Category: Mama
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Leander
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Twenty One] I know I know – so so sorry. #NotSorry It’s a really intense time over here in #LeanderLand these days. And, yeah, still not time for the big reveal, but in the midst of all the chaos, my partner is flying to the States for work. For…
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Well, Pewp
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Sixteen] Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas and papas and family people in the world including YOU. Yes, I see you. Today is all about family. And if you don’t have a mama for any reason whatsoever, I’m here for you. Let me know how Mama Rain can…
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Happy Mother’s Day Eve!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Fifteen] Also known as one of two solid reasons why May is MY month. FYI – May is mine. The other reason is that it’s my birthday month. FYI – it’s my birthday month. But first the news: Police put an end to protest against coronavirus measures in Barneveld…
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Yes, I’m Listening, Leander
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Seven] I have a mild headache almost every day. I’m scratching off my nail polish quite often. And then repainting it. Zits are breaking out all over. Sleep is terrible. And, yeah, I’m Super Crankypants McGee. I might be a BIT stressed. But first the news: Three-month curfew generates…
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I Can’t Talk About It Yet
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Seven] But I will soon. There are still some things going on here in Leander house that are up in the air and unresolved and have been this way for OVER A MONTH NOW but I still can’t talk about it. Because it’s still not my story to…
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Sure, This Is The Bike Capital Of The World, But
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Three] What if I just don’t wanna? Also, my titles have gotten rather sloppy lately, hrm? I personally own two or three bikes – a ‘grandma’ bike, a foldable bike for work train trips, and a ‘bakfiets’ for hauling two or more minions around town. I say two…
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This Is Staycation #LeanderStyle
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty Nine] All day today in Groningen, Netherlands, it hails and then the sun comes out and then it hails and then the sun comes out and then it hails. Super surreal. Kind of like how I am enjoying the next three weeks of staycation. I code and then…
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“Can It Be For One Minute Please?”
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty Six] Every night around eight p.m. local time, we tell First Minion it’s time for bed and ever since I can remember since time immemorial he’s replied with a request for just one more minute. Of course, he must’ve learned that at some point because I’m sure he…
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If You Can Dream It?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty Two] Girl Twin and I went for a walk – she rode her balance bike while I walked. Sometimes she would shoot ahead, letting her legs and the wheels take her faster than my walking gait. “You must run, Mama.” And sometimes I did. But first the news:…
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Have You Heard of Second Holiday Days?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty One] It’s a perfectly normal thing here, but it’s NOT an American thing, so you can imagine my surprise EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. when it happens for Easter and Ascension day and White Sunday and Christmas. What else happens on Mondays? Trash day. Therefore every time it’s a holiday…
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Get Thee To Bed, Leander
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy] One of the habits that I well and truly miss that has gone the way of all flesh is getting up around five in the morning. It fell away at some point when one of the kids was sick or I was stressed or some other perfectly valid…
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Dear Girl Twin
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Three] Let’s talk about appropriate alarm clocks, shall we? Bringing me breakfast in bed. Bringing me chocolate in bed. Brining me English Breakfast tea with generous milk in bed. And now for inappropriate alarm clocks. Puke. Screaming from another room. Literally all other alarm clocks except for the…