"just think of the next few years as a holiday."
SNOW DAY
I called it right then and there - we are dusting off the sleds and heading off to the 'slopes'.
The Cat’s out of the Bag…..
It’s true.. we are on the move.
Christmas.
Christmas. It means different things to different people, and as the Clarkterstraat's we are working out what it means to us.
Ghost Town Summer
I was speaking to my sister today and realised that whilst we are used to it now, Summer vacation in Holland is slightly bizarre. Everybody and I mean everybody has time off. It’s not like Australian summer where, you get between Christmas and New Year and some lucky ones can have some of January off. Some people take... Continue Reading →
A moment of reflection.
It’s been a while – we’ve been a bit busy.We are on the last night of living out of a suitcase (2 actually) for the last 8 weeks. We are currently renovating our house and have spent the past 8 weeks in 6 different houses. Dave has seen 5 different countries in that time.The first... Continue Reading →
Musings over anniversaries and walkmans
Yesterday was our anniversary, and instead of enjoying a romantic dinner, we were knee deep in vomited loaded washing (4 loads to be precise). This is the first time I've been struck with gastro in as long as I can remember, and the first time Dave has taken a day off work since we got... Continue Reading →
A night of rawk – that almost wasn’t
So I like a band called Biffy Clyro. One of the remarkable things is that so does Belinda, and they are on her must see live list! We don't generally share musical taste.So I find out they are playing some shows in NL and decide to pick up some tickets and organise a babysitter. I... Continue Reading →
3 kids in 4 years…. The Aftermath
I have just emerged from a fog. This fog set in just after Christmas. It began with a crap January. I was 6 months pregnant and faced an unexpected challenge. It had lingering effects. I lost friends, tested others allegiances and basically sucked.Miss E was only 10 months and she’d lost her ‘baby of the... Continue Reading →