2021-10-12 16:18
It took a full week of vacation at the Normandy beach in August before the clouds cleared the sky. Just when I had become desperate and also grumpy and whining about living at the beac… Read More
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2021-10-11 15:07
Thanks to birthday parties, Scouting starting again and both Jan and myself driving to our parents to give them a hand at home, we were not able to do any activity as a family together. &hell…Read More
2021-10-10 19:08
Two weeks ago I assumed I would have been sick of all the cycling by day 3. But on the contrary. We all felt like the last day of vacation in the morning, mourning beforehand that ther… Read More
2021-10-09 16:19
After visiting all Normandy D-Day landing beaches, we headed just 5km inland in the direction of Caen where it all started in the night of June 5th and June 6th in preparation of the sea arm… Read More
2021-10-07 16:06
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 o… Read More
2021-10-06 16:08
Last Sunday we celebrated Kabouter's first communion. A first communion is in my mind traditionally something that takes place in spring (May more specifically) for children in Grade 1… Read More
2021-10-05 15:40
October 24th: the men juniors and the U23We started our long weekend early in the morning already with the start of the World Championship cycling for men juniors. They only had 6 laps… Read More
2021-10-04 15:53
In the middle of the past crazy weeks full of festivities, we also celebrated Kabouter turning 8 year's old. Congratulations to my big buddy!! Read More
2021-10-03 16:09
When we went to Normandy, Jan all of a sudden proclaimed he had somewhere far relatives living there and having a B&B. He had never met them and I had never heard of their ex… Read More
2021-10-02 16:00
10 days ago I had withdrawn myself to working from home again since our neighbourhood had been transformed into a big festivalland that was all about bikes and no cars could approach anymore… Read More
2021-10-01 19:54
(We wandelen door Leuven en horen orgelmuziek in kerk)G: Ik denk dat er een orgelconcert isK: Of een begrafenisG: Mja, maar ik zie geen lijkwagen.K: Ik denk toch een begrafenis. Ze zij… Read More
2021-09-30 15:39
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-09-29 19:27
A great modern spacey and light new officeHaving lunch with a group of colleagues again and having trivial conversations again on who is eating which leftovers, recipes and the weather. &hell…Read More
2021-09-27 15:04
Normandy...the region ruled by the Dukes of Normandy of which a bastard son conquered England and got crowned as the English king. Half an hour inland, not too far from Caen is F… Read More
2021-09-26 16:41
France is always a good vacation destination...just for the food already. Wine, cheese, saucisson, ... what's not to love? And when you are near a French beach...you order fruits de me… Read More
2021-09-24 16:35
Random non sand castle building beach pictures of our August vacation at a Normandy beach. Read More
2021-09-23 15:27
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-09-22 15:13
September is the new May. Whereas May is the typical month of children's communions and formal spring celebrations and family gatherings, everybody is now catching up in September now… Read More
2021-09-21 15:50
We never visited Sword Beach as such as we were staying in Sword Beach. So we encountered the many many monuments and remembrance panels while going to the beach or strolling along Oui… Read More
2021-09-20 15:45
I didn't go on vacation to France with the intention to visit a lot. My priority was to rest, quiet time, nothing. My batteries needed reloading. But we were in France where there is always… Read More
2021-09-19 15:42
Well the World Championships started this weekend ...not yet in Leuven. But oh you bet, the championships are all over the place in Leuven. For weeks now we saw… Read More
2021-09-18 15:14
On August 24th we went to visit Juno Beach...the Normandic beach zones amidst Omaha Beach and Sword beach, which had been liberated by Canadian troops on D-Day in 44. We drove to… Read More
2021-09-17 15:11
We built a lot of sand castles on our vacation!! Here are some more pictures of our many constructions. And that was literally the last one at the last moment on the beach before we wen… Read More
2021-09-16 15:14
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-09-15 15:39
K: waarom mogen wij nooit filmpjes kijken als wij slapen?G: dat kan toch niet? Als je slaapt zijn je ogen toeK: moet dat je ogen toe?G: Anders kan je toch niet slapen?K: Ikke wel. Ik slaap s… Read More
