New Car!

We were able to pick it up a bit early, on Monday. It had some battery trouble, so they put a new one in for us. Nice to have a warranty. It is such a relief to travel in a nice car! We took it to visit some monkeys on Friday and then to Rotterdam yesterday. The adaptive cruise is great on the highway, and it is so quiet! Going 130 feels like 80 in the old car!

It was also a big week for my business. I took the final photographs of the cabinets upstairs. That project has lasted a lot longer than planned! I also made a sawdust press to turn the leftovers into bricks for the fireplace. Seems to work well so far.

We went to the monkey zoo for our anniversary. It is a really cool spot! Some monkeys just roam freely and they might even climb on the visitors. If they think food is a possibility anyway. The girls had a lot of fun - really nice playgrounds too.

Our trip to Rotterdam was also really nice yesterday. Instead of needing a break after the journey, we arrived and were ready to go. We walked through the park by our old house and let the girls ride the train and the escalators and play in the fountain. Then we met some friends for a nice lunch at Hotel New York - the spot where the ocean liners to the States used to leave from. A cruise ship still docks there once a week.

The new car.

Helping with the sawdust press.

Monkey time.

Ready to chase some ducks.

Amélie was terrified - but Abigail loved this slide.

Hello, friend.

The big city - misty and wet of course.

We ended up being a little late for lunch...