Glass blowing adventure & last night's sky

WOW! We had such an amazing glass blowing experience at Steninge Slott! I didn't make one (its kinda expensive, so I hope to go back another time to do mine!) But the boys each made a glass ball with the help of a very nice instructor. He let them do as much as possible on their own, including all of the blowing. They turned out to be almost 5 inches tall and are quite heavy.

This is ~D~'s ball:


And this one is ~N~'s:



Last night before I went to bed, I looked out the window and saw this:


We are too far south to see the Northern Lights. But I found this to be almost as pretty! We've also seen some really amazing sunsets. Fiery, glowing, long-lasting awe- inspiring shows in the sky that keep us spellbound till it finally fades away.

We leave in a couple days for our camping trip to Norway. In the midst of packing camping gear, washing our clothes, shopping, and making menus now. We'll be gone for awhile, but when we return I'll post some pictures of the fjords we're going to visit and lots of other Norwegian scenery! If its anything like the pictures we've seen on the internet, its going to be AWESOME!

Y'all come back now, ya hear?

Rejoice evermore,
Marla