Linnea had to admire Lilith's outfit, and only only because it looked like something she would wear with the additional benefit of how she already knew that it would all be from places she would buy her own things from. Her smile widened briefly at the compliment to her bracelet. "Thank you as well." To the waiter who had approached she requested a water since neither of them had had the opportunity yet to look through the menu to decide on their meal. One of the things that Linnea could never stand when she went out was those restaurants with servers who seemed in a hurry to get everything done. Oh yes, she could understand it, but understanding and liking were two completely different things. She tended to be a generous tipper except for in situations like that. Or the one time when the man had flirted with her while she was out with Jokull. How could she possibly condone leaving a tip for someone that clueless?
"Oh, the fountain. I'm not worried about it at all. I know that you'll get it done when you do and I trust that it'll be superb." Linnea was not even trying to be flattering, she was just being honest. There was not a single time that Lilith had made her something that was anywhere near even mediocre and that was why she continued to go to her when she wanted something new. She was one of the best and it was just a stroke of good luck that she happened to live in the same area. Double and triple strikes for the fact that she was a water elemental and a mother as well. As for how she had been, that was a far more difficult question with multiple levels stacked on top of each other. "The children have been doing their best to give me a headache before they go back to school; although Valterri is being very well-behaved. He's had hockey try-outs so he's been busy making sure that he's in good shape and able to make the team." Would that she could say the same about Satu and that mouth of hers. They should have stayed in Finland longer, perhaps that would have done them some good. "We did take a vacation recently back to Finland, which was wonderful for me and the children. Though I think that Dagmar was disgusted by the lack of a shopping mall. And how has the ending of summer vacation been treating you and your family?" At some point she needed to thank Lilith for agreeing to have Satu over for a sleepover with Isolde.