2019-01-24 21:29
A lecture hall in the "Blandijn" faculty at UGent 1996
"I am not going to teach my syllabus, I answer questions."
It took us, new fresh students at university, some time to get used to but… Read More
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2019-01-23 21:24
At Samaja and at Bostonbaby I saw the blog equivalant of the #10yearschallenge hype on social media. I didn't post any pictures online for that hype but I'm always a bit of a nostalgic… Read More
2019-01-20 20:41
Bauble after bauble
Star after star
The box gets filled
The tree gets empty
The lights are unplugged
No more socks
no more angels
no more reindeer
All the Christmas cosiness is boxed away… Read More
2019-01-19 20:19
Since Beertje had to memorise a New Year's letter for the first time, we did our best to schedule a visit to his godfather a bit sooner than previous year, to ensure he remembered his little… Read More
2019-01-18 21:22
In the Christmas vacation we geared up Beertje's potty training again. He started 10 months ago when he turned 2 at home and in the daycare with the introduction of a potty. Rath… Read More
2019-01-16 17:48
Now that the little store moved to the renovated attic and isn't half pressed between other toys and seats and the curtains in the living room anymore, it seems to be open for sales more oft… Read More
2019-01-15 17:58
G: "Jullie zijn zo flink aan het spelen!"B: "Maar ik wil niet meer spelen."G: "Oh wat wil je dan, wil je slapen?"B: "Ja in de zetel met mijn tuut."...K: "Maar ik wil niet alleen niet spelen… Read More
2019-01-14 17:58
A lot of blogs or media show a review of their most popular posts, best music, best this or that of 2018. It was very remarkable to find a list of the flopped posts previous… Read More
2019-01-13 20:44
One google sheet with 26 columns shared by 14 mothers
11 mails on the day before
A dozen text messages in the next morning
An alarm clock set on Sunday morning
Checking logins once aga… Read More
2019-01-12 20:09
2-5 cms snow were predicted but we only got rain and fog... The boys were disappointed "when is the snow coming?" Well the sledges remain waiting idle this weekend for sure.We all played ins… Read More
2019-01-11 17:06
On my morning commute I drove along some painted landscapes.Painting 1:
A wood full of trees.
Their trunks are dark lines that form a dark mass on the bottom of the painting,
but they light… Read More
2019-01-10 17:26
In between Christmas and New Year we spent time in the Ardennes. We didn't only discover new things and walk in the woods, we also cocooned at home.Here are 7 things to do with children at h… Read More
2019-01-09 18:01
The hiphop scene in Brussels is alive and kicking but mostly frenchspeaking in my impression. Stikstof is an exception who have their lyrics in Dutch, with a lovely Brussels "r" in it.
I'll… Read More
2019-01-08 17:25
We cocooned at home until very late in pyjama's while riding our trains. In the afternoon I figured we needed some fresh air so I hushed the boys into their clothes and we went for a walk in… Read More
2019-01-07 17:46
A year ago I posted lots of criticism to the flood of New Year's resolutions you see everywhere...only to end my post with some resolutions/wishes anyhow. While ranting, I had a g… Read More
2019-01-06 17:35
At Ephiphany, the Belgian bakeries make "3 kings cakes" with a hidden bean for the identification of the new king that gets to wear the crown. For the 2nd year in a row, Kabouter was t… Read More
2019-01-05 17:20
During our few days in the Ardennes I didn't seem to get to execute my plans to do nothing...I bought a new book but didn't start to read it yet, I didn't watch anything on Netflix and I did… Read More
2019-01-04 17:59
January 1st...the first of a New Year and the first time our little Beertje had a New Year's letter to "read". So we drank a lot of coffee to make the tour of the family (and had… Read More
2019-01-03 17:51
New Year is something weird. It's such a random artificial thing but an entire world decides to start over at one point together. It's just one second that comes by like all the other ones a… Read More
2019-01-02 18:44
Previous week we also drove to Burg-Rueland...a bit a forgotten corner of Belgium in the middle of nowhere near the German/ Luxembourgish border countryside.
