tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53940992011-04-22T03:19:17.996+02:00lost in hollandhow to make life more interesting...
Move to another country with 4 kids!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1095246073982608672004-09-15T13:58:00.000+02:002004-09-15T13:01:13.983+02:00Hiya people,
I'm back! well, in any case, I hope so.....
I've been pretty busy this year with baby, holidays, getting married and having practically the whole house renovated!!
Will log back in a little later on today or tomorrow morning to let you know what has been happening over the last year or so.
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1073383633388897062004-01-06T11:07:00.000+01:002004-01-06T11:10:24.123+01:00Eindelijk!!!
Finally!!!
Its 2004 and it's been 3 whole months since I last blogged! I feel like I'm 12 again and going to confession in church after too long a time!
Bless me Father for I have sinned.... It's been 3 months since my last confession....
Well if that doesn't show that I was raised Catholic, I can't imagine what will!
Anyway, back to the blog at hand:
I don't expect that terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1065971779501142172003-10-12T17:16:00.000+02:002003-10-12T17:16:19.540+02:00Just a quickie, I had a beautiful baby boy, on Friday 3rd October 2003. He weighed 2470 grams and is absolutely gorgeous! His name is Jesse Micha. He had to stay in the special baby unit for a few days as his blood sugar level was low and he wasn't strong enough to drink enough milk by himself so they tube fed him for a while. He is home now though. I will get some photos for you all to see as terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1064914657156717732003-09-30T11:37:00.000+02:002003-09-30T11:37:36.860+02:00ALERT (could get a bit detailed for those who are squeamish about childbirth)
You'd think that after having had 4 children already, one would be an expert in the art of giving birth and all the complications that could go with it....
It doesn't work that way! Yes, you feel a bit more confident about after the birth, bringing up baby and all that, but when it comes to contractions, false terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1064824805757220582003-09-29T10:40:00.000+02:002003-09-29T10:43:19.633+02:00Where was I?
... our builder friend, he had an accident on Saturday evening,.
I remember now, its all coming back to me...
Well, Saturday night came and went, he had a terrible night, for a start it took him about 10 mins to climb the stairs to bed, then, in the morning, he had a nightmare, trying to get down again! Later on in the morning, he was in so much pain that he finally agreed to taketerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1064654059637863992003-09-27T11:14:00.000+02:002003-09-27T11:14:19.626+02:00Well, its been a while again hasn't it!! I have been a tad busy lately, getting stuff organised for the baby, my kitchen and entire house is still pretty much a building site, our builder had an accident last weekend (he fell out of the bath!) and couldn't work this past week... and Elliott has had his 5th Birthday.
Where to begin though.... I guess I'll start with the house.
I have now terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063956014657675552003-09-19T09:20:00.000+02:002003-09-19T09:22:50.353+02:00Well, I gave in and took another of those confounded quizzes!! (If anything, they add a bit of colour to the page ;))
What will YOUR "Exotic Cause Of Death" be??
I will drown while bobbing for apples!
How will you die? Take the Exotic Cause of Death Test
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063882256561120102003-09-18T12:50:00.000+02:002003-09-18T21:44:32.616+02:00All is well, or so I'm told.
The height fundus has grown a little in the last week, now measuring at 34 cms. I would say that I am 87% satisfied however! (When is a woman ever 100% satisfied?) I would like for it to be 36 cms, which is what it should be!! (so much for me not worrying anymore!!) Still 1 cm is better than if it had not grown at all! If it had not grown at all I think I would terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063662856068547742003-09-15T23:54:00.000+02:002003-09-16T00:02:08.270+02:00My apologies for keeping you all waiting for news of how things went at the hospital... I wasn't really satisfied with how it went! They did the scan, measured the baby's thigh bone and it's head then checked the results with the growth chart ( which has three lines running through it, one for average, one for above average, but within normal parameters and another line for a little below terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063359855112082382003-09-12T11:44:00.000+02:002003-09-12T11:49:46.446+02:00I'm a bit on the worried side today. We went for a regular check-up with the midwife yesterday late afternoon.. She said that the baby doesn't appear to have grown any in the last 2 and half weeks! She then telephoned the hospital and arranged an ultrasound scan for this afternoon, just to find out what, if anything, is wrong.
So I'm in a bit of a panic today cuz we aren't quite ready for a terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063284784776475402003-09-11T14:53:00.000+02:002003-09-11T14:53:04.763+02:00I didn't want today to go by without saying a little something to all those who lost relatives and loved ones 2 years ago. All I can think of to say is that my thoughts are with you all, not just on this day but over the whole 2 years of your loss and they will be there in the future too.
