There is one in every family

So we get a call today from the school to say that Adam has tripped on is shoelace and his wrist is very painful. So off we trot to Doc and then x-ray's to be told that yes he has cracked his wrist on the thumb side and that a tiny piece has chipped off. Nothing to worry about and won't need an operation but he is required to wear a splint for the next three weeks, so no sport, no swimming and of course its his writing hand too. Yay NOT.

So finally our constant pleas of "Tie your shoe laces, or you will trip" might actually now make sense to him.
This will be his second broken bone. He broke is collar bone falling out of a tree age 3.

A friend said to me, there is one in every family and ours is Adam.

Hmm Life

So Christmas is over for another year. My much anticipated Holiday (away from work) has come and gone and quite frankly I am not sure if I feel regenerated or not. I exchanged one work place for the other.

What I did enjoy was the looks on my childrens faces in anticipation of Christmas the joy as they opened their gifts and the pleasure they showed in playing with them. I vowed to spend more time with them and that I did. Unfortunately the weather didn't really play along this year and the first three weeks flew by in miserable but welcome (we are in the middle of a very bad drought)weather. We have dusted off the board games and card games and I have had fun playing Clue Junior, Pictionary, Snap and the like. I have made up a Hello Kitty Handbag that was bought for my daughter. She lost interest in the first five minutes. LOL.

The miserable weather, although kept us away from the promised early morning beach expeditions, got me doing my cross stitch with gusto. I am however still not finished the Christmas themed one. I will just pull it out again next year.

What I have done is pulled out a crochet hook LOL. A friend of mine in Canada has been gripped by the joys of knitting and Crocheting and is churning out things at a rapid rate of knots (pardon the pun). I am determined to get the hang of it and will post a pic when I do.

2011 has begun and I am still unsure of how I feel about the New Year as such.
I try not to make resolutions that I cannot and will not keep. So my main aim in life is this: Spend more quality time with my children. Not take on work that I shouldn't. Spend more quality time with my husband. Not to fret the small stuff (I am a worry wort) and get my vision board up. The years just seem to be passing me by and I am not sure that I am getting everything I should be out of them. So that is really the aim. QUALITY of LIFE for ME. Make everything count. I hope you do too.

Remembrance Day

In Flanders Fields By:
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place;
and in the sky The larks,
still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead.
Short days ago We lived,
felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved,
and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

Interesting Weekend

This weekend looked to be full of promise and I was really looking forward to it.
Saturday myself and two girlfriends attended a Miglio (Jewellery) Pink Breakfast in aid of Breast Cancer. Lovely morning in an idyllic setting saw us spoilt with gifts, lucky draws and not least a talk by a Young woman,, who has battled and beaten Breast Cancer. It's always nice to hear these talks, because they sort of give you a wake up call. LIVE NOW. Don't wait. It reminds me of that Erma Bombeck poem, don't keep the best for special occassions, every day is a special occassion. I want to live my life like that and I know that I have a friend who Definitely lives her life like that. I want to be like her, and I think that is why I try and cram so much into my time. I don't want to waste a minute of it.

Saturday afternoon we were posed with the problem that due to something with the Alarm, someone had to be in the house at all times over the weekend. So today, even though I was looking forward to watching my boys take part in their first Nippers competition (albeit a fun one) it is not to be. We were also all going to attend the Cricket this afternoon as a family and dress up in our Halloween gear. This is also not to be. So M is going to take the boys and Hannah(she is so excited) and I will spend some time doing some painting of tree decorations that we bought at the Christmas Market on Friday and I will get stuck into my cross stitch again. It is looking really nice by the way and I cannot wait for it to be done so I can show it off.

So this weekend started off with a plan and the plan got relegated to the rubbish bin. It reminds me of that saying. Even the best laid plans of mice and men go array - John Steinbeck. Life is what happens while we are busy making plans. I think that one was God

Random Stuff

I have realised that as much as I am old school and love things like knitting and embroidery, I am also a super techno gadget girl LOL.

