25th of January

9.19am Sunday morning. So, now a few new things. Since a week back Jaana has tried a new form of medicine to get her a bit happier and for her to engage a bit more. It is still early days, but the result has been all positive. She has only cried a couple of times last week (before it could be a lot) and she is more willing to participate in the rehab. Hopefully this will be the right medicine for her as they all effect everyone a bit different.
The kids are chipping along in school, and Ludde is turning more and more into being a true teenager... Jonathan is the sporty one of all of us and Camille is still the little princess who is also letting us know what she wants. She complain that she has to do a lot of hard work in school. Her birthday is on Tuesday and the list is long with left over wishes from Christmas with some new things added. I have a feeling this list will haunt me for some time.
I got back from a very short trip from Miami yesterday, and today we are all heading out for Sunday lunch.
As promised, here is a photo of Jaana with her mother Ritva from just over a week ago. I will try to post a bit more photos for all of you, but you are also welcome to contact us for live Skype video and say hello to Jaana. For better quality and reliability, use Parmis Skype address (name: Parmi Partawiyana).

14th of January

6.30pm Wednesday evening. Well back in her routine, Jaana is starting her 2nd calendar year of rehabilitation. To get more out of the sessions, she will be given Wednesdays off, so that she can rest for one day. We did this in December as well, and she seem to like that idea. Jaana has expressed a bit concern over her short term memory, which she realizes is not up to par. There are some memory games and exercises to do, which we are, but only time will tell.
Kids are back to school. They will have a week off in February, when we will go to Canouan. It is only a very short flight, so I hope to be able to bring Jaana, Parmi and Anna as well. The kids are already looking forward to it. i have promised them to explore the nearby islands a bit more this year. It is so easy just for a weekend, and it does feel like you have been on a vacation.
Parmi and Anna are doing fine as well. They seem to run out and about on Sundays when they usually seem to go to 'The Boatyard'.
Nothing more to report really, but I will put up some of Ritvas pictures from when she was here in the next posting.

1st of January

12.17pm Thursday afternoon. Today we are all heading for the beach to meet up with two other families on the east coast of Barbados. Over there, the sea is quite rough so it is not advisable to swim, but are bringing some food and wine. Jaana is obviously coming along and so is her mother. It is a bit of an exercise for both of them; Jaana sitting up for a long time and Jaana's mother picking up the English. She is doing quite well actually, and by know Parmi understands Swedish.

With this we would all like to wish everyone of you a very Happy New Year with many smiles, good health and prosperity.

The Molens + Ritva