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063284258631486722003-09-11T14:44:00.000+02:002003-09-11T14:44:39.563+02:00Here are last weeks Friday Five
1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most?
I really hate putting clothes away after they have been washed/ironed! Dusting is another of my pet hates, don't ask why, its not like its the most difficult or tiring chore, I just don't like doing it.
2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing?
I am one of the few people on this earth terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1063124172379823182003-09-09T18:16:00.000+02:002003-09-09T18:16:12.366+02:00Well, I'm feeling a little bit better this week, mind you, it could be due to a little bit of "retail therapy" I have been shopping today and spent €300,00 on things that I need for the baby and the nursery. Nothing purchased unneccessarily you know, everything that I bought was absolutely needed, cot sheets, blankets, pram sheets and blankets, towel, bath stuff, a baby bag for when I go out terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1062680001527460422003-09-04T14:53:00.000+02:002003-09-04T14:53:22.516+02:00I have decided I am too grumpy for my own good. I shall endeavour to cheer up a bit and put on a smile for everyone.
What with all the work going on at home and being pregnant, I seem to have forgotten the happy smiley person inside of me... She is there, just being pushed into the background a bit with all that is going on right now.
Anyway, toodle-ooo I'm off to pick up the two little ones terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1062079579827208352003-08-28T16:06:00.000+02:002003-08-28T16:06:19.826+02:00A couple of days ago someone new popped into my blog, now I'm sure that must happen all the time (It's such an interesting blog isn't it!! :P) but this person actually said hi to me and asked after me too, Thanks Lynne, its good to know someone else is out there!
It really made me think though, I AM homesick for UK, I DO miss most things about it, although Holland is not entirely different to terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1062011353641082932003-08-27T21:09:00.000+02:002003-08-27T21:09:13.686+02:00I was trying to help Troy with his homework this evening! German homework!! I can't even speak Dutch properly yet and here I am trying to translate his german text book from German and Dutch into English! One language at a time please!!
Well, WIE in Dutch is WHO
WIE in German is HOW
and WIE in English is nothing at all!!
thats just for starters!
I'm glad he seems to pick it upterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1062009283993987962003-08-27T20:34:00.000+02:002003-08-27T20:35:13.433+02:00Click here to take the quiz!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1061928765735793692003-08-26T22:12:00.000+02:002003-08-26T22:14:11.620+02:00I'm knackered! Just thought I should pop in and tell you the latest...
I now have concrete on my 'soon-to-be' kitchen floor!! We now have to wait for the under-floor heating pipes and then we can get the cement down. After that, the walls need plastering and finishing off... then we can begin to think about getting the kitchen units in!
I can't wait for that stage!! Seriously, I REALLY can'tterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1061563087336133022003-08-22T16:38:00.000+02:002003-08-22T19:28:48.823+02:00I have been fiddling around with my blog this afternoon, adding a few bits and bobs... I don't know if I'll keep them or not, but who cares anyway?
At least I have managed to finally organise somewhere to put all my pictures that I keep promising you! I should think that will be staying though so don't panic!
Here they are in case you're lazy and want a quick peek... Of course there is a terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1061493991155140682003-08-21T21:26:00.000+02:002003-08-22T11:31:45.506+02:00It's been a while so I guess I should really get something down here for you to look at...
It's also been a crazy kind of week, the kids all back to school and settled...
My house is worse than it has ever been! Today, they broke up the kitchen floor with a jackhammer (thanks Booty) the dust was awsome! The noise was even worse! I now have to walk through rubble and water pipes to get to the terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1061039769171459642003-08-16T15:16:00.000+02:002003-08-16T15:21:36.363+02:00Well, we've been shopping, got practically everything on the list for Troy and a few extras that Simon decided he needed too. It came to almost 100 Euros!!
On top of that we also have to pay the school for other books and materials that he'll be using, how come going to school costs so much?? When I was at school, they provided the excercise books and text books, we just had to take them home terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060974804740106942003-08-15T21:13:00.000+02:002003-08-15T21:13:23.700+02:00Well, now it looks like I might have to find me a new tag board!! Of course, I could always pay money for the "enhanced tag board" which gives me all sorts of perks and stuff, like for instance, if I wanted to ban any ip's from writing on there!!
Shucks, I don't want to ban people from my blog!! I want them to come visit me, to let me know what they think of my blog, what they think of me!!
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060855090073475482003-08-14T11:58:00.000+02:002003-08-14T12:02:47.750+02:00Funny how time is so relative.
My kids go back to school on Monday. They have had approx 6 weeks holidays, to be honest, 6 weeks is too much, they miss school, whether they would admit it or not! But, regardless of that fact, this year these 6 weeks seem to have flown by, I'm actually not really looking forward to them going back just yet.