Since my last post I have finished the Cardigan for Hannah and have picked up my Christmas Cross Stitch again, Yay. I am currently on the third picture out of 12. Hmm a long way to go but its lovely and will be fabulous when its done. Twelve days of Christmas will be the finished product and yes its 1 month and 4 weeks till Christmas day so hopefully that will give me enough time to finish.

I also Poken, yes you read right Poken, the networking tool of those in the know. Its fabulous and allows me to have both my details for the BWA and for my Miglio Jewellery business which is great. I also Facebook and Blog. Its the way of the future.

So if someone comes up to you and asks "Do you Poken?" Try to be cool and don't punch their lights out.

Stop that Bus!

Is it too terrible to want to get off the Bus. Sometimes I think life is just running away from me at top speed. A bit like those supermums at the Sports day that leave you behind in a flash. Why is it so important to do everything quickly and last minute. I was listening to the radio today and they were talking about Technology and how it has changed everything including courtship. How, now you don't have to wait to find out if that someone special has a thing for you. ITS POSTED ALL OVER FACEBOOK. LOL.
I want the bus to at least stop to refuel. I want to take things slower. I want to enjoy my children while they are still children. I want to do my knitting and embroidery and puzzles, things that take time. I have a friend who speed reads. Now why on earth would you want to do that while trying to enjoy a novel.
I don't know really. Conductor! I am getting off. (Well just for a little while anyway.)

Excitement

I find myself getting caught up finally in the World Cup Football Hype. YAY. I felt a gurgle of excitement deep within last weekend when they unveiled the TICKETS, crazy but there you go. The gurgle grew into a rumble when the Ticketing Centre's opened. Today I had Tuck Shop Duty, only once every three weeks, and I arrived to find three of the other Mums in Football shirts taking part in the Football Fridays Project. What a thrill, it made everything real and the kids love seeing us being part of the action. Fifa sent me a message to wait till after 3rd of May before collecting my tickets to avoid the mad rush. I am like a horse waiting to get out of the gate, I want my tickets and I want them now LOL. Its going to be fabulous and I can really say "I WAS THERE".

Life is interesting right now.

I find myself in a continuous battle with my ears at the moment. Most times I can hardly hear what anyone is saying and as I keep saying pardon, I can picture myself holding a ear Horn or whatever they are called and I just want to burst into laughter. Obviously it isn't funny to the person talking to me and I am either constantly trying to keep a freakishly straight face or apologising. It makes for interesting days right now.
Working by oneself is quite an interesting phenomenon. When you start to breathe funny because thats all you can hear. Its definitely time to turn on the radio, which I constantly forget to do. People are asking me if I am lonely all the time. I say no just some times, but I quite like the sound of my breathing so its actually okay.

Wow, its been a while!

Wow, is all I can say I didn't actually realise how long it was since I had last posted. 2007. 3 years. My but time does fly and I really really used to enjoy blogging, so I think I will start again. Its good for my creativity and will contribute towards a sane mind I am sure.
Welcome back.

Car Blues

Ugh tonight I get home and get the three kids in the car and whizz off to the petrol station (gas station) to fill up. Thought about putting supper on before I left but decided against it. Thank goodness.
Get to the pump, fill up, try start the car. NOTHING NADA not even a little growl comes from the engine, its like an Alien ship came down and zapped my car. Wonderful.
So we get my jumper cables out and hook this dude in a bakkie to help start the car. NOPE not having it. So we push it out the way,try phone Martyn, not answering,so I phone Renault. They will send someone out, I dont really have a choice I know its going to cost me, but what do I do, three kids in car, no shoes on (them) cold outside, could walk it but still have my briefcase to carry and Hannah and I cant put the window up. Anyway they send someone, finally Martyn ends his meeting and answers. He arrives 5 minutes after the Technician. He reckons its battery. So he replaces it, car only starts on the second turn so we'll see tomorrow. So my good deed to save time in the morning put me out an hour and half at crucial supper and bedtime.Oy Vey.

What a day

So I have been in training the whole week. Took the morning off on Monday for Luke's sports day. He did well, took part in everything and had fun and thats all that matters in my opinion. Didnt get many photos as my camera doesnt zoom that far unfortunately but here is one of him and his class mates.


