The boy who never wanted to get a haircut...

May coming to its end...

I`m probably not the only one finding time racing by, without me half noticing that it is.. It`s crazy how it seems to run even faster `sitting` here at home, not allowed to go to work. Days just dissapear like snow melting in the sun..
I can`t believe June is standing at the door.. Waiting to burst in.
Hopefully with June, a little bit of Summer also.

Tomorrow is an exiting day. Lukas`s last unmarried sister will get married for time and all eternity. We really hope they will have the day of their lifes and that summer will set in a little bit earlier than june for them :-) We have tried to help organize some things for the wedding and hope everything will go smoothly...

My knee is doing better / getting stronger everyday. Twice a week I visit a very good physiotherapist and she is also happy with me, and ofcourse about the way I do my excercises everyday. Ahum. I must say, I can`t wait to get rid of the crutches in about 2 weeks! Even though these stupid crutches are teaching me so much lessons at the moment.. Especially PATIENCE!
Things just go ten times as slow as normally, and I just don`t manage to get everything done that is on my list each day.
But that is one thing that the crutches are trying to teach me. That just that, isn`t so bad. There`s always the next day. And the next. And still nothing bad happens if it takes ANOTHER day!!
I am totally in one huge learning process here (who would have thought a little, tiny, nasty, meniscus would be able to bring that to pass!) but it is showing me things I didn`t know before and I obviously need to learn. I guess we all get our wake up calls once in a while...! Watch out! Especially when we expect it the least!

During the process of helping out with my sister`s in law`s wedding, I found some awesome pictures of Lukas in his younger years.. This was when we made a powerpoint presentation, with pictures of her when she was a kid.
Ofcourse little Lukas was spotted as one of the cuttest little snuggers in the family pictures.. ;-) (But that`s just my coloured opinion)
I did not ask permission to post them.. but I will ;-) Once he get`s home from home teaching:-)

Furthermore, there isn`t a lot of exiting news.. My first check-up after the belly OP was yesterday, and my gynecologist was sufficient happy with me and told me that everything looked allright. Endometriosis/Adenomyosis = gone for now. That sounded pretty good, I think!
I learned that it is pretty exausthing to be traveling with the strength of your arms and one legg, and I underestimated the (travel to the) visit. Even if it was just in Lucerne, partly by bus, partly by `walking`. But I`m glad that my body keeps telling me when I need to slow down. I think I need that, or something!!??!?!

I wish Josien, Richard and Jared all the best moving this weekend. I wish I could be there to do something, anything..! Good luck to all of you saturday... !

I wish everyone a wonderful weekend with lots and lots and lots of sunshine!
Maaike


Showing new haircut
















THE Bracebrace...

Home again...

Roof app. is ours








(right kitchen-and left bedroom windows)

After living at my parents in law`s for two weeks, I returned home last saturday. I have been taking care of fabulously, but are happy to be home again.
We took some pictures of our appartment to show you what `home` looks like.
I am really going to miss this place and the Lucerne area and ward when we leave here in August. It has felt like home since the moment we went looking for appartments (this was the first app. we checked out), and we were so happy we were the lucky ones to become it.
It is not completely sure yet where we will be living in the Bern province, but I`m sure we will find a place that can feel like home once more.. !
It will most probably be in the neighbourhood where Lukas spent the last 15 years of his live, but where exactly we will soon hear. I`ll keep you posted!
I found a picture of when my mom was there to visit me at the hospital. She was there every day, the 5 days that I spend there for my belly surgery. Lukas made me a paper flower (the yellow one) and a nurse had just brought me a warm bag of cherry-pits, which really helps and releaxes when you have belly pains..
I went to the hospital to get something removed from my belly, but with that bag of cherrypits, it sure looks like they put something INTO my belly!
:-) LOL
Right now, there are some heavy thunderstorms outside. I promised Lukas not to go take a walk by myself, because when it`s wet outside the crutches get really slippery and slide away just when you think you need them to support you. Thats when you stand on your leg your not supposed to stand on, yup.. not good. It happened to me last week and it better not happen again...
So I`ll soon write more!


Hospital.. ?!Not what it looks like :-)











Kitchen












Tadaaaa! Kitchen







Bedroom (quilt made by Karin L.)












Bedroom










The living room














Living room other side