Moscow

This is the cup (and the medal) Morten and his team brought home after their trip to Moscow. They became 2nd so I am wondering what the 1st place cup must have been like.
Tomorrow he is participating in the National Champion ship.
To be continued.

Rebuilding # 2

This is what our kitchen looked like yesterday. Today the rest of the floor is gone too. We had macaroni from the microwave yesterday and pork from the bbq today. (not easy to keep a bbq going while it rains). Lamb kebab tomorrow. But then there's 3 more weeks.
Any ideas welcome!!

There is a good reason for a shower

It's been warm these last days.
For once Caroline slept in (that is till 8) this morning and when i went into her room, she was hanging with her head (and witch hair) down on the stairs (she sleeps in a bunk bed). With a red swollen face she looked at me and declared she was hot and needed a shower coz she had a sweaty bum.

Judo tournament.

Today was the last sunday (3rd in a row) of the so called ladder tournament. Depending on how much you weigh you are ranked and you win the tournament by rising as many steps of the ladder as possible.
Due to the may holiday last week a lot of kids didnt show up and immediately dropped a lot. Which meant that Caroline and her 27 kilo's was higher than the blue belt, 15 yr old boy she had to fight against as you see here under.
She gave him a very hard time (you should have seen her face when she realized she had to fight HIM) but alas.
In the very last seconds, he beat her.

As you can see on the score board he even got a chudo (a fault) for not moving enough/not participating in the action ;)

To Ally's mom

Just so you know.
We gave Ally a photo book for her birthday with all sorts of photo's of her and us in it.
Something tells me she may not want you to see them all.

hahaha.

I am just saying.

Guitar hero

Timo's trial guitar lesson was today.
He had been begging for it for weeks but there was just no guitar school that had room (honestly, never guessed it to be so popular).
So, this woman asked him.
What is it with you and guitars?

well, he said, listening to nice music and recognising the guitar in it, made me want to play it.
And i have been reading a lot of books about it.

Then she started talking about notes and rythms and the names of the strings and Timo nodded at whatever she said.
He is very motivated she said to me.

uhuh.

after half an hour she said, i have to talk to your mother about it now, that is if you want to come back next week.

Of course he did.
so.
a guitar (roughly 300 euro's she said)
a book (17 euro)
private lessons for 30 minutes (18 euro per lesson)
a foot bench (no idea)
a guitar bag (no idea)

at the dinner table afterwards he ate 1,5 giant schnitzel and then asked for another one.

The boy is eating me out of my house in every way he can.

to be continued i am afraid.

Hats

Yes.

the boy is wearing a hat.

This morning we bought new shoes for PE and while at the store I noticed some hats. Most of you know Timo is still very much into Michael Jackson and he has been begging me for shiny socks, a hat and a shiny glove.
I have even been into a (so called) specialized dance shop but they didn't have any.

Any way. The hats.

Morten got his one, wore it to waterpolo this afternoon and is even reading on the couch with his hat on.

Timo got a black and white striped one.

Cool he said.
Now I even have a bigger chance with Florien.

On a sidenote; thursday is his first guitar lesson.
Some one told him, or he read somewhere, the first thing he would learn is in E minor.
Don't ask me, i don't play and don't read notes, but he thinks it's some sort of technique. In his words; I cannot wait to play E minor.

Cheese market

OK, so most of you know that Meliss and Jess are back in the Netherlands (and where not) and today they had the cheese market in Alkmaar on their list. As I had never been there too, nor Ally or the kids we had a full ride to Alkmaar. Caroline lost her coat, Timo lost his voice and I my temper but in the end all was well.

Happy Birthday Ally!

Ally & I did a chocolate bonbon workshop for her birthday today. We each brought home about 1 kilo of bonbons and truffels so if anyone wants to see me without pimples on my face, be quick.

Timo