Hi!
I am truly thrilled to be the featured blogger today at The Secret to Success is Support, the wonderful circle of support made for and by bloggers. When I first moved from The Netherlands to the United States, I wanted to let the folks back home know how things were going. I started with a letter, added some photo's, played around with the lay-out and before I knew it, I had a newsletter; Olympic Adventures, since we were living in Olympia WA back then. I sent out two newsletters and then I had a child.
Fast forward two and a half years and out of my New Year's resolution of doing better at keeping in touch with people, Olympic Adventures - The Blog was born, nowadays know as Northwoods Adventures. It is a place where I record the goings on, big and small, of my family. Our good and bad fortune, the funny things my daughter does and says, the occasional crafty endeavor, and whatever else is on my mind. I enjoy blogging tremendously because it is therapy, a journal, a scrapbook, and a family history all rolled into one.
On special today are three posts I have selected for you. First - the cliff notes of my life so far, second - funny stuff my child says, and third - what an unbelievable adventure the outdoors can be. Thank you for visiting my corner of the Northwoods. I hope to pop into your neighborhood for a return visit very soon!
The Adventures of a Dutch Girl
Toddler Talk
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Happy SITS Day!! Your daughter is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day! I love the story of how you got started and I love the way your name looks in print.. how do you pronounce it?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful family!
Hey Hanneke, Happy SITS day!!
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of the amazing place you live and get to raise your daughter in - what a wonderful adventure!!
I hope you enjoy your SITS day... now I have actually HAD ONE I know how great it can be to get lots of affirmation :)
{Mine was on Monday}
I hope you get lots of new regulars to follow your adventures
Luv from
Simone @Greatfun4kids
aww that's so cute what your daughter said :)
ReplyDeleteGrats on your SITS day! :)
Congrats on your SITS day! Your story and life are just beautiful. Looking forward to getting to know you better through your blog and twitter.
ReplyDeleteHola Hanneke, first Happy Sits day! Hope you enjoy meeting the Sitsahs. It has to be great to live surrounded by nature specially for a little one. Going on a tour of your blog.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day! What an amazing life you lead! :)
ReplyDeleteStopping by from SITS to say that I hope your SITS day is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine living in an unfinished barn with no running water. You are very brave.
Stopping by from SITS!
ReplyDeleteYou're so brave moving from the other side of the world, but it looks like you have things under control ;)
Hello. Happy SITS day. One of my best friends here in Africa is from the Netherlands.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your SITS feature! Love the look of your blog. Looking forward to "getting to know you" through your writing! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed Reading!!! :) Happy SITS!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!! Great blog!!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you! Your daughter is so cute. Hopefully someday I get to meet you both IRL.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! I look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteHappy, Happy SITS Day! I stumbled onto your blog awhile ago via SITS and have loved it ever since. It always brings a smile to my face. Congrats on your big day :)
ReplyDeleteI love your daughter's advice--Happy SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteCongrast SITSta! Can I just tell you how much I love your homeland? I had the wonderful opportunity to visit there for a while and fell in love with it, as well as a few people I met there. I admire you for your desire to raise your daughter outside the city. I envy it. Here's to our kids for helping us keep it simple. "Hi!" back. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being featured on The Secret to Success is Support. Your family is lovely and so is your job.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! Congratulations on your SITS day! I think I would enjoy living in the Northwoods ... except for winter! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting back story to your blog. Happy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!!! I hope you had a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the featured blogger on SITS today! I went to Wisconsin in June a few years ago, and it was very pretty there. I look forward to reading about your adventures in northern Wisconsin!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to go through your blog posts! Your daughter is so precious and this just made me laugh so hard "Oh. No, I mean a penis. I don't like penises."
I grew up in Wisconsin! My first baby was born there too. Happy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteI love meeting other Expats (I am an american living in australia).
congrats on your SITS day! Its so neat to hear how much you are enjoying rural USA.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! My husband is in WI for work and he is already talking about moving out there. It sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome that your blog started out as a newsletter to the people back in your hometown. And now, you're on SITS! Congrats on being featured!
ReplyDeleteHope you had an enjoyable SITS day!!
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