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5k on 13th Street

Sun, 05/18/2014 - 5:37pm

The street behind our house, 13th Street, was part of a 5k course this morning. It was the Girls on the Run 5k, which is part of a running program for girls.

We were ready at 10.00 am with coffee and our chairs, and cheered for the runners that passed by. It was a lot of fun. Nora was very enthusiastic about clapping and making noise with her ratchet.

A policeman who drove by at the end of the race said: "That's the life! All you need is some coffee!" -- and we pointed out our coffee mugs. It was a good morning.

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dailylife

Vrachtwagendag -- Truck Day at the Central Library

Sat, 05/17/2014 - 3:27pm

This morning we went to the Truck Day at the Central Library ("vrachtwagendag"). Several trucks and cars were on display for children (and adults) to enjoy.

Nora has a cold and she didn't sleep very well but she enjoyed her visit. The cement trucks were a little too scary -- their horns made too much noise -- but she was very interested in the garbage truck and the fire truck.

We visited the library and later went for a walk. Nora was so tired that she skipped lunch, pretty rare for her.

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dailylife

Happiness is... pealing an egg

Thu, 05/08/2014 - 9:29pm

A few weeks ago with Easter, we colored eggs. Nora really enjoyed peeling the eggs, one tiny piece of shell at the time. She is so patient.

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work

Two trips to Jersey City

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 6:19pm

Last Thursday I went to Jersey City. I traveled with three co-workers and we took the 6.00 am train from Union Station. Never mind the early hour, we had a good time in the train and talked a lot. In Jersey City we met with several co-workers, local and from Menlo Park.

We had dinner in a restaurant near the office. It was nice to catch up with everybody. The next day I took the 4.15 pm train home and the trip was smoothly. I met Sasha and Nora at Hayes Park; it was great to see them. At night I worked on a SAN migration.

Today I made a one-day trip. Again on the 6.00 am train, returning with the 5.15 pm -- from which I'm writing this update.

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plants

Lawn repair kit

Sun, 05/04/2014 - 5:47pm

Our front-yard had a few patches where there wasn't much grass. The yard closest to the house doesn't get a lot of direct sunlight.

I bought a "lawn repair kit", which is a mixture of grass seeds and fertilizer, mixed through paper pulp. It looks a little weird, but now a week later there are tiny sprouts of grass showing, so it seems to work.

It is nice to work on the yard, and take care of things like this.

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