Maud suddenly gets stage fright and goes all shy in front of the camera.
(sorry about the quality of the video but somebody always insists on using the camera on it's side which means i have to do some computer jiggery pokery to rotate them)
Maud gets shy from matt on Vimeo.
The second take is a bit better with a lot of prompting from auntie Ingvill.
Performing monkey from matt on Vimeo.
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Friday, 19 October 2007
25 year old wallowing beast
Some things just happen, opportunity came knocking at my door in the shape off a cheap 25 year old wallowing beast and i weakly submitted to its lure.
Intrigued?
It is something which has been filed away in my noggin, not in the 'incompetent and irresponsibility' folder but something more along the lines of 'stuff to get around to do when the chance arises' folder.
Meet the newest member of the family, who from this day forward for reasons to be revealed shortly, is to be known as The Fat Wagon.
I can hear the groans from here, well let me tell you, it was cheap, and it is going to be some kind of rolling experimental, how to put it, green machine in more ways than one.
In addition to the Über cool green it will hopefully, if everything goes to plan, run on a certain percentage of common or garden cooking oil. Yes really.
For those of you who don't about Rudolf Diesel i suggest you take a quick looksie here.
So there you have it - The Fat Wagon -
You can follow the development and the possibly many break downs of both me and the car in a new blog too.
Intrigued?
It is something which has been filed away in my noggin, not in the 'incompetent and irresponsibility' folder but something more along the lines of 'stuff to get around to do when the chance arises' folder.
Meet the newest member of the family, who from this day forward for reasons to be revealed shortly, is to be known as The Fat Wagon.
I can hear the groans from here, well let me tell you, it was cheap, and it is going to be some kind of rolling experimental, how to put it, green machine in more ways than one.
In addition to the Über cool green it will hopefully, if everything goes to plan, run on a certain percentage of common or garden cooking oil. Yes really.
For those of you who don't about Rudolf Diesel i suggest you take a quick looksie here.
So there you have it - The Fat Wagon -
You can follow the development and the possibly many break downs of both me and the car in a new blog too.
Heat
Maud's life is now getting back to normal after her superstar jet set lifestyle took her over the Atlantic to Canada and back again.
Sleeping patterns have eventually shifted back to the parental recommended of a nightly 12 hours and the midday snooze is also now just getting to back the prescribed dose.
Of course the superstar lifestyle has it's ups and downs -
a successful photo shoot one day and the paparazzi, Heat magazine style, expose shots the next.
Sleeping patterns have eventually shifted back to the parental recommended of a nightly 12 hours and the midday snooze is also now just getting to back the prescribed dose.
Of course the superstar lifestyle has it's ups and downs -
a successful photo shoot one day and the paparazzi, Heat magazine style, expose shots the next.
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Jet lag
So how y'all been while we've been on our hols?
Hard to put 3 weeks of holidays into one single blog posting but here's the jist
some rain, some sun, plenty of fun, wii shoulder, shopping, tons of food and a dash of G&T.
The first week was the four of us (me, silje , maud and auntie sarah) weeks 2 and 3 we were joined by grandma and uncle tim.
Plenty of moving about too, our first 2 nights in a hotel then 10 days in a apartment in downtown Vancouver and then a week and a bit at White Rock in a huge house by the sea, not far from some place called the USA.
No big dramas to report during the entire trip either. Maud's sleeping habits did take a bit of a turn for the worse during the last week when she more or less refused to sleep by herself, the very mention of bed set her bottom lip quivering and placing her in bed provoked a wail of protest the likes of which we have never previously experienced from her, this only abated when somebody slept in the same room with her.
Can't really blame her for not wanting to miss out on our wii-ing sessions in the evening can you.
Oh, and every body caught a cold except Silje!
More pictures to come when i get time.
Stone alone, Maud makes a statement, this is the white rock of White Rock btw.
Hard to put 3 weeks of holidays into one single blog posting but here's the jist
some rain, some sun, plenty of fun, wii shoulder, shopping, tons of food and a dash of G&T.
The first week was the four of us (me, silje , maud and auntie sarah) weeks 2 and 3 we were joined by grandma and uncle tim.
Plenty of moving about too, our first 2 nights in a hotel then 10 days in a apartment in downtown Vancouver and then a week and a bit at White Rock in a huge house by the sea, not far from some place called the USA.
No big dramas to report during the entire trip either. Maud's sleeping habits did take a bit of a turn for the worse during the last week when she more or less refused to sleep by herself, the very mention of bed set her bottom lip quivering and placing her in bed provoked a wail of protest the likes of which we have never previously experienced from her, this only abated when somebody slept in the same room with her.
