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Hiya,

How are u all doing? Am fine too. This is one of those times that my elder one is at school and the little one has been persuaded to take a nap. Of course, there are a lot of other things i should be doing, but i thought of taking a peek at my redundant blog. So many things have happened.

My little one turned one. She has 3and a half teeth, and blabbers a lot. She can mimic a dog and a bee, clap her hands and waves goodbye to anyone who seems to be heading out. She follows her older sister like a puppy but also brushes away with firm resolution any hugs and kisses that constrict her.

Big G has adjusted to school very well and speaks Dutch almost like a native. No actually, that is an exaggeration, but she is picking up lot of words and seems happy there. We do have our daily battle over what clothes to wear to school - of course pink, but then you have to pick from leggings and skirts and shoes, and sometimes insist that red is actually a dark pink. You win some you lose some. Lunch is this standard boterham i.e. sandwich which i suspect she throws away daily as when she comes home she is ravenous and generally not very fussy. I have stopped cooking potatoes all the time for her.

Once lil G and I have picked up big G from school, both the sisters sit down for a late lunch, happily sharing a yoghurt can between them, and then go in for a short nap. This is also my time to finish with any leftover cooking or cleaning or work on my knitting.

About me, I have become a better cook, even if i say so myself. Of course i have lots to learn but my instinct serves me right most of the time. I had an aborted attempt at gymming but i am not really interested in that to tone me up. I would rather do aerobics, or learn a dance - a more fun, interactive activity. In July i am going to start my driving classes too, and also fit in time for learning swimming, I have wanted to do so for years. I hope I can accomplish this. I need to lose at least 5 kgs and then go on from there.

My confidence in speaking Dutch is at an all-time low. Reason being i just don't interact with anybody much and I really don't sit with a dictionary and read dutch books. This summer I plan to read only children's books in Dutch, maybe 1 adult book in English for respite.

I read all my previous posts again and barring a few, most have an update tone to them as my frequency of writing is really less. But not making serious resolutions on this one yet. Talking of updates, i mentioned knitting, well, i am working on a sweater for big G, hope to finish it in july. And yes, we have a small kitchen garden with coriander and fenugreek in it. Love to water it and watch them grow.

In touch with my friends on an on and off basis. Quite resigned to the fact that people move on and have their own stuff to fill in their time, so ties will loosen up and better get used to it. Got to go and do something around the house. See you soon.