Karkauspäivä

Pakkohan tänne tällaisena päivänä on jokin merkintä tehdä, kun seuraavan kerran vasta neljän vuoden päästä on helmikuussa 29 päivää...

Tuntuu, että PITKÄSTÄ aikaa istuskellaan Roopen kanssa molemmat kotosalla. Mukavaa olla yhdessä, vaikkei mitään kummallista tehdäkään. Täydet pisteet aviomiehelle, joka ehdotti päivän työnjaoksi sellaista, että hän siivoaa ja minä laitan ruokaa. Oli muuten mukava syödä suht siistissä ympäristössä hyvää ruokaa! Eikä hullumpaa ollut sekään, että pöydällä komeilee melko suuri puna-keltainen tulppaanikimppu! :) Koiratkin ovat onnesta mykkyrällä, kun kaikki ovat "pesässä".

Tulin siis eilen Helsingistä, jossa kävin viimeistä kertaa koulutuksen merkeissä - eli nyt on kaikki opiskelu takana ja olen "omillani" sensomotorista kuntoutusta suunnitellessani ja tehdessäni. Työpaikalla ollaan jo muutama kuukausi täydellä teholla näitä "sensoja" tehtykin ja jonkinlaista tulostakin on nähty. Itse yritän pitää suuta soukemalla, kun olen näkevinäni jonkinmoista edistystä, mutta mukavaltahan se tuntuu, kun muutkin asian huomaavat ja kommentoivat...!

Koirat viihtyvät Helsingin matkani aikana Annella hoidossa. Lihapullissa on muuten kummaa voimaa! Beni kuulema oppi juoksemaan itse pihahäkkiin (mihin sitä on välillä aika pakolla saanut raahata...). Kun Anne otti lihapullapussin käteen, meni Beni ovelle odottamaan ja päästyään pihalle, juoksi suoraan häkkiin - jopa itse tassulla häkin portin avaten, jos se ei ollut salvassa. :D Lotta on kuulema juossut kuin aropupu Annen dobberin, Lolan, kanssa, joten ei lienee kummallista, että meillä on täällä raukean rauhallista koiraväkeä.

Huomisesta alkaa seitsemän päivän työputki (tai yksi on "VP", mutta sinä päivänä on laatukäsikirjan työstöä töissä muutama tunti, joten ei se vapaa ole...), jonka jälkeen on TALVILOMA! Kymmenen päivää vapaata. JEE! Tavoitteena on tehdä tosi paljon ei mitään, nukkua, nauttia päivistä ja levätä. Äiti tullee kyllä käymään ja tallilla olis kiva kääntyä - ja ehkä vähän pyykkivuortakin pienentää, mutta muuten en suostu vapaatani vielä ohjelmoimaan. Lepoa tässä tuntuukin jo kaipaavan. Ne, jotka meidän tilanteista tietävät, ymmärtänevät. :)

Unable to share true thougts

Let's just say that the title says it all. I cannot share all things here - you know, in real life, there are things that just cannot be shared to un-controlled group of people. Right now, one of those kind of things is going on in our life. Sure, relatives and friends, you can always ask, and I will tell you more. However, I do not want to risk all the world (yea, right, as if THAT many people read this!!) knowing our most painful and personal experiences. :)

However, let me share the most amazing thing. Even in the deep and personal affliction, there is a Hand that holds us. As I was sitting and waiting for this one thing to come to pass, a thought came to my mind, "Romans 8:28". Sure, having been to Bible College and all, I SHOULD have remembered that, but I did not. I had no clue what it said .(I AM a bit ashamed to admit that...) When I finally got the time to check it out, it was a comforting, encouraging verse.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose."

I must admit that it had the power to squeeze a few tears into my eyes... No matter what, He knows what we are going through and nothing can come to our lives without our Father knowing or allowing it.

I hope you will not be affended by the next "motto", but again, I have to admit, it is SO TRUE...

Life, at times, is just a pile of dung.
But that happens to be the very best fertilizer
as God is in process of growing a
garden of roses...

That nasty substance will never become anything beautiful in itself, yet if there is a rose growing in a fertile ground, God will do a miracle and it will end up bringing even more beautiful growth to what He is doing. I guess I just have to trust. Otherwise there would be no sense in life at all.

The ordinary life

I am having a day off and have spent most of it, so far, scrapbooking (digital)... I found some old photos that my dad had taken when he was visiting us with my brother, naphew, and niece. This photo of Milla caught my eye and I just had to scrap it. She is so cute, walking deep in her thoughts...

Somethimes the most ordinary things and moments pass by without us even noticing them. And seeing those would be most extraordinary. Like this photo, for example. She is just walking. But when the moment was captured on film, it is able to trigger deep thoughts - at least in me.:)

I just wanted to post it here.

... will be back later!

Back to work

After ten days of intense pain and myriad of painkillers - and translating another article on scitsofrenic familes - I finally got back to work. Still am not able to walk or move without pain, however, I manage to get myself to one place from another without having a grin on my face.

That's not the most interesting news in our lives, even if I cannot think of much else to share, either. One incident comes to mind, however.

A few days ago Lasse, Roope's friend, was visiting us. The guys were having coffee at the table in a "romantic" candle light. Our cat, Nyyti, rushed to get some loving - and caught fire! Lasse kindly and quickly slapped the fire on the cat's side with his hands and succeeded in estinquishing it - you may just guess what a smell filled our home! Burning fur is not among my favorite fragrances. :) Lucky cat, her fur is much thicker than is that of the other ones, plus Lasse had good reflexes. After the initial shock we had a good laugh from it!

