After 16 years abroad, I moved back to my native Sweden. My husband is Austrian and we met in the US where I lived from 1996-2006, and then we moved to Alp-land aka Austria where we lived til 2013. I am still trying to get over that culture shock.
We have two kids. Vincent, our first born was born on May 12, 2006 with an extra chromosome aka Down syndrome (Translocation 21;21). Edgar was born October 10, 2009, but only 46 chromosomes there.
I admit to thinking it was the end of our world when we got the results of the blood test showing our son had DS, 5 days after Vince was born. I was so wrong! Though everything is not easy, life is a lot of fun! That extra chromosome really did not change much.
I started running again in 2011 and completed my first half marathon in October 2011. In 2012 I completed two half marathons and a handful of other races. Running is now a big part of my life and I run at least five days a week. Both for fun and for peace of mind. I am starting to think a full marathon would be fun. Maybe in 2014...
This blog is about living life Upside Down. Enjoy.
We have rented a cottage on Österlen gor a week. The views are gorgeous and the place has a soothing effect on us parents, and a speeding effect on the kids. So far so good! Tomorrow we are going to bike around and look at the area around here. Mr B just finnished breaking into his own bike, as he left the key to his super lock at home…
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hmmm should we be worried about mr B’s experience in breaking locks? 😉 Looks absolutely ideal. Enjoy.
I guess it his engineering skills;)
Åh, det hade sååå kunnat vara vi! Hoppas Bookie lyckades, blir dyrt med ny cykel. 🙂
Huset ser supermysigt ut!
Han fixade det så flinkt så:) tg!
Åh! Fick han använda sina fina verktyg då?!
You bet:) nån liten fiffig grej han hade med…