October 29, 2019
James Wilson’s half-term break was last week and we took a road trip from Amsterdam to Normandy, France. We chose that trip because it’s only about a 5 hour drive and there were lots of fun Autumn activities for us… Continue Reading…
October 7, 2019
Where do I start with this day? I woke up to discover the back door was wide open. James said he thought he’d checked the lock but it sticks sometimes so it must have just come open in the night.… Continue Reading…
September 18, 2019
We’re back in the swing of every day routines now that Fall has arrived. James Wilson seems to be settling in to the new school year and so far he likes all his teachers and classes. He also signed up… Continue Reading…
September 4, 2019
James Wilson started Year 9 (8th Grade back at home) at the British School today. Feels much different than last year at this time. He’s feeling much more relaxed and confident. He’s going to sign up for more clubs and… Continue Reading…
August 26, 2019
We spent two weeks in Croatia this summer with our good friends the Farmers. We’ve been planning this trip for a year and I’d been looking forward to it so much. It was amazing — everything about it was what… Continue Reading…
August 7, 2019
Summer in Amsterdam is glorious. Aside from the two heatwaves, the weather is amazing — cool, breezy, low humidity and mostly sunny. The days stretch on impossibly long. On sunny days, the sun doesn’t set until after 10pm. We had… Continue Reading…
July 26, 2019
It’s crazy, insanely hot in Amsterdam. Record setting, stifling, dangerous heat. Fortunately it’s supposed to break this weekend so we just need to get through one more day and then we’ll get some relief. I’m so glad the weather last… Continue Reading…
July 13, 2019
My sister Brooke and family were visiting over the past two weeks. It has taken me a few days to write this blog because I’ve been so sad since they left. We had the best time and I miss them… Continue Reading…
June 25, 2019
It’s hot as balls in Amsterdam right now. There’s a big heat wave sweeping Europe and it’s not fun. We’re used to hot weather coming from Northern Virginia, but there we enjoyed the modern comforts of Air Conditioning. There’s almost… Continue Reading…
June 16, 2019
Saturday we went to the Ij Hallen flea market in Nord. It’s the biggest flea market in Amsterdam (maybe in all of the Netherlands?). It’s once a month and you have to pay 5 euros to enter, which I think… Continue Reading…