2021-09-14 20:09
Early september is always a fixed appointment in the agenda of a lot of men in Leuven, except for 2020. The "Men of the year"(de Jaartallen) celebrate those that turn 50 and welcome a… Read More
2021-09-13 15:40
We built a lot of sand castles on our holiday!! (I even managed to dig a blood blister in my hand!) Read More
2021-09-12 16:01
When we booked our vacation in France, it was still very early. We knew there were vaccines, but we had no idea yet how the distribution would go in Europe and what our summer would lo… Read More
2021-09-10 16:22
This spring after my yearly burst of gardening when I renew of flower pots, Jan felt inspired and went tomato shopping. With the memory of the tomato plants in our vacation house… Read More
2021-09-09 16:10
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-09-08 15:32
Last Saturday we gathered in my hometown. End of August and September holds multiple birthdays in our family. Yet we didn't have opportunities to meet so we planned a long today togeth… Read More
2021-09-07 16:04
If the boys don't feel like going for a walk, then I go on my own. I do need to get out of the door a bit to catch some fresh air and move a bit. And so I did about a month… Read More
2021-09-06 15:16
The weather in Normandy wasn't exactly always very attractive and we spent several cold grey windy days. But that seems very appropriate weather to visit some D-Day invasion beaches.&n&hell…Read More
2021-09-05 14:54
Our vacation house in Normandy had a heated pool in the garden. Fortunately it was heated as the temperatures during our vacation have never passed 22C but were more often 18C.&n&hell…Read More
2021-09-04 15:44
This year we managed to go on vacation to France again. Unlike last year when we only found our little dream spot near the Somme Bay 2 days in advance, we booked this time already at the sta… Read More
2021-09-03 15:40
September 1st 2021Back to schoolThinking which clothes they'd wear again (*)Filling the backpacks again (*)Making sandwiches at the breakfast table again (*)Filling water bottles again… Read More
2021-09-02 15:50
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, style… Read More
2021-08-31 16:30
A late paella evening in our friend's garden in candlelightPulling of soaked clothes and getting into soft warm home wear when arriving home totally rained outThe sound of crickets buzzing a… Read More
2021-08-30 16:04
Als je een app verwijdert, krijg je dan je geld terug?Is Salesforce een soort app?Maar ze doen toch veel meer dan dat want Salesforce is toch een wolkje en papa hielp toch ook die platte vis… Read More
2021-08-29 14:16
More posts to follow in September about the Normandy beaches, D-Day remembrance, seafood and cider, William the Conqueror, sand castles and swimming pools and (the lack of) clouds/sun and pl… Read More
2021-08-28 14:15
When Kabouter was invited for a sleepover with his best friend and was going to eat pizza there, Beertje felt left-out again. But Jan promised him to go out and eat pizza too. So when he ask… Read More
2021-08-27 16:22
I was curious recently to check out my screen time and also the apps that I use most on my devices. It all fluctuates a bit and I can clearly see that the children borrow my devi… Read More
2021-08-26 16:06
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-08-25 16:37
The Starlings...their name didn't ring a bell but then I saw it was the duo formed by Tom Dice and Kato Callebaut and I know them better. Tom Dice has represented Belgium in 2010 at th… Read More
2021-08-24 16:13
2021-08-23 15:27
A few weeks ago we went out for dinner to Zappaz at the Harbour and since we were a little early for our reservation, we took the opportunity to tour around the area for a short moment and d… Read More
2021-08-22 16:05
1. Do you take mini bottles of shampoo etc home from hotel rooms?It depends. Jan tended to go to hotels that had Rituals bottles. Oh yes, I'd take Rituals bottles. A dozen years… Read More
2021-08-20 16:23
Now that I've uploaded my digital picture archive in 2020 into my iCloud pictures, I can search a bit in its history and check what happened on this day in previous years. Quite fun to… Read More
2021-08-19 16:10
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-08-18 15:28
At the start of August my mom proposed to come to Leuven instead of my bi-weekly trip to my old hometown. I loved the idea right away since I love getting visitors and I also love avoiding c… Read More
2021-08-17 16:35
Nope he's not napping Read More
2021-08-15 16:15
