Busy day

The talking that the economy is still bad, I can believe this anymore.
Why is it that I'm really busy at my office with the astimates.
In 2 weeks I'm sitting in the sun with my lover but before that I make everyday overtime with my college Erwin.
Erwin is the college who's get my function after I leave this summer.

Then their are other things, busy with Gerco's and Judith house with the electric wiring. Next friday before I take my flight to Belize I have a wedding from Paul, Erna and their daughter Maud. Is it possible to clone myself?.

It's allready February

Hello People,

Time fly's, as you could read. I spend my time around X-mas together with Lenore and her family. In 7 weeks we see each other again in Belize when we spend their our spring break at my parents place. Erika and James never visite Belize so Lenore take them with her. I'm a few days earlier so I can spend time with my parents.
So what can they aspect, culture (maya temple), snorkling in the rif or cave tubing etc.
And yes they see their new grandparents.

Other news is that the guy from the real estate visite me last friday and I hope that he can sell my house before juni 2005. The last months I can rent a bungalow somewhere near my work.

Ornaments

The weather is wurse while I'm visiting in the Bay Area.
Yesterday we went to The San Francisco Zoo because the museum where overgrowded. Ofcourse it was raining but their where only 80 people so we had a goodtime. After a lunch at the Beach Chalet it was time for shopping in Oakland.

This morning I drove with Lenore to Oakland to get her at work, after that I went shopping because the cats are getting hungry.
After cleaning the badroom and chatting with some people on the MSN it was time to make the ornaments in Lenore's bedroom.
It was a peace of cake to put the 5 ornament on the roof and it look beautiful.
And now it's time to lisening tot the TOP2000 who's playing on the dutch radio station.

Together for the holiday

Yes, finally Lenore arrived at the 23th of december in Enschede (Netherlands), the first day we went with Vincent (my son) to a bowling area and a the Greek Restaurant from Enschede. Friday it was time for a meet & greet party with my friends. She mat the people who are standing close to me, few are college other just good friends. Ofcourse Vincent came by with his sister Marloes to joy the party.
Saturday, party time at Gerco and Judith wedding in Elburg, again we enjoyed everything including the night in Bestwestern Hotel Baars in Harderwijk.
Sunday was the time for X-mas shopping downtown together with Marloes en Vincent and had a nice lunch at Willemientje and a nice dinner later on.
Monday was a day to be together without anyone so I good make finally some dinner just for the two off us.
Thursday was a busy day again, first to my office to check the astimates from my college. Lenore went with me to make sure that my boss was not keeping me for the whole day. After that we went to Gronau (Germany) to look for some stuff for Erika, after a stop at the travell agency to take a cappucino we came back.
Tonight we go to Rob and Eveline, they asked us for dinner, Raclette Cheese mmmmm.
Wednesday the last day, before we went out for dinner with Gertie and Martine in a chic restaurant we jumped in the car to Marloes and Vincent.
Marloes has a X-mas Prome and Vincent a X-mas dinner on his school.
Both had a lot of fun for Lenore's camera.
Thursday morning, Wilbert my brother and his son Dustin was standing in front of our house at 5.30am to bring us to Schiphol Airport.
I take the flight to San Francisco together with Lenore to joy her family for X-mas. This is the first time I'm visiting the pacific coast of the US.

After a few weeks of silence I can tell you;"I'm back"
The last weeks where still crazy on my work, because Lenore didn't had a internet connection at her new place we spend more time on the phone then doing anything else.
But she's back, starting yesterday with work after a serverale weeks and yes she get her internet connection on thursday.

Last week I spend some days with Marloes and Vincent, they had a short holidaybreak from school. Then on saturdaymorning I went walking with Gertie and Richard on the Veluwe near Dieren, but damn I didn't had still now walkingshoes so I could feel it.

On Saturdaynight it's concerttime, Marloes and I visiting the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam for a concert off Maroon5. So next time more about that.

Greek Restaurant Rhodos

What's better after a walk then visiting one of our favourite restaurant.
Rhodos is one of the best Greek restaurant in my home town and it was no problem to ask Gertie and Martine with me. Nothing is to much for Aslan, the owner of the restaurant.
We had delicious filete de buey and after it a nice dessert with a lot of Passoa liquer in it.

Yep it's 10 october so time for a walk through mother nature, I called Gertie and ask him to jo.
His girlfriend Martine went also with us and the weather was perfect as you can see.

