Wishing you a Happy and Healthy 2008!

Hope you have a wonderful 2008! May it bring you all prosperity, happiness, love, health and more! Our New Years eve was nice. We had the whole family here and Joshua and Jolanda. It was a very nice, emotional new year. We played games until almost 11:15, then Kees and Marion took Danielle and Nadine out to shoot off some fireworks before it got too crazy. They enjoyed the sparklers more than the other fireworks. At 12 we toasted and wished everyone a wonderful 2008. Then everyone ran out front to ring the new year in as it should be with a bang or two. I think they gave up around 2 am . They still had more fireworks to do but it got cold and foggy. I think that everyone left around 2:30. After cleaning up and taking Corona out we hit the hay. It was such a nice new years (Eve).

I have to say the whole Christmas vacation was wonderful. We had a lot of fun, and did lots. Jenna had lots of sleepovers, James "chilled". Jan and I went out. We spent the 30th of December at Ma's making the Olieballen.. that is such a wonderful tradition! We took the kids to the indoor ski sloop so they could get the feel back of Snowboarding. Jenna has decided that she is going to Snowboard instead of skiing this year. Jenna went ice skating and we did lots of shoping (really just looking in Amsterdam and Alkmaar). Rented lots of movies and had a wonderful time just relaxing.

Today was the first day back to school and I am axious to see if they have survived. They all had long days. Poor kiddo's (and Jan). I was busy getting the Christmas decorations boxed up and put away until next year, and cleaning house.

I do have my first job interview on wed. It is for a couple hours a week, riding in a bus with handicaped children from home to a day care and in the afternoon from daycare to home. I figure it is a way to get my foot in the door. Maybe it will lead to something more, who knows.

Well here are a few photos from New Years. They aren't the best, due to the fog and dark.

olieballen ......Ma making sure the boys are doing it right!Love lights from Jenna....Nadine and Danielle with the sparklers!!!The whole gang... look how smoky/foggy it is ( Not sure if it from the weather or the fireworks)

Woow!!!the kids enjoying our new toy! A Chocolate fountain! YUM YUM!!