Ik vind dat jij de lekkerste soep kan maken van de hele familie(Luid gehuil)Ik kan bijna nooit de was opplooien(who know when becoming a mom that your children would throw a tantrum because… Read More
2021-08-14 16:10
One of the reasons I prefer walking over riding my bike is that I have more time to spot all the beauty around me and take pictures of it. In summer there are so many gorgeous wi… Read More
2021-08-13 16:52
A few weekends ago we got treated to a nice evening with some friends who treated us to nice beers, a paella made on the BBQ. Despite the rain, we had a great evening shielded fr… Read More
2021-08-12 16:13
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a na… Read More
2021-08-11 15:34
Mid July one of Kabouter's schoolfriends joined us on our weekend in the Ardennes. They were mostly interested to play Pokémon together. But I was the difficult mother that ordered th… Read More
2021-08-09 15:40
At the end of September Leuven will host the world championship cycling and we live quite near the finish line so we won't escape all the activity. Slowly we notice preperations picking… Read More
2021-08-07 15:19
When his big brother goes on a scouting camp, Beertje is left behind and a bit lost. He's not always a big fan of going on walks either but we wanted to take him out. When we pro… Read More
2021-08-06 15:25
Since we live in the city centre near big roads, we don't allow Rodin to run out freely and try not to get him into the habit of crossing the frontdoor at all. But we can't allow him to roam… Read More
2021-08-05 15:20
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-08-04 16:16
There seems to be a curse on Kabouter's scouting life. Due to the pandemic starting in 2020 he only had a "normal" scouting life in fall of 2019 and winter 2020, when he just joined an… Read More
2021-08-03 17:48
1. Our kamikaze cat2. Our spooning cat3. A boy in quarantine hanging out nearby me in our basement office while I was working4. Happy in the sun5. A happy meal6. Proud of the Belgian delegat… Read More
2021-08-01 17:59
It's been a year since Anne and I were chatting. She was posting associations from music and I really wanted to join in. She was so kind to join in on my idea to pingpong our musical a… Read More
2021-07-31 15:13
Time to read books. Truly getting back into the habit to read more regularly each week Jan, my sister, myself and some friends all getting our 2nd dose of our Covid vaccinat… Read More
2021-07-30 15:54
Waar wonen de maanden allemaal? Dat schooljaar is alweer voorbij (wanneer ik hem op 30 juni op school ophaal)Houd voor je eigen woorden eh! Mama er waren wat kindjes aa… Read More
2021-07-29 15:16
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-07-28 15:48
We repeated this bikeride from 3 years ago. 3 years ago it was Kabouter breaking his bike record at the age of 5 and this time it was Beertje peddling probably further than he had ever… Read More
2021-07-27 15:44
Last week Jan had a day off when I was teleworking from the Ardennes. In order to ensure I had plenty of concentration time (the desk is in fact amidst their "play attic"), he took them for… Read More
2021-07-26 15:30
After last year's successful introduction to mini golf, the boys requested this summer to play again. And we noticed that both the fields in Malmédy and Butgenbach were open aga… Read More
2021-07-25 15:47
Since our new sofa in Leuven that takes up much more space than the previous ones, the little table seems oversized in the cramped space left over. It was clear from the moment we ordered th… Read More
2021-07-24 16:22
2 years after Saskia, the volunteering coordinator from Mobile School passed away really suddenly and unexpectedly, "her" mobile school is ready to depart to the children. In the… Read More
2021-07-23 16:33
On Wednesday (14/07) a disaster took place in Belgium but only realised that by the end of the day when the first disaster news started to flow in. I heard that my neighbours from the east o… Read More
2021-07-22 15:59
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a na… Read More
2021-07-21 19:55
The best mornings are those where I can snooze a bit while the children come down (more and more independently) and Beertje sneaks in with me for a short hug or a bit more or a lot of… Read More
2021-07-18 15:21
There are radio and tv spots on from the Red Cross to raise funds for disaster recovery. Disaster images of floods, wreckage, devastation. This week there were rescue teams from foreig… Read More
2021-07-16 16:20
