@justanotherdawn.bsky.social @chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social The Christmas cards arrived!! Thank you!!!

My #ESC250 votes are done! No excitement felt this year, though. Still...none. Meh.

Daaaamn, the victim blaming in my country... Be honest: did you always listen to what your parents told you to do when you were 17? Did you always make the best decisions at that age? And even if you did, why should not doing so be fair game to be murdered!??? #RIPLisa

Toronto, day & night ❤️

Thanks to @justanotherdawn.bsky.social and @chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social I was able to actually have a good lunch today ❤️❤️❤️

All balls and such have been packed in the small room that was left in the trunk of our car @anythingmaureen.bsky.social! Thanks to @justanotherdawn.bsky.social and @chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social for a great outing! Sorry it was such a short one. Will make sure to have more time together next time!

Luuk (9) built a LEGO robot that can go bowling 😄

We'll take the ferry to Harwich on Friday night. Luuk (9) made this with ironing beads, in anticipation! Great rainy day fun to have.

From Daan (6) 😍

So by how many auto-immune diseases can I yell "BINGO!!!" and what's the prize?

Open house at a nearby cow farm. Such lovely animals! The calf with the "suit" on was born last night and was trying to stand up on his own. 😍

Luuk (8) is making comics to sell outside, for 50 cents. Meet Super Cheese and its helper: Mature Cheese 😄

@chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social Happy birthday!!!!!!

@chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social @justanotherdawn.bsky.social Mr J preferred a place closer to Harwich for the last couple of days. So we booked a place near Bury Sint Edmunds. Hopefully the Newmarket Racecourse will have a particular concert on those days!

Wanted a change of colour. Picked the colour Mr J suggested: burgundy.

@chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social @justanotherdawn.bsky.social Could I pick your brain about something? We're going camping in the area of Snowdonia during the Summer. We'll stay at that particular campsite until Friday. We'll have the ferry back home from Harwich on Monday evening. What would be a 1/2

My little friend #DirkTheCat

@chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social @justanotherdawn.bsky.social Looking at a campsite in Gwynedd for the Summer xx

When they start by telling you something you're doing really good. You know carnage is coming. This whole sandwich-model-feedback-giving-method is backfiring massively. I completely forgot about anything good. #LifelongDreamMayBeGone #FuckingHellWillTheCryingEverStop

"Dora's real, for real?" Watching 'Room' cause I felt like I needed a reason to cry when Mr J's got company over. The film's incredible. I read the book first, so me giving praise to the film says a lot.

Aaaaaahhhh!!!!!!! Yessss!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙌🏻

@mariankeyes.bsky.social Mar!!!! You're on here now, too! (Jolien - my @ on Twitter is different from here but you follow me there (gig_aholic))

@justanotherdawn.bsky.social @chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social One of our neighbours ("Mr Doggies", or so we call him) lost one of his two little dogs. The boys wanted to make a drawing to try and cheer him up a little. Daan (5) drew one MASSIVE dog. Thought you'd appreciate this.

Made lemon lollipops with Luuk today!

@chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social @justanotherdawn.bsky.social How far away is Wales from where you live? We're planning on going there with our tent on holiday next year (friends of mine who live about an hour from Harwich, who we'll visit first, are also coming). Wondering if it'd at all be possible...

Have you ever seen a snail laying eggs? The kids from my class at work found it!

A whole lot of nothing all around. Three days in a holiday home with Mr J and the boys, surrounded by nature and farmland. Recharging.

Yesterday!

Shit, so sorry! Thought your birthday was the day after @anythingmaureen.bsky.social's but it's the day before. So so so sorry @chauffeurofdawn.bsky.social! Happy belated birthday!!! Hope you had a great one with some good cake!

A bucket of homemade tzatziki to accompany tonight's dinner.

Baking with the boys: we made currant buns today!

Signs that you're too tired: standing at the door of your son's friend's house to come pick him up, only to realise after ringing the doorbell that your husband texted the name of a different friend. #Ugh

The week before the Christmas holidays (2 weeks off), I had a long conversation with a girl in the last grade of the school (they're about 11 years old). She's having a hard time with the bitchiness of some of the girls in that grade. By now, a conversation has been had with her own teacher as ...

The second sock for Luuk (7) is done!

Daan (5) sent me a lot of mail today (shoved under the bedroom door for me to find when I went into the bedroom just now). 🥰🥰🥰

Ferrero Rocher Christmas* dessert brownies. The last one's in the oven for its second bake right now. *It's second Christmas Day in my country, so we're getting ready for round two.

Let's start my yearly tradition on here as well! And with my mandatory annual Colin Firth picture: merry Christmas to all of my friends, near and far!

Waiting for a Teams meeting to start and I notice a ringlet in my hair. I know a lot of people create them with curling irons and whatnot. Mine is just...there. Sometimes.

Busy making "hamburgers" and "cheeseburgers" for Daan to treat his classmates to tomorrow, for his 5th birthday.

#ProudParentPost Luuk (7) drew this and I think the details are so thought through! 😍

Today is the 25th anniversary of my Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis. Apparently, I had to celebrate it by having a massively low bloodsugar while minding a group of 4-5 year-olds. So immensely tired now and it's only 10:26.

Being a teacher is... Cranking up the enthusiasm and support when an eleven-year-old girl very proudly announces to you that she had just gotten her first period.

Tonight, I played a knitting granny for the kids of the school I work at to find. I could knit while working. Heaven 😂

Daan (4) asked: "When Luuk and I are older, won't we live here anymore?" Me: "No, you'll have your own home then!" His lip started trembling, he started crying. I didn't see that coming, otherwise I'd have answered differently. I corrected myself, saying he can live with us for as long as he likes.

Had the biggest scare of my life just now with #DirkTheCat. He's now washing himself safely on the living room table. My heart will take a while to return to a normal beating rate. Fucking hell!

Had such a great time with @anythingmaureen.bsky.social in The Hague for Gavin James!! ❤️

Luuk (7) has to bring a family photo to school. We've only got one. Usually either one of us is taking the picture. This needs to change.