My point with the time and relative statement is, that terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060768588705504522003-08-13T11:56:00.000+02:002003-08-13T12:29:27.780+02:00Elliott is four years old, Sometimes I wonder how a 4 yr old boy can cause so much joy and so much pain.
One minute he can be saying something very sweet that brings a smile to my lips and a lump to my throat... other times, he makes me so mad I want to cry.
He is a very stubborn child, he gets an idea into his head and he can't see anything else past this particular idea. Earlier this year, he terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060626452246612602003-08-11T20:27:00.000+02:002003-08-11T20:51:13.200+02:00Elliott has a new friend!!
He came running in earlier with something in a carrier bag! He was calling to me and saying he had got a present.
I was a bit surprised to say the least, who gave him a present and why?
At first I thought Partner had come home with something for him, inside the bag was a biggish police truck, one of those friction powered thingys, but when I asked him who gave it to himterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060615818688056752003-08-11T17:30:00.000+02:002003-08-11T20:05:47.346+02:00With a little fiddling we have managed to sort out the air conditioning unit so that now it doesn't leak every half an hour :)
So now, I can sit back and enjoy the nice cool indoors air. The funny thing is that whilst it is actually 24 degrees in here, it feels so cool!! If it were the middle of winter, I would be sweating like mad here... funny how your body adapts itself to the seasons. I terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060509461797325022003-08-10T11:57:00.000+02:002003-08-10T13:08:04.683+02:00Last night there was a breeze!! Now, you might not think much of this little piece of important news, but I tell you it was a godsend!
Another night like I have been having and I would have cracked... Completely gone off the rails. Is it possible for one to go crazy because of the weather? I believe so, the last week it has been so hot upstairs that I have had to take my ice packs (which areterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060433632819567982003-08-09T14:53:00.000+02:002003-08-09T15:19:58.443+02:00We bought an air conditioner yesterday evening. Its up and working... kind of!!!!!! Theres a SMALL problem though, just a small one.
It leaks water! What it is supposed to do is suck in the outside air, then cool it, take all the moisture out of it and then blow it out indoors. Then there is a smaller pipe that is supposed to take the water out of the system and away outside.
This pipe is terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060343184246723552003-08-08T13:46:00.000+02:002003-08-08T13:50:02.420+02:00Wooohooooo this weeks Friday Five actually on time!!!
1. What's the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?
We went to England for two weeks holiday, we drove through Belgium and caught the ferry from France.
2. What's the most bizarre/unusual thing that's ever happened to you while traveling?
Many years ago, I was driving on the M25 around London, to get to my mums terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060293492461030472003-08-07T23:58:00.000+02:002003-08-07T23:58:12.413+02:00you are...
Roofie Raccoon!
You're a nice, honest, plain girl. You've got alot to offer, but can't seem to find anyone whounderstands your needs. Of course you're notnormal, but who is? Your life is for the mostpart in control.
Which Purple Pussy character are you? brought to you by Quizilla
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060267988242489602003-08-07T16:53:00.000+02:002003-08-07T16:55:13.900+02:00I have decided that spring is my favourite season! The summer is too hot. I take one step outside and feel like I have just walked into an oven. I take one step anywhere and lose about 5 lbs in weight through sweating! 95 Degrees is not my idea of nice warm sunny days.... I guess around about 80 85 degrees is nice and warm, 95 is just ridiculous!
As for food!! Who wants to eat in this terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060163507561908652003-08-06T11:51:00.000+02:002003-08-06T11:51:47.543+02:00Here's something I haven't done in a while, last weeks Friday Five
1. What time do you wake up on weekday mornings?
As late as possible during term time!! Usually somewhere between 7.30 and 8 o'clock. In the school holidays I don't usually wake up until after 9 (thats if you don't include the getting up in the early hours for a wee, Oh the joys of pregnancy!!)
2. Do you sleep in on the terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1060088025058078562003-08-05T14:53:00.000+02:002003-08-05T14:55:43.703+02:00Its hot and sunny, beautiful in fact! My house is a building site and my garden is even worse.
I want to sit out on the patio, under the parasol, sipping ice cold water, watching the kids splashing around in the paddling pool or playing on the grass with the dollies/cars.
I have to sit on the front drive, in front of an old trailer full of rubble, looking at an unfinished house!!
Soon I will terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1059751210135438202003-08-01T17:20:00.000+02:002003-08-01T17:26:28.096+02:00I spent two and a half weeks in sunny UK, took along my mosquito repellent too... But forgot to use it!!! Well, I didn't get bitten much, just a couple of little bites that itched for half a day and then disappeared.
