Christmas 2010

Christmas is behind us and a new year is just around the corner.
This christmas we celebrated with my parents and my brother and his family. Being so many togheter made it "easier" to keep our minds away from the one person missing at the table. I actually think that the days leading up to christmas was worse.. I did not sleep much the day before christmas, i kept thinking about our little angel and how different it all could have been.
But that said; christmas 2010 turned out nice. Melissa and her cousins; Therese and Tuva made it memorable ;o) Here are just a couple of photos; see the smile on Melissa when "Santa" is coming... hehehe

I will also take this entry to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR/ FELIZ AÑO NUEVO/GODT NYTT ÅR. May 2011 bring u many, many good moments

I am sad

Yesterday it came to my attention that Mishelle has been used ( abused ) on another blog here in Norway. There is a man who has decided he wants to "fight" alternative treatment and has WITHOUT asking used Mishelle as an example to show that this does not work... because we accepted the help of a healer; Terje Aasjord. Mr Aasjord did so without asking for anything in return and became a friend of Mishelle and the rest of us in the process. Now this person in Oslo has taken this out of context and decided to use it to "prove" his own agenda/crusade against Mr. Aasjord. However almost everything he claims regarding Mishelle is wrong, and as such can not be used as anything else then proof that he shows a great disrepect to Mishelle and her family.

I will use this entry in our blog to give our FULL support to Terje Aasjord, and also hope that Mr X ( i will not use his name, because he has his own company - and i DO NOT wish to give him any publicity. If anyone wants to know who this fucking asshole is - u can contact me directly ) stops using other people to front his own case.

I had hoped to get through the holidays in a good way - but this person has made me VERY angry. I am acctually thinkning about calling in some help from our lawyers, to see if we can shut down his blog permantely...

A merry X-mas to all our friends

We would like to wish everyone reading our little home on the web; A Merry X-mas - Feliz navidad - God Jul.

This christmas will be special in many ways for us, first of all because it is our first christmas without Mishelle "Snoopie"... It has been strange and painfull going around shopping - and not buy a gift for my little girl. And i am sure christmas eve will be difficult as well, not seeing her eyes light up from all the gifts.
Today Melissa and i went to decorate her "home" at the cementary. We tried to make it look more like christmas... I MISS YOU SNOOPIE!!!!!! You are always in my heart.


I also show you a photo i took at the hospital last week. Melissa met her favourite clown theree; Toto, the hospital clown. ;o) He was also Mishelle's favourite and gave a "private" show for Mishelle when she became to tired to go outside her room. I would really like to send a special greeting to B1 in Fredrikstad; You are the best people i have met along my way, and i know that the children who will have to spend the holidays in hospital - will be in the best hands. A special christmas greeting to EVERYONE at B1 - Merry chrismas!!

Holiday greetings
Vidar

Christmas party at school

My princess had her christmas party tonight at school. Her class had a christmas performance for us; the parents and famlies. Melissa had the part of a "nisse/goblin" and they all sang christmas-songs for us. Later, after singing around the christmas tree - even Santa made an apperance ;o) Here are a few photos of my princess in her new dress (- which i bought in Lima ) as well as in her "goblin" dress...

A cold, but nice day

"Jack Frost nipping on your nose"... Yes, it is really cold outside these days.. When the thermometer is stuck around -20 degrees! It is nice to have some indoor activites to do. Today Melissa and i went to visit "Eventyrfabrikken ( Fairy tail fabrik? )", and spent 3 hours having fun there. Later we did some shopping for christmas presents at Toys'R'us and had dinner at MCDonald's... ;o) All in all a great daughter/father day. Hope u like the photos from both outside and inside...

Winter time is here ;o(

Well folks - its that time of year... Christmas is approaching and the snow is falling.. Melissa loves the snow... ( i don't.. hehe ). Today it is just another 18 days till christmas, 17 days till my grandmother celebrates her 92!!! birthday and 7 days till Melissa's aunt Margaret celebrates her birthday. Here are a few photos from "winter wonder land".. as u can see - even the king of the forrest is out looking for a "warmer" place ;D)

My crazy dad and his friends...

Today with 12 degrees below zero, my dad and 2 of his friends went to get my dad's new boat... upon arriving in Moss after 6 hours out to sea - the boat looked more like a icecube then anything else... Hope these photos gives you an idea of what it looked like....

