2020-02-24 17:59
In my mind children in grade 1, when they do their communion , always have a big hole in front of their mouth. So a year ago when Kabouter lost his first tooth, I was a bit in shock as… Read More
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2020-02-23 21:03
What's up with this winter? For the 3rd weekend in a row we are treated on a real fall storm. But Jan was gone for a weekend and I had invited my mother to keep me and the boys company… Read More
2020-02-20 18:05
Their upper lip always gives away what they've been eating/ drinking Read More
2020-02-19 19:05
Next week is Spring break at school, always the week that lent starts and carnival is celebrated. Hence the children must celebrate it a bit earlier at school with a big dress up party today… Read More
2020-02-18 17:42
One week after Storm Caria kept us all inside, we were home again on Sunday for Storm Dennis. I had already spent most of Saturday at home on some administration backlog.
On Saturday… Read More
2020-02-17 17:26
Well, they do like to help for a while at this age. Kabouter loves setting the table whereas Beertje has a great interest in the cooking. They also love to fold the underwe… Read More
2020-02-16 17:37
I've seen it mentioned in so many bucket lists for the new years or in lists of blessings: podcasts. I must be the unicorn in the world that does not love podcasts as everyone se… Read More
2020-02-15 17:54
Ah het pampervuilbakje (checking out the sanitary bin in the women’s toilets)
Ik wou je laten verschrikken!
Mama ik vind je schoenen heel mooi. Weet je waarom ik ze heel mooi vind? Z… Read More
2020-02-14 20:41
Work lately requires more concentration
more social interaction
Faster decision taking
To do lists are long
and deadlines nearby
Evenings lately require more sofa hanging
absorbing tv image… Read More
2020-02-12 20:45
I've lost my new music tracking skills a bit. When Charlotte Adigéry was a jury member in an end of year show on tv I had no clue who she was. She was nominated as breakthrough… Read More
2020-02-10 17:41
Unlike in 1990, we got bombarded with warnings for the upcoming storm with the request to take precautions and take it seriously.
With the memory of previous spring's storm &hell…Read More
2020-02-09 20:20
I don't remember if had been aware beforehand that a storm was coming. Probably but as a teenager I wasn't too impressed.
I remember that we were sitting in the "aquarium" classes with big… Read More
2020-02-08 20:39
I've been whining on Facebook for a 2nd year in a row for the lack of snow (on the weekends we can go to the Ardennes). My facebook memories taunt me in December and January with loads of sn… Read More
2020-02-06 21:34
I'm amazed how quickly my children seem to have grown up lately. Kabouter sure has gained a lot of maturity and independence since he's in grade 1 but also Beertje is losing the last c… Read More
2020-02-03 17:51
Due to the unstoppable predicted rain and Kabouter's birthday party appointment, I stayed all weekend in Leuven without much other plans. After a previous weekend where I was stressing I did… Read More
2020-02-02 20:09
On Friday night I wrote this on my Facebook profile:
So in a few hours the European Union will become smaller. For the first time since the foundation of the European Coal and Steel Commun… Read More
2020-02-01 21:04
Last year I started to search for some alternatives to plastic waste I have in the household. I'm not a person of great revolutions and shouting on the barricades. My behaviour is not exempl… Read More
2020-01-31 17:58
Pink sky sunrises during my commute (so I don't have to be up insanely early to enjoy them).
Puzzling with the children
Beertje cuddling with me in bed early in the morning
Spending my "spor… Read More
2020-01-30 17:58
Eén mozarella twee mozarella drieeeee mozarella (sings on the tones of the macarena)
Die 2 soorten pandeksels zo tegen elkaar lijkt me wel gemakkelijk om te spelen. (Strauss ni… Read More
2020-01-29 20:37
It's been a while since I posted a bit on Belgian music here. But of course our artists are going strong as ever. Today I present you the Belgian "Mumford and Sons".A bear's den… Read More
2020-01-27 21:01
I read at a few other blogs a decennium review and I found it very interesting. Clearly in 10 years our lives have changed so drastically and so much has happened...and yet sometimes it all… Read More
2020-01-26 20:53
Since we had not been to the Ardennes and I spent a lot of my weekend on cleaning up, which is desastreus for my mood, we also went to check out the nearby forest. After all we are alw… Read More
2020-01-25 21:31
Last Monday was "Blue Monday" and all media discussed it up to the point it was annoying.
It's been foggy all week so I can believe that works on people's mood. At work people were al… Read More
2020-01-23 18:09
Since a few years we have a Netflix subscription. Since I still regularly watch cable tv and enjoy many tv programs, I don't watch too much Netflix compared to many other people (at le… Read More
2020-01-20 20:28
Hi Beertje how was school today? Where's your brother?