In Burg-Rueland t… Read More
2019-01-01 17:48
January 2018
We enjoyed quite some snow weekends in the Ardennes
And at the end of the month I celebrated a late 40th birthday with my friends in a girls' weekend in Lille, Fr… Read More
2018-12-31 17:37
A beautiful sunrise
Snoozing in the bed which is a little warm cozy nest early in the morning darkness
A dinner out with 2 friends to catch-up and later this month another dinner with a frie… Read More
2018-12-30 19:03
Owwww jong! (frequent exlamation of amazement)
Ik ben blij dat je nu een beetje rust hebt mama. Ik ben altijd zo blij voor jou als het een rood licht is.
K: "Ik vind Alexa supe… Read More
2018-12-29 18:12
When you have absolutely nothing on your agenda, it becomes attractive to visit things that you have driven by in the past 10 years. And so we drove out to visit the 4th power dam lake… Read More
2018-12-28 20:28
Traditionally we spent the Christmas days with our family. On Christmas Eve we joined my in-law-family. For the first time in 22 years, my sister-in-law could join as the bakery would… Read More
2018-12-27 20:28
After half a year of increasing preparations, we approached the finale of our #duwmee charity walk last Saturday evening at sunset. With a whopping 850 walkers, a parade with an… Read More
2018-12-27 20:26
2018-12-24 14:19
It has become an annual tradition just before Christmas: the volunteers from Mobile School organise a big charity walk during the national charity week "De Warmste Week" (the warmest week) o… Read More
2018-12-22 17:18
My sister and I owed my mother a little surprise for her birthday... a milestone that had passed by with just a quick kiss and some flowers. Things are not easy and my sister and I alternate… Read More
2018-12-21 18:52
As we hoped, we woke up in a winter wonderland previous Sunday in the Ardennes. Since Beertje wasn't too well, we couldn't venture out on a family walk but we alternated. As a result I… Read More
2018-12-20 19:08
While I was partying at work, Jan and the boys left already to the Ardennes. This gave me the opportunity to sleep in without little boys waking me up early. Nevertheless I was v… Read More
2018-12-19 20:27
Everyone seems to be tired.Everyone is counting down to some vacation.
So am I.Previous week I was tired because of 2 Christmas parties and a nightly vomiting toddler. On Saturday I was sl… Read More
2018-12-17 21:16
Previous Friday was our yearly teambuilding at work followed by the Christmas party with the entire company. As always it is organised by our well-being team as a big surprise so we don't kn… Read More
2018-12-16 21:20
This week our boys each took their turn with a stomac virus that also kept many of their classmates a day at home (if they were ill on a week day). Fortunately it passed rather quickly… Read More
2018-12-15 19:53
Mama zo moet het niet.
B: "Mama, mag ik twee of drie snoep? "G: "Twee"B: "Twee, niet drie? Twee of drie?"G: "Twee" (well it's a good try to negotiate, I suppose)
G:… Read More
2018-12-14 18:21
Using our hands
Trying to look angry
Just grinning Read More
2018-12-13 18:54
Your little body is crawled up with your bump high up in the air.
