Christmas Eve

I'm a little behind with my posting due to the fact that Johan and Hannah are home for Christmas break and I don't have as much "free" time as usual, which I really don't mind because it's nice having them around the house. Nevertheless, I wanted to post a few pictures from Christmas Eve. It was a beautiful evening and Hannah, Luke and I ventured out after a nice Swedish dinner (prepared mostly by Hannah ~ I'm so proud of her!) to enjoy the fresh snow and Christmas lights. The neighbor up the street from us had his lights set to blink to the beat of Christmas tunes. It was quite a show and Luke was impressed! Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas.

This is a test

I decided to try posting video. This is an older clip of Luke. It is only 18 seconds long, but it took 10 minutes to upload.

Wasting time

If an award existed for the World's Most Proficient Procrastinator, I would win - hands down.

I put off cleaning, laundry, yardwork, and most recently Christmas decorating in order to piddle around online. I like to find websites about fitness, cooking or decorating, travel or clothing. Today I found the Elf maker on OfficeMax.com. This wasted about an hour of my time, but the results are very funny, I must say.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1213478421

Click on the link, but you might be tempted to waste some time as well.

There's a first time for everything...

...and this is my very first Blog. (Yes, I realize the title is lame. I'm trying to think of something more creative.)

I decided to start a Blog for a variety of reasons, but what really inspired me was reading Anne's Blog. She is one of my Spin "students" and I have known her for a few years. Her Blog is a menagerie of musings about work, friends, family, pets, raking leaves, cute produce-toting bags and anything else she feels enthusiastic about. I thought it looked like a fun and creative way to keep our geographically-scattered family and friends updated with what's new in the Linna world. So, in honor of Anne, I would like to offer 6 things you can expect to see on the Linna Blog:

1. Cute kiddos - we have 2 of them.
   
2. Videos - we have a digital video recorder and are not afraid to use it
   
3. Photos - I still have a 35mm camera, so this may take a little longer
   

4. Maybe some fitness tips or other thoughts about the classes I teach at the local YMCA

5. Possibly some ranting about my spouse (and vice versa if he feels so inclined, but he couldn't possibly have anything to gripe about)

6. Lots of updates about our life here in Michigan, which isn't too thrilling, but to those who know us it might be of interest. Michigan is polar opposite from the various cities where you will find our extended families: Orange County, California; Maui, Hawaii; San Francisco, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; even Stockholm, Sweden, to name a few.

That's all for now. I leave you with a picture of 2 of my favorite kiddos making funny faces...

And here's one more...to get you in the holiday spirit ~