The boys are back in town!!

So it's that time of year again - my most favourite time!  So the boys are out and on the shelf.  This year I was super lazy and decided that it was possible to have my normal clutter plus christmas clutter and that all would be well with the world.  So the boys are competing with pictures of mum and dad and grands on dad's side.... a good mix as far as I am concerned... 


Today was also the day that they turned on the christmas tree.

The kids and helpers are switching the "on" button... 


As a part of todays festivities there were businesses and others holding markets and stuff for folk to spend the day in the old part of town.  There is an enterprising bunch of women that work in the local primary and after school care that have created a club called maddömur... they took over an old house here in the old part of town that no one seems to own and have created a little handicrafts shop (only open on special town occasions) and today they opened their little hut and provided free meat soup to anyone who cared to imbibe.  Well, after the cold at the tree lighting ceremony I decided to give them a visit and partook of the soup (anyone who knows me knows that lamb soup is not a fave... however today - I really really really did enjoy it)... My cousin Guðný - newly arrived from her Australian holiday is one of these enterprising women and so I grabbed this great shot of her...

Just like the angel that she is - I really am so blessed with the family that I have here!

Previously I went for a walk with Freyja and took some shots of the town and of horses... 'cos that's what you do - 

yes ok.. there is a bit of evil eye happening there.....

This is a standard... a view of my little hood.....

and then to end things off... mum... she is a classic.

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Big wedding weekend happening.  My wonderful, beautiful niece Maja is getting married to her Jason and my cousin Beta is marrying her Benni.  Both get married on Saturday.  I am feeling a tad bad and sad about not going to Aus, but time, money and distance was in the way of that happening - also - I have too many wonderful nieces and nephews down there and so to attend one should really mean that one should attend all... ( well that is my excuse!) I also know that the important thing is not the being there on the day but being there for all the days after... there are more than enough people at these events.... and basically I am a selfish person - when I next see Maja and co - I would rather have them to myself and not have to share them with others.....  

So, I am off to Reykjavik... this will be the third trip this year (records are being set).  The weather is crap so am not looking forward to the trip down, however, I am not having to drive down - am hitching a lift with the father of the bride.  Mum is already there having gone on Wednesday - that way able to spend some time with number one son and daughter in law.  Mum and I would have to be the slackest people in terms of spending any time in Rvk.  Thankfully my brother and his wife have come to accept this as a part of who we are.  


It's budget time in local politics so most of the days are spent in meetings trying to find ways to make ends meet.  The funds that are coming from the national government are being cut and we are running over budget this year.  The aim is to retain all jobs, and not increasing costs for locals... but that is a tough target.  We shall see.