Did you know -the sequel

* The kids are having Judo exams for their next slips in 2 weeks time?

* Caroline July 7 and the boys July 14

* That i had just bought tickets for the Norts Sea Jazz festival for Robbert and I for July 14?

* That i have no idea whether we can combine the 2

* That Morten is also invited for a judo tournament June 16?

* The very same day I had just booked a lecture on Corbusier in the Architectural Institute?

* That Robbert bought Judo mattresses?

* The computerroom/study looks like this every night now?

Or from the other side:

* That we've been downtown today to De Bijenkorf coz they were celebrating the 50th anniversay of Lego, the kids got a present, Morten brought back the Lego book and crossed out all the Lego Exoforce he wants to have for his birthday?

* That there is hardly anything else he talks about nowadays but his birthday.

* In particular the presents.

* That we've got new neighbors.

* 1 man and 1 woman. In a 4 floor/10 rooms house. Yes. that's exactly my drift.

* That Galia (our very first au pair) called! Morten answered and she was stunned that he remembered her and spoke english to her (he was barely 4 when she left). She's got a 13 month old son and an almost 3 yr old girl. Slavi is working in the building industry and she's at home with the kids. Usually in Varna but now they are staying for some time in his home town. She told me the name, but my Bulgarian is no longer what it used to be. Somewhere in the mountains.

* That we've got a bat in the garden. No kidding.

* That there was thunder and lighting yesterday after a very hot day and we had all the windows open to air the house.

* That Caroline sat wrapped in a blanket during dinner coz she thought the bat would fly in and at least would not be able to touch her like this.

* That we've found (another) died frog behind the curtains with courtesy of the cats. So far i am counting 2 birds and 2 frogs and i saved one frog (i hope) in the garden.

* That the boys have taken an sudden interest into birds and during breakfast times we now discuss the differences between snow or stone owls, whether a condor would likely attack you and so on.

* That Caroline no longer wants to have Romeinen cheese on her sandwich (inside one)

* That we were discussing jailsentences and Morten wanted to know what a "linker" was (a "rechter" is a judge. Left is links. Told you, every now and then i throw in Dutch).

* That Dick is a proper Dutch surname. That Rachel came across that in her Dutch lesson.

* That bil (as in William, Bill) means buttock in Dutch.

* That Caroline was suspiciously quiet just while i was typing this and when i went over to see, she waterpainted her vensterbank and her belly.