids are alright but starting to hate the service apartment we are in. It is small and cosy for now but i guess they miss the space and their toys. It is not easy to be coop out in a one bedroom and they make so much noise that the neighbours have started complaining and giving me the dagger looks when we see them in the hallway. From this experience, we confirmed that we cannot live in Sweden’s apartments because it is hard for kids to be quiet and tip toe on wooden flooring. When Jon and Linn screams, the entire building can hear it.

So, we spend quite a bit of time at the playground where the kids can jump around. I can see Linn is desperate for new friends. The other day when she spotted a girl her age at the slide, she asked me if the girl can be her new friend. She also told me to sit with the girl’s mother at the bench so that she can mingle and try to get the girl to be her friend!!!

Jon, being the opposite, told a little boy to ‘Go Away!’ at the playground.

One day, as I watch Jon play, an old Swedish lady approached me, after observing us for a while. She smiled and told me that I can only watch him play for a few years as kids grow up very quickly.

So as tired and frustrated as I am, I will try to cherish this time with them.