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  Work work work

  I started working again today. What a day! Well, it wasn't so bad, I just have a lot of catching up to do. It's kind of exciting to be working again, although I would rather have stayed home a little ...

  20.03.2009 | Kommentteja 28 | The Finland Andersons

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  Pauliina's Baby Girl

  My sister Pauliina had a baby girl on Saturday, March 7th, on my mom's birthday! She is sooo cute and small! They get to go home today. In Finland it's common for the mother and the baby to stay in th...

  11.03.2009 | Kommentteja 12 | The Finland Andersons

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  Katriina's Kitchen / Katriinan keittio

  This post will be both in Finnish and in English. We are back home! It was a nice week in Kajaani, although Emett didn't get to take any vacation time. He was working on my sister Katriina and her boy...

  09.03.2009 | Kommentteja 6 | The Finland Andersons

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  Going away for a week

  Next week is a winter holiday (called "x-country skiing holiday") at schools here in the north. We are going away to Kajaani for the week. We will pack up our skis and skates and hopefully will be abl...

  28.02.2009 | Kommentteja 1 | The Finland Andersons

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  Laskiainen - Mardi Gras

  Last Sunday Finns celebrated the Christian holiday of laskiainen, also known as Mardi Gras in many parts of the world. This holiday prepares for the 40 day fast before Easter. On laskiainen people use...

  23.02.2009 | Kommentteja 0 | The Finland Andersons

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  Valentine's Day

  Valentine's Day is a new holiday in Finland. It was only introduced here in the 90s, I think, and is not as big as it is in the US. We also call it a "friends' day" and thus it is not so much celebrat...

  17.02.2009 | Kommentteja 1 | The Finland Andersons

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  Johan Ludvig Runeberg's day

  Yesterday, February 5th, was Runeberg's day. Johan Ludvig Runeberg was a Swedish speaking Finn, a poet and a writer, who lived in the 1800's. He wrote many books that are considered Finnish national c...

  06.02.2009 | Kommentteja 2 | The Finland Andersons

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  Snow storm

  Wow, it sure has been snowing a lot these past two days. This winter has been nice, we have more snow than usual, which is great, and it hasn't been too cold or too warm. Just perfect. Yesterday was a...

  06.02.2009 | Kommentteja 1 | The Finland Andersons

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  Friday: Game Night

  We have started having a game night every Friday, since we all enjoy playing board and card games. This way we will definitely take the time and spend it with our kids, playing the games they enjoy. W...

  23.01.2009 | Kommentteja 0 | The Finland Andersons

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  New pictures

  I uploaded a few more pictures of the boys and of a cake that I made for a friends' daughter. Here are the links: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=51949&l=2384d&id=837062295 http://www.f...

  18.01.2009 | Kommentteja 0 | The Finland Andersons

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  We are back in Finland

  Hi everyone! I don't know if anyone is reading this anymore, now that I haven't been updating the blog in a month... Well, I was busy with Christmas and New Year's and you know, time just flies! I hav...

  16.01.2009 | Kommentteja 1 | The Finland Andersons

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  Lahto lahenee

  Huomenna aamulla lahtee lento klo 7.10. Olen tosiaan laittanut poikia aina pikkuisen aikaisemmin nukkumaan ja kiskonut ne ylos sangysta aina pikkuisen aikaisemmin. Eilen menivat nukkumaan klo 18 ja he...

  08.12.2008 | Kommentteja 4 | The Finland Andersons

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  Rio Grande Zoo

  Eilen torstaina kavimme Grammien ja koko meidan perheen kanssa Albuquerquessa elaintarhassa. ABQ:n elaintarha on tosi kiva paikka, tama oli varmaan 4. kerta, kun kavin siella. Se on melkein kokonaan u...

  05.12.2008 | Kommentteja 2 | The Finland Andersons

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  Lisaa shoppailua ja jalkahoito!

  No me tietenkin jatettiin kaikki shoppailu ihan viimetinkaan, kuten tavallista. Emett hengaili Ronnien kanssa viela maanantain, Ronnie tuli meille yoksi. Tiistaina eli eilen vietiin aamulla Ronnie tak...

  03.12.2008 | Kommentteja 2 | The Finland Andersons

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  Happy Birthday, Grampy!

  Tanaan oli Grampyn synttarit. Muistaakseni 58 v? umm..  pitanee tarkistaa. Laulettiin Happy Birthday ja Grampy sai kaikkien allekirjoittaman laulavan kortin (ou jee) ja jonkun tietokonevekottimen, Eme...

  01.12.2008 | Kommentteja 5 | The Finland Andersons

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