2023-03-15 16:17
Is dat wat jij nu doet een soort vegetarisch? (Cfr Jan en ik zijn op dieet met WW)In de opvang heb ik juf A horen zeggen dat de lente al echt op komst is want er zijn al bloemen in de tuinWa… Read More
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2023-03-13 17:48
Lately, I can make the children very enthusiastic by announcing we'll visit a museum. So on a grey afternoon, I decided to take them to the Africa museum in Tervuren. I had never visit… Read More
2023-03-12 16:04
The last day of the crocus vacation, at the end of February, promised to be an ice-cold one. Right then, we had planned a family gathering as a late birthday present for my mother-in-l… Read More
2023-03-11 19:24
In the crocus vacation we wanted to explore something new and Jan came up with the Domaine de Bérizinne in Spa. It boasts a museum, boglands with trails, a cafetaria and a looko… Read More
2023-03-09 17:57
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-03-08 16:54
In the carnaval vacation, there was also time to go for a walk with grandma in the city woods of Deinze. I The sunny blue sky had disappeared and I was rather glad to return to the war… Read More
2023-03-07 16:48
End of February we profited from the sun to go for a stroll in Monschau, just across the German border in the Eifel. We know the tiny town well with the pitoresque craftsmans houses.&n&hell…Read More
2023-03-06 16:48
I've been enjoying some snoozing in my warm bed lately and was reflecting my bedtime routines. I realize I got the habit of tucking myself in the same way. I feel fatigue rising a… Read More
2023-03-05 16:20
Unlike the Christmas vacation where we were stuck inside with dreadful weather and sick children, the shorter spring vacation treated us with some nice sun. Right after the carna… Read More
2023-03-02 17:48
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-02-28 19:52
Finally returning to the east of Belgium!! (of course after all snow melted. boohoo). The week of Belgian music on the radio, especially StuBru and a full day of Belpop 100 on Radio 1… Read More
2023-02-27 20:01
G: Hoe was je toets?K: ok ca va, denk ikWaarom legt een kip een ei? Als ze die gooit, is ze kapot. K: Hoe komt het dat dit hier zo nat is op tafelG: omdat ik dat deksel daar… Read More
2023-02-26 17:36
Facebook is still my prime social media tool which I've been using since 2007 to connect with friends (and friends only). To me it's still the most "social" where I share trivial thing… Read More
2023-02-26 15:33
It's not always easy to get the children out the door. We limit their screen time, and they are whining to be bored and yet, usually they don't want to go for a walk. On Saturday… Read More
2023-02-24 17:35
Carnival in the east of Belgium is serious business, as in the neighbouring province of Limburg or across the border in Cologne/ Aachen and other West German cities. I'm not too big in… Read More
2023-02-23 16:55
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-02-21 16:24
Our house has been invaded by an escaped prisoner and a chasing police men lately. We even saw them on our way to school last week! Read More
2023-02-20 16:23
Just before Valentine, my mother took me and Beertje out for a treat in a local ice-cream tavern in my home town. Usually when I visit, our time is filled with chores, but this time we… Read More
2023-02-19 16:31
A year ago, I pictured the many Madonna sculptures that decorated the facades of houses in Antwerp. But it's not the only historic Flemish city with beautiful façade sculptures. I spo… Read More
2023-02-18 17:51
It's grey windy and raining again like the other times.But I ache for fresh air and getting out of the houseI've done so little of that lately. Screw it, I'm going to walkand… Read More
2023-02-17 16:49
Finally we got back to the east of Belgium for the first time this year early February. I can't say how frustrated I was to have missed all snow in January but at least we were back an… Read More
2023-02-16 16:30
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-02-15 17:32
Ik wil iets vragen maar ik weet niet watMama mamaaaa, Noord-Amerika is mooi! Zelfs op google maps. (Zit op streetview door Chicago te scrollen). Ook omdat er gele schoolbussen zijn)Zitten ju… Read More
2023-02-13 16:56
Anne had posted her alphabet and I was convinced I had done so already in the past. But apparently I haven't beside a motherhood alphabet. So here it is time to brai… Read More
2023-02-12 17:49