As soon as I pull off your warm duvet and rub your back you jump up with a sleepy head
with little arms up in t… Read More
2018-12-12 18:29
I have the impression I'm blogging a little less than before because I spend part of my evenings the communication for the fantastic 6th edition of #duwmee (www.duwmee.be) (www.facebook.com/… Read More
2018-12-10 21:32
Sinterklaas returned to Spain...now it is time to put up the Christmas tree, not before...You don't do that before Dec 6th in Belgium. Well most people don't as it is a sort of unwritten rul… Read More
2018-12-09 21:11
Thanks to Sinterklaas's letter we knew we'd find some more toys at the grandparents from Sinterklaas. Apparently the holy Man was optimising his logistics by splitting up his delivery. … Read More
2018-12-08 16:35
On Sunday the unrest in Paris seemed to have disappeared and damage was getting cleaned up. As a result we headed to the Champs Elysées to visit the area that had been unavailable the… Read More
2018-12-07 17:20
I was on a training in the beginning of the week near my hometown. In the morning we had the most stunning view on the Leie river. Although I grew up near the Leie I've not… Read More
2018-12-06 17:14
December 5th and 6th is a holiday in a child's life in the Benelux countries (and a bit beyond). Saint Nicolas or Sinterklaas comes in the night of his birthday to visit all children that ha… Read More
2018-12-05 21:09
The children only knew one Parisian monument beforehand: the Eifel Tower. The excitement was great when they discovered we could see the top of the Eifel Tower from our hotel room, even thou… Read More
2018-12-04 21:30
It's been a bit silent over here since I was busy travelling for work to workshops in 2 different countries and an external training. Unlike other times where I try to hide my absence on thi… Read More
2018-11-30 18:36
Driving through a gorgeous fall-colored forest on my morning commute to work.
Good walks in the Ardennes woods
Working from home and lunching with friends
Potential medical worries that turn… Read More
2018-11-29 17:52
Ik denk dat ik een bloedneus heb, maar ik ben niet zeker want ik kan mijn neus niet zien.(he comes down out of his bed to the living room )...moet ik weer naar boven? Helemaal alleen? Maar i… Read More
2018-11-25 09:13
Beertje returned with high fever from school and hence our weekend plans had to be changed.
I gathered my courage and started the much dreaded chore to reorganise our cupboards in the livin… Read More
2018-11-23 17:37
Since we live in the city center of Leuven, we often move through the city by foot as everything is shortby and it makes no sense to use a car for short distances. The children follow… Read More
2018-11-21 21:13
I happened to have a meeting in Antwerp previous Friday. I hadn't been in Antwerp in years and I had never been in the neighbourhood of het Eilandje...a former old harbour area that got dese… Read More
2018-11-18 20:32
I only learned to appreciate autumn since we spend regular time in the Ardennes, but you don't need to go far to see all it's beauty. Even in the city center, you can see the gorgeous fall c… Read More
2018-11-16 17:35
Dear Beertje and Kabouter,
The tv is often confusing for you both.
You turn it on and request me to watch this or this show now and I must say that it isn't on at that moment. You've… Read More
2018-11-15 18:51
Mandajijntjes lijken beetje op bal.
Ik heb gote schoenen aan van jouw. (indeed, he was shuffling forward in my shoes)
Ik ben een hele dikke jongen...een gjote jongen.
En Jan wat ga jij et… Read More
2018-11-14 18:01
I discovered this thanks to Apple Music. Soufiane is a rising star on youtube but since I mainly discover music via the radio, I had missed him a bit. He's a young rapper from Antwerp who ha… Read More
2018-11-12 18:04
So on my walk through Amalienborg, the palace seemed deserted. But a few blocks further, I ended up in some buzz. It wasn't visible from far, but there were tents, a… Read More
2018-11-12 08:19
We had waited for 2 months, but today it was finally time for the new Peace Carillon to sing across the fields surrounding the Park Abbey.