Then today was Adams Concert, bless him, he sang like a little Angel, no idea where he gets that from. Got some good video of him, but its too big to put on here or send by email. So after the concert I go to work and literally 40 minutes later I get a call from the school, saying Adam has fallen out of a tree and his collar bone looks suspect. So we collect the poor thing and whip him off to xrays and the doctor and yes its confirmed he has fractured his collar bone (clavicle). So he is in a sling for the next two weeks. Luckily its school holiday break on Friday for a week. So at least then he will be mostly over the first week of pain then.
So here is a pic of Adam with his Dad looking not too bad. Painkillers are wonderful things.

They reckon he will have the sling for two weeks and then be careful for up to 6months before as strong as it was before. Will keep you posted.
Had lots of photos from the weekend but no time so will try and get them up with posts over this weekend.

Friday again geez where does the time go

Well I cannot believe that its Friday again, the days and weeks are just flying by and its freaking me out. So much to do, so little time. My kids are already talking about Christmas and presents. Spring is definitely here, although the mornings are still crisp but the days are warmer and its evident by the way people are dressing. Got a busy weekend, I am hosting a table at Adam's schools annual Ladies Spring Tea. Should be fun, but its a lot of work, thankfully a good friend is helping me out with the prep. Its a great excuse though to get together with friends that I dont see often and have a good natter.
Hannah is babbling away now ten to the dozen, chatter chatter chatter. Not all the words are comprehensible though mainly the ones at the beginning and the end LOL.
So a busy weekend but I hope it doesn't fly past too quickly either.
Have a good one.

Reflections

13 September

So i am sitting here today feeling like i have a hangover. I don't but I feel terrible. Its like my body hasnt caught up with my head or the other way round. Hannah had me up and down last night eventually I realise its because the cat was trying to get in, so decided that to get some action she would wake my daughter who would then wake me. Well it worked. When I finally realised this i had been up three times. Needless to say the cat got it big time when i let her in. So lack of sleep makes me feel really crappy and i desperately need chocolate right now to get me moving. I know its not the answer, but it will help.
So I see the need today to have some quiet time, chances are its not going to happen.
Anyhoo just realised that its almost a year since I posted here, not good. Life has been busy thats for sure.
HOpefully I am back into it, but give me a chance.

It must be something in the water.

I have no idea whats going on but Luke has suddenly just sprouted madly.
He woke me up on Sunday morning and I noticed that his pj's sleeve cuff was almost half way up his arm. Now bearing in mind that they are Age 6 which he is, my word. I then looked carefully at his clothes and he looks like he is wearing Adams clothing and not his own LOL. Thank goodness I havent bought him any school clothing yet in advance, heck. I will probably have to wait till the last minute.
Scary stuff.
The weekend was good I purposly didnt go to the shops, we chilled and it was awesome.
They swam on Sunday when the weather was nice. I cant as I have Hannah to watch, the pool temp is already at 24 deg C which is nice. Hannah is desperate to get moving, she is very adept at pulling herself up now on things, couches, chairs etc. And she can get back down without just falling, she goes down slowly on her haunches which is brilliant. It wont be long I tell you before she is running around. YIKES.

More Pics

My sister and Hannah





Adam



Lukes Graduation from Kindergarten

We are back

Yep we are back from our Holiday and finally making an effort to post.
I cant believe actually that we have been back over two weeks now nearly three, seems like forever ago. We had a wonderful time and the kids were very good on the flight. I was complimented by both passengers and airline staff so I was feeling very proud I must say.
We had a lovely time and just wish it hadnt been soo short.
We are back in the grind of life though and the time is just moving along too quickly. Martyn is working away again, which makes life interesting. I get more help on the airlines than I do at home, so right now flying is preferable to being at home LOL.
The children have settle back into school. Luke has had his graduation concert to end Pre-school and they are knuckling down now to complete their curriculum before they end the year on December the 2nd. He did well in the concert, remembered all his lines and song must say I think he is quite the little actor LOL.
Adam is Adam LOL, funny onion he has perked up in the last couple of months and is chatting a lot more which is nice, cause he comes out with some real humdingers LOL.
Hannah is doing great, she has 6 teeth now, is crawling all over the place and has found my tupperware cupboard in which she takes great delight. She is also pulling herself up on things and starting to move along tentatively. She is a cutie pie and gives us funny toothy smiles when she is happy and sees you which is almost all the time.
Here are some pics