I have been back in Holland for two Days and guess what..........
Yup, I have now got ONE single bite! It's just above my elbow, on the underside of my arm... And it's BIG!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1059731701817923032003-08-01T11:55:00.000+02:002003-08-01T11:56:23.746+02:00I'm back!!
We got home on Tuesday evening around 9ish, had a lazy day on Wednesday after being in the car from 10am til 9pm Tuesday (thats apart from the dentist appointment that I had almost forgotten at lunchtime) and then went out for the day yesterday, so I haven't really had much time for blogging yet!
I will get myself organised and come back with an interesting few blogs for you all
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1057947942453585442003-07-11T20:25:00.000+02:002003-07-11T20:25:42.406+02:00I'm off on holiday tomorrow, going to sunny UK!!
So farewall to all my readers!!
I'll be back in 2 and half weeks, try not to miss me too much (as if!!)
heres a little quizzy I did so that there was a pretty picture on the top for you to look at while I'm away :)
So Long All!!
Which [Seven Dwarfs] are you?
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1057831026699511582003-07-10T11:57:00.000+02:002003-07-10T11:57:06.510+02:00Im going on Holiday on Saturday! I haven't even packed yet! (maybe I should be packing rather than sitting here typing in my blog...)
I'm going to be in UK visiting my friends and family. I can't wait to catch up with everyone again! Some of the guys I haven't seen since I left England to come here. The kids are excited because they have finished school and their old friends in UK are still busyterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1057792844069424512003-07-10T01:20:00.000+02:002003-07-10T01:20:44.063+02:00Lego
Why is it that lego always gets beneath your feet as you are walking around a room? A room in which you know he picked up all the lego before bedtime.
Is there some kind of magnet attached to lego which attracts it from a distant corner of the room to the soles of your feet?
Have you any idea how much it hurts to have a small piece of lego under the sole of your foot when you place it terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1057659871580157712003-07-08T12:24:00.000+02:002003-07-08T12:31:29.413+02:00Holiday time!
Don't you love it, kids running wild on the streets, laughter, chatter and water fights. Lie-ins in the mornings, kids wandering around the house in their pyjamas til their friends come knocking at the door, then embarrassed faces because they have been caught still in their night clothes at 11 o'clock.
Late nights out playing with their friends, the pain of bedtime because "its terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1057320385395215582003-07-04T14:06:00.000+02:002003-07-04T14:14:58.883+02:00Last day at school today!! The kids are excited and very loud. I think I'll take to my bed for the next 6 weeks ;)
Troy has now finished with Basisschool (from age 4 to 12) although he repeated the last year due to him not understanding what everyone was saying when we first got here in Holland. He now has a very good grasp on the Dutch language, he surprised us immensley when we went to histerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1056985684646943632003-06-30T17:08:00.000+02:002003-06-30T17:09:51.450+02:00Staurday was a bit of a nightmare! I was bitten by mosquitos whilst we were watching the bike training, and then again on Friday, all on my legs and one bite on my ankle! Altogether I have 4 bites on one leg, two on the other leg and one on my ankle.
Not too bad I hear you say... but please don't forget, I am ALLERGIC to Dutch mosquitos!
My ankle was the size of a balloon and the other bites terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1056983913749802982003-06-30T16:38:00.000+02:002003-06-30T16:47:37.266+02:00Thursday saw me, partner and a few others at Assen, watching the motorbike training for the races on Saturday and generally having a great day out... you know the drill, hamburgers, donuts and the like. The weather was beautiful, sunny and warm with a bit of cloud cover so you didn't get too burnt!
My eldest looked after the two little ones after school for a couple of hours and then a friend terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1056977588110762952003-06-30T14:53:00.000+02:002003-06-30T16:22:07.673+02:00It's been a while! I have had a hectic few days just lately.... although the details will probably bore you all I'm going to blog some of them anyway :)
Tuesday I had my scan, the woman was excellent! In this part of Holland they don't have enough people experienced in ultrasound to cover every pregnant woman getting her usual scan at around 20 weeks into the pregnancy! You only get one if terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-1056976723891983562003-06-30T14:38:00.000+02:002003-06-30T14:38:43.776+02:00LOVE is your chinese symbol!
What Chinese Symbol Are You? brought to you by Quizilla
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-959856732003-06-24T18:38:00.000+02:002003-06-24T18:38:19.976+02:00How do you encourage a 15 yr old to find a part-time job?