After spending a day in Bruges at the end of January, we drove to Oostende to hang out a bit with Jan's sister. When at the coast, you need to make a beach walk and sniff the salty air… Read More
2023-02-11 16:13
It was somewhere in May I believe that my heel hurt the first time. Since the pandemic I had not varied my shoes much anymore but had worn my good old decathlon walking shoes...just ba… Read More
2023-02-10 16:49
I love my children...they have my blood. So we are city tripping (in Bruges) and when we ask what they'd like to do, they ask for museum visits...more specifically art if possible but with a… Read More
2023-02-09 18:37
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-02-07 17:05
After our lunch, we strolled under a blue sky along the canals of the city center to the more crowded tourist area's that are much more familiar to me. I enjoyed myself, taking the mos… Read More
2023-02-06 16:47
The last Friday of January was a school-free day so I had planned long beforehand to take a long weekend with the family nearby. We had booked 2 nights in Bruges and would combine the time t… Read More
2023-02-05 17:42
After the quiz in my former hometown I drove home after much too little sleep, just in time to go and visit our friends where Beertje could read his new year's letter to his godfather. … Read More
2023-02-04 17:29
January was a tough month at work with some drastic decisions that drained my energy level. So even though there was a lot of snow in the east of Belgium I didn't drive there because i… Read More
2023-02-02 16:49
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-02-01 17:07
Elin Hilderbrand - een weekend aan zeeA celebrity (tv) cook dies, and his 3 (ex)-wives and children must gather for a reunion at the family house in Nantucket for a remembrance gatheri… Read More
2023-01-31 18:06
(ziet een bus rijden met "Even pauze" op het bord)Ik vraag me af of er ergens ter wereld een straat of dorp bestaat dat "Even Pauze" noemt. Dat zou wel grappig zijn, dan moet hij nog v… Read More
2023-01-30 18:04
Watch Mr Bean with Kabouter en see him crack up with laughterCuddling with the children in bedA new year's reception / cosy evening with the neighbours at homeParticipating in a quiz with fr… Read More
2023-01-29 18:54
While it is painfully frustrating that there's been plenty of snow in the east of Belgium last 10 days and we couldn't get there, I did enjoy the little tastes of winter we got in Leuven.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-01-26 17:08
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-01-25 19:20
Ice flowers on the windowsthe world outside is blurredthe lights shining silenced through the iceThe sky is loaded with grey cloudsMy head is loaded with thoughtsand I seem more silentF… Read More
2023-01-19 17:35
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by associat… Read More
2023-01-18 17:37
At the end of the Christmas vacation , on epiphany, I succeeded to take both boys out for some fresh air in a Pokémon walk. They are not so much anymore into Pokémon Go… Read More
2023-01-16 16:46
We were less active in our Christmas break than intended because the children both battled their own set of virusses and the weather just sucked. So I must admit: we've watched tv a lot… Read More
2023-01-15 17:03
Zeg kunnen grote mensen ook naar de mobiele school gaan? Zo mama’s en papa’s als die hebben moeten vluchten, helpen jullie die ook?(We wandelen de Oude Markt op)G: Ko… Read More
2023-01-14 17:35
Christmas vacation wasn't exactly the chill vacation as I had planned with spending half a day quiet in the sofa reading or watching tv (ok those activities did take place a lot) and going f… Read More
2023-01-12 17:00
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by associat… Read More
2023-01-10 17:11
The last days of school in December were already ominous ..."class 3 had only 7 kids in it today". Oops, viruses were surely going around. Unlike 2021 when all classes seem… Read More
2023-01-09 16:52
At the start of a new year, I always love to look back at my Fitbit scores of the previous year. I've been wearing a fitbit for a couple of years now so it's even more fun to see trend… Read More
2023-01-08 16:00
This morning I refilled my shower gel bottle and noticed there was 1 refill bag left in the drawer, and I hesitated whether to add it to the shopping list or just wait until I'd use that las… Read More
2023-01-05 16:39
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2023-01-04 16:33
1) Downtown Leuven at dusk2) the grandson of our founder came to visit and speech about the impressive philanthropic work that the companies owner's, the foundations, are doing with the comp… Read More
