Tuesday: Dec 25th, 2007
We slept on my in-laws' day bed in the living room. Hubby couldn't sleep well since I kept on going back and forth to the toilet to rub some olive oil he he he...Poor dear! Since we had such a rough time to sleep, we only finally woke up at around 11 am. My in-laws woke up already much earlier, but we were simply too tired to bother to wake up then. It was such a tiring night for me!
Then my mother-in-law offered us some porridge and we ate it. She asked if Indonesians had porridge, and I told her that normally in Indonesia, porridge is eaten with meat and chili sauce, not with sugar and cinnamon he he he he...Then we spent the afternoon reading. Arttu and I brought some novels (he started reading the new novel I bought him for his X-mas gift), whereas our in-laws read the newspaper. In the early evening, Arttu's second brother and girlfriend came over again since they had promised to do so.
Since December 26th was my in-laws' 46th wedding anniversary (correction for me since the last time I told you guys that it would be their 45th this year), my mother-in-law served us coffee and took out a celebration cake. YAAAAAAAAAAYY!!! I LOVE cakes ha ha ha ha ha...
Then she said that she wanted me to take pics of them, so I did. She asked his hubby to put on a nice sweater first and then she brushed her hair HE HE HE HE HE HE...There you go. Unfortunately my mother-in-law was either looking at the other side or closing her eyes ha ha ha ha...And yes, it's her LEFT ankle that's on cast.
Then we took two family pics. Let me just show you one of them then. Here it is. Yes, Arttu's second brother's girlfriend is as TALL as I am HUE HE HE HE HE HE HE...
I gave them an anniversary card while we were drinking coffee and eating cakes and my mother-in-law said thank you. I think I should start taking more family pictures from now on, 'coz you'll never know how many more years they still have together. After all, my father-in-law's already 75 years old. Even though his Dad lived to the ripe age of 90 (or was it 91?), it's better to just cherish every moment we have as best as we can, don't you think so? I think I should give her a similar type of photo album every year so that she can remember every event. What do you think? ;-D
Anyway, funny thing is that my mother-in-law has started a new habit now: putting on an apron with a big pocket in the middle. That way when she needs to walk using both walking sticks, she can put something in the pocket. While we were going to play cards on Monday afternoon, my mother-in-law went inside her bedroom and then came out again with two boxes of chocolate in the pocket. When I saw her like that, she immediately said, "Kenguru" and smiled ha ha ha ha ha...I laughed when I heard that! And I bet you all understand what the word means HI HI HI HI HI HI...;-D
OK, I'm outta here now...gotta start studying Finnish again after a long holiday from it!!!
Woke up this morning with a VERY sore and dry throat. Last night I couldn't stand it anymore, so I kissed my hubby's lips a few times (no French kisses, though). I thought I would be safe since we didn't share saliva ha ha ha...but I guess I was affected anyway. This morning I let out some (sorry!) phlegm from my throat. Since I have to go to my Finnish class this evening, I decided to take some precaution by drinking Finrexin Neo. I don't really know what it is (all I know is that there's vitamin C in it and some other stuff), but hubby took it when he first found out that he was about to have flu. Plus it tastes OK, so I don't mind drinking it. By the way, it's a kind of powder with berry taste.
Right now my throat feels MUCH better (GLADLY!!!). I'd better drink more vitamin C, then. AND I should avoid kissing my hubby again until he's 100% well. *sob sob* ---> this is the toughest part he he he...
On days like this, when I have a sore throat, I long for porridge. Hot chicken porridge is the best kind of food to eat when you have a sore throat. Plus I want to make some cakue, as well, to eat with the porridge he he he...For those of you who don't know what cakue is, just click on the link. It's tough to imagine the taste, though...it's salty and it's like a light snack. It's SO tasty, esp. when eaten with the porridge.
Hubby's going to Rovaniemi on midday this Friday already. I wonder what I should do then. Maybe I should try making cakue and porridge he he he...I hope I can make cakue the right way as my friend tried it once but it didn't go well. Hmmm...wish my Mom were here to help me out he he he...I'm gonna miss going to my parents-in-law this Saturday as hubby'll probably be home only on Sat evening. I can't wait to make another SNOWMAAANNNNNN!!! HE HE HE HE HE HE...By the way, did I tell you that both my wrists were sore the whole day after I made the snowman? LOL!!!
Anyway, early this morning I also had a weird dream. I was back in Indonesia and I had to be a private English tutor again. I had to teach one student in the next few hours and I wasn't prepared already. I PANICKED as I had to find the old books I had used to teach my students and I only had a limited amount of time to prepare myself he he he...It was such a crazy dream! I woke up groggily and found myself a bit confused about everything. Maybe my subconscious mind wanted me to be able to get some income, eh? HA HA HA HA HA HA...Did you have any weird dreams last night? Sometimes dreams reveal what our subconscious mind is really thinking about, right? ;-D
Ever since I moved here, I've had dreams with a similar theme. I was back in Indo for a visit and for some reason I freaked out 'coz I didn't have enough money to pay for the plane ticket to go back to Finland. I know this sounds crazy 'coz if I ever visit Indonesia, I'll naturally buy a two-way ticket, so I wouldn't have to worry about paying for the ticket. I hated this kind of dream as I always woke up VERY tired afterward. I wonder what this kind of dream means...my subconscious mind is worried about money matters? He he he he he...
What I find interesting is that I've remembered many more dreams ever since I moved here. I wonder if that's because my hubby hangs a Dreamcatcher above our bed or not. His penpal sent it to him once and he's been hanging it above the bed. OK, I'd better have some lunch and then start studying Finnish again before my lesson starts this evening! ;-D