That is something I have been trying to do for the last 5 months, since he turned 15 actually!! He loves skateboarding, he spends all his free time at the local Skate Park, (well, patch of ground where there is a quarter pipe and a couple of ramps.) I think it is nice for him that he has this but at the same time, if he had a part time terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-959770282003-06-24T13:03:00.000+02:002003-06-24T13:03:57.070+02:00Guess what, Bully strikes again!!! Well not literally, he's at it all the time, yesterday for example he decided it would be fun to throw handfuls of dry dirt at Elliott, and then blame it on the wind! But, no, now he has decided that he should start on Alice, who is 8 as well. She was blowing bubbles in our front drive.... well, naturally, it is not allowed when he is out in the street! so terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-959368722003-06-23T08:12:00.000+02:002003-06-23T08:12:27.566+02:00
*banana*
What fuzzy creature are you?
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-959177882003-06-22T18:04:00.000+02:002003-06-22T18:05:14.000+02:00Well, finally, I have my blog back to normal!! Thanks very much to my html expert friend... well, she isn't an expert by expert standards as she would tell you herself, but compared to me, she knows enough to be called that!!!
Harm... I do owe you for this!!
There I was happily cliking away, altering all kinds of things on my template.. and then I wondered why my blog wasn't showing up!! terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-958607752003-06-20T14:54:00.000+02:002003-06-20T15:06:47.000+02:00I really have to stop coming here so often.. I mean, I do have other things to do! So why is it that whenever there is a problem with my blog i have to check if its still there every half an hour? Its unhealthy I tell you! Its just not good for me. Sitting here relaxing in my comfy computer chair whilst excercising my fingers on the keyboard (hey maybe thats one good thing about blogging,terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-958335322003-06-19T19:18:00.000+02:002003-06-20T15:04:17.000+02:00On another note.... Princess Máxima (of Holland of course) is pregnant. Her baby is due in January. Congratulations princess Máxima. The news leaked out last night and, today it is all over all the papers.. Perhaps I should have contacted the papers when I found out I was pregnant! I can see the headlines now "British Girl, Living in Holland is Pregnant" or perhaps something a bit wittier!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-958330202003-06-19T19:03:00.000+02:002003-06-22T17:45:44.000+02:00Yesterday, Elliott managed to fall off his bike and almost put his bottom teeth through his lower lip! He made a terrible mess of his chin. You can never protect your kids enough.... a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, wrist pads.... now it would seem that you should also wrap them up in cotton wool....
There was blood all over the place, always the same for a mouth injury, he cried for about an terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-957513192003-06-17T14:58:00.000+02:002003-06-17T15:58:08.000+02:00I am dumber than I thought! Well, I never thought I was cleverly over clever in the clever department, but, I thought I was doing pretty well pretending to be a geek... (go on, admit it, you all thought I was a geek) I am not a geek, in fact I am a failure at any kind of geekness whatsoever. The worlds worst geek in fact.
I have made a mistake. Somewhere.
Here is the story...
I thought I terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-956908692003-06-15T20:51:00.000+02:002003-06-15T21:35:09.000+02:00After a quick reminder from Harmony I went back to Mandarin Design and had a little play with her toys there...
Heres two or three of my productions! Clever stuff huh?
Zterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-956902282003-06-15T20:19:00.000+02:002003-06-15T20:49:33.000+02:00 HBD
TPQ
Two sweet landscapes for you to enjoy :D
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-956596832003-06-14T15:13:00.000+02:002003-06-14T21:06:33.000+02:00Yesterdays Friday five
1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have?
I have always wanted to do a parachute jump... I once had the opportunity but not the funds, I was absolutely gutted about that. One day I will though, and you can be sure I will tell you all about it!
2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest?
Well, I do terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-956562872003-06-14T10:22:00.000+02:002003-06-14T10:26:43.000+02:00I added a guest map (Sign it! thats what its there for ;)) and a few other things yesterday, the crayon box and Bloghops Rate Me button, PLEASE go there and rate me, I have no idea what any of you think of me; not that that is important. What is important to me, is what you think of this Blog.. I really would love to know! And be honest, if you think this blog sucks, say so! Thats what the terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-956433872003-06-13T23:49:00.000+02:002003-06-14T10:29:46.000+02:00Heres a little twist to someones "tail"
I can hardly believe it... I just saw it after following a link from someone else's blog!!
Who says the colours in the union jack represent the colours of the people? Have you ever seen a Red or Blue person??