Since yesterday my entire close family has been double vaccinated. Quite a relief now that wave 4 is really upon us in Europe with the delta variant. Hopefully we are now all protected again… Read More
2021-07-15 15:24
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a na… Read More
2021-07-14 15:25
Ik lust dat niet!! Hoe vaak moet ik jullie dat nog zeggen?Schildpadsoep met wat scheetjes erbijSchildpadsoep met wat scheetjes erbijSchildpadsoep met wat scheetjes erbij(repetitieve zelfverz… Read More
2021-07-13 16:45
It's grey weather againThe children must go to their summer activities with a rain jacket on top of their T-shirt againThey ask when we'll eat out on the terrace again. They ask when we… Read More
2021-07-12 15:15
I've finished my 5th book this weekend for 2021. Not bad for 6 months. Naturally a lot of people read a lot more but the previous years I have not often reached 5 books in an ent… Read More
2021-07-11 15:55
Yeah yeah we are not playing the final tonight. The championship seems a long forgotten thing already. But I still wanted to share some pictures of the boys getting totally into it our last… Read More
2021-07-10 15:15
Bostonbaby wrote her alphabet recently and invites her readers to do so but since many people have already written an alphabet (I wrote a motherhood alphabet), she assigns just a lette… Read More
2021-07-09 16:49
Well we can't claim just yet that we have top summer weather, do we? But honestly I am so greatful for moderate weather. The past summers in the previous years with a succession of dry… Read More
2021-07-08 15:57
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a na… Read More
2021-07-07 15:44
We started off the vacation period with a visit to grandma. As a former school teacher, she first had to inspect Kabouter's school report in detail. Then we profited… Read More
2021-07-06 16:22
Since a couple of days we try to grow some cherry tomatoes and some other herbs in our square meter vegetable garden in Leuven. It was intended merely for educational merits sinc… Read More
2021-07-05 17:36
Off they went last Wednesday for the last day of the school year. Kindergarden 2 and Grade 2...Beertje is no longer a newbie in school. There is a whole group of tinier children runnin… Read More
2021-07-04 15:01
July 1986My sister comes back with her new vacation friend and wants to have one of the news magazines to check some sport articles and their pictures. They had connected in the… Read More
2021-07-03 15:21
Everyone was posing for pictures recently....perfect in time for Anne's Portrait photochallenge Read More
2021-07-01 15:20
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-06-30 16:08
Summer weatherBeing outside in T-shirt and shortVideocall with my Canadian host momSnuggling in bed with Beertje after he'd been absent for a couple of daysMy own first vaccination and… Read More
2021-06-29 16:07
Ik denk te weten waarom Lennart zijn best gedaan heeft bij die mediteren oefening. Want misschien was hij aan het mediteren en dacht hij even niet meer aan de Mol spelenMama je hebt toch doo… Read More
2021-06-27 16:33
Well they can't watch the game because it's way past their bedtime (and mine!), but I'm sure they'll cheer in their dreams. Let's hope it's not the last game tonight, but I honest… Read More
2021-06-26 19:52
We had an unusual short but well spent "weekend" (24h) in the east of Belgium. Since we have to be back early Sunday morning but also urgently needed to go cut the grass over there, we drove… Read More
2021-06-25 15:39
We could understand the language of birds and could actually hear the birds talk when they sing or tsjilp...and understand the bird's gossip or fights or food wishes. How noisy and dist… Read More
2021-06-24 15:46
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
2021-06-21 16:18
Today is Summer solstice. And Anne's photochallenge, the Satur9photochallenge gave us the challenge of photographing light two weeks ago. Since I preplan posts and I am always behind i… Read More
2021-06-19 16:16
Past Sunday was father's Day. Finally the children could give their school crafts which they had hidden (quite publically) at different spots in the house to their father. A nice… Read More
2021-06-18 15:46
Our old sofa's are about 25-30 years old. They date back from Jan's student time with his ex-girlfriend. They've lived for a few years at his brother's appartment and moved back when he boug… Read More
2021-06-17 15:20
Each Tuesday and Thursday Anne from Satur9's World play a musical pingpong game where we choose a new music song based on each other's previous choice by association of a name, st… Read More
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