Exercise

With the kids out of the house this weekend, it seemed the perfect opportunity to exercise. I worked on my biceps, triceps and whatever ceps there are, from 10 AM-6 PM, and the results are disastrous. My head is okay, my feet are okay, but everything in between aches!

Still, there’s something positive to it, it didn’t cost me one dime! No, I didn’t go to the gym, but decided it was time to change our sleeping arrangements.
Pay attention, it gets complicated!

We cleared out Manon’s attic room completely, cleaned it and moved all her stuff downstairs to Sabine’s bedroom (first floor). Then we cleared out most of our bedroom and moved stuff to the attic-bedroom. Cleaned our former bedroom and set up the beds for the girls.
The ‘only’ thing left to do is clear out Sabine’s bedroom, so it can be redecorated and Sabine can go back to her own bedroom. Then Manon has to move in with Sabine temporarily, so we can redecorate our former bedroom, which will be Manon’s new room.

Are you with me still? If so, you get an A, ’cause I’ve lost it :p
So much planning, my head is spinning. I tell you, moving house is better than moving things IN your house!

We didn’t redecorate Manon’s old room, it was too much of a hassle. Our bed is there, so at least we can sleep, and when it’s dark you don’t even notice the bright painted walls ๐Ÿ˜€

You don’t want to see our bedrooms now. No, seriously, you don’t!
Boxes everywhere, things that need to be packed to go to the attic-storage (like a zillion Barbie dolls and children’s books) and so much more stuff that needs to get a place but I honestly can’t think straight anymore.

I refuse to get stressed about it … I’m going to bed and when I wake up, I will smile at the lilac, red, black and purple painted bedroom … then I’ll start thinking about the rest of the mess.

After all… tomorrow is another day!

Les Mis

As promised to Manon I made a layout with the stage door pics I took when we saw Les Mis in April.
At first she was reluctant to go to the stage door (“What do I say to people I don’t know, mom?”), but after we met Freek – who was such a sweetie – she went for it and we waited for over an hour (and it was COLD!). After Nurlaila came out, we asked the security people if anyone else was inside and they told us the others went out through another door…. awww. Oh well, we did meet these four and they couldn’t have been more friendly! Thanks guys for taking the time to talk to your fans and for making Manon’s day!

Freebie Musical Art Kit

I needed a kit to create a layout for one of my ‘sisters’. Her daughter plays the violin and she sent pictures to show me the gorgeous dress she bought for Taylor – everyone in the youth orchestra wears black & white.

Perhaps you need a Musical Art Kit too, so here’s my freebie

And here’s Taylor – both her mom Amy and I are VERY proud of her. I think she looks very elegant in this pretty dress ๐Ÿ™‚

Download link: Musical Art Kit 6.2MB

Freebie Aqua QuickPage

How to go about:

The download link is at the bottom of this post.

The .png file is 299 dpi. The part within the frame, is transparent.

Open the image in whatever program you use to create your DS layouts, add your picture to a new layer. Drag it to the bottom, add some journaling or a title and you’re done ๐Ÿ™‚

Aqua Quick Page

Enjoy! And please leave a comment if you download it.

Download link: Aqua QuickPage 4.9 MB

Works of Art

As it was slow at the office I took an unexpected day off two weeks ago. Those are often better than planned days off IMHO ๐Ÿ™‚

The girls and I went to see the Sand Sculpture Festival in Noordwijk, and decided to get there early before it got too hot and too busy. I saw pictures of sculptures from previous events, but never imagined the impact it would have on me, seeing the sculptures live. They are A-MA-ZING! Such detail, it’s almost impossible to believe you can do this with sand.

I think it’s safe to say we all made sandcastles when we were kids, and we all know how easily they collapse. These sculptures – the theme was Disney – have holes in it, tiny creatures, bricks, magical stars and lots more, not to mention the likeness of the characters, it’s just unbelievable! If there’s a Sand Sculpture Festival in your neighborhood, be sure to visit, you won’t be disappointed.

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