I think the UK is going crazy! Now while I am not a racist, colour is just what you are, what you are inside is what matters...
but Pleaseterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-956376852003-06-13T20:29:00.000+02:002003-06-13T20:35:09.000+02:00Sometimes, I get to the end of the day and think... What have I done today? Why is everything going against me? Just one thing thats been happening today, theres a boy down the road who who is 8 and he keeps pestering my littlest who is 4 years old! He pushes him over into the bushes as he rides past on his bike, he will kick him too if he can get his leg out in time. If he carries on like terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-955838932003-06-12T11:50:00.000+02:002003-06-12T11:51:51.000+02:00Am I a terrible housekeeper? I run out of things and don't refill the cupboards straight away!
Let me first give you my defense: I have 4 children, as most of you know, two are teenagers, the other two are 8 and 4, now WHEN I do buy cola/lemonade/potato chips(crisps to us normal people)/ cookies or whatever for snacks and such in the cupboards, the aforesaid "stock" tends to deplete extremely terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-955616902003-06-11T21:52:00.000+02:002003-06-11T21:58:17.000+02:00Maddie found it, thought Reddy would get it, then Harm got it, she thought I would have had it, now I have it and Reddy is empty-handed still.....
Does that make sense? no? ahh well, us women like to remain mysterious ;)
I'm Hello Kitty Forest Fairy! made by:Jen
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-955068372003-06-10T16:35:00.000+02:002003-06-10T16:35:47.616+02:00
flattery will get you everywhereterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-954970792003-06-10T09:48:00.000+02:002003-06-10T09:48:46.990+02:00I have to be a grown-up today, yesterday my tooth started hurting again, I managed to ignore the pain through the day after taking paracetamol, it dulled it enough for me to carry on regardless. Unfortunately, last night was a completely different story. I woke up in absolute agony, my whole face was hurting. I went downstairs and got myself another paracetemol, hoping that it would do the same terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-954961152003-06-10T09:05:00.000+02:002003-06-10T09:05:28.546+02:00Cheers Maddie for this : I just had to have a go too!!
You Blog whenever you get the chance and put time and effort into your site. Not Quite Crazy, but you're getting there.
What Kind of Blogger are you?terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-954038172003-06-07T12:31:00.000+02:002003-06-07T12:31:28.613+02:00I have been bitten!! The first few bites of the year I'm afraid, there will be many more bites to come. Damn mosquitos! Remember a little while ago I said that I had some kind of allergy to their bites? Well now I have 3 new bites, one undreneath my arm, not quite in my armpit, but close to it, that is swelling up nicely, another on the underside of my forearm, which isn't too bad at the terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-954029892003-06-07T11:22:00.000+02:002003-06-07T11:22:29.143+02:00The Trouble with Socks
Where do they all go to? Who can truly answer this question?
Some are found under the beds, or at the bottom of the toy box, I even found one in a kitchen cupboard once!! But you never find them all do you? My bag of odd socks is enormous now, with 6 people in one household, its hard to keep track of them all.
And you can't just throw them away now can you? You terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-953610832003-06-06T09:10:00.000+02:002003-06-06T09:10:52.436+02:00BITCHOLOGY
When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.
When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.
When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, they call me a bitch.
Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart. It means I live my life MY way. It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.
When I refuse to tolerate terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-953313792003-06-05T17:49:00.000+02:002003-06-05T18:39:51.000+02:00Here is something nice for you all to relax with:
What a wonderful world
Its amazing really, you have to watch it all the way through at least once, Well done to Michael Cox its a terrific piece of work :D
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-953304642003-06-05T17:28:00.000+02:002003-06-05T17:32:56.000+02:00Here is that picture I was promising you last week!!
Elliott and his bike, stabiliserless!!
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-953302592003-06-05T17:23:00.000+02:002003-06-05T17:23:45.526+02:00This weeks this or that
1. Cats or dogs?
Dogs are great if you have the time to spend with them, you get a lot of love and feedback from a dog... but cats are definately easier, they go their own way, they don't rely on you at all, they do what they want go out when they feel like it and only come to hassle you when its feeding time.
2. Butterflies or birds?
Butterflies are pretty, but thats terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-952811902003-06-04T14:55:00.000+02:002003-06-04T14:58:52.000+02:00Got some news yesterday, my mum is moving house! She's moving from London to the Isle of Wight! That means two boat trips for us to go visit her ;) We knew the move was in the offing, but weren't sure whether she would be moving before or after our Summer visit, looks like its before now! She thinks the date of the move will be the 9th July, still its two weeks before we arrive on her terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-952306172003-06-03T12:17:00.000+02:002003-06-03T12:17:02.410+02:00Rant continued, Don't read this post either if you are in a good mood
My house is a mess, we are having an extension on the side, to make the kitchen bigger and to give us a nice hallway and front entrance, its being built by a friend who is doing it when he has time between his own building jobs, which means he does a couple of hours a week on it. We have a lovely big room built on the back ofterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-952299722003-06-03T11:39:00.000+02:002003-06-03T11:39:28.500+02:00A deep and meaningful post coming up....
