tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:06:47 +0000A web journal of my life in Denmark.http://www.chezleah.com/noreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)Blogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-8416774762957342835Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:52:00 +00002008-08-16T12:55:24.744+02:00**************************************** PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND Birth control is NOT abortion: http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/fr_moveonaf/w3nk8n8228n58jd?source=fr_moveonafe1 **************************************** Dear Leah, Can you imagine living in a place where health insurers won't cover birth control because it is considered an "abortion"? Where even rape survivors are denied http://www.chezleah.com/2008/08/take-action-if-you-agree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-4357084123473888562Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:09:00 +00002008-07-24T20:09:21.941+02:00Emma got her face painted at LEGOLAND today.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/07/butterfly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-1304506812825579007Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 +00002008-07-23T16:07:40.953+02:00Dina is on the verge of crawling. She's very excited by rocking on her hands and knees.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/07/almost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-6664233023848776901Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:09:00 +00002008-06-23T11:11:49.104+02:00My cousin's plane was late, but we got to sit and wait in Starbuck's! Oh please, oh please come to Billund airport!http://www.chezleah.com/2008/06/mmmm-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-7246059958370999716Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:24:00 +00002008-06-23T08:51:19.668+02:00So there is a world outside of Billund. Had my first night away from Dina to see Duran Duran in concert. Not only was it a great concert, we got to meet the band! It made the separation anxiety worth it. But can't wait to get home now...http://www.chezleah.com/2008/06/night-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-5805995232511454004Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:22:00 +00002008-07-07T21:48:33.002+02:00Yes, welcome to my world. It's one where I feel compelled to write about finding a good nursing bra. I picked up a Medela seamleass softcup bra when visiting my sister a few weeks ago, and it's been the best find. It's really supportive, and it covers in all the right places, which helps when trying to be discreet. Between that and my Glamourmom tanks, I'm ready to keep nursing little Dina http://www.chezleah.com/2008/06/thoughts-on-nursing-bras.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3434479750754976898Fri, 23 May 2008 08:13:00 +00002008-05-23T10:13:24.270+02:00A full day of travelling and she was the belle of the ball. She had grown men goo-gooing, children ooo-ing and ahh-ing. "what a (good, happy, pretty, sweet, insert compliment here) baby you have!" Dina played to the crowd, smiling, cooing, NOT sleeping. And here I am at 4am, blogging and not sleeping. Yeah. My baby is cute.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/05/lovely-dina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3790255850620058671Fri, 16 May 2008 06:01:00 +00002008-05-16T08:02:00.913+02:00I took the girls to the doctor yesterday. Dina had her 5 month shot and Emma had her 3 year check-up. They are both thriving, Dina maybe a little more so! She is holding steady at 11 kilo but she's gotten quite long--74 centimeters.Emma is an above average 101 centimeters and a slim 15.7 kilos. The doctor complimented her on her language skills. She was very impressed by how she could http://www.chezleah.com/2008/05/check-ups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3265574015620822512Sun, 11 May 2008 20:22:00 +00002008-05-11T22:22:22.837+02:00Emma got her hair cut this weekend. She really wants to grow long "princess" hair, but at age three, she won't keep anything in her hair to hold it back. So she has short bangs and we're trying to grow out the back.The hair dresser added a pink heart to her hair and there were many tears when we had to wash it out. I wonder sometimes if I'm responsible for the pink, the dresses, the make up http://www.chezleah.com/2008/05/emma-at-salon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3687289437794432093Tue, 06 May 2008 10:17:00 +00002008-05-06T12:17:31.851+02:00Dina hasn't been sleeping well the past few days and I guess it caught up to her while I was having lunch at the cafe.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/05/like-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3822729198888035592Fri, 02 May 2008 18:34:00 +00002008-05-02T22:10:51.646+02:00More cakes for children's birthday parties... I baked the cakes for Emma and Anders birthday party at LEGOLAND today. Emma's cake was a layer cake version of the pink princess cupcakes and I made this blue LEGO brick for Anders. Both cakes were chocolate with cream cheese frosting. I'm obsessed. Let them eat cake...http://www.chezleah.com/2008/05/lego-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-8812572198063588627Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:29:00 +00002008-04-30T20:36:43.327+02:00birthdaycupcakeschildNow this is truly my life in Denmark. Baking pink cupcakes for Emma's 3rd birthday.