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Merry Christmas!
Christmas Eve is almost here for us, so we lit the candle holder our munchkin made at school and want to take a moment to wish you and yours a Christmas filled with light, love and hopefully a miracle… or two!
Is it a Bird? No! It’s Carnival!
J-man goes to Catholic school and today they’re celebrating carnival, just before the onset of Lent. All dressed up, of course. He was wide awake and ready to roll at 6am. I need a coffee I.V drip, stat. One of the most beautiful traditions of the Dutch carnival though, at least at the school my son goes to, is bringing the children to the retirement home in a lively, energetic…
New Year’s Eve 2010
Quick posting to wish you all a wonderful evening! Since I’m roughly 8 to 10 hours ahead of most of you who read this blog, it’s already evening for us in theNetherlands and we’re about to start celebrating. Right after I’ve finished applying a gazillion layers of makeup to try and hide the fact I’m running on a mere 5 hours sleep. I’ve fixed tons of snacks all day long. We…
Sint Gone, Santa Arrives
St. Nicholas has left the building and has been replaced with colorful Christmas trees, garlands and sparkling lights everywhere. It’s not done in Holland to decorate a Christmas tree before Sinterklaas is gone, so I’ve been a good Dutch girl and waited for him to get back on his big boat and sail off to warmer climes and sunnier places. It’s where I would go. Must admit I’m curious how…
Netherlands in World Cup Final
We did it! We made it to the World Cup final where a 32-year wait ends. I’m so terribly proud of our boys!