Don't read any further if your heart is light and happy and you would like it to stay that way!
I'm feeling a bit despondant today, for no reason! I feel lonely, homesick, tearful and cross with myself for feeling like this. I think its all part of being pregnant, but needed to write it down here so that I wouldn't feel so alone. I miss my friends and terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-950985702003-05-31T00:11:00.000+02:002003-05-31T00:11:53.696+02:00A Milestone!
My little boy learnt to ride his bike today!!! woohoo, no more stabilizers for him :D
Tomorrow, I'll show you all a pic of him proud as can be on his bike...terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-950771892003-05-30T14:29:00.000+02:002003-05-30T14:29:27.000+02:00What can I say, i needed to make up for not posting here over the past few days
What Is Your Animal Personality? brought to you by Quizilla
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-950760132003-05-30T13:38:00.000+02:002003-05-30T13:40:37.000+02:00 My Friday Five
1. What do you most want to be remembered for?
Just to be remembered fondly is enough for me. I'm not a special person, not pefect, just an ordinary mum who enjoys life and living, who trys to do the best for her kids and learns from her own mistakes as she goes through life.
2. What quotation best fits your outlook on life?
Its not really a quotation but it fits my outlookterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-950750862003-05-30T13:02:00.000+02:002003-05-30T13:03:14.000+02:00I'm slacking!!!
For those of you that are beginning to think 'uh oh, heres another blog that is doomed to fade away into non-existence..' let me just inform you that I have been a tad occupied with a four year old who has the shits... not a pleasant way of spending time, but necessary when he is unable to get to the toilet in time!! Poor thing, it all started at school on Tuesday, he came terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-949541442003-05-27T21:57:00.000+02:002003-05-27T23:40:20.000+02:00Yaaaay, my template has miraculously returned home!!!
Thanks guys at blogspot for whatever you did :D:D:D
I am one very happy Blogger! Tomorrow I will be filling in a few of the blanks down the sides of my blog,terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-949482222003-05-27T19:23:00.000+02:002003-05-27T19:23:28.980+02:00This weeks this or that
1. Do you prefer silence or do you like background sound (music, TV, etc)?
Usually I like some music on in the background, Not too loud though ;) But sometimes, after a particularly noisy day, I like to just sit and savour the silence for a while but I soon get bored of too much silence!!
2. Bathe/shower in morning or evening?
Either/both lol
3. Sleeping in complete terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-949363972003-05-27T14:19:00.000+02:002003-05-27T14:19:39.560+02:00Well theres a few things that I wanted to do in my template over the last few days, but I can't get to it!!! Grrrrrr, it's kinda frustrating!!! When I click on the template button all I get now is....
"Sorry, your template was not found on the server. If you just created this blog, click the "choose a new template" link above and select your template again. If you continue to recieve this terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-949338882003-05-27T12:31:00.000+02:002003-05-27T12:32:13.000+02:00Making a coloured Text Box has never been easier.
Many, many thanks to these peopleterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-949112162003-05-26T23:37:00.000+02:002003-05-26T23:37:26.723+02:00Not too bad a day, The weather is turning now, we had 100% sunshine today, funny how a sunny day can make people feel so much better!!
Baked about 35 more fairy cakes for this evening, the neighbours and some friends popped in for a few drinks and eats ;) (any excuse to get the bunch together)
Theres loads left over though, so if anyone's feeling peckish, pop over we have some food going spare!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-948935322003-05-26T14:06:00.000+02:002003-05-26T14:06:59.313+02:00I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-948926742003-05-26T13:26:00.000+02:002003-05-28T00:20:07.000+02:00Ooh dear! I do like these quizzes don't I !
Never fear I might get fed up of them soon ;)
heres another in the meantime...
Your magical style is Faery.
What type of Magic do you work?. Take the Magical Style Quiz by Paradox
Actually, I cheated!!!! :o
Bad me!!!!
My real result was this:
Your magical style is Shamanic.
What type of Magic do you work?. Take the Magical Style Quiz terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-948689102003-05-25T21:43:00.000+02:002003-05-25T21:43:30.453+02:00Uuuuggghhh: I just killed a mosquito!! it was buzzing around me, I seem to have an allergy to Mozzy bites, I end up with enormous blisters where they bite me!! Anyway, this particular mosquito has dropped into my keyboard! It's somewhere underneath my y,u,h & j keys!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-948678032003-05-25T21:03:00.000+02:002003-05-25T21:04:30.000+02:00Almost a week late, but I'll be on time next week....
this or that Tuesday
1. Large or small family?
Large, it's much more fun and theres always someone that you can turn too!