Quite symbolically the new carillon, a replica of… Read More
2018-11-10 17:01
During our work trip to Denmark we also had a few hours in the evening and a few hours at noon free sightseeing time in Copenhagen.Since I had already been in Copenhagen before during a fun… Read More
2018-11-09 16:17
A century ago the first World War was approaching its end in very confusing days. The conflict that lasted for 4 years would have cost over 40 million people's lives...not counting the Spani… Read More
2018-11-08 17:33
Kabouter was quite disappointed on Saturday that we had not walked along the Warche river but that was not feasible with a stroller for Beertje. So I promised him to take him on… Read More
2018-11-07 17:23
After 10 years of "Made in Belgium" on this blog and over 300 Belgian music posts, we have a first. For the first time I am posting a German speaking singer. It's not often known… Read More
2018-11-06 18:17
You probably need to work for a window company to be able to become a window geek...but window museums are cool. If you love architecture and history a little, it's very fascinating to see h… Read More
2018-11-05 18:05
October was a busy travel month, not only because I had to be in Hamburg (both for work as privately) and because we took our lazy summer vacation in Gran Canaria. In the week between… Read More
2018-11-04 08:36
We had friends coming over in the Ardennes for a visit. They'd been with us recently and clearly that tasted like more. We woke up with the first morning frost, which was gorgeous.&nbs&hell…Read More
2018-11-02 17:40
It's a traditional autumn chore.
But if you can do it when the temperatures aren't freezing your fingers off yet and the leaves still have some crisp before they all turned in some mu… Read More
2018-10-31 19:19
Listening how Kabouter tries to hum and sing along with radio songs (potentially with made up text)
Working with my 'Made in Belgium' Apple playlist...More than 21 hours of top music.
A wide… Read More
2018-10-30 18:18
GEOX de schoenen die ademen!! (he's unpacking shoes he got from his cousin). Joepieee mama, ik heb GEOX!!...Maar hoe ademen die schoenen?...Werkt GEOX ook binnen of enkel buiten?… Read More
2018-10-29 20:02
As stated before, the more time I spend on a sunbed, the less eager I am to get up. So it actually took some self-discipline to gather our stuff and actually walk with the kids the full 1,(5… Read More
2018-10-28 20:22
I used to be allergic to hotels with animation teams. They bring me the image of loud, amateuristic, pushy, attention seeking young adults that think they are funny while they just behave li… Read More
2018-10-27 20:15
The goal of our past vacation was to soak in sun and to hang out at the pool. After our active road trip in the US in May, this was our lazy vacation. I've learned from the past that I… Read More
2018-10-25 18:47
The previous weeks my out of office was on...most of October in fact. It's been crazy: workshops in Hamburg for work combined with a city trip.
What I didn't have time yet to tell is that o… Read More
2018-10-24 17:21
I've brought you the music from Lou Deprycker here before when posting about the Two Man Sound and Plastic Bertrand but this music jack-of-all-trades had many other projects among other Lou… Read More
2018-10-22 16:15
Because there are so many elevator buttons to use
Because there is pancakes at the breakfast buffet and lots of other tempting choices
Because they can play hide-and-seek in the closets and… Read More
2018-10-19 16:35
We took some time trying to get nice family pictures. There was always a child running off, making a funny face, looking in the other direction, ... but here's some more or less decent ones… Read More
2018-10-18 17:06
During our weekend in Hamburg we gave the children the choice on Sunday: taking another boat tour (along the harbour) so we could see the famous Speicherstadt and Hafencity area's or g… Read More
2018-10-17 17:06
Previous week we dove into the 80ies and I'm still stuck there. Give me the big hairstyles, the dark eyeshadow.