Hi Jan do you take the bags? Ok see you later? Where's Beertje's hat? Did he forget it at school?Come on boys, it's time to… Read More
2020-01-19 20:11
This winter is unusually mild. On my FB memories I see snow pictures from the Ardennes coming by from previous years but until now we've not seen any snow. Well last winter was s… Read More
2020-01-17 21:27
A meme of things of 3 that I stole from Anne at Satur9's World.
3 names you go by
My true name
Goofball (that's ages ago but inspired this blog's name).
Mama
3 places where… Read More
2020-01-15 17:09
Un deux trois quatre cinq neuf dix! Ik heb tot 10 geteld in het Frans!
'k spring over de schaduw van de bomen!!
In welk land ben je eigenlijk? (Facetime Jan)
Ik vind… Read More
2020-01-14 17:18
1. We started the New Year in the same way as we ended it culinary :)
2. We had a 4-legged ghost in the house
3. We also spotted a green cat
4. I twinned with Beertje with… Read More
2020-01-13 17:04
I don't do in New Year's resolutions. But I do believe in improving yourself or tackling something when you identify a wish or need or good idea. So I wrote last year already on… Read More
2020-01-12 17:06
As stated before, we got a bit into the Epiphany spirit at the end of the Christmas vacation. I always learned that the Christmas period officially continues until January 6th with Epiphany… Read More
2020-01-11 17:10
When we stayed in the Ardennes with our friends for New Year we killed some time by driving to nearby La Roche.
As stated before, the region is full of reminders of the battle of the Bulge… Read More
2020-01-09 18:50
It's a bit more than a year since I have gotten my Fitbit and started wearing it. I wear it all the time since I like to check the data it gathers.
Unlike the first weeks (and months)… Read More
2020-01-08 17:48
Our children tend to play mostly with figures from tv series (Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, PJ Masks) or transport toys (cars, trains, planes, ...). With those they can play quite independent… Read More
2020-01-07 17:27
When my father passed away unexpectedly previous summer, I had no idea what needs to be done at such a moment. Confused and numb, I started googling information and for that reason I a… Read More
2020-01-05 18:46
So we spent the last days of 2019 in the Ardennes in Deventave, a tiny village in the middle of the square of La Roche en Ardennes, Baraque Fraiture, Marche-en-Famenne. For us it was a… Read More
2020-01-04 18:31
In the Christmas vacation we wanted to make some time for some short nearby city trips or visits.
Leuven
First of all we visited our own city Leuven which is beautifull… Read More
2020-01-03 18:33
Here's my suggestion for your New Year's resolution for all of you. Who has heard of heart rate coherence?The concept was introduced to me by a psychologist in the fall of 2018 w… Read More
2020-01-02 17:51
January 2019
I started previous year literally with tears in my eyes. The months before I had realised that my dad's health had deteriorated in such a way that we could no longer give care… Read More
2020-01-01 16:59
We just spent the last couple of days with the friends that we usually celebrate New Year's Eve with. But this time we didn't just spend an evening but booked a vacation house in the Ardenne… Read More
2019-12-31 17:20
Sunrises above frozen fields during my commute to work
Carrying a half sleeping child, arms tightly wrapped around each other and cheek-to-cheek
Homeworking in very soft comfy sweatpants
Not… Read More
2019-12-30 17:25
In October I promised to write some posts on what I belief are ingredients to control our stress levels. First of all I believe we need to learn to make more choices.&nb&hell…Read More
2019-12-29 20:08
Wie heeft alles een naam gegeven? Zo als een huis en alles? (cfr the ethymology of words)
Is de paddestoel groen? (first remark when I wake him up from apparently a deep sleep)… Read More
2019-12-28 17:41
Despite my and my mother-in-law's digestion sickness (Christmas is a period of solidarity right?), I had a better 24hours and managed to join the family celebrations reasonably well with hop… Read More
2019-12-28 08:37
I've shared my reluctant feelings about Disneyland before but there was one evening that was absolutely fun against my expectations. Jan had informed me that he had booked some sort of… Read More
2019-12-27 18:19
Where did December go? I have the feeling we went to Disneyland and we walked Duwmee and for the rest I've been either ill or busy. On this blog I've hardly just dumped some pictures wh… Read More
2019-12-25 09:40
I wish you all good times with your loved ones
Some time to breathe
Some time to exhale
I wish you all a bit more peace in your life
and good hugsI wish you all a bit of His light
Follow th… Read More
2019-12-23 19:28
Early August was our first meeting...The meeting invitation had been sent a lot earlier by Saskia but Saskia was no longer there. There were a lot more people than in the usual Duwmee… Read More
2019-12-22 17:23
Yesterday was the yearly charity walk for Mobile School. Because Studio Brussel moved it's location to the city of Kortrijk the walk itinerary had to be redesigned and ended up being f… Read More
2019-12-19 17:16
Riding the horse carroussel
Turning tea cups
Flying some Alladin's carpets
Meeting new friends
Riding turning Cars cars
Riding something else… Read More
2019-12-18 17:20
We tried to see the main parades in Disneyland on the first day we were there since Saturday was the most crowded day (so attractions had crazy long waiting lines that passed my patience tre… Read More
2019-12-17 22:01
At the start of the schoolyear I noticed the school would be closed for a teacher's training day on a Monday. Since we are now bound to school vacations for trips, I started to dream of a we… Read More
2019-12-16 17:59
While Kabouter went to the Scouts and Kabouter went to play with a schoolfriend, Jan and I strolled to the nearby Abbey to visit the small-scale intimate Christmas market. There… Read More
2019-12-15 19:06
B: "Mag ik Sprite?"J: "Nee jij mag wijn vandaag. Sprite is voor de grote mensen."G: "Ah ja, we gaan de wijn aan de kindjes geven."B: "Neeeee, dat mag niet, daar wordt je zot van."
