Goodbyes

We had a tough time saying goodbye to all our family! It was a great visit. Also nice to have the house to ourselves again and get things cleaned up and ready for the routine. Got a lot done this holiday: immigration paperwork, tree trimming, painting upstairs, starting to clean out the cellar, my music, and dad even went through the old magazines from our house in Rotterdam. 

Also had a lot of fun. Ron and Edith came on Sunday and Ron got us all Chinese for dinner. Had to say goodbye to Claire and Matt on Monday. We will see Claire again at the end of the month, though! We had some time to relax around the house, and on Tuesday Naomi and I went out for a date night. We got some Indian food and it was very tasty. 

On Wednesday the girls went shopping in Apeldoorn and Dad and I did some projects around the house, had lentil soup with beer from the Open Air Museum, and played some cribbage. Went for a long hike on Thursday and on Friday it was time for goodbyes. This weekend is all about cleaning up and getting ready for school. Sure wish we had some down time!

Last round of pancakes with Grandpa.