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Young Stud
The day before yesterday, the Wii Fit informed me I had the body of someone nineteen years my junior. To achieve this feat, I scored 90% on the walking test and 21 points on the agility test Of course, other … Continue reading
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Third Day
Eloïse’s tertiary day at school saw an altogether more confident girl say her goodbyes at 08:30. She held our hand as we stood behind her chair and children continued to file into the classroom, but when we said we had … Continue reading
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Another Fun Day
Eloïse had another successful day at school on Thursday. She said that she spoke to one of the other children, so she’s starting to come out of her shell now. Friday should be quite easy now, I think, although I … Continue reading
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Day Two In The New World
I forgot to blog a second time yesterday to report on Eloïse’s first day at basisschool. Luckily, there were few or no more tears after we had dropped her off yesterday. Juf Yvette reported that everything was fine after we … Continue reading
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The Big Day Arrives
Today was and still is Eloïse’s first day at basisschool, primary school. The worst thing about this new phase of her life, from my point of view, at least, is the need to set a 07:00 alarm. I haven’t needed … Continue reading
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