T-I-R-E-D

this girl is not used to dragging herself out of bed before, oh, 9.30am...and i've been up before 7am for the last 3 days in a row. needless to say, it's killing me.

i've got the kids this weekend while the parents are out of town, and it's a ton of fun, i swear. this morning we woke up, had my morning coffee outside (have i mentioned it's gorgeous here? their landscaping is in.cred.ible), and then me and Sixten sat on the dock fishing while Klara's little stubborn butt stayed inside and played.

so, i've always been the kind of person that's thought, 'when i become a mom, i will have it NAILED DOWN...it'll be a piece of cake!' and just never thought it would be difficult, and of course always thought i would be on top of everything - every detail and then some. i knew that 'WHEN I HAVE KIDS...' i would do things certain ways, and by God, that's how it would be. kids that misbehave, talk back, disobey, never have brushed hair? never. never, ever, ever.

but now i'm not so sure. i took klara and sixten last night to go pick up some friends at the train station and i didn't make sixten wear shoes. i went out this morning after getting up at the buttcrack of dawn to take sixten to gymnastics, and i looked HIT. didn't brush my hair, no makeup...i was lucky i threw some earrings on before i walked out the door. and today we went to The Butterfly House in Stockholm (a greenhouse where they keep butterflies, in case you were wondering) and then met up with my friends after that for the rest of the afternoon, and no kidding, i let the kids eat PANCAKES and COOKIES for dinner. now, please keep in mind that pancakes and meatballs are the two most commonly offered meals on children's menus here. but still.

okay - finishing this up the next day (i was so tired last night i couldn't even finish writing this post) and the kids are upstairs playing. the weather is gorgeous, they've had their breakfast, and i've gotta get them outside!

pictures from the weekend coming up - i've got some great ones. oh, and Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there! my hat is off to you all after this weekend ;)