In the photo here you can see Nyyti having a nap - ready with her cell phone, just in case she has to make an emergency call...

Whatever! I'll get back to you all later...

P.S. Someone asked about Beni's background. I do not know all, but have been told some things. However, he is originally named Smooth Breeze Last of Dragons, and you can find the kennel's pages here: http://smoothbreeze.shows.it/

Quick post

Hi there!

Just in case someone DOES read my blog and worries about me... :) I got the results of the x-ray and no bones are broken- That's really good news, as it means I should be up and running just in a week or two. Bad news is that it does not lessen my pain at all...

No whining here, now! Things are going ok. This morning Roope came home from work and was in a good mood, he took the dogs out and made me some coffee, so I got out of bed happy (instead of my normal morning-mood, which is NOT so happy...) and ready to catch up with the translation work. Which I must go back to NOW.

I'll be posting more later, maybe something wise then...

Have a great day - and even the Valentine's is over, love your dearest ones even today!!!

Sticks and stones can break your bones...

Weird thing happened - the Blogger has been telling me for a couple of days that my e-mail address does not exist... Today I finally got it working. So, here I am again.

Now to this day. I might have broken rib bones... We were dragging an old sleigh (do not ask more!) with a friend and my feet slipped and I fell down hitting my ribs on the single large stone that was peaking through icy snow. In addition, I felt my brain (YES! I HAVE BRAIN!!) shaken and most likely had also a minor concussion. Just my luck! This was yesterday. My friend drowe us home with our chevy van (she was not too happy, as she had never driven one before), I took some medicine that Roope got to be used after his surgery... and went to bed.

This morning I tried to get a doctor's appointment... and did not get one until WEDNESDAY. So, now I am off the work on my own notice only. I could have gone to see the nurse, but I feel too sore to move around too much, so I just wait. However, the fact is that it does not matter too much whether I broke the bones or just hit myself hard - rest and pain killers are the only means to help. The length the healing takes is the only variable.

Ok, BEFORE the sleigh-incident we had spent a night at friend's cottage. THAT was nice. Truly refreshing. Sauna, candle light and fire in the fireplace, dogs running around until they could not stay awake anymore... That was a true break from everyday life.

The picture is of my friend's daughter, Amanda and our briard, Beni. As some of you know, Beni came to us because the previous owners could not handle him and he had bitten people a couple of times. Quite a different dog nowadays, eh? He did not know any children back then, and we still keep a careful eye on him, but look at these two now! He is all different dog!

Salaisuuksista

Kylläpä salaisuuksien pitäminen onkin vaikeaa! Juuri nyt (ja eilenkin) mielessä pyörii lähinnä kaksi asiaa, joista ei oikein voi puhua kenellekään. Onneksi Roopelta niitä ei tarvitse salata. On vähän vaikeaa tämä bloginkin kirjoittaminen, kun oikeasti ei ole mitään muuta mielessä.

Olihan väistämätöntä, että tämä runokin piti tänne tunkea, kun kerran olemme molemmat Roopen kanssa töissä Perhekeskus Kaarisillassa... Mielenkiintoinen pieni yksityiskohta työpaikkamme nimessä on, että vaikka keskus onkin kristillinen arvoiltaan, ei tämä runo ollut perustajalle (kuulema) lainkaan tuttu, vaan se hänelle annettiin vasta, kun paikka oli jo nimetty...

Niin, jos siis työpaikkamme kiinnostaa, kokeile www.kaarisilta.net

Ja Jumala sanoi: "Toisille annan toiset askareet,
vaan sinulta, lapseni, tahdon, että kaarisillan teet.
Sillä kaikilla ihmisillä on niin ikävää päällä maan,

ja kaarisillalle tulevat he ahdistuksessaan.
Tee silta ylitse syvyyden, tee, kaarisilta tee,
joka kunniaani loistaa ja valoa säteilee."

Minä sanoin: "He tulevat raskain saappain, multa-anturoin -
miten sillan kyllin kantavan ja kirkkaan tehdä voin,
sitä ettei tahraa eikä särje jalat kulkijain?"

Ja Jumala sanoi: "Verellä ja kyynelillä vain.
Sinun sydämesi on lujempi kuin vuorimalmit maan -
pane kappale silta-arkkuun, niin saat sillan kantamaan.
Pane kappale niiden sydämistä, joita rakastat,
he antavat kyllä anteeksi, jos sillan rakennat.
Tee silta Jumalan kunniaksi, kaarisilta tee,
joka syvyyden yli lakkaamatta valoa säteilee.
Älä salpaa surua luotasi, kun kaarisiltaa teet:
ei mikään kimalla kauniimmin kuin puhtaat kyyneleet."

Aale Tynni: Kaarisilta

ten hours of scitzophrenia

I have been translating an article A Family Concept of Schitzophrenia for the whole day. My boss needs it for her studies. Interesting stuff and few extra euros, can't complain... except that my wrists hurt. I need a more ergonomical keyboard...

During my intellectual journey into families with schizophrenic member, Roope has been the maid in the house, cleaning some and cooking a wonderful meal. I must admit that I am BLESSED to have such a husband - I know too many families where the husband cannot tell the difference between a broom and a mop. :)

Now that I have challenged my mind the whole day it is the time to hit the bed. Weekend includes two 8 AM to 8 PM sifts, so there will be no trouble thinking what to do with the free time...

Have a nice weekend, all ye who can!