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Long time no hear from me, I know >.< London 2 weeks ago is already quite some time ago. But a quick update:On Saturday, I went to London with a few friends for some...

Today was really exhausting. As mentioned before, I find vacations terrible now. Planning something new every day. At least today is the last day of vacation. But that also...

Yes, you read correctly. In England, there is Pancake Day!!! Also known as Shrove Tuesday. This is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the fasting period. On this day...

Today there's actually nothing exciting to tell :D I just 'found' a new owl. Funny story about it. Here in my village, there's a new au pair that I met today. We went for a walk...

Yesterday I was in Bristol with my girls (Chloé, Luise and Sonja). Unfortunately, we picked a bad day because it was raining most of the time. But we got lucky at the bridge and...

What to do when you're bored? Of course, grab a friend and go to 'Funky Teapot' in Wantage. You can paint awesome stuff there. They didn't have any more tea light holders so I...

I'm back ;) I'm now back in England and very busy. The kids are still on vacation, which means I have to keep them entertained somehow. My original plan for today fell through,...

Today is my last day in England for now. I'm also flying home for Christmas. But here in England, the Christmas rush has started :D Everyone is running around buying gifts,...

I know I know, I haven't written in a long time. No time, no desire, I forgot I have many excuses. But here I am again :D This time with pictures from the first Christmas market...

First of all, a happy 11.11. Here in England, today is the day of remembrance for all fallen soldiers. With parades, moments of silence, demonstrations, etc. Furthermore, this...

Finally, I have the time and motivation to tell you about my weekend with my family. From Friday to Monday, my parents and my grandpa visited. It was soooo amazing =) In London,...

Today I finally have time to write something. Phew! The kids are on half-term break now and since the parents are working, I have the kids full-time. Yesterday was Sophie's...

That will now be a longer entry. After all, I have to report on my whole weekend!! It all started on Friday. In the evening, the girls' grandparents came for the weekend. Both...

After the parents were at a birthday party with friends yesterday and I babysat, today was family day. Together, we went to a neighboring village to the Earth Trust Centre...

I absolutely have to watch Alice in Wonderland again :D But whatever ;) Now there's a short update from yesterday. Because my 'long' hair was annoying me again and I prefer...

Today I was (once again) in Oxford. If I haven't said it before: I LOVE this city :D Today I was there because I met up with a friend. Katharina and her mom are in London, and...

After many years, I'm back in London. And not for fun, but for the Welcome Event for Au Pairs. It wasn't bad, but it could have been better. We first talked to the Au Pairs from...

Today I met up with some other au pairs in Oxford. First, we went shopping at Primark and then we went out to eat. Of course, we also did some sightseeing ;) We don't know what...

My older sister's birthday is in mid-October and they're going to the movies followed by pizza. Who gets to make the tickets? Of course, it's me :D And not just 1 or 2, but 21...

For my uncle so he won't complain anymore :P Don't worry, I'll continue if something interesting happens ^^ And today there was definitely something exciting. My morning was...

Today was a tiring day. Izzy had ukulele lessons before school. But since we left a little late (thanks to the dear children and the dear storm) and the highway was also...

After bringing the kids to school this morning, I found a new owl!!! I have no idea if it belongs to the 7 'official' ones because it looks different, but whatever :D Success of...

Today was a long day. With Park and Ride to Oxford together with Vanessa. It was really fun and of course, you can find something from Alice in Wonderland at every corner. After...

The day started with me being kind of nicely woken up because my sofa was delivered. After a real English breakfast, we returned to my little house and then it was time to...

Today wasn't that busy. I dropped the girls off at school and then I had some free time. So first I quickly did the laundry and then went back to sleep. This week really...

Just this morning, when I dropped off the girls at school, I had to pause. Right in the entrance area for Year 3, there is a picture with 4 houses. 4 crests, 4 crest animals, 4...

Today was not as chaotic as yesterday. Luckily. Together with Jess, I took the girls to school. Update on the English school system: Classes are not spelled out like ours (1a;...

The day started quite well. Wake up, get ready, go to the girls' house. Make breakfast, say goodbye to Jess and greet Indi. Luckily, she went to school today *relieved* Although...

After a tearful farewell this morning, the flight that passed quite quickly (well, at least from what I noticed ;) ) and the wrong baggage claim, I finally managed to meet my...