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/04/pink-princess-cupckes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-6094937270507343483Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:55:00 +00002008-04-30T20:39:27.461+02:00Billund is a very small town. There were no cafes until just recently. A cafe opened in the Billund center, next to the church, the library and the bus stop. It also happens to be across the street from my office at LEGO. Since I walk Dina everyday to "downtown", we are becoming fixtures at the cafe.The center is a wireless hotspot, so it's a nice place to sit, nurse, eat and play with my iPhonehttp://www.chezleah.com/2008/04/cafe-succes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-8454066451507337221Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:39:00 +00002008-04-03T17:39:17.606+02:00Sanne and I took the babies to lunch in Billund today.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/04/noah-and-dina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-5366291209794464479Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:08:00 +00002008-04-02T14:08:50.733+02:00The first picture taken with my new iPhone. And my first blog post via email sent from my iPhone. I'm in geek heaven.http://www.chezleah.com/2008/04/iphonei-think-i-love-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-5787126107381721692Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:44:00 +00002008-03-27T12:15:09.214+01:00DenmarksnowWe had a white Easter.  Just when everyone is sick and tired of the cold and rain, it snows.  It was actually nice. The sun has been shining, and that counts for a lot despite the snow.  It still is starting to feel like spring.   I just can't wait to take the baby out for a walk without bundling up or wearing my snowsuit, which seems to be a source of amusement to everyone from my 3 year old to http://www.chezleah.com/2008/03/spring-in-denmark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-7832743117780379959Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:02:00 +00002007-10-22T14:08:05.925+02:00This is from last November, but it's still so cute. She still loves to dance. http://www.chezleah.com/2007/10/go-go-emma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-2077170102054495024Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:50:00 +00002007-10-14T17:10:05.116+02:00Lars, Emma and I are on the cover of the Billund telephone book. What are the chances when you live in a town with a population of 8,000 people?http://www.chezleah.com/2007/10/billund-celebs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3658924122542838118Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:22:00 +00002007-10-13T19:22:47.251+02:00I just got an update email from Planned Parenthood with a link to a great blog, "I Am Emily X". It chronicles the life of a Planned Parenthood worker who is encountering protesters--anti-choice people who are calling their harassment "40 days for life." It breaks my heart that in a country where the health care system is a travesty, these people feel that they have nothing better to do than http://www.chezleah.com/2007/10/great-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-1155426068894170487Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:40:00 +00002007-08-21T20:42:16.332+02:00Who made my Dæmon a friggin' mouse?! I was a wild cat, then a wolf and now a MOUSE?http://www.chezleah.com/2007/08/speaking-of-tests.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-4571936333907168833Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:32:00 +00002007-08-21T20:43:34.444+02:00I found this on another blog and thought it was a really fun test to take. I really love that I'm a Barbara Kingsolver book, especially one with a character named Leah. I was literally just wondering where my copy of this book disappeared to yesterday and thinking about ordering it from Amazon. You're The Poisonwood Bible! by Barbara Kingsolver Deeply rooted in a religious background, you http://www.chezleah.com/2007/08/i-love-this-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-4285537384006702731Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:15:00 +00002007-07-30T17:29:38.860+02:00The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman is one of my favorite books and the movie coming out later this year looks amazing. The movie site is a gorgeous with a very fun "Meet Your Dæmon" application. Here's mine, Aradion...since it hasn't taken shape yet, anyone can comment on it. Take the test yourself, it's quite fun even if you aren't familiar with the books. http://www.chezleah.com/2007/07/golden-compass-by-phillip-pullman-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-1954578945372826494Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:37:00 +00002007-07-17T22:37:42.506+02:00It seems Denmark has a problem with smoking... this country has one of the highest cancer mortality rates due to its high number of smokers according to the Copenhagen Post. A whooping 24% of the population smokes. One doctor states, "It doesn't seem as if the warnings against smoking have gotten through to Danes." Well, duh. I have a reputation for being the worst kind of ex-smoker amongst http://www.chezleah.com/2007/07/price-of-smoking-in-denmark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-5089180522379570492Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:50:00 +00002007-03-20T19:52:08.120+01:00The Copenhagen Post reports that Starbucks plans on opening a store in the Copenhagen airport! Can the Billund airport be far behind?! Probably, but an American girl can dream, can't she?http://www.chezleah.com/2007/03/first-starbucks-in-denmark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-3802882237497769162Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:51:00 +00002007-02-03T08:52:29.671+01:00This is an interesting tidbit from Techdirt on how Companies Starting To Realize That Playing Solitaire Isn't Always Bad For Productivity. I am definitely starting to believe that breaks through the day can be very helpful, especially after a pretty miserably stressful December followed by a three week illness in January. Was I more susceptible to bronchitis because of my heightened stress http://www.chezleah.com/2007/02/techdirt-companies-starting-to-realize.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leah Weston Kaae)