2. Potato chips or pretzels?
Potato chips (crisps)
3. House or apartment?
House, most definately!
4. Zebras or giraffes?
Giraffes, they are prettier!
5. Candles or potpourri?
Candles, you can blow terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-948639062003-05-25T18:40:00.000+02:002003-05-25T18:45:16.000+02:00:S oops!! I think I just messed my blog up!!
Edit: It's ok I fixed it now ;)terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-948629412003-05-25T18:06:00.000+02:002003-05-25T18:06:55.000+02:00I have had a nice quiet day today, got up this afternoon at around 1 o'clock, watched the motorbike racing for a couple of hours and then decided I should make some fairy cakes seeing as it's Troy's birthday tomorrow... I made about 40 cakes, we have to save 15 for the teachers at school tomorrow and apart from those 15, before even the last few cakes came out of the oven, there were about 6 terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947963982003-05-23T20:21:00.000+02:002003-05-23T20:22:58.000+02:00i have found a most amazing blog today... there I was surfing away, looking for ideas for good stuff to show on my blog when I came across this fabulously interesting piece which I just had to share with you all.terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947831012003-05-23T14:53:00.000+02:002003-05-23T14:54:23.000+02:00I'm thrilled to have my very own weather pixie ....
Hope you all like it as much as I do.
I want a little cheerful calender now, anyone got any ideas where I can find one?terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947829782003-05-23T14:49:00.000+02:002003-05-23T16:19:55.000+02:00Where do I get these from????
Don't ask! You can all blame Harmony though, she started it!
Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?
this quiz was made by the groovtastic ghouls at Spookbotterihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947764102003-05-23T09:44:00.000+02:002003-05-23T09:44:44.523+02:00
Which Disney Princess are you?
terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947512672003-05-22T21:44:00.000+02:002003-05-22T22:07:24.000+02:00Well, I thought I was tired earlier!! I have just put the two little ones into bed after finishing off the last stretch of the avondvierdaagse, it was great though, walking along the streets with thousands of groups of other people (all the schools walked in their groups and carried big banners) all the walkers received bunches of flowers and loads of candy as well as receiving their medals! terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947314292003-05-22T13:07:00.000+02:002003-05-22T13:07:58.436+02:00I'm not having much luck with colours, I was looking for something eyecatching yet subtle, Maybe I should forget the 'subtle' part!!
I slept in again this morning although it wasn't as bad as last week! It must be a Thursday thing, perhaps I'm allergic to Thursdays :)
I guess at least right now I can oversleep, once this baby is born, I reckon I won't be getting many of those, whether I want terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-947063592003-05-22T00:07:00.000+02:002003-05-22T00:07:50.840+02:00Just bear with me while I find a nice background colour ;)terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-946990722003-05-21T21:11:00.000+02:002003-05-21T21:14:20.000+02:00one saying that comes to mind today is.....
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-946821222003-05-21T14:34:00.000+02:002003-05-21T21:09:31.000+02:00How could I forget...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLOG! One week old today !!!!!!!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-946818522003-05-21T14:26:00.000+02:002003-05-21T14:28:29.000+02:00Well, another changeable day weatherwise today, pouring down with rain for one hour, hot and sunny for 15 minutes and then raining again, its been like this for about 3 days now!! I think it started because here in Holland they have what they call "AVONDVIERDAAGSE" Which basically translated means EVENING FOUR DAYS WALKING! What they actually do is walk in the evenings.... What fun :D
The "terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-946431422003-05-20T19:49:00.000+02:002003-05-20T19:58:34.000+02:00YAAAAAAAAAAAAY , what can I say! I feel like a real twit now!! it worked all the time, all I had to do was make a new entry!! there i was last night puzzling over why it wasn't changed, refreshing the pages god knows how many times!!!
Now hold on to your hats, I'm gonna try for a tag board now ;)terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-946427522003-05-20T19:38:00.000+02:002003-05-20T19:38:24.490+02:00No, I haven't forgotten, I'm in the middle of trying to get my comments to work, so BE PATIENT. We'll get there soon!terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394099.post-945074802003-05-17T20:55:00.000+02:002003-05-17T20:55:38.346+02:00My 12 year old was in the last football tournament of the season this afternoon, I went along for moral support (his matches are usually at 8:30 on a Saturday morning, so suffice it to say, I usually miss those!)
I was amazed at the lack of support the boys receive from their parents and friends!! When he used to play in UK, all the mums,dads and friends were on the sidelines shouting terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939992166364206519noreply@blogger.com