It that time of year again, children around here are all very exited because of Sinterklaas. They have been putting their shoes next to the fireplaces in order to receive small giftsand candy in it. On december 5th we are going to celebrate the birthday of this very old and very generous man.

I'm sure there also are people discussing if it's allowed for the Pieten to be black because they think it's a form of racism. Well I'm not one of them...I think it's a wonderful Dutch tradition about giving and it's supposed to be a special time for small children, so let's leave it like that.

Yesterday we celebrated Sinterklaas at our home with our family and friends. We always draw lots and than you have to make a surprise package and a poem for the person you've got. We really had a wonderful time and there were a lot of beautiful and very creative packages.

Today the four of us went to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Marjolein complained just a tiny little bit about missing some things out of the book, she herselve would have gave a bit more attention. Well she's allowed to think so but I enjoyed the movie and the special effects and I think they did a wonderful job again. The only thing I find terrible annoying is the fact they almost spent half an hour showing commercials before the film started.