Hi everyone

I haven't been busy writing on the blog but I have been busy doing everything else.  The weather here in Iceland has been more then disscusting the last months rain, snow, rain, wind, snow and soo on.  The sun has officially left us, I hope it is in your country and it better be in Tenerife but we are going there to meet her on friday.  I just said to Svanur the other day "we sure made the right decision last June when we ordered the trip" this is the darkest winter I have ever known.

Well despite of that we are all just doing fine, I work alot as a computer administrator at the school and the kids are growing and doing all kinds of things for fun.  Maríanna was just playing at the National museum (Árbæjarsafni) last weekend and I did send you a link to the video I made but here it is again "Video" if you click on the Public gallery you can also look at some more photos from us.  I will also put in some photos from Tenerife.

The life on the farm is like usual feeding the animals, milking the cows and so on.  I just bought a new horse for Einar Trausti and I also bought a young horse last year for my self.  Hopefully they will be good horses but the horse Einar Trausti had before was a bad one and not good for riding.  I bought him a nice 4 year old mare named Toppa.

Tags: Christmas

Well everything has it's end an now the summer has officialy said goodby.  Yesterday we had alot of rain and snow ugly weather. Jakkkkkk  Today is better and hopefully next weekend is going to be fine because then we are gathering the sheep.  It takes a week to gather all our sheep and we all pray for good weather and a lot of luck during that week.

Work is like usual busy, I am now a head of the ICT department in the county so my salary has raised a little, but the work stays almost the same because I was working too much last winter now I just get payed for what I do

Maríanna is now starting to learn the flute she has been learning the piano for 5 years but she wanted to change, so now I have to drive her every week to Selfoss (50 km).  Einar Trausti is always playing his football and enjoys it very much.

Life on the farm is like usual nothing new is happening.

Well I am keeping it short today I did add some photos to the web so enjoy.

Love Ella Jóna

Hi again

Here we haven't had anything else than sun the last 5 weeks.  We are praying for rain now so if you have some please send it to us.

In all this good weather we are now finished the harvesting and we have even had the time to take a couple of days walking around the neighbourhood.  The main reason for this writing is to let you know that I have put some pictures in the photogallery so enjoy.

love Ella Jóna

Hi hi

Long time no writing, I have finally been able to start my summervacation even though it should have started long time ago.  Now we are harvesting and longing for some rain but it hasn't rained since beginning of June.

Work has been busy and also the new womens choir I am in charge of, we went to the northside of the country in beginning of June to meet othe womens choirs and a choirdirector from the USA named Lynnel Joy Jenkins.  It was livechanging to meet her and spend four days in her hands singing an enjoying life.

I was going to visit in Michigan this summer but because of this choir thing I didn't have the time to go but I have not at all forgotten about you guys and am trying to find the time to come for a visit.

I have gotten a promotion at my work and I am now head of the IT department.  That means more money for me and more time to do my job.   
We are going to Finland in the midle of August with the school and I am more or less in charge of that trip.  That is also why I couldn't got to the States for a visit.  To many trips in one summer.

We have decided the family that is me, Svanur and the kids and my mom and dad to go to Tenerife in Canary Islands during the Christmas.  That is the only time I can drag Svanur away from the cows. 

All though we are all doing fine and I hope you are too.

Love

Tags: Summer

Well I haven´t written in some time, and I can't say other than that I have been busy.  There is church choir, womans choir, school, and all the other work I am doing.

We here in Iceland are tired of waiting for either winter or spring.  We haven't had any good solid winter for years just rain and rain and strong wind and both rain and wind.

I haven't decided on summer vacation jet, I am having trouble making the trip to visit in Michigan fit into the smmer, I have to go to the north side of Iceland in beginning of June and in end of June and beginning of July is harvesting and in middle of August I am going to Finland with the school.  Probably in November I am going on a conference in Minneapolis.

Well this is enough for now looking forward to hear from you

Hi again

I have put in some new photos in the webalbum and you should be able to see them hopefully.

Christmas this year was like usual, my mom and dad stayed with us on Christmas eve and I went to Church on Chrismas day to sing.  Then we had the family together at my parents house. The rest of the holyday vas eating and sleaping and a litle walk to take photos and try to have room for more food.

New year we had a mass in our litle church and people from around came to the ceremony.  On new years eve we went to our neighbours house in Foss and there we had fun together.

Now the school is starting tomorrow for me and Thursday for the kids and the same routine is starting well probalbly for the best.

Tags: Christmas

Hi everybody

Life in Iceland has been very busy the last year.  Now I am working as an computer administrator at my school and therefore my work has changed alot.  I am still teaching 10 hours a week and working 90% including computer administration and teaching.  I also graduated from University of Education in October (the second time)  so now I am an ICT teacher.

Last sumer I took my parents and my kids to Germany and Switcherland to visit my brother.  He and his wife were selebrating their birthday, he was 50 and she was 40 years old.  Svanur and two of my brothers came over to meet us in Switcherland over the weekend but I staied for 10 days.  It was very nice and the kids loved it.  Now I just have to make it happen to come and visit in Florida. 

Live at the farm goes the same way year after year.  We are milking about 40 cows and we are keeping about 100 sheep and 10 horses.  The most work is around the cows but they have to be milked twice a day, every day.

I founded a womens choir last spring and we are now 25 girls singing together.  Svanur is in the menchoir and has been since it was founded in 1997, my kids are both singing in a choir and Marianna is also playing the piano. 

I am going go put in some photos for you to wiev and will try to put some news in english here every once in a while.

Photos are here http://picasaweb.google.com/elitraus/FjLskyldumyndir?authkey=pZVhIwddqmI