it's been a while

that i took the time to write something in my blog... i don't know really because in a sense it makes me feel connected to the world i left behind .... for me things are going it's own way, slowly but surely getting in the treadmill of the new life, maybe spending to much time wondering what all is going on in a world that i can no longer call my own ... I'm surprised how much it impacts the way one looks at things in life ....

sometimes i wished i could just be a fly or a bird that comes over to see how all of you are doing, but one once told me that it is not possible .... My past will remain my past although it is trying it's best to play catch up with me .... But I keep saying to me hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies ... Therefore i hope that once my past will leave me alone to keep the road for the future i had in mind ....

i know i sound a bit bitter, but maybe it is because winter is wrapping me up in cold blanket and the night are too dark , it's time springs comes .....

the kids are doing great and i enjoy the time i can spend with them, help them and see them grow into little persons with their own character and mind ... Sometimes even reminding me how i once was , especially Riens then ... he played basketball again this week-end and scored 10 points , he was so proud. I could see so much the twinkle in his eyes .... We had a little victory dinner with his favorite food ...

by the way had a very funny call from Brenda asking if i knew any nice hotels in Mechelen for last week-end .. of course i gave some tips, but finally it became clear, apparently she was trying to get invited to the house warming party ... the note had an effect i guess, but to assure everybody: i will send a formal invitation to all of you so that at least it's official .. i guess it will be somewhere around end of February that i will organize this ....

anyhow , going to sit back now a little bit making myself the promise to update the blog more regular, for now i leave it and return to a new comic book i bought .... a little fantasy world showing a lot of resemblance with the real world ...

a new day has come ...

it took some time to get in the mood, but finally the new year has started with a splash .... My son went down a black slope during our short ski holiday . Yes indeed, you hear this correctly from the guy who said he did not like skiing.

We decided rather last minute to get away from all the busy new years activities and wanted to energize ourselves on the slopes of the French Vogezen. After having received the keys of my studio in Luxemburg, or what I call my hotel without roomservice (for those who don't know: I work in Luxemburg and have rented there a studio for during the week), we drove down to the snow with the kids.

It is amazing to realize that my son and daughter are becoming better skiers than myself, in other words: maybe I'm getting older :-P . It felt so good to just relax, no conference calls, no late night e-mail checking: just the family. Or how a man can change.

I really enjoy all the things I still receive from all of you: from the figures on Fun and downloads, the new designs of the homepages, the little presents from suppliers, the occasional phone call and e-mail ... It feels still as if I'm a little bit part of the family.

Here the projects are going well. Before march 26th we need to renovate the attic to create Riens his bedroom. A birthday present for Lauran so the little girl can finally have her own room with a princess bed. The plans for the kitchen are still in full development since there is some discussion on how to actually organize it. So everybody who comes to visit is shown the plan and requested to provide input.

Also just realized I still have a nice bottle of whisky waiting for some friends out of London : Highland Park 25 years Old. James it will be served , so everybody who is in Belgium on Friday the 20th is more than welcome ... just let me know ...

and as usual: for all of you I wish you all the peace love and understanding you can dream of for the years ahead

T.