The school had a week long fall break, so we decided to take out first real trip somewhere.  Littlest has been asking to go to Paris since we arrived abroad.  And since I have been deemed the trip planner during our stint over here, I thought…why not?  So began my furious research of where to stay, where … More A Trip to Paris…Day one: Getting There

Some of the lovely ladies from the Parent’s Association of the International School set up a little walking tour around Breda for the school parents.  It ended up not being the best weather day…a typical Nederlands autumn day of drizzle and cloudy…but the ladies were all very nice, the tour was lovely, and I learned … More A Walking Tour Around Breda

Bos in Dutch means forest.  Not far from the girls’ school is the Mastbos.  And it’s a beautiful place to go for a walk. It is getting quite chilly as autumn settles in here in the Netherlands.  The temperatures are chilly, the wind is biting, and the leaves are beginning to change colors. Today, some of … More A Walk Around Mastbos

A friend and I went to the Grote Markt in Breda to get some veggies.  They have a market every Tuesday and Friday morning.  I forgot to get pictures of most of it…just grabbed a couple of some of the fruits and vegetables.  It was drizzly and rainy so I missed pictures of all the fabrics, and … More Grote Markt in Breda

I love our food truck, and I wish they had these in the states (at least in Texas).  Usually I go to the grocery store at least every other day.  I try not to go everyday if I don’t have to.  But there are times on the days I don’t go, when I inevitably run … More The Food Truck

We have decided that as long as MyMan’s schedule permits it, we are going to try to do a day trip on Saturdays to see the sites.  So today, we decided to head out to Kinderdijk!  I’d been hearing about the “windmills’ whenever I go to an International Women’s Club meeting, or around the school … More Kinderdijk – Where the Windmills Are!

We knew MyMan would be at work all day Saturday helping out with his “Dag van de Chemie” day, and I was planning on taking the girls up there to tour his plant.  We have never been able to really “see” the plants in Houston due to safety concerns and security issues, understandably. The Open Day … More Fun Filled Weekend Part 2 – Saturday

We had a busy and fun weekend!  The girls did not have school on Friday, and originally we were planning to go on our first “real” trip on our first 3 day weekend of the school year. Then we found out that Saturday was “Dag van de Chemie” at the plant, where the plant is … More Fun Filled Weekend Part 1 – Friday

Every year MyMan’s work has a Global Car Day where volunteers from the company go out into the community and help cleanup an area in need.  The girls and I have almost always participated in this event when we lived in Houston and it’s always been a rewarding experience.  Volunteering here in Holland was no … More Helping Out the Community