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We Have Grass

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

As you may remember, last November, we began the process of landscaping our yard. Since then, we’ve had a new fence installed, the patio has been enlarged, more dirt was brought in to level things out.
A couple weeks ago, the landscapers came and killed all of the wild grass growing and seeded the yard with [...]

Finally, A Hot Shower

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

When we moved into our house last December, one of the things that wasn’t finished was the shower in the new bathroom. In March, the glass was installed and we were able to use it. Sometime over the Summer, the tiles near the opening started cracking as the shower glass caused some settling. That meant [...]

Doing Our Part To Warm The Planet

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

When we bought the Zeven 11 last year, one of the things we planned to change was the yard. The previous owner went for the “natural” look. Meaning that she didn’t do any maintenance or upkeep at all. The bushes around the fence were left to grow wild, there was more ivy and moss covering [...]

Busy, busy, busy

Monday, March 12th, 2007

February was a busy month for us. Mom came to visit for 2 weeks. Jeff and Staci came for 8 days. We threw a party. All sorts of family and friends came to see Marcus and the new house. On top of that, we’re still getting settled into the house and trying to get into [...]

Fat Lady Update 9

Friday, January 5th, 2007

We are back…
First of all, we’d like to wish all of you the best for 2007!
14 days ago we packed up all our stuff in Lier and moved to our new house in Schiplaken (Brussels). It still feels that it’s only a few days ago. We have been busy putting our furniture back together, taking [...]

Fat Lady Update 8

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Tonight I arrived home around 8:30pm from work and had to choose between packing another 5 boxes or finally write a fat lady update. Guess what I decided to do…
I actually just looked up what I wrote in my previous update, which was a good 6 weeks ago. Lot’s has been done in such a [...]

Fat Lady Update 7

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Hi, I’m back!
The last two weeks have been crazy.
I realized that there are ONLY 8 weeks left till December 15th. On this day, I stop working for the year and our house must practically be ready to move in. Once you look at the attached pictures, you can imagine why I didn’t sleep so well.
Each [...]

Fat Lady Update 6

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

I hope everybody is doing well. Last week I skipped my update because I just ran out of time.
Junior lump has learned how to make my belly shake. I finally feel more than just some air bubbles
As expected, my belly keeps growing, but luckly not out of proportions yet.
On Friday I went to a [...]

Fat Lady Update 5

Monday, September 18th, 2006

It’s already the 5th update of the fat lady. The titles of my updates are becoming more and more appropriate. I’m 22 weeks now and just came back from the gynecologist for a check-up. Junior lump is doing very well.
Last week, I worked a few days from home – because I was fighting a cold. [...]

Fat Lady Update 4

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

This week we treat you with a picture of the three of us…Jon, junior lump and myself. As you can see, Jon’s stomach is still a little bigger If junior lump keeps growing as quick as (s)he is so far, I will be dominating the stomach contest by next week.
The renovations of the [...]