When you play your trump card, and things don't turn out the way you planned, there's nothing else to do but to try and save face. Insufficient evidence So in the matter of the mystery of the Stolen Bonbons I find that there is insufficient evidence to try and convict anybody. The perp has not...
Even though sometimes I miss seeing my daughter in the flesh, after she moved from the Netherlands to England there are also some perks! Like having Mother's Day twice. Why I get to celebrate Mother's Day twice In the Netherlands Mother's Day is celebrated somewhere in the month of May. But in the UK the...
I was busy making memories to commerate my youngest daughter's birthday, so I was taking the whole family for a walk. As we were walking along, we came across the strangest thing: A bath tub on the side of the road. That's not even what mystified me But the bath tub lying there wasn't what...
It's funny how kids' characters are reflected in their play. My youngest son is full of ambition, my ten year old daughter is kind and caring, and my nine year old son, oh well.... At least he can walk. That's what I wrote in 2010. It's been eleven years and what I observed then still...
Three of my children have left the nest. But it's not empty, because I still have two children living at home. And because of the Covid-19 pandemic they've been home more than ever. The last time they saw the inside of a classroom was in March 2020! Since then, all lessons have been online. Social...
Are you feeling stressed out? Even though we're all doing our best, life in times of Covid 19 isn't always easy. I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel quite stressed. One of the ways I try to take care of myself is by taking the time to read books about... taking care of...
From the creators of the Walmart Cone and the Blinker, there now comes an exciting, and new game: Clue for Moms! Clue for Moms where everything revolves around that one, all important question: 'Who ate Mom's secret stash of chocolate Easter bunnies?!' Players: 7 Ages: 9 and up Clue for moms: Object of the game!...
'I'm gonna quit Jan,' I told my son and let myself fall on his bed. The same bed I had just changed. Jan grinned a bit. The work of a mom is neverending 'My work as a mom doesn't pay, it never ends, and I never get to have a vacation. That's why I quit.'...
My husband likes to make sure we have lots of toilet paper available. Even before Covid 19 he was always worried we would run out. So he buys our toilet paper in bulk, and then throws it down the stairs of our cellar. There it lies waiting, until someone runs out of toilet paper, and...
I love gerberas. They're nice and simple. They're simply flowers on top of a stalk. Unlike roses who come with lots of leaves and even thorns! You can enjoy gerberas for a very long time. Here's how! Anyway, there's another reason I love gerberas and that's you can enjoy them for a very long time....
