*We haven't committed 100% to the name "Theo" yet. Regardless the name, we love you, we love you, we love you.
Theo Campbell Bettum*
Theo was born July 19, 2007 at Ullevål Hospital in Oslo at 8.25am. He weighed in at a healthy 6lb 15oz (3.154kg) and was 20 ½ in (52cm) long. He's got a good blend of my features and Anders'; so much so that we can't tell who he takes after more. We are pretty certain that he's got my nose which means his boxing career is over before it started.
*We haven't committed 100% to the name "Theo" yet. Regardless the name, we love you, we love you, we love you.
*We haven't committed 100% to the name "Theo" yet. Regardless the name, we love you, we love you, we love you.
Strawberry Ikea
This has been a wet summer. Well, every summer gets a wet beginning here in Oslo. The spring and summer usually goes something like this: we have relatively good weather in April and May, and then it rains the entire month of June. July and August are usually warm and pleasant in the waning daylight of high summer. This year, June was pleasant and dry, while July has been wet with record amounts of rain.
Two very Norwegian phenomena have been affected by the unusually high amounts of rain we've received so far. The first is the strawberry crop. There are few Norwegians out there that aren't convinced that Norwegian strawberries are the best in the world because of the long summer days. (I'm not gonna touch this nationalistic hot spot – you'll have to judge the strawberries for yourself.) This year, the strawberries are rotting on the vine and drowning in the fields. Not to be too dramatic, but the bad weather conditions are giving rise to what the Norwegian newspapers are calling a "Strawberry Crisis".
The other Norwegian phenomenon that has been affected by the weather is this rich nation's obsessive need to fix-up the house. (A house is essentially a work in progress.) The Norwegians are notoriously DIY and you will see ordinary people take on projects that would send other people straight to the contractor's. Since working outside on the new terrace, patio or siding has been limited by the rain, people are turning to the inside of their houses. Ikea has seen a sales increase of 15% in the stores in areas where the weather has been the worst.
To no one's surprise, the other jump has occurred in ticket sales. Travel agencies are selling tickets to anywhere other than southern Norway hand over fist. ;)
Two very Norwegian phenomena have been affected by the unusually high amounts of rain we've received so far. The first is the strawberry crop. There are few Norwegians out there that aren't convinced that Norwegian strawberries are the best in the world because of the long summer days. (I'm not gonna touch this nationalistic hot spot – you'll have to judge the strawberries for yourself.) This year, the strawberries are rotting on the vine and drowning in the fields. Not to be too dramatic, but the bad weather conditions are giving rise to what the Norwegian newspapers are calling a "Strawberry Crisis".
The other Norwegian phenomenon that has been affected by the weather is this rich nation's obsessive need to fix-up the house. (A house is essentially a work in progress.) The Norwegians are notoriously DIY and you will see ordinary people take on projects that would send other people straight to the contractor's. Since working outside on the new terrace, patio or siding has been limited by the rain, people are turning to the inside of their houses. Ikea has seen a sales increase of 15% in the stores in areas where the weather has been the worst.
To no one's surprise, the other jump has occurred in ticket sales. Travel agencies are selling tickets to anywhere other than southern Norway hand over fist. ;)
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