2023-01-03 17:34
Traditionally, we spend New Year's Eve with friends. For the first time someone had organised a Time's Up game with keywords we had to send in beforehand. Hilarious and probably… Read More
2023-01-01 10:31
January 2022We started previous year with some extra vacation which we used to visit my sister-in-law in Oostende. The weather was horrendous though. Later in January we got to enjoy a… Read More
2022-12-31 09:11
Homemade pumpkinsoupComfortable hats and scarfs when it's cold to cuddle up intoSnoozing in my bed that is such a comfortable warm nest in the morningExploring Brussels with the children and… Read More
2022-12-30 16:11
Weet je wat ik grappig vind. Dat Sint in de letters van bol.com is (antwoordbrief dat Jan gemaakt had met een van internet gepikt logo…hmm een te herkenbaar logo. Ze worden te slim jo… Read More
2022-12-29 16:46
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-12-28 16:54
When we visited downtown Brussels early December to meet up with Sinterklaas and get some first Christmas atmosphere, I also wanted to warm up and the children requested to visit a museum. I… Read More
2022-12-27 17:52
Just before Christmas, my mom phoned me to tell me my aunt Laura had passed away. A bit over a year ago, we celebrated her 100th birthday, in her own absence due to the covid risk.&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-12-26 17:26
I did quite some reading during our vacation in Gran Canaria as can be expected, but since then I've slowed down considerably. But here's what I've been reading beside Lucky Man, which… Read More
2022-12-25 19:47
So the weekend before Christmas was all about #duwmee and Mobile School. A great tradition that we could pick up again since 2019. After racing half a day before stops to t… Read More
2022-12-23 19:29
Early December , a youth friend from northern Belgium that I rarely see, texted whether we'd like to go to the Christmas market in Leuven. The market was back after 2 years of ab… Read More
2022-12-22 17:09
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-12-21 16:41
After 2 years we could finally organise a #DuwMee walk again as a charity activity for Mobile School. As a volunteer with Mobile School I have participated already 6 times in previous… Read More
2022-12-20 17:03
Mid-November we found 24 hour to spend in the East of Belgium... Somehow we don't manage to get there often any more lately. But the little time spent there was spent very well. M… Read More
2022-12-19 16:35
Brrr, it's been cold the last 2 couple of weeks, no? What a shock that was at first. But I was finally adjusting and we must admit: it's been looking gorgeous. So I really regret… Read More
2022-12-18 16:54
While we were in the city center of Brussels to meet Sinterklaas, we combined it with some city tripping. It was incredibly cold : freezing temperatures had finally arrived in Belgium but th… Read More
2022-12-18 16:53
random good memoriesKabouter taking selfie's with us``
Our yearly timetravel picturenow2017 or 2018? Read More
2022-12-16 16:35
Is het koningsdag vandaag om te vieren dat we met 8000 mensen zijn op de aarde (wanneer enkele nieuwsfeiten gemengd en fout raken)Ik denk dat er slechtere ouders bestaan dan jullie. (euh...'… Read More
2022-12-15 16:22
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by associat… Read More
2022-12-14 16:37
Something happend on vacation in autumn that I had not anticipated: Kabouter got a Spanish friend. I thought babies and toddlers just play with anybody who smiles at them an… Read More
2022-12-13 16:46
We've spent now 5 vacations in the Radisson Blu of Puerto de Mogan on vacation ...first time in 2017 with tiny children and I see how they grow up by the different types of hotel animation w… Read More
2022-12-12 16:26
We've switched this weekend from Sinterklaas atmosphere to Christmasmoods, but the previous weekend really had a Sinterklaas overload. After 2 years with digital meetings with th… Read More
2022-12-11 13:52
2022-12-08 16:54
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by associat… Read More
2022-12-07 16:42
Traditionally we also spend some time at the beach in Puerto de Mogan during our autumn vacation. And also traditionally I know the children ask about it and then get bored rather quic… Read More
2022-12-06 16:43
Less than 12 hours after our return from Gran Canaria, I repacked a suitcase and left the old ones behind for Jan to do laundry since I left for regional meetings and workshops in Scotland… Read More
2022-12-05 18:32
