Clumsy & Clumsiest in action
Or: The Untoolables vs. the drill
Or: Our weekend
We discovered the cutest little antique store in The Hague. Originally we went in there to find my mom a birthday gift. But everything in there said; buy me, buy ME, Meeheeee! It was hard but we could withhold from buying the entire store and found a cute mirror/ coat hanger on sale; which we needed for ages. No more: "Oh, you can leave you coat on the table, we are to lazy to buy coathooks".
Now we had to hang it on the wall.
My father did not exactly pass along the bob-the-builder gene my grandfather had. Mr. Sweety did inherent the two left hands of his father. Clumsy & Clumsiest in action. A Casa Sweety Tool Challenge: All thinkable tools and cheating are allowed.
My grandfather did leave me a drill. So we used that and a gazillion different screwdrivers. When the screws wouldn’t go in the plug in the wall any further we used a hammer; with the risk of screwing up the screw system. When it was too far in *insert &^@*# and bwahahahaha* we used some pliers to pull the screw a little bit back out again.
But it hangs! Yay!
*tiptoeing away from the tool scene, praying the mirror coat thing will stay on the wall*
What did we win by beating this challenge???
A new pair of flip-flops
Now did I deserve that or what????
Mr. Sweety? I know he worked hard too! He can watch me in these flip-flops.
A new CD!
Maroon 5 finally made it across the pond!
Mr. Sweety? Okay he’s no big fan of Maroon 5. He thinks they’re OK. OK will have to do honey!
A yummy pancake breakfast
Today we made pancakes for breakfast. Leah asked me if we differentiate between US pancakes and Dutch pancakes (pannekoeken). Yes we do! Dutch pannekoeken look & taste very different from US pancakes. Also Ducth pannekoeken are NOT eaten for breakfast but for dinner (or lunch).
Nachos cheese dinner
A well deserved easy dinner; for two
Alas, our weekend is almost over. Hope you’re all enjoying your 4th of July weekend!
Comments
I want your flip flops!!!
Posted by:
yvonne at July 4, 2004 9:18 PM
Those are some trippy pancakes you did up! They look like oversized Ruffles potato chips!
The pankoeken? Look more or less like a crepe. You Dutch have some interesting food. I watch Food TV network in the US, and there's this girl, Rachel Ray, who travels to various cities trying to show how you can eat out (3 meals in a day) for under $40 a day. She did Am'dam once, and there was this one restaurant with very interesting sandwiches. They required a knife and fork, and if I remember correctly, it was like several sides and the main dish were arranged on a giant piece of bread with another covering it. Hard to explain, but apparently it was patently Dutch.
Anyhow, nice pictures. I need pics for my blog.
Posted by:
Cory at July 5, 2004 12:02 AM
I was also going to say they looked like potato chips!! lmao
Pankakor, as we call them in Sweden...
I don't know how your panckes are, but I don't like Swedish pancakes. Well, they're OK. But they are like Crepes. They're flat and flavorless. Just flour basically. And Swedes eat them with "sylt" (Jam. Usually Rasberry) and "grädde" (cream, sometimes whipped).
I don't care for them. I'm not a jam or cream fan really. And the pancakes alone are dullsville.
So I make my own version of American pancakes. I make them without eggs (Daniel is allergic). I use flour, backing powder, vanilla sugar and milk, and they come out SOOOOO good. And luckly my supermarket sells American Style Maple Syrup. So Have them with syrup and butter, mmmm.
This past week we had a party in class before vacation. We all brought in food from our countries. I brought in the pancakes, syrup, butter and all. And they were a HIT. Everyone liked them better than Swedish ones LOL A few even got the recipe.
What's that you have on yours? Is that jam and butter?
Posted by:
Tjej at July 5, 2004 12:10 AM
Mr. Feisty's family made Swedish Pancakes...so he makes them too. They are SOOO good. And now I'm hungry.
Posted by:
feisty girl at July 5, 2004 12:15 AM
Sounds like you two had a wonderful weekend! YAY!
:)
Posted by:
Darren at July 5, 2004 5:41 AM
LOL! You know whats funny? After I hang something, anything, I seem to tiptoe around it for about a day figuring it will eventually fall down. =) I like that mirror/coathook by the way, its cute!!
Posted by:
Ro at July 5, 2004 8:22 AM
What a great weekend. Way to go with the mirror hanging! And what great flip flops! And you KNOW I'm a fan of Maroon 5 (is MrSweety CRAZY? They are AWESOME!). ANd yummy nachos to top it all off? You did have a great weekend.
Posted by:
Zoot at July 5, 2004 8:13 PM
Wonderful pictures and it looks like you had a great weekend! One thing though? I think you put your feet on backwards! :-)
Posted by:
Chris at July 5, 2004 9:16 PM
Haha...you guys lack the ”Bob-the-Builder” gene, huh? Another example of U.S. influences crossing the globe...? Too funny. :) I love the new mirror/coat-hook. Now I'll have a place to hang my jacket when I come visit!