Can't really blame her for not wanting to miss out on our wii-ing sessions in the evening can you.
Oh, and every body caught a cold except Silje!
More pictures to come when i get time.
Stone alone, Maud makes a statement, this is the white rock of White Rock btw.
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Safe haven - nursery
Maud outside the door to her other life, away from her parents.
Looks pretty eager to get in too doesn't she.
Left door for the little kids, right door for the slightly larger ones.
Lola has previously been used to being carried around by her hair, so the new buggy really bought a smile to her face......
maud's too.
Looks pretty eager to get in too doesn't she.
Left door for the little kids, right door for the slightly larger ones.
Lola has previously been used to being carried around by her hair, so the new buggy really bought a smile to her face......
maud's too.
Monday, 10 September 2007
Spot of blogger
Erm......
yada yada ...OK so i've not blogged for a good while now, so many days since last time that it's turned into counting in months rather than days. Can't beleive how fast time is whizzing by... anyone guess how long i've been here in Oslo for now? No?
10 YEARS! Jeeezaloo - 3rd september 1997 - i arrived here with a suitcase full of clothes to live in flat that was 6m x 3m, and yes that included the bathroom and kitchen.
So ten years older and this getting back to work full time thing has been all to much for me, I have tons of footy to be watching as the english and Norwegian seasons overlap at this time of year, Silje works a lot of evening shifts atm. Oh.. and i've been lazy. Blogging has just fallen to the bottom of the pile.
The sooner i can fix the BlogThis! button in Picasa2 the better for everyone.
Well, on with it....i'll try and get all the blah blah blah out of the way at the start and then stick some pictures up at the end since that's what you come here for ...right?
What's up in the the world of Tjorteland / Conibear and how is the Maudster?
Maud has settled into nursery way better and faster than we had any right to expect. Playing, eating, sleeping and saying goodbye to whoever drops her off in the morning all happens without any fuss and luckily she's always mega happy to see us when pick up time comes around.
Saying that Maud has been a bit ill of late, only to be expected when starting nursery i know but when the Maud smile went AWOL for a week or so recently we knew she was suffering.
Holidays. I'm a slacker, back at work full time for a month and a half and already i'm off on my hols. So 15th September we jet off to Vancouver to visit auntie Sarah for 3 whole weeks, and as is the way, our peaceful break will be shattered when uncle Tim and Grandma gatecrash the trip to join us for the last 2 weeks too. (just kidding grandma)
With a 1.5 hour flight to London and then a 9 hour flight to Vancouver i'm just hoping Maud is in the mood for pushing up some serious Zzzzz's on the way over.
Random highlights and low points from the past month, starting off with Maud pulling her best 'i'm super ill' face.
yada yada ...OK so i've not blogged for a good while now, so many days since last time that it's turned into counting in months rather than days. Can't beleive how fast time is whizzing by... anyone guess how long i've been here in Oslo for now? No?
10 YEARS! Jeeezaloo - 3rd september 1997 - i arrived here with a suitcase full of clothes to live in flat that was 6m x 3m, and yes that included the bathroom and kitchen.
So ten years older and this getting back to work full time thing has been all to much for me, I have tons of footy to be watching as the english and Norwegian seasons overlap at this time of year, Silje works a lot of evening shifts atm. Oh.. and i've been lazy. Blogging has just fallen to the bottom of the pile.
The sooner i can fix the BlogThis! button in Picasa2 the better for everyone.
Well, on with it....i'll try and get all the blah blah blah out of the way at the start and then stick some pictures up at the end since that's what you come here for ...right?
What's up in the the world of Tjorteland / Conibear and how is the Maudster?
Maud has settled into nursery way better and faster than we had any right to expect. Playing, eating, sleeping and saying goodbye to whoever drops her off in the morning all happens without any fuss and luckily she's always mega happy to see us when pick up time comes around.
Saying that Maud has been a bit ill of late, only to be expected when starting nursery i know but when the Maud smile went AWOL for a week or so recently we knew she was suffering.
Holidays. I'm a slacker, back at work full time for a month and a half and already i'm off on my hols. So 15th September we jet off to Vancouver to visit auntie Sarah for 3 whole weeks, and as is the way, our peaceful break will be shattered when uncle Tim and Grandma gatecrash the trip to join us for the last 2 weeks too. (just kidding grandma)
With a 1.5 hour flight to London and then a 9 hour flight to Vancouver i'm just hoping Maud is in the mood for pushing up some serious Zzzzz's on the way over.
Random highlights and low points from the past month, starting off with Maud pulling her best 'i'm super ill' face.
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