Tag: family
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The Officially Official Big News Is!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Twenty Four] We’re definitely moving back to the States. We don’t know timing yet. Or location. But it’s no longer a question of IF but a question of WHEN and WHERE. #SQUEEE #SOBS #INORITE This is incredible news for some and devastating news for others and simultaneously exciting and…
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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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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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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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How Is It Only Tuesday?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Thirty Four] Yesterday felt like one of the longest in the world – a single twenty four hour period lasted days and days – mostly because all three children were home in the morning and only one managed to get into emergency daycare for the afternoon. We are so…
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Due To Ice, Everything Is Closed
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Thirty Three] This time it’s not just school, but also daycares, at least until one o’clock. Help! But first the news: Dutch hospitals studying Covid vaccines effectiveness in cancer patients Schools, Covid test centers closed due to weather alarm How to understand and integrate into Dutch society during a…
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Woke Up With a Sore Throat and a Fever
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Thirty Two] Happy Valentine’s, eh? Thanks to my incredible partner, I slept until one and when I woke up, the throat was less painful and the fever was gone. And I was starving. Thx, P! But first the news: Coronavirus breath testing stopped after several false negatives: RTL Covid-19…
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I’m Doing Okay, I Swear
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Twenty One] Mostly. No one’s throwing up. Or otherwise sick. But. The construction in our house has gone up a few notches and suddenly there’s four construction workers for two days in a row now and while we’ve got a kitchen with a new stove, microwave / oven, and…