The fun of Christmas is upon us! In fact it’s just around the corner! Already you can’t get your groceries without being bombarded by Slade over the music system in the supermarket. While for some people, it may seem like light years away, there are actually only a few days left to prepare yourselves for…
I was in the kitchen peeling the potatoes when suddenly I heard this loud wailing. It was my son Ot, giving a heart wrenching solo, while cradling his left arm like a beloved newborn. So I opened the kitchen window and shouted: ‘What happened, what happened?!’ Piet hit Ot with a stick! ‘Piet hit Ot…
My credit card got too close to my mobile phone and doesn’t work anymore. And when I got to my hairdresser’s appointment at two thirty, it turned out I had to be there at twelve o’clock. Then, when I took a walk this afternoon, I got seriously lost in the area I’ve been living in…
A song keeps playing in my head: ‘Where is the love?’ Indeed, where ís the love?! And is there enough love going around? Where is the love? Sometimes I’m so busy living, keeping the kids from killing themselves and each other, I forget about the love. It’s hard to feel the love when they walk…
I love old fashioned courtesy. I love a man who takes off his hat when he greets a woman, who opens the door for her, and who gets up from his chair when his wife leaves the table. But if I can’t have that, I at least want a man who doesn’t pass gas when…
In the town of Doetinchem on Christmas Eve, a mouse also known as The Rat, was killed. Mouse in the house: also known as The Rat The Rat had taken up residence in a family home of seven. The husband and wife resisted his reign of terror and made several attempts on his life, but…
Research among 4.000 British families shows the average mom has about nine dishes she prepares regularly for her family. Spaghetti is the number one dish! Ninety percent of these moms admit to cooking the same thing every week, sometimes on the same day. Two out of three women feel guilty about this. Preparing a meal…
Woof before her surgery. She still had two ears. Is there anyone kind enough to offer a home to this endearing little cat? Her name is That Stupid Cat, but she also listens to Much Too Expensive and Woof. My daughter bought a Furreal cat My daughter Teuntje bought her for 50 bucks, and took…
After seeing pictures of happy stones on other blogs I got all inspired! I decided I would create some happy stones of my own, even though I have a terrible track record when it comes to arts and crafts. Happy Stones for dummies Nevertheless, I didn’t do all that terrible. I used some online examples…
It happens to the best of parents. One of your kids finds a pair of scissors and decides to give him or herself a new hairdo…. Damage Control Here’s to damage control! Thank the lord for hair gel!
