HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy new year to all of you near and far :-) The year 2006 is gone in a few hours, wow how fast time flies ! Here is a quick look over the year 2006:

Travels of the year: January: Denmark, visited Herning in Jylland and Copenhagen. March: Prague and Karlsbad (in the Czeck Republic). June: Bulgaria and Romania. July-August: Round-trip of Iceland, stops at Munaðarnes, Akureyri, Vopnafjörður, Laugar, Mývatn,Hallormsstaður, Egilsstaðir, Djúpivogur, Höfn í Hornafirði, Kirkjubæjarklaustur and a couple of other places ! September: Ólafsfjörður, visiting friend María. October: Fljótshlíð, trip with people from work.

Accident of the year: Broke my left ankle on March 31st. Open fracture that cost me 7 weeks in a cast and a long time to recuperate. Now I have a matching pair of broken ankles.

Hilda of the year: Hilda has been doing very well both in school and in athletics this year. Her collection of medal has grown and her grades are top notch. She's grown so big and matured so much in the year, it makes mommy feel a tad ooold. She was an absolute darling helping her mum while she was lying crippled in bed, thank you my honey bun.

Family of the year: Fortunately the year was mostly good for my family. My mother moved to a new apartment in Stigahlíð and is very happy about that :-) My sister Steingerður got a new job as an editor for a new free magazine and my sister Margrét has been busy protecting the rights of foreigners and has been in the media in that connection. My sister Helen tried selling her place but no success (runs in the family) and my sister Svanhildur just keeps raising her lovely little boys while battling arthritis. My nephew Steinar Örn decided to imitate his aunt when he injured his foot in December, breaking bones and tearing ligaments. Still, on the whole, 2006 was a good year for us. My best thanks to my family for all the help they gave me while I was injured !

Friends of the year: My best thanks to my friends for the year 2006 for the great help and support they gave me while I was injured. Muchos grazias ! Babies of the year are Isaac son of Björg, Eyrún daughter of Sif and twins Eyvör Stella and Eyvindur Stefnir children of Þeba. Congratulations to them for producing such cute offsprings :-) My friend Gunnella moved to Japan in October, best of luck with that enterprise :-)

Hero of the year: Is little Steingrímur Páll that has made so much progress in walking this year. He moves about in his stroller without any hesitation and has started climbing stairs, walking along walls and walking while only holding one hand as a support. My prediction is that he will walk on his own in the new year :-) Way to go !

Best of greetings to all of you, I look forward to seeing you in the new year !