Time to write something

Well in guy's in the last post from Lenore you saw that I had a busy week and didn't sleep well.
It was all about some bid begin this week and we had some problems with the people who wrote the reckoning. Friday afternoon we send them a fax with our conclusion and went tired home.
Ofcourse during the week I took hours on the phone with Lenore and it's feeling better and better.
This morning she did a wake up call because I wanna see the Debat about Bush and Kerry, at that time it's 3am in the Netherlands. I was also surprise that the dutch television did a live report but I got crazy about the subtitles so I switch back to CNN. After this I jumped in my bed again till Lenore called me on 8am. We get used to the nine hours time difference, when I must wake up for my work she's calling me and when I'm finished with work she's waking up with my phone call.
Today I pickup my kids Marloes and Vincent instate off Sunday, Vincent still got a present for his birthday so we went downtown and after we had a good time at home.
After I brought home I talked ofcourse with my love, hopefully I know tomorrow if she's comming to the Netherlands in December.
I also called with Marion who's living in Kentucky, we have always a good time on the phone
and she's gave me some tips about all the imigration stuff what's comming to me.
Tonight their is a international soccergame like the rest in the world , Macedonië-Netherlands .
We see what's happend because we have a new coach Marco van Basten, the first game did go well but still.
Paul

No climbing but a drink with a good friend

I should go climbing tonight, but I could find my climbing-shoes damn.
I jump into my car went to the Arque and ask them if I forgot my shoes last week,
no shoes so I'm lucky that I blond. After washing the dishes their I went for a quick stop at Rob's house . He's busy with his badroom but it takes already three weeks, when I told him that I had Bok beer from Grolsch at my house he start to laugh and saw "I'm going with you".
So in 10 minutes we where sitting behind a good glass of beer.
Quintus my cat nothis that Rob was sitting on his favourit spot so, spoil me.

Dinner at Jacqueline

Mmm, we are lucky tonight. After a few time canceling we planned the date 3 october. Jacqueline , Paul E. and me (yes also Paul) are old college and we love to cook for each other. This time it was Jacqueline who's was making dinner and she did it lovely again. But before we moved to the dinningtable we looked at holiday pictures. Sorry for them but I still have every thing on the computer.
Paul E (left), jaqueline (left) and Erna (Paul E girlfriend on the right)

Visiting the West

Yep, it was a few day's quiet from my side but I have enough to writ now.
Fridaymorning 1 october, Lenore wake me up, I ask her to give a call when the Bush and Kerry are starting the debat (3am). Here in the Netherlands we see only a few minutes on the news so it's better to see it for myself. After that I took a shower, make some coffee and put the reckoning with the drawings on the table. It was still to early to take the car and drive to the office and before that I should go to the grocery for pickup my electrical stuff.
After a half day off work I went to Zoetermeer, my Aunt is 65 years today and give a little party.
The time to come their by car is around two hours, I got very sleepy while I was driving so I took a stop for a rest.
Before visiting her I went directly downtown, took a walk to the florist so I some flowers with me. My nepfew Albért, his Wife and daughter where already her for the whole day.
So after all the talks and dinner, my nepfew went back to the kitchen. It took him a hell of a time to put all the 65 candles on the pie but finally you can see the results on the picture.
Ofcourse it's now day when I don't have contact with Lenore, so we talk two times in the night.
She's ready to move in her own house today, i got also a phone call from a friend who's wanna stay in my house for a few days or weeks because her relationship is not doing well. I did it a few times before with friends and feel it like Bed & Breakfast. So we see what's happening.
It's time to spend time with my cat Quintus, so till later

Getting cold

Brrrrrr, it's getting cold here in the Netherlands.
I can't wait to take my stuff and move to Lenore where the weather is much better.
Till that time the heathing is my biggest friend.
Today my whole office is back with six new reckoning so I look at the bright side, I have enough work till the end of the month and their is comming more. So before I know it's the 16th of december and wait on the Schiphol Airport for Lenore. Mmm Japanese people can visite the Netherlands in only one day, well we take the whole wake and fly back together to her house for X-mas. The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up, so here I'm.

Wake up early

Yep this morning I came out of bed at 5.45am, it's not a record but still after these busy weeks at work I had problem to get out. The other thing is that my big lover called me a few minutes before instate of calling me in the middle of my night. I'm not complaining because I like it very much when she's calling me. Friends ask me sometimes, what are you talking about at these time of the day. Well I can tell you, everything. Maybe their is a special programm for phonejunks like us, but till that time we have red ears from listen to eachother.
So now I put on the morning news and make my lunch and finally go to work while my lover is going home and go to bed, what a strange world.

Be fore i go to sleep

Mmmm, well I'm back for a short write, I talked a lot with Lenore the last few days so now you people now why this guy didn't wrote.
The last few days I was busy again and yes till the next month I can't complain that I don't have work enough, better find a tree and put a rope around (lol) .
No I can't wait till Lenore is visiting me, first she should come after her trip to Nigeria in november but after the situation they cancelled the trip. Now I'm glad that she wanna come at the middle of december and fly back together, hopefully she get the day's off.
I try to climb to day but my condition was terrible, so I went home and finished my work earlier.

