...preparations and celebrations...

Sooo, where do I start? Maybe with this lovely photograph of myself, around 10 pm on the day before DS2's confirmation, trying to make "kompe"?( which is potatoballs- made out of potatoes, flour, salted meat and a bit of salt, and cooked together with more salted meat and vegetables) Can you see I was getting tired...? And a bit upset...? Usually I get kompe perfect every time. Not so this time...I had kompesoup...but in the end it turned out okay, and everyone ate and got stuffed! It may sound horrendous, but it is good! The boy was happy, so were the guests:-)
My sister-in-law did the flowerarrangements, with good help from the kids, especially DD2.

And the main person? Happy as a fiddle:-) He chose a non-religious ceremony just like his brother last year, and he really liked being in the center for once. Here he is together with his grandfathers accordionplayer! And then the familyphoto...DD1 changed her outfit about 8 times that day...(she'll be 13 in October)
We were 14 for dinner, 7 less than last year, since one of my sisters couldn't make it because of exams and work and lambingseason, and also two of the other guests were otherwise occupied. Still,we had a very nice time. I got the mayor to help me heating and serving the food, and she and her family came for coffee later. The weather was nice, and everyone seemed to have a good time.
My mother,aunt, sister and me took a drive on Sunday, and went to Vestkapp, since my aunt hadn't been there before. The view is, as always, spectacular. We try to bring our guests around the district a bit, since we like it a lot ourselves, and it is very different from Høvåg, where I grew up. All in all, we had a terrific weekend!

In other news-

Kristy is back! And with a challenge this time- she needs hats! She's going to Ukraine later this year, and would like to bring with her handknit hats for the orphanage she is visiting. Please check out her blog for more details.! I'll cast on, as soon as I get another pair of socks off my needles. Speaking of socks- here are the latest Sockamania socks! Knit in Silja superwash, magic loop, two-at-a-time, on 2.5mm needles. Cables and lace. LOTS of cables and lace! But still fun to knit.Also- Holly tagged me! And I've been trying to figure out how to narrow it down to
six words....

What is your philosophy of life in six words? Think about it for a few moments.

If you want to participate -
Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you/where you found it.
2. Post the rules.
3. Share a 6 word philosophy of life
4. Tag at least 3 other people -and post in language of your choice.

Holly's words are: make the world a better place.

That's a good one.

I'm still no closer to one "of my own"...I'll have to ponder about it a bit longer... but I'll tag Kristy,

Tracy and Bea.

Have a nice day:-)