The Showroom

For the non-Dutch....

Today would be Orange day, known as Queen's day...I have been to a few of these in Amsterdam, when kids were still something for the future, and you would order (and drink) bier till you realise you're standing on a huge pile of plastic cups...10 hours later but it felt like 10mns. Some strange experience. I dragged many of my French friends there and my sis and her friends, and they all "lived" the experience and loved it..

When you have kids,  you forget about hip Amsterdam andyou stay in your area, wake up really early to bring all the old stuff - you've accumulated during the years and never took the time to throw away - to a designated area, then try to sell it for nar to nothing. A giant boot sale in effect....LOL.

If you want to know more about this yearly event, go there.

Kids loved it and made 15 euros each. They could not wait to go and spend it...lol. We did not drink bier but tea and coffee. Yes we're getting old...LOL.

 

Vintage....

is something we disagree about with DH. But no worries, I usually win....LOL

I have been looking for such a sideboard for a while, clicking on all vintage stuff links I could find my way. And I did find one....I mean the color matches my floor perfectly so what is it not to like?? Exactly, nothing! I'm very pleased with my scavenger hunt, DH will be too once he stops rolling his eyes everytime he looks at it...Never mind we had to take a detour of about 50 miles to get to it...

And guess who's lounging in mum's and dad's new chair? Yes you guessed it! Our princess...There was no way the boys could even try it, she was there to stay. I cannot begin to tell you how good it feel to sit in it....I have been waiting for 4 months to get this one home...

Kids are on vacation for a week so it's party time here. Slow pace and make your own program so to speak. I'm fighting a stomach bug so did not have such a good night and day but feeling better already. I'm back on running 3 times a week and that feels good...

I'm running late on all my assignmnets for school so the finish will be very tight and I don't grade my chances too high. But I'm doing fun stuff in between the boring tech exercises.

Oh and my mac came home too. What an amazing thing. Honnestly why did I wait so long...Only the packaging is worth every penny. It's just so beautiful. LOL.. It makes any "normal" pc look just so average lol. I was unpacking my keyboard and just could not get myself to bin that perfect white boxe....Apple is making me all giddy... Next to the perfect packaging, it is just soooooooooo easy to set up and use... Plug and Play. And don't get me started on my new 23" screen. I think I'll sleep in my office from now on....Now Laureen, why didn't you tell me to get one one sooner!!!!LOL

Allright that's all from me. Have nice week everyone. I did a session last week so will post some soon. 2 cuties but hard work. I'm so rusty...

The cutest - Part II

Oh I'm going to miss these toothless smiles....I have been trying to catch them for a while now...

    

The cutest...

How lucky am I to get him to pose and let me test the light in that corner? Don't be fooled by the angelic look though...

He's doing good, limping slightly. Next appointment is May 25th and we'll know more about what next then. He is one strong kid. I am still wondering how he could go through the whole ordeal not complaining much. He has the greatest sense of humor and that enables you to put up with a lot, I suppose.

He's my hero. Teaches me life very day. And his laugh is so contagious.

Just go on being yourself!

Have a great weekend!   

DHL delivery..

I have had my eyes on a set of 2 of these as night tables but as lots of things right now, it never happened. Well Ebay was my friend this week. Ordered Monday, delievered today. And they look perfect in our bedroom....

On a side note, I asked Manouk to go and smell the tulips.."they stink...." was the answer...Ok fair enough, tulips don't smell that nice anyway...But they sure look good.

And playing in the box

   

One tooth less...

It started more than a year ago when his brother lost his first one (he has now 4 out)... Nathan saw his brother and all his friends loosing their tooth but his...well, they stayed on, no bulging. It became a bit of an obsession and for the past 2 months he's been pulling on that one tooth, assuring me it was loose.

Well tonight was a big day! He was just the proudest to finally belong to the club. To me he was just one step further in being a big boy!

   

Princess meets piano..

Well keyboard really.

She's at that stage. You know, pink everywhere, pink everything. She wakes up and tells me she's a princess, not mine..But papa's. Because right now, DH may as well be king, prince or a knight, he has all rights and can do no wrongs with her... I obviously agree with her..She's a princess. Only..she has been given to the care of very average people like us to teach her real life....LOL.

A taste of my princess playing a serenade whilst I'm pealing potatoes (told you..very average carer...)...lol.