Midnight Kisa

I agree - I'm much too nervous about the weight di...

2009-11-14T09:08:44.752+01:00

I agree - I'm much too nervous about the weight distribution issue to strap the kids to the handlebars and wheels ;-). I'm comfortable handling my own weight on a bike and maybe even a backpack, but not my precious children's heads. Cart all the way.

so sad to read about your daughter Sending you mu...

2009-10-12T04:31:34.788+02:00

so sad to read about your daughter
Sending you much courage and fortitude

I could hear the guitar licks in that post. That'...

2009-09-23T19:20:32.267+02:00

I could hear the guitar licks in that post. That's one, mean blues song, Lady!!

It fascinates me to hear about the type of reading...

2009-08-21T21:42:14.256+02:00

It fascinates me to hear about the type of reading others fall in love with. And it was just plain good to hear from you.

You and your beautiful writing have been missed. ...

2009-08-20T15:34:11.066+02:00

You and your beautiful writing have been missed. Please stay a while.

welcome back!

2009-08-20T01:26:47.603+02:00

welcome back!

I found a very handy tabel, with the risc factors ...

2009-05-16T21:45:00.000+02:00

I found a very handy tabel, with the risc factors for the various groups:http://minder.marbel.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/februaribmitabel.jpg

Since I am definately in the riscy area I do intend to start WeightWatching again, incl. meetings. And I allready was time-challenged... priorities, priorities...

I really believe that it's mostly genetics. Withi...

2009-05-11T18:10:00.000+02:00

I really believe that it's mostly genetics. Within reason, of course. Stay moderately healthy, eat your vegetables, and go for a walk now and then. The rest? Is pretty much beyond our control.

Yesterday I made a chocolate cake. After a piece, ...

2009-05-09T17:33:00.000+02:00

Yesterday I made a chocolate cake. After a piece, I went to bed feeling fat and discouraged. Now? I think I'll have one for breakfast. ;)

(Not really, but I don't feel so bad about having that one last night.)

An encouraging post for the more curvacious gal, f...

2009-05-08T14:12:00.000+02:00

An encouraging post for the more curvacious gal, for sure! I figure, you've got to have more fun and less stress to live a long life. That's GOT to mean a bit of cake every now and then. I'm sure there's something about a healthy balance of exercise and food (so boring), but I'm so glad that I a litte extra weight clearly goes a long way.

Hey, Hutch! Super big hug back. I've thought about...

2009-05-08T11:01:00.000+02:00

Hey, Hutch! Super big hug back. I've thought about you tons while I was busy being AWOL.

You can read an anonymized version of my daughter's illness and death at www.sadies-brain-tumor.org. I also blogged nearly every day while it was all happening, on my old blog. (Type in my name, as on Facebook, no spaces, blogspot.com.) Not that you need to read it, but if you're interested. Smooch.

Thought I'd check in. I've missed our communiques...

2009-05-07T21:14:00.000+02:00

Thought I'd check in. I've missed our communiques. I didn't know about your daughter. I don't know when this happened, however no parent should have gone through what you did. Big hug. Hutch

I could have written this. In fact, I was kind of...

2009-04-22T15:46:00.000+02:00

I could have written this. In fact, I was kind of writing this while sifting through my e-mail and scribbling out my to-do list for the day, trying to scratch together 15-30 minutes in which to write a blog post.

I've struggled with the same issue. Is it possible for me to write anything worthwhile in the small amount of time available to me? Even more critical, can I do it in the limited amount of mental space available after work demands, dinner menus, arts and crafts sessions, and bill paying?

I've almost come to the conclusion that, no. It isn't possible. Which means that I'm out of luck for at least 20 years until my family is self-sufficient. That thought is so depressing.

It makes me feel like I wasted my freewheelin' youth. But, of course, when I was a freewheelin' youth, I didn't have anything to say.

Hi, i have read most of your blogs and found them ...

2009-03-25T23:23:00.000+01:00

Hi, i have read most of your blogs and found them very enjoyable. I sympathize on your browser issues, and I do enjoy Opera or Firefox, yet i dont have a Mac, so...
Im going to follow your blogs, i hope you dont mind!
Kelly

I know...it drives me insane that I can't just wal...

2009-03-24T22:23:00.000+01:00

I know...it drives me insane that I can't just walk away and say "you lose, I'm taking my money somewhere else." I mean, I guess I *could*, but changing banks is muy complicado unlike, say, cruising on over to the next internet shop that sells children's clothes.

Oddly enough, sites that just barf at some point irritate me less than sites that say "you're using Safari. Our site doesn't work under Safari. Please use one of the browsers listed below."

I hate it when that happens. It makes me want to s...

2009-03-24T21:19:00.000+01:00

I hate it when that happens. It makes me want to say "F you" to whichever website I'm trying to access. I never do, though... sigh.

Yeah. That's all I got. So, I'll say it again, a...

2009-03-21T04:45:00.000+01:00

Yeah. That's all I got. So, I'll say it again, and in caps. YEAH!

I'm an Opera lover and fan, have been for years. I...

2009-03-19T22:20:00.000+01:00

I'm an Opera lover and fan, have been for years. I feel your pain... Though I can nowadays get away with firefox & opera for almost anything (almost, 'cause electronic banking opens the IE I still keep, don't know what would happen if I deleted it completely).

Great title to the post.

2009-03-17T14:00:00.000+01:00

Great title to the post.

We knew why you couldn't blog, but I'm glad you ar...

2009-03-17T07:35:00.000+01:00

We knew why you couldn't blog, but I'm glad you are back again. And that the house/move made you all so happy ;)

where are you? we havnt heard from you in forever....

2009-03-13T23:14:00.000+01:00

where are you? we havnt heard from you in forever. Hope everything is ok!

i avoided it as long as i could...and then i could...

2009-03-11T21:06:00.000+01:00

i avoided it as long as i could...and then i couldnt figure it out for some reason. it was just too simple. but now im twittrering up a storm...yay! another way to procrastinate!

Kisa, baby, you so creative. You so smart. You so ...

2009-02-26T00:53:00.000+01:00

Kisa, baby, you so creative. You so smart. You so resourceful.

but everyone else already said that, so who am i to be repetitive?

i dont wear nail polish either. my fingernails are too small to even paint on. sigh. it is a curse. did you consider ketchup? that would have been terrible...but just wondering if it was considered...

I should add that CHILDREN don't get stone drunk f...

2009-02-20T16:30:00.000+01:00

I should add that CHILDREN don't get stone drunk for four days. They have a nice little celebration at school where they get to dress up, after a week of wackiness with things like extra-long recess and wearing pajamas to school.

You guys ROCK. :-)AM, it gets even worse....I don'...

2009-02-20T16:28:00.000+01:00

You guys ROCK. :-)

AM, it gets even worse....I don't own ANY nail polish. I fail miserably at being a girl. Makeup is not my thing.

This move will actually take us out of Carnaval territory...the Dutch north is mostly Protestant, while the south is Catholic. Historically speaking, anyway. And yes, they fought like cats and dogs about it eons ago, just like the French.

Here, anyway, Carnaval is an excuse to get stone drunk for four days and have sex with strangers. I kid you not. They say that affairs during Carnaval don't count. We've fled the area every year during Carnaval weekend.