‘Don’t tell the teacher’

‘Don’t tell the teacher’

My daughter, who is in 3rd grade, will not return to school till at least November due COVID19. I have to step up my game and help her navigate with her virtual schooling. This week I guided her and I was in the background listening to her teacher and classmates. One thing was very clear, [...]

‘Meeting the Amish’

‘Meeting the Amish’

Everyone should have a bucket list! A number of experiences or achievements that you hope to have or accomplish during your lifetime. For years I have the urge to see and maybe even speak to an Amish person. For an unexplainable reason I am intrigued by their live style! Years ago while living in Texas, [...]

‘Awareness is Key’

‘Awareness is Key’

'K#!@*?' (Dutch), ‘You have got to be kidding me’, and 'noooooooo', were the first words that came out of my mouth in the hospital! Complete disbelief. I got the news that my son has an allergy that can cause death! A peanut allergy! Oh... and an egg allergy, but he grew out of that one! [...]

‘Not Guilty’

‘Not Guilty’

The year 2018 started off pretty rough for us, because my husband was stuck in Mexico due to a missing stamp in his Passport and he couldn’t come back into the United States… He missed his daughters birthday and made a lot of people nervous back in the US, but that story is for later. [...]

‘American Girl’

‘American Girl’

When my husband is off from soccer training and games we like to drive to Chicago and just walk around and explore the city. These last months were hard because of the intense cold and snow! Wisconsin and Illinois are not known for their warm winter months. But when we are there when it is [...]

‘Forgotten’

‘Forgotten’

Now that I am here in the USA for almost 6 years, I created almost the same safe place for my family like my parents did for me and my sisters. I married an amazing man, have 2 kids and a wonderful 10 year old psycho cat… Everybody is loved, we travel around the world [...]