Two – in – one!
In Bandung! I still remember the time when Toni and I just met. We were in love, and we knew we wanted to stay together. My sky was bright blue, I was so happy I finally found someone I could share my...
View ArticleDecember!!!
Sinterklaas Santa Claus Okay now let me think, on the 5th we have Sinterklaas coming, so I have to get a bag ready filled with presents. Before his visit though, I have to make sure I have little...
View ArticleDecember in hindsight!
Thank You! Already January, and as usual I am getting a bit melancholic. I feel I want to hold on to the year 2015. Not ready to move forth. What about the plans I made when 2014 was coming to an...
View ArticleWhere to begin?
Happy new year!!! Where to begin? Do you recognize it? You know you have to do something important, but you just can not put your mind to it. Endless excuses only not to have to sit and do the job....
View ArticleA dental check, and a haircut for eight!
Dental check up! For a few days now, Roby our five year old, is asking me when we are going to the salon for a haircut. A week ago I went with Risky, Benny, and Harry. Their hair is growing in the...
View ArticleGrabbing Hands
The new Team! Momm, Martin took my puzzle away! Momm, Harry took my car, and put it in his locker. This is what I hear daily, it seems to be inherent to childhood, and a child’s wish to possess...
View ArticleThe Children’s Show and Graduation!
Benny Jimmy Every year in June, the preschool our children go to, organizes a fantastic Children’s– and Graduation show. In May the kids begin to learn their dances, usually two per class. Each year...
View ArticleDengue!!
I had it twice myself! The first time was the worst, because my feet, legs and hands were all red, and swollen. I felt so weak, and at some point I was afraid my life would slip away from me. Every...
View ArticleFood!
Yummy! I have a new hobby, and that is cooking! Next to the living room in our orphanage is a big kitchen where the staff cooks delicious meals for the kids and themselves every day. If you walk from...
View ArticleWho knows better?
Memey in hospital A while ago two of our kids were sick with diarrhea, and vomiting. Our youngest children, aged 3 and 4 years old. One look on Google teaches us that young children can get dehydrated...
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