Hallo mr… Read More
2019-12-15 08:54
I am very fortunate to live in a historic city with Unesco World heritage. The beguinages in Leuven are true wonderful oases of beauty and tranquility. The Men of the Year (also cultur… Read More
2019-12-12 18:29
2019-12-11 17:18
Despite a long weekend with a fun trip (I'll tell that in future posts) and sufficient sleep, I returned with a new whopping big cold that make me cross-eyed with a snotty brain when the med… Read More
2019-12-07 17:23
In October I promised to write some posts on what I belief are ingredients to control our stress levels. First of all I believe we need to learn to make more choices.&nb&hell…Read More
2019-12-06 17:40
Dec 5th
Dec 6th AM...they've been good :) Read More
2019-12-04 17:05
Our renewed insulated facade still needs the finishing touch with a band of stones at the floor to protect the new crepi and wood against the splashing drips from the ground. That'll a… Read More
2019-12-03 20:57
This was my most liked picture on Facebook in 2017. My facebook memories can be quite confronting. I post and use Facebook a lot and therefore it's my best diary. I realised today… Read More
2019-12-02 21:08
Pff it's good to write down your blessings and to focus on the positive beautiful things in your life. It's good to focus on them consciously as they give you energy.
But sometimes you just… Read More
2019-11-30 18:48
Vrijdag is eigenlijk niet vrij want je mag niet zomaar uit school stappen of zo en op maandag moet je niet naar de maan kijken en op dinsdag moet je geen dinobeentjes zoeken .... dat zijn ge… Read More
2019-11-29 18:13
A lazy vacation just to read books, swim and go out for dinner and to not think of anything at all during one week
Sucking up the sun just before winter
Commuting to work through the forest… Read More
2019-11-27 17:11
Isn't vacation all about good food as well? And yes, I love seafood as you can see.Our regular restaurants are listed here in the post of 2017. We just do that vacation over and… Read More
2019-11-26 17:07
Our vacations in Puerto de Mogan, Gran Canaria are all about relaxing near the pool and a little bit at the beach. But of course we do leave the hotel now and then and at least once a… Read More
2019-11-25 21:17
After only 3 sessions in his the boy scouts he just joined (due to our vacation we missed a couple), Kabouter was enrolled to his first nightly stay-over.
Previous week he came back very ne… Read More
2019-11-24 20:57
Sinterklaas is in the country...we knew that. But was going Sinterklaas going to visit us during daytime? When is he going to give gifts? Did he know what we want??? A lot of urgent qu… Read More
2019-11-21 21:14
I wrote it previous year: I used to be allergic to all hotels with an animation team. I tried to ignore them entirely, hid for them and went to search a quiet area. So it's quite funny… Read More
2019-11-20 17:21
Before we go on vacation, the children are very enthusiastic to go to the beach and each evening when we walk by on our way to some restaurant they claimed to want to play on the beach. &hell…Read More
2019-11-19 17:20
1. At work we have more and more meetings or workshops in the nearby tennis club of Justine Henin which also has several business rooms to book. A very inspirational environment among… Read More
2019-11-18 20:57
In October I promised to write some posts on what I belief are ingredients to control our stress levels. First of all I believe we need to learn to make more choices. Almost as i… Read More
2019-11-17 17:15
It's that time of the year again. A big 3 weeks before December 6th, the anticipation rises. Sinterklaas is the biggest holiday for children and is celebrated on December 6th but… Read More
2019-11-16 17:22
Previous weekend the temperatures dropped and we forgot our hot vacation just a week before. But fortunately it was nice and sunny weather on Sunday. Monday was a Belgian holiday for R… Read More
2019-11-15 17:20
Ik ben verliefd op jou mamaen op oma
en ook op juffrouw Ellen
en juf Elke
en Juno en Ferre en ook papa en Kabouter. Die is het einde
B: "Het is al donker!"G: "Dat is omdat jij de zon al uit… Read More
2019-11-14 16:57
My dad's oldest sister is the only remaining aunt I have.