Melissa - a ballet star!

Hi,
Today i was one of the proudest fathers in the world! Melissa had her first ballet performance at a theatre in Ski. The show was called "Travle dager" or "busy days" and Marianne Høymer ( the teacher ) did a fantastic job managing the children. I am impressed! Melissa played the role of a mouse.... ;o))
I'm sorry that the quality of the photos is not the greatest.... they were taken without flash. The photo of Melissa alone is taken "back-stage" and in the audience you can see zulema and 2 proud grand-parents

Exciting week coming up

-because Melissa will have her first big ballet performance saturday, before almost 400 people! Tuesday is their last practice before the show. And i can guarantee that i will have photos of the event ready for you guys to see. This last week Melissa went to the doctor and took many bloodsamples, because she has been feeling ill lately. The test turned out good fortunately and showed no signs of anything out of the ordinary ;o) The weekend Melissa and i spent cleaning the house a little on saturday and today we had an early celebration of my parents anniversary tomorrow, when they have been married 41 years - CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
We celebrated along with my brother and his family at my parents house.

A few photos of Melissa from this past week; doing some home work, with her cousin Tuva and with her friend from school.

Week in review

Many things going on in our lives at the moment, so my updates are not coming on a regular basis. Sorry about that....

Melissa has this weekend been to a birthday party with a friend from school and she has spent saturday afternoon with her aunt Kelly. Sunday she was at my parents house, while i was watching the cup-final here in Norway. Unfortunately "my" team lost..
In just 2 weeks, my Melissa will perform with her ballet-class at the annual christmas show.. I have front row ticket to that show! ;o) If the show is sold out, there will be almost 400 people there watching her ( and the others ) dance!
Have a great week everyone - we are now just 5 weeks away from Christmas ;o)

a week since my last update

and in that week, Melissa has been to the swimming-pool in Askim with her aunt Kelly and me ( http://www.ostfoldbadet.no/ ). Melissa is learning first of all not to fear the water, but also little by little how to swim. It has also become colder here and as the photos show; cold outside and Fluffy the cat enjoys the fireplace... :o)

Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween

Melissa has had a nice halloween weekend. On friday she went to a halloween party organized by the local community, ysterday she wnet to stay with her grand parents and today she went trick or treat with her cousin Therese ( her uncle and i "helped" find the houses.... ).
Melissa and i ended the weekend by visiting Mishelle and light a candle for her. Melissa also wanted her little sister to "see" her costyme; a vampire princess.

6 months tomorrow ..

-since our Mishelle left us for "angel-duty". 28'th of april at 10:30AM she took her last breath, after having fought a tumor named AT/RT. The most courageous girl i have ever met, she never gave up smiling even when it turned painful. She taught me a lesson; don't complain about the little things - enjoy what is here and now.
This entry in our blog i dedicate to Mishelle Alyson " Snoopie" Dahl, age 3 years and 2 days.

"No waterflood can extinguish the love, no rivers can wash it away"

You are always in our hearts, Snoopie!

Autumn "party" at school

Hi ya all,


Melissa's class had a "get-together" today. We, the parents arranged it so the class could get to know each other better as well as us parents. On the agenda was football - children vs. parents ( they won the game 6-4 ) and BBQ. It was a little cold out, but the cildren seemed to enjoy themselves.. At the end of the game the children got to do a little penalty shoot-out, and one of the parents had to be the "victim" in goal.
I also enclose a photo of Melissa from last saturday enjoying her "saturday-sweets" that her grand-parents had bought for her.... Hmmm, is it just me or is that a "handful" :D)

Weekend is over

And this weekend Melissa has spent with her grandmother and grandfather. Today her cousins also came over and we all had dinner at my parent's house. Not much to tell today, so i'll just show a few photos.

Melissa has become a mother

Today Melissa became a mother and i a grand-father :O) - to a 14 weeks old cat. Her name; Fluffy Marie. Ever since i was told we could have this cat, Melissa has been asking about her every day; "when can we go and get her?". Since Melissa lost her other cat; Elisabeth in a car accident - Fluffy will be an indoor cat ( at least for now ). We will not risk loosing another cat to the road outside our door. I tokk a few photos today of the newest member of the family - isn't she cute? :D)