Posted by:
Zandria at July 5, 2004 9:52 PM
Those flip flops rock!!! So does the mirror thingy. As for Maroon 5....TJ loves them. I thought they were okay, until I listened to the cd a few hundred times. I love them now. Mr. Sweetie will be sucked in. Just wait and see!
Posted by:
Nicole at July 6, 2004 10:45 PM
Your shoes? Too cute! Looks like you had a great weekend! I'm still thinking about a caption...my job is taking up most of the space in my head today. Silly job.
Posted by:
GranolaSpice at July 6, 2004 11:54 PM
Dutch pannekoeken can be eaten for breakfast!!! I eat them for breakfast all the time!
Posted by:
JustAgirl at July 7, 2004 1:24 PM
Wow . . . ripply pancakes :-) Usually, we make them on a flat griddle, but you can be excused ;-)
Pannekoeken, I think, are so great because of all the stuff you can put on them. If they're plain, they're kinda like crepes . . . but I think pannekoeken and crepes are way different. On my pannekoeken, I always piled lots of stuff. I think pineapple was my favorite fruit topping, and I loved bacon and cheese.
Your new mirror/coat hanger looks great! And Mr. Sweety looks so typically Dutch -- very cute :-)
Posted by:
Leah at July 7, 2004 8:28 PM
Ooo, I lurve me some Maroon 5! That cute, skinny little lead singer just curls my toes.
Posted by:
Casey at July 10, 2004 1:05 AM
I want your flip flops!!!
Those are some trippy pancakes you did up! They look like oversized Ruffles potato chips!
The pankoeken? Look more or less like a crepe. You Dutch have some interesting food. I watch Food TV network in the US, and there's this girl, Rachel Ray, who travels to various cities trying to show how you can eat out (3 meals in a day) for under $40 a day. She did Am'dam once, and there was this one restaurant with very interesting sandwiches. They required a knife and fork, and if I remember correctly, it was like several sides and the main dish were arranged on a giant piece of bread with another covering it. Hard to explain, but apparently it was patently Dutch.
Anyhow, nice pictures. I need pics for my blog.
I was also going to say they looked like potato chips!! lmao
Pankakor, as we call them in Sweden...
I don't know how your panckes are, but I don't like Swedish pancakes. Well, they're OK. But they are like Crepes. They're flat and flavorless. Just flour basically. And Swedes eat them with "sylt" (Jam. Usually Rasberry) and "grädde" (cream, sometimes whipped).
I don't care for them. I'm not a jam or cream fan really. And the pancakes alone are dullsville.
So I make my own version of American pancakes. I make them without eggs (Daniel is allergic). I use flour, backing powder, vanilla sugar and milk, and they come out SOOOOO good. And luckly my supermarket sells American Style Maple Syrup. So Have them with syrup and butter, mmmm.
This past week we had a party in class before vacation. We all brought in food from our countries. I brought in the pancakes, syrup, butter and all. And they were a HIT. Everyone liked them better than Swedish ones LOL A few even got the recipe.
What's that you have on yours? Is that jam and butter?
Mr. Feisty's family made Swedish Pancakes...so he makes them too. They are SOOO good. And now I'm hungry.
Sounds like you two had a wonderful weekend! YAY!
:)
LOL! You know whats funny? After I hang something, anything, I seem to tiptoe around it for about a day figuring it will eventually fall down. =) I like that mirror/coathook by the way, its cute!!
What a great weekend. Way to go with the mirror hanging! And what great flip flops! And you KNOW I'm a fan of Maroon 5 (is MrSweety CRAZY? They are AWESOME!). ANd yummy nachos to top it all off? You did have a great weekend.
Wonderful pictures and it looks like you had a great weekend! One thing though? I think you put your feet on backwards! :-)
Haha...you guys lack the ”Bob-the-Builder” gene, huh? Another example of U.S. influences crossing the globe...? Too funny. :) I love the new mirror/coat-hook. Now I'll have a place to hang my jacket when I come visit!
Those flip flops rock!!! So does the mirror thingy. As for Maroon 5....TJ loves them. I thought they were okay, until I listened to the cd a few hundred times. I love them now. Mr. Sweetie will be sucked in. Just wait and see!
Your shoes? Too cute! Looks like you had a great weekend! I'm still thinking about a caption...my job is taking up most of the space in my head today. Silly job.
Dutch pannekoeken can be eaten for breakfast!!! I eat them for breakfast all the time!
Wow . . . ripply pancakes :-) Usually, we make them on a flat griddle, but you can be excused ;-)
Pannekoeken, I think, are so great because of all the stuff you can put on them. If they're plain, they're kinda like crepes . . . but I think pannekoeken and crepes are way different. On my pannekoeken, I always piled lots of stuff. I think pineapple was my favorite fruit topping, and I loved bacon and cheese.
Your new mirror/coat hanger looks great! And Mr. Sweety looks so typically Dutch -- very cute :-)
Ooo, I lurve me some Maroon 5! That cute, skinny little lead singer just curls my toes.