More Saturday

Well it was my day, walking 8 km with Gertie my guide in "Het Twickel", he is a birdwatcher and walks here several days a week. He protect the area with the farmers in the neighbourhood. This was the first time I went with him and I had a great time, so for the next time I will buy some new walkingshoes. When we came home his girlfriend Martine make some dinner and we looked at the movie "Their is something about Mary".

Weekend

After the busy day's during the week I have time to put something on the weblog.
Thursday was the day of the bid, after weeks of engineering, it was a big project around 2,4mil. euro's. The damn thing is that we miss the project but that's the way it goes, normaly you score one of the four projects. So I start with a new one, a City Hall in the east side of the Netherlands.
Fridaynight after I had talked to Lenore for one hour I started with my website again. I promissed Doris and Ingrid to change my website and put them on, the two lady's have both a Guesthouse in Belize. I finished this during midnight after to glasses of red wine so that their was enough inspire.

During this morning Gertie called me when I was still a sleep, if I had time for a walk in the forest at 2p.m. I said yes turned my lazy butt and fail in sleep again.
Finally I came out of my bed at 10.30am, did the laundry and ring their was a phone call again, it was Wim a nephew who I didn't saw for a long time. He wants to visite my parents in Belize and yes then I can talk for hours, so we did.
Well it's time to do some thing, I had breakfast, go for a shower and buy some food in the supermarket for the weekend. I still don't have the luxery these stores are open at Sunday.

Pffffff

Sorry today I can't write nothing, I'm to tired after a long day of work.

Finally finished

Crazy day at work, after we (Henk-Jan and I) change the astimate. We still had a problem with a the power supply, so we decide to wait. If we got the project we can also say what the problem is.
One thing is for sure, the engineer who make this advice don't where is talking about.
So tomorrow I discuss this with Martin my boss and make the price, hopefully it don't take long so I can start a new project who should be finished at wednesday.
When I drove home I called my kids what they did today, I talked with Marloes about her new Weblog. At the time I got home I took some salade and called Lenore before she's leaving for work.
I promised my neighbour to come over for the internet connection but I didn't know that her daughter was her for her birthday. So after a nice glass red wine I went home before all her friends are comming. Another promise is that I told Doris from Tree Tops (Caye Caulker, Belize) to put some pictures on my website. She has a nice hotel on the Island and told her that I want to promote it and yes my site is getting something finally.
Today it's "Prinsjesdag", our dutch Queen Beatrix is reading on her trone about how the country is doing and also how the the Goverment want to save money.
Well I didn't look at news yet, I heared already on the radio today that I gettting worse for our economy next year.
Everyone starting complain right now, they raise tax, taking our pension, what's getting more.
It's no fun to life over here.

Start of the week

Monday morning is always a problem to start, specially if you know what's waiting for you.
Their is a deadline to finish the astimate for a big project in the middle of the Netherlands.
Putting all the electrical stuff in to the computer befor 6pm, Henk-Jan was a big help today .
He still busy with his study but walk a few weeks in our compagny. And I can tell you he's far ahead of the other students. So just after 6pm we went home and took the stuff home for the last check. But first I went to the supermarket for some food for the night went home and called Lenore for my daily talk, it was not a record but still I'm counting the minutes in beers.
Just € 0.01 p/minute from the Netherlands to the States and yes we pay here at least € 1,80 for a beer in a bar. Ofcourse my cat Quintus like this time very much because I'm take the time to sit on the cauge.
After the call I start my check on the project and I found some small things, tomorrow we have still time to change it before I go to my boss. On thursday is the big day and most of the time we hear directly if we are the cheapest one from the five company.
But no time for it, their are still four project waiting.
Mmmm, it's almost twelve in the night, time to close my eyes.

During the day

It's Sunday around twelve and yes Lisette and Marloes are busy again with their favourite program The Sims 2, while Vincent just came out of the shower and jumped behind the other computer for a race game. So finaly I have the time to clean the front and back of the house but then my neighbour came and ask me about the broadbandconnection we both have.
She want to share her's because everything in the Netherlands get's expansive since we have this Goverment, this is a deal I told her and kick this connection out.
I went through all my email adresses from friends and send them an email about my new emailaccount, I was really lucky that I got my Gmailaccount yesterday.
After cleaning I went to Sandra and Theo a couple two doors from me, he's a Grand Pa since Thursday and he's still not used to it. But it was a bigger surprise for me to she their little Grand daughter Daniëlle. Oeps I forgot that they are married 19 years already so time for a beer.
For tonight I want do some work behind the laptop so I don't mass with my deadline for tomorrow. But before that I bring my kids home, take a drink at the climbinghall and take to Lenore who's still in bed because the 9 hours difference.