Dave has gone to London for the day.  Anneke and I are left to our own devices!!!We went out with our new friends this morning, Anneke was besotted with Jack the dog.  She's showing a real caring side for little kids too, though helping them up by their neck after a fall, isn't really cutting... Continue Reading →

Toddler gym today with our new friend.Anneke had a wonderful time.  We warmed up to "Happy" by Pharrell - which always gets Anneke dancing.After gym, our new friend invited us to lunch near our house.  We had pancakes at a super cute cafe.  What fun to explore our area.  I know where I'll be having... Continue Reading →

Anneke made a new friend at Playgroup today.  I'm not sure what they saw in eachother.

Had a shocking day - spilt water on my laptop - some of the keys don't work - like the full top and the comma - so prepare for some dashes ----  I'll have to take it to the Apple Store on FridayBelinda

So it was our little girls 2nd Birthday on Saturday. Friday night Belinda and I painstakingly (I really don't like IKEA) put together the IKEA kitchen that Nana and Poppy bought for her. We then decorated the living room and wrapped all the accessories as well as her new pram.It all looked great and the thing... Continue Reading →

I feel invisible and so unwelcome here.  It was inevitable that there would be days like this.  I just want to crawl back into bed and hug the life out of the kid.After nagging Dave to make sure he looked out for bikes, I stupidly crossed the street without looking.  Some poor chick had to... Continue Reading →

It's been a busy weekend.  Boxes and boxes of IKEA furniture to be put together.  The sight of an allen key makes me ill, I have a blister on my thumb.  Most importantly, we have a couch, so we're comfy.We dropped off the rental car at Schipol this morning.  We thought we'd have an adventure... Continue Reading →

We've moved into our new house.  There's a few hiccups. The dishwasher doesn't work, we can't suss out the heating, so last night we were cold and today we've had the windows open!  It's a brand new house, so new, that we had to negotiate with the landlord for them to install floorboards, light fittings... Continue Reading →