It's cold isn't it...Nice to look back to our little trip to Meloneras in the south of Gran Canaria. I always proclaim that Gran Canaria is the autumn vacation where I stay at the pool… Read More
2022-12-04 18:30
I brought this book with me to Gran Canaria. It had been in our bookshelf since 2004 (based on Jan's Heathrow express tickets I found in there), but I had always ignored it until… Read More
2022-12-03 16:25
Dec 3, 2006There is something strange in my picture archive: I have loads of pictures of a trip to the Bourgogne that Jan and I made and on this date we'd have visited Cluny and Dijon… Read More
2022-12-01 18:10
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-11-30 17:26
Vacation in the sun when days get shorterObserving a dad swirling his baby in a circle in the pool and the laughter breaking open the baby’s surprised faceReading and relaxing and refl… Read More
2022-11-29 17:29
Kijk die gaan snoep of je leven doenIk ben zeker dat die andere Belgen ook op ons vliegtuig zaten want ze komen ook van DuffeldorfWacht effe, ik ga eerst even een outfit kiezen (tijdens Robl… Read More
2022-11-28 17:29
In Gran Canaria we spent our 5th year in the same hotel, so we feel quite at home and it's always nice to see some of the waiters faithful on duty...familiar faces that make you feel at home… Read More
2022-11-27 17:11
Hi Elaine,Last time we talked was early October, when you had just moved and were trying to settle in. It's my guess that it was hard for you to leave your home behind, which you've shared w… Read More
2022-11-26 16:18
Now that the dark days have arrived and finally a bit of the cold as well, it seems already an ancient time ago that we were spending a week in the sun and cooling off in the pool. But… Read More
2022-11-24 16:08
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-11-22 16:51
I'm finally done with posting about our summer vacation to France...that's about time because. now I need to post about our autumn vacation to Gran Canaria :D. Read More
2022-11-21 16:16
On the last Monday of August we were leaving Epernay to drive home. Unlike other drives where we wanted to move onwards as soon as possible, we were now reluctant to move on.&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-11-20 16:56
It's mid-november and I'm almost done with my posts about our summer vacation in France :D. Bear with me just 2 more posts. The plan/ our intentionWe had designed our vacati… Read More
2022-11-17 16:51
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-11-15 18:04
G: Kom we gaan door naar de zwemlesB: Maar ik wou nog scannen! (Cfr sintboek van Bol.com… op 17/10 dus)Mama gaan we nog eens een goed mens zijn?(Wijst naar omgevallen nadarhek in het… Read More
2022-11-12 17:35
We were on our way back from Ternell and the Helle mid October , when my friend and I drove by the parking lot of Brackvenn. I had seen pictures on Instagram since I follow the hashtag… Read More
2022-11-11 16:25
Never again we whisper each NovemberBut we are currently digging new war cemeteries in the east of Europe Read More
2022-11-10 20:03
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of… Read More
2022-11-08 16:11
Our return from the south of France back to Belgium in August was planned in only 3 days instead of 4. The first night we stayed overnight after a cruelling day of traffic jams in Mont… Read More
2022-11-07 16:11
My favourite autumn walk is the descent from Haus Ternell (Eupen) to the Helle valley. The trail takes you through a decidious forest turning colors along a small creek descending a ro… Read More
2022-11-05 16:04
Mid-October, a friend and I finally found a spot to spend a weekend in the east of Belgium together. And we hadn't spent any time there in 2 months, so I was sooo looking forward to so… Read More
2022-11-03 16:43
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World and myself, play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by associat… Read More
2022-11-02 16:03
Is there anything that breathes vacation more than a beach dinner at sunset?? Aaaah this is it, right. Read More
2022-11-01 17:03
Walking through Juan-Les-Pins this summer, which is the vacation spot where Jan spent his summers with his family as a child. At night it's always amazing to stare at the many yac… Read More
2022-10-31 17:36
Misschien hebben Nederlanders warmer of zo (zicht op buitenzwembad met zwemmers in NL)(In een gesprek waar ik topic van dienstplicht in nieuws probeer uit te leggen)Politie brandweer leger d… Read More
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