Eager to find a sport that challenges your child’s body AND brain? Curious about which sport gives your child the greatest chance of continuing to participate in college or secure a scholarship? Want to find a sport that is truly open to any child, regardless of body type, mentality, or temperament? Well friends, take a […]
Past week Saint-Nicolas did pass the house with chocolates and other goodies. Little kids always look forward to the night of the 6th of December when this holy man brings toys and delicious chocolates. A tradition that still prevails for kids in the Netherlands and Belgium. Our kids are already teenagers and didn’t ask a […]
Autumn vacation for the kids finally…and Halloween is approaching. As a family we locked in two Halloween events and prepared our scary clothing and makeup. During the past weeks I have missed publishing some blog posts. The main reason is FOCUS. I am focussing on the achievement of my 2018 objectives. If you follow this blog, […]
September has ended and we are 3 months away from the year 2019. Past week we did spend in Washington DC in the United States. This resulted in a heavy jet lag during the weekend. In Washington I was able to visit Mount Vernon where you can find the US President George Washington mansion. Take […]
The last week of August is moving on quickly and the last days of vacation time for the kids are running out. Monday is school time again. On the Dutch website Spaargids.be was an interesting article about how to teach your kids to save money. For most kids saving money is not an interesting topic […]
Summer vacation and time to relax and discover Tuscany… One of the cities close to our vacation house is Lucca, a perfect example of a beautifully preserved Tuscan town. Our exploration of Lucca includes visits to the cathedral, San Martino, with important sculptures and San Michele in Foro with its close associations with the Puccini family – we […]
July has kicked off and yesterday we spend all day on airports. I will let you know soon where I am this time. A travel blog post comes soon. If you follow my Twitter feed, you already know. Saturday we did attend the 6th FIRE meeting in Utrecht in the Netherlands. Another great meeting of […]
Do you recognize the blog post pic ? Yes…the movie Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters is a 1984 American comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis co-star as a client and her neighbor, and Ernie Hudson as the Ghostbusters’ first recruit. Ghostbusters was released […]
Two more days and we enter the month of May. May is the month with many public holidays. It is also the month in which the United Kingdom celebrates May as the National Smile Month. In a nutshell, National Smile Month is the UK’s largest and longest-running campaign to promote good oral health. Together, with thousands of […]
As the last week of March kicks in before Easter holidays, we reflect on our Kids Portfolio. Are the dividends still coming in our kids bank account while I travelled last week in the USA ? I faced the winter storm Toby and got confronted with a nice layer of snow on Wednesday. Driving was […]