What have I done

That's the question which keeping me busy the last weeks. Since I've spoken out loud I want to do my second exam for English this May I've started with getting nervous. I'm so bad in doing exams, and I'm still not recovered from the first one were I had a terrible black out and was not even able to speak more than three words in one sentence. To get used to writing I will try to do a regular blog about whatever will pop up in my mind. I was also thinking about writing a few exercises from the book in here, if I cannot come up with a decent subject to write about. In the end I'm not a writer and my fantasy is not big enough to write a story. However for now I'm already satisfied with this post and I'm hoping you too. Below a beautiful photo from Texel, nothing to do with the post but just a view I really miss.

Time flies

How many times have we discussed this already? The way time flies, and with this photo I show you the place I was more than a week ago. A week already. In this week we went back to work. Busy as usual. In the last weeks before the year-end closing we have to finish a lot and every day we have to face new issues. Last weekend we celebrated my birthday with the family. All together this time. This means with brother Bert and his wife Bianca, because for Kees and Ma it's no longer possible to come over to our home. It was a long and tiring day. After nine everybody went home and we collapsed on the couch.

Zwarte Piet and more sunshine

What a wonderful surprise this day was. Sunny weather, in a part of the year we usually have rain, wind and a lot of really cold weather. I had to go home during lunchtime to walk Basil and I gave myself the luxury to spend a bit more time outside and went by bike this morning. This means I have to bike the road from home to the university twice today. That was no punishment at all. I’ve enjoyed the sun at my face and of course there was a lot of wind, but who cares as long as the sun is there? I’m already looking forward to go home in an hour and hope I can sit outside for a few moments after five. I keep my fingers crossed we have this at Texel in two weeks. I think it’s too much to wish for. 



Then something else, everybody is making a real issue of our Zwarte Piet, even de VN is involved now, it’s too crazy for words I think, however I’m afraid that we have to get used to a colored Piet in the future. Colored is also wrong to use for some people so I think we have to call them just Piet.

Eight month's of silence

How fast time goes is something you aware at the moment you look back. Just like I did when I saw the date of my last post, Februari 2013! How on earth can I get better as I'm not practice at all. Exam advanced has to wait a bit longer than December that'sfor sure. So I won't bother you with all the things I have done these last eight months, I just start with today. This morning I had to go with Basil to the vet. Do get his teeth cleaned. I don't know a proper translation for the Dutch word "gebit" and therefor used teeth, however I think there is another word to explain this, maby something as dental cleaning.

As from yesterday evening Basil was not allowed to eat so I had to do his late round alone, because Jan Cees couldn't handel not to give him his treat during the walk. The hero;-(  This morning Bas and I left for the vet round 8.45 hours, and one hour later he was sleepy and ready for the "narcose" I could stay during the cleaning and luckely it was not neccesary to remove elements. With a dizzy but awake dog and a bag of new special dental food I was back home again round noon. Basil has slept almost the whole afternoon and he also eat some of his new food. 

Winter ....

As we are all looking forward to warmer and sunny weather, the winter in the Netherlands is still going on. Except for the cold it is great fun to walk with Basil, because he really enjoys running in the soft white stuff on the ground. Another problem what shows up is we have to be a bit more careful with car driving, the roads are slippery although their are good prepared with salt. Today I survived, lets see what tomorrow will bring us.

Birthday

Last week on November 8 it was my birthday. And like Dutch people do, we celebrate this event.
What does that mean, the birthday girl is working the whole day with preparing cake, and dinner and other food, and the family is sitting and laughing and talking together. It's so much fun being the birthday girl:-)
However, I did the expected thing and in the end everybody went home satisfied and full of food.
I've got nice birthday presents, two books, one of Valerie Poore, I don't know if you have heard from her, she a really good writer, with stories about South Africa. I was very pleased with this book and I'm going to read it soon. The other book was the 50 shades of grey, I had heard so much about this book (and the other 2) that I have to read them myself. The book is there, now I have to find time to read.
Further more a book gift voucher and gift vouchers for ICI Paris, I think they didn't like my smell:-), lot of flowers two envelopes with money I can spent for what ever I would like to have and Jan Cees have gave me a nice closed forever bracelet. So you see, I'm spoiled.

After a long time

More than ever I have to keep my promise. Once more I thought that there was much more time to write something during the week. However it is almost Wednesday again and the page is still empty:-( so now I have to write a boring useless post, just to keep my promise. Of course I can be disappointed by myself but I don't. I like to think that this is the first step in writing more. For now I'm done, it's Basil time. So much fun having a dog with this kind of weather!