I don't have a clear memory of the time that 99 Luftballons had been a… Read More
2018-10-16 17:07
Mid September I missed the launch of a new tv program "Make Belgium great again". I don't tend to watch that tv channel and the tv title gave me a sour taste...the reference isn't funn… Read More
2018-10-15 17:26
Mag'k beginnen? (since he is in school he checks if he can start to eat)
Dag mama, jij mag wel binnenkomen hoorrr . (when I come home after work)
Jij moet hier zitten, dit is papa stoe… Read More
2018-10-12 17:50
On Saturday afternoon in Hamburg we continued enjoying the Indian Summer and lovely temperatures with a walk from the historic city center towards the harbour. After our little boat to… Read More
2018-10-11 17:13
We were lucky to have glorious sunny weather on our citytrip to Hamburg. A big part of our first day we hang around the Jungfernstieg square and the Altersee. The sun, the city l… Read More
2018-10-10 17:27
Let's go back again to the 80ies...the time I grew up and dug into my sister's cassette tapes. I'm not sure if Schmutz was on those tapes, but Love Games is definately a classic that is well… Read More
2018-10-08 20:04
It doesn't always has to be Jan who is travelling. So I left last week for a workshop to Hamburg in Germany. 2 days of meetings in a large international group, fortunately interrupted… Read More
2018-10-07 16:55
Beertje and Kabouter inherited the dress up trunk from their cousin and that gave them a whole set of new looks that cracked me up. I can't wait for carnaval to come (and that means so… Read More
2018-10-06 17:34
One week ago when Jan was in the US, including 3 weekend mornings, I allowed the boys the crawl with me in the big bed.It all started with Beertje being awake and upset rather early: much to… Read More
2018-10-05 17:03
There is a fuss going on in Belgium at the moment. Our energy depends for a great part on nuclear power plants and those are getting old. For many years now the politicians are d… Read More
2018-10-04 17:48
2018-10-03 18:44
The Mechanics is a brand new project from Belgian music veterans that want to digg into jazz masters. They want to check out the mechanics behind those musics that tick their tock… Read More
2018-10-02 17:04
When I read other blogs, I have the impression I am the only one not planning week menu's or not subscribing to food boxes. The main reason is probably that I try to delegate grocery s… Read More
2018-10-01 17:09
Some of our friends were staying in the east of Belgium for a weekend so they came for a visit. The children share the same age - not the same size :p - and hit off playing together right aw… Read More
2018-09-30 17:53
K: "Mag het nu weer op onze televisie, alsjeblieef?"J: "Een ijsje of tv"K+B: "IJJJJSJE!!"
Waarom doen ze dat daar zo allemaal kadootjes leggen zo? (on tv you see flowers on a spot where som… Read More
2018-09-29 17:33
Dropping off 2 children at school that immediately start playing and state "ok, bye mommy , see you tonight" when I say I'm leaving.
Going back to yoga classes after more than 5 years of abs… Read More
2018-09-28 17:43
I don't consider my life as something extra-ordinary
I do have my share of difficult worries and challenges
but I have somehow got a few blogs in my feedreader in the last year from moms wi… Read More
2018-09-27 17:31
(here is my part I)
3) LinkedIn
LinkedIn was my first true social network membership if you don't consider my blog as a social network. I've been a LinkedIn member since August 2005… Read More
2018-09-26 17:23
"Pregnant Guy"...not a common name for a hip hop rapper? Well, he figured most Belgian rapnames were boring. So he's not :) . Zwangere guy comes from Brussels where he also raps… Read More
2018-09-25 18:59
I have a reputation to be everywhere on social media. I've often joked that I cannot discover any of the new channels that become popular anymore, because I don't stop anything I start. &hell…Read More
2018-09-23 20:46
The end of summer and start of automn is a busy birthday period in our family. Since Jan's away, I profited to visit a lot of family and get some company. With the pouring rain and ver… Read More
2018-09-22 20:45
Today was one of those weekends that really suck because Jan had to fly out to the US. I am so used to his frequent travels on week days but find them hard in the weekend.
While I have a lo… Read More
2018-09-21 17:01
It's officially autumn but I give you all some summer flowers today. Read More
2018-09-20 17:37
Not much news to share here, but I'll give you some pictures that fill my heart Read More
2018-09-18 20:10
It's really nice to have the boys at one spot and walk both of them down to the school.
I want to profit from having both of them at the nearby school to first walk them to school and back h… Read More
2018-09-17 16:47
Sunday we found our tiny village in the Ardennes closed for all traffic, joining the 41 Flemish car-free cities in Belgium. We had to get up and ready in the morning to park our car a few 10… Read More
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