Cold and freezing

The good old winters, one day of freezing and the Dutch people are dreaming of another Elfstedentocht. It is more than ten years ago that it was possible to skate this famous event. 

Another week gone

I have corrected my previous blog and I shall also write a new one right now. In Dutch we saying "van uitstel komt afstel" I suppose in English it's something as: if tomorrow never comes? There is not much to tell you, work was a bit busy. I forgot to tell you that we went to the movie last weekend. JAn Cees wanted to see the new Dutch movie: Nova Zembla. This kind of movies are not my cup off tea. AT the end Jan Cees had to admit it could have been a lot better. I think it's a bit strange to tell a story about people surviving at Nova Zembla with a lot of below zero's and than see them sleep with one blanket in the snow. I think if we try this for one night we are dead! If you want to make this kind og movies than the have to be realistic.

Still work in progress

Once again it's Tuesday evening and I haven't written a thing on my blog. If this is the case for the coming weeks I had better delete this blog. So, because that's not what I want I have just come up with some useless text. I have not made any photos yet from our new walk-in closet so there is nothing to show. Last weekend we continued the work on the study. We changed a few plug pouls.  Not a clue what the word for this will be. I decided to start with a course and than I need the stud. That's why we have to finish this in the next weeks. I will tell you more about these tomorrow, I already know this will be a difficult one:-) I suppose this will also make it more difficult to keep on writing this blog:-) See you tomorrow!

Keeping my promise....

This weekend we had two relaxing days. We only have done the things who are really needed. Jan Cees is busy making a fireplace. Or better a fake fireplace for bio-ethanol. Further I went to the shopping center for shopping for  some new boots. I was surprised how expensive boots are. In the end I found a few which I really liked, and than it's not that difficult to pay for it. I also brought a visit to the hairdresser to cut and colour my hair, I thought I gave Basil a new look so I need a new look myself:-)
I have the feeling this post is not the best one until now. So I will finish this post with a nice picture of Basil.

Birthday

Next month I'm having my birthday. One of the days I prefere to skip of the calendar. I don't have the normal Dutch behavior around this day. Before I met Jan Cees I was able to ignore the knowledgement that it was my birthday at November 8. Unfortunately Jan Cees his family does not understand anything off my strange way to ignore this event. To be honest if everyone is there it is not so difficult to have some fun. I think it's more the complete organization, before there is an date which is feasible for everybody. Last year I end up with a date which was choose by the family, so this time I have tried a different way. I have sent an SMS to let them know I will celebrate my birthday at November 12. Without: please let me know if this suits you:-) we shall wait and see if this will work out. I will tell you more about this coming event in the next post or during our lesson next week.

Time to write

Vally you're so right, I have promised you more than once to write a new blog and until now I did nothing. I'm really ashamed. So now I have to write something that will make you amazed, or at least a bit proud. After all you have been absolutely very patience with me.
Today Myra has start her first day work after a few months of leave. It's a bit strange for both of us. I'm used to do the things alone, without explaining or asking. Myra has to find her way back in how it was before she left. Our department members are a bit confused about who they have to ask for help if they need us something to do. Shall I ask Myra now, or do I still ask Flora? As you can imagine everyone has had their difficulties today. I have told everyone including myself not to worry about this, in a few weeks everything will be as it were before. Further I'm still continue my diet, four weeks already, each week I have made a small progress, and I have lost 4 kilos. I hope I can persevere this way and than I'm on my target weight in 8 weeks; that should be the first week of December. Right before the Sinterklaas and Christmas holidays:-)
There are a few words I have looked up in the dictonary, for the rest of this blog I just write without to much thinking. I thought it's safe to try this with only you as follower. I'm curious about the mistakes I have made here. Now I'm going to check if there will be a new Dutch blog of your hand.

Busy busy and more busy

It's not normal how fast time flies. Last week I was convinced I would write a few times in this blog. Now it's Tuesday evening and I'm writing now for the first time, so I have at least one post done. Last week it was extreme busy at work, every day I came home after six o'clock. Besides that there were also some appointments in the evening and last weekend we visit Jan Cees his father for his 82 birthday. This week it seems a bit more quiet at work.