Since both my mother and my father were the (almost) the youngest in their families and so am I, I have not had much… Read More
2019-11-13 17:11
We always figured Kabouter was a "waterrat" as we would say in Dutch: someone who adores being in the water and feel goods in it. But compared to Beertje he is not at all. Kabout… Read More
2019-11-12 17:05
Between Malmédy and Waimes there is a roundabout with the road splitting in the direction of Ligneuville and Sankt-Vith. If you drive by you might miss a ovale wall with f… Read More
2019-11-11 18:06
In some previous years we had seen children with lampions when we drove home from the Ardennes around the 11th of November. Some research online learned us that St Martin is celebrated in th… Read More
2019-11-10 17:35
I promised a few weeks ago to type out some of my thoughts to manage stress. It seems to be a challenge we all need to cope with.One of the thoughts I often have when reading or listening to… Read More
2019-11-09 21:21
I love going to Gran Canaria in the late autumn to suck up the sun as a sponge. While everyone is getting out warm coats, hats etc at home, I pull out my shorts and bikini's one more t… Read More
2019-11-07 20:15
Kabouter feels very good in the water even though he doesn't spend all his time in it. As stated in previous post, he loves to spend some time in the kid's club. He also plays with friends h… Read More
2019-11-06 21:34
It has become a tradition: in October or November we spend a bit of lazy time in the sun in Gran Canaria. A vacation to relax in the sun. Since 2017, we stay in the Radisson Blu of Pla… Read More
2019-11-04 18:35
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2019-11-02 17:45
At the end of September these all of a sudden popped up not too far from where we live. They give me a smile each time I pass Read More
2019-10-31 19:08
2019-10-30 17:18
Daar staat vaan? Van? (He's constantly discovering texts anywhere and trying to read)
K: "Wist je dat een octopus zijn brem hier in zijn poten heeft?"G: "Zijn brem?"K: "Ja wat wij hie… Read More
2019-10-29 17:17
Facetiming with my Canadian host family
A walk in the woods in autumn...or a couple of walks in the woods
A squirrel that crosses the street all of a sudden
Having clean windows at last (aka… Read More
2019-10-23 17:08
Wow, I just got bombarded this week with extra work at work, while the volunteering work for Mobile School will kick up in the next 2 months. And by coincidence I didn't have 2 good nights p… Read More
2019-10-22 16:17
We were lucky this year to be able to free up some weekends in autumn in the Ardennes, unlike previous year, and enjoy some walks in the woods. There was an explosion of all types of m… Read More
2019-10-21 19:48
"You have to sit with your legs open and then you have to roll your marble and try to hit the other and ..."With enthusiasm my oldest son is trying to explain the new marble hype at school… Read More
2019-10-20 17:20
This weekend was the bi-yearly volunteers weekend for Mobile School. We haven't participated in years...full agenda's, small babies at home, ...there was always a good reason to skip. But th… Read More
2019-10-20 10:30
2019 has proven a difficult year for me, as I feared right from the start. I've paid a lot of attention to my stress levels and my resilience to cope. Going to bed on time for a starte… Read More
2019-10-18 16:48
A little after 8 in the morning and I pull the door closed behind our back.
2 backpacks with small legs underneath me start walking
The first one moves lively ahead while the smallest trails… Read More
2019-10-16 16:19
1. Our children sometimes "borrow" our phone or iPad and hence we find very abstract or weird pictures in our picture stream.
2. When visiting my mother, we were very happy… Read More
2019-10-15 15:40
Ik kom bij jullie logeren want ik heb mijn valies mee. Ik heb heel veel mee
Mag ik nog? Ik moet opnieuw beginnen want mijn bord is helemaal leeg
Papa hier zit niets in (beschuldigend met l… Read More
2019-10-14 16:03
Once upon a time I hated autumn and it became one of my most visited posts. But then I made a walk in the forests near the German border. Not the usual pine woods but some deciduous fo… Read More
2019-10-12 21:04
The days are clearly getting darker and cooler so my bed feels like a great safe sanctuary in the mornings and I'm greatfull for the heating that turned on.I notice one difficulty in those d… Read More
2019-10-09 16:38
Since the children had a school free day, we had taken a day off on Monday and enjoyed a long weekend. Fortunately the rain stopped for a moment, so I convinced everyone again to head out, t… Read More
2019-10-08 16:31
After Kabouter, it was my turn to celebrate a birthday."Who do you want to come over for your birthday?", Kabouter asked me at the breakfast table. He clearly intended to organise a birthday… Read More
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