Autumn days are here.......

The weekend included church, Pathfinders, a visit to my

brother and sister-in-law (L & A) to meet with a mutual friend.

Sunday morning we visited Amalinda Nursery and 'touch-farm'.

They had a few cute bunnies. Lauren enjoyed some time on the

children's playground.

We visited Shoprite Amalinda on the way home and bought

a few cheap toys for Lauren.... Princess shoes and hair clips

etc. We then visited the Wimpy at Vincent park centre for

lunch. The rest of the afternoon, we relaxed at home and

some of us even had a sleep.

Easter Weekend..........

Over the Easter weekend, I painted 2 paintