A better scan, maybe.

Katy(posted on Feb 15, 2007 at 8:51 am)

I didn’t do a very careful job merging these two scans, but you get the idea. The big headline says “Oslo for beginners” and the byline says (something like) “Norwegian businesses hire them, but foreign workers often leave in frustration over life in Norway. Now there is help for specialist foreigners and their families.” On the next page on the bottom is a picture of Chris and our friend Kripanjali at the Opera offices. The caption says something like “Sometimes it takes so long to get our new employees settled here that it’s hard to keep them motivated, says human resources leader Kripanjali, at the Opera offices. There are over 400 employees from about 40 countries, among them Chris Pine (right) from USA…” I think that’s all it says about Chris.

Katy(posted on Feb 13, 2007 at 8:34 pm)

The main headline says “I was a little surprised to find that Norway was more strict than China” and brite means he’s british. I don’t really know what he meant by Norway being more strict that China… in the text he tells a story about how when he worked in China someone took his papers to the police for him and got him all registered. He’s telling this story at 6 am as he stands in the line outside the police station (in December) waiting until it opens so he can get a number and then wait some more. That sucked, but it’s really just less efficient, not more strict. Well, that’s Aina in the middle of the big picture. She was tremendously helpful when we first moved here, and continues to be kind and helpful. And, there’s Chris and C in the middle. The caption says “INN arranges outings and meetings for the foreigners in their group. Here, American Chris Pine and his son take a break from ice skating.”

Katy(posted on Feb 13, 2007 at 8:44 pm)

This is the lovely family portrait we got from the Riddles.

Katy(posted on Feb 6, 2007 at 9:21 pm)

Baby Rian’s first Christmas!

Katy(posted on Mar 9, 2008 at 2:47 pm)

These are the Christmas pictures we got from the Qs this year.

Katy(posted on Feb 6, 2007 at 9:15 pm)

It’s unusual for Wobbly to stay in the same room as the children, let alone allow them to touch her. So I was very surprised when Wobbly let Ruby crawl up next to her and give her a hug.

Katy(posted on Dec 13, 2006 at 1:19 pm)

The julebord is the traditional company christmas party, and apparently it plays and important role in Norwegian society. Norwegians, normally being reserved and polite, go crazy for the julebord. Drunken dancing on tables, kissing of seceretaries, and fistfights with the boss are the traditional highlights of the julebord. And of course, traditional Norwegian foods like fish preserved in poisinous chemicals, wild game, and a delightful little fruit called the cloudberry. Who could resist something called “cloudberry”?

Judging from these pictures, though, Chris did not do any dancing on tables or kissing of seceretarites. In fact, it looks like he is explaining some high-level programming theory to Arne Martin.

Katy(posted on Jan 5, 2007 at 1:07 pm)

This is a longish movie, attempting to document Ruby’s new phrase. She’s started saying “grandma Susie made it”. She started saying it when we got the new Montessori-Geometry sweatshirt made by Grandma Susie but now she’ll say it about just about anything. These cards were actually made by Grandma Susie (thanks mom) but she’ll say it about the mail, or the shower curtain, or whatever. She does know which blankets Grandma Wendy has made, though, and identifies them correctly.

Katy(posted on Dec 13, 2006 at 1:24 pm)

We joined the INN group for coffee and chatting at a cafe in Bygdøy and then visited the Norskfolkmuseum. They were having a julemesse (a Christmas crafts market) and special events. Lauren joined us at the Norskfolkmuseem. It was a lot warmer than last year, so we were able to spend more time wandering outside and explore more of the museum. (“Museum” is a funny word for it, but there’s not really another description: it’s a collection of old buildings from around Norway that were transported here to protect them for historical appreciation. Neat idea, kind of like Alaskaland… um, “Pioneer Park”… if you are familiar with it.).

Katy(posted on Dec 31, 2006 at 9:53 pm)