And the trampoline is still standing

but apparently the Dinoia family trampoline was the only one properly secured in Reykjavik.  Alert reader, Tom K., also known as Greempa Kirk, sent us an article this morning about Saturday’s wind storm to verify the severity of the vedur.

Honestly, we really didn’t notice that much, which is going to really make us immune to any weather conditions when we are back in the States and winds don’t generally reach 50 m/s (yep, gale force).    We had gusts of them Saturday night and many people lost trampolines, windows, you name it.  Our biggest excitement was hearing the top of the barbecue blow off and hit the house just after we went to bed. 

Naturally, I thought it was one of the kids falling out of their bed.  I was relieved to find out that was not the case, as the bunk bed situation is actually working for us this time around.  Lest I digress even more, I checked out said article and found a modicum of truth this time.

One has to understand that I am not fond of English language publications in Iceland.  Many of them are thrown together with the assumption, "Well, it is in English, it must be good!"   The Grapevine and Iceland Review both tend to fall in these categories.  While Iceland Review may have occasional interesting articles in their actual magazine, their online edition could use a little spiffying up.

As for the wind, well, it has since died down and today we actually had..snow (flurries)!  We are hoping for more, but after the pathetic snow season last year, won’t be holding our breath.

In other (more exciting) news, we had our bi-annual parent teacher conference with Hallfridur, one of the leikskolar kennari (conj?), at Njalsborg.  Basically, they love Kelsey!  I know, who wouldn’t, but still, it is always refreshing to hear it from someone who has really not known her for a terribly long time.

I think the fact that she is almost bilingual is quite impressive to them (and to us!).  We (somewhat gleefully) found out today that she is part of a regular lunchtable threesome with her friends Ronja and Nikolina.  We are so proud that she has created and nourished these relationships in another language so different from her own at age 4.  Frankly, it just knocks our sokkar off (thankfully, though, not our sokkarbuxar)!

And Cait?  Her conference is also this week, on Friday morning…but I have no doubt we will have nothing but good news to report.

Note:  Some (new) older pictures on the badge, but still worth viewing, of course.