Abigail, Adam, Luke and Rachel

Luke and Adam with their Great Nanna


Luke and Adam being silly in their Nanna's Kitchen

Weather Pixie just cracks me up

BowersNewsSo just checking my blog for responses and I notice the weather pixie staring out at me LOL. She has on a sleeveless tank top and the sun is shining how nice.
Okay reality. Yes the sun is shining but flippen 19deg C here is not warm by any means and if I just take a quick peak at what everyone is wearing here today well it should give you some idea. I have boots, jeans, sweater and thermal vest. Most of my colleagues have closed shoes, sweaters some even have a jacket on. So yeah dont believe everything you see.
My feet are freezing.

Birthdays, weekends and stuff

Okay so on Friday it was my birthday well I was blessed by message of good will from my family and friends and recieved some lovely pressies. The day itself though was odd. I should have realised that it was going to be that way when the first thing I did on Friday morning was drop the cornflake canister on the kitchen floor by accident. You have no idea how far those flakes can travel. Try it its fun especially when your six year old comes in and thinks cornflakes make a cool sound when you stomp on them. Well I managed to clean them up without losing my rag thankfully. But yeah I should have realised. Well work was busy but it was with all those niggly things that irritate you ugh. I couldnt wait to leave. I got home and relaxed with friends popping in and out. It was nice.
Saturday was cold and wet so we stayed at home it was relaxing, I did do stuff, but I cant for the life of me remember what LOL. Sunday we popped to shop for a few groceries and then I made lunch and put some of Hannahs things away and got her new sleepers out. I didnt think they would fit as well as they do, obviously her others were way to small and I was just in denial. I also popped in at Naartjie a baby/kiddie clothing shop/boutique and bought some winter stuff on sale for Hannah. Its still cold here right through to November so even though she has a good wardrobe for 6-12 months its mostly summery stuff. She does have more than enough though as I have been given so much too from other moms, whose princesses have outgrown their things. I cleaned the pool a bit. Just put a salt chlorinater and new pump in. Then took some photos of Hannah. Martyn is still away and it sucks.

Stuff

So its a slow day here in Africa. Its raining and for a change the weather is acting like it really is winter. I am telling you thats why we get sick all the time. I mean today its cold 14deg C and raining. They are predicting snow on the mountains close by so it means real temps of more like 7deg tomorrow. Now just on Saturday gone the 29th of July the mercury rose to 28deg C yes you read it right. How is it possible to have such extremes you ask. Dunno, you are asking the wrong person. But thats why we get sick, germs really thrive in this kind of climate.
So Adam and Hannah both have a cold. Ugh so frustrating.
Really busy at the moment. With the other half working away, its me, myself and I and I do my best not to have pity parties too regularly. Seriously we are actually coping okay. They boys have been really good which I knew they would be. So I am just waffling but anyway. We are all really excited about our little trip, I really am looking forward to seeing my Nanna again. Anyway I was looking through Hannahs cupboard cause she is starting to move into next clothes size and to start off with she has more than enough. Its sad though having to put her small stuff away. Sniff Sniff.
Luke is into: Lets tell Mom something but include the tiniest detail so that it takes HOURS to tell her. Adam still copies everything Luke does, naturally. Wait that means Hannah will probably copy both of them. That should be fun. M should be home around 9th of August through to the 14th I have a hair appointment on the 12th and let me tell you how much I am looking forward to those two hours of peace and quiet. I cannot wait.
Anyway enough for today.

Ahoy me hearties,.....

Well with all the hype about the new "Pirates of the Carribean" movie coming out/or out. Some of the moms at the school are having pirate parties for the kids. Luke has been invited to two such parties and they have had to dress up. The first one was at the weekend and Adam was invited along. Got them all dressed up and they loved every minute of it. Will post this photo tomorrow as well. I am painful arnt I. I must say they looked the part and they are looking forward to dressing up for the next one. They havent seen either movie and probably wont either till they are old enough. No go and walk the plank I say........