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Day 110 – November 10

It is Monday, a new week at school is about to begin. Here Camy and I are waiting in the car to go to school at 7.00 in the morning.

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Since my B-12 is very low I had an egg muffin this morning at Mc Donalds. I really do not like them but is has eggs, cheese and meat on it, which they say is good for you. I normally would not eat this but what can I say.

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After we had breakfast and taken Camy to school we went to Sanford. We ran into this Thrift store, real old, unfortunately they had nothing I liked. Just to discover those stores and wander around is fun on its self.

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On our way we also saw those ostriches at a farm.

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At Home Depot we had to get something when we walked by the Christmas department. They do have such lovely things here. Just a little while and all streets are decorated with lights and everything. We will show you pictures by then.

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When we got home we found another three cards in our mailbox, thanks!

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Day 101 – November 1

Today was the day of new carpet. For a couple of days now we have been moving everything into the garage so we would be ready for today. In the end we decided to renew the carpet in stead of a wooden floor or tiles. When we added it all up it did not make sense to not have it replaced. The carpet was placed 5 years ago and when we get 5 years out of this one we think we do the right thing and go from there.

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All the heavy stuff was moved into the kitchen since that was most easiest and quickest.

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This is how we placed the couch into the kitchen, it is for a couple of hours only.

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Today is extremely cold, they did forecast this but it was hard to take and by the way, we are not used to this anymore. It is 09.30AM and it is 55 only. Even in Holland it is warmer than this.

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Look at me, with my vest and hood and cover outside enjoying the sun. The sun was quite all right but the wind was the problem…. brrrr

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When all the old carpet was taken out it was time for Bram to clean the floor.

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From the stairs we kept an eye on everything they did and how they did it.

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The old carpet was all taken by Home Depot so we did not have to worry about getting rid of it. Here it is waiting to be put in the van.

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See here, the new carpet, it was laid in two parts that they clued together into one.

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Al done, how nice and so soft, new and fresh!

Now it is time to put everything back into the living and enjoy.

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And one more card was received today, thank you!

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Day 59 – September 20

Oh see here, it is not always what you expect, sun, but it does rain here too. It would not be fair to everybody not living in Florida. Once in a while we get days like this and today was one of them….

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The pool almost floods it has water until the very top.

So what do we do on days like those…. sit inside and enjoy.
We did so until like 2.00PM, that is when we got out of the house.
We went to the Loop, a shopping area in Kissimmee, build not too long ago.

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On the way home we stopped at Home Depot to get a lick of paint so we can get started. Tomorrow we want to start doing up the bathrooms, white with a little color…..

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Day 28 – August 20

This is St. Lukes school bus and smiles towards me all week long.
It says; “take a picture of me, take a picture of me”, when we drop Camy off. So today it was time to do so 🙂 The school bus is used for school trips since everybody is dropped off by car. I did however see one mother ride her bike yesterday, dropping off her son.

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When we left school this morning these birds walked by.
We know them well since they walk around in our community as well, they are Cranes.

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This week we must, no we want to make a decision on what kind of flooring we are going to pick. Will it be: carpet, tiles, laminate or hard wood flooring? So we will bring another visit to Home Depot and Lowe’s.
We now have everything we need to know, now we only need to decide what best fits our budget.

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We ordered some Japanese for lunch today, it was delicious!

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Today, Camy brought home her first STAR!
When 5 stars are earned she is allowed to wear private clothes, no uniform. Everybody is able to earn 1 star per week when: there is no tardiness, all homework is done, behaved well at lunch.
It is like receiving an award for well behavior and it seems to work here!

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Day 15 – August 7

Today we received a card from The Netherlands!
It always feels good to receive one, so thank you Tally!

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When you want to surprise us too, do not hesitate and do so,
by mailing it to:

Fam. Vanderlaan
1024 Sandy Ridge Drive
33896 Davenport – Florida
USA

Later in the afternoon we tried to tie-dye two T-shirts.
We will update you with the results later, they are still wet.

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was about 04.00PM when we drove off towards Home Depot. We are
trying to find new carpet, laminate or hardwood flooring.
We took some samples of laminate and hardwood flooring.
Now the only question that remains….. what is the one we want.

Day15-05 Day15-06After visiting Home Depot we got a little rain.
It is always in the afternoon that we get some rain, and let me tell you, it does RAIN!
But afterwards it feels good, temperature drops about 20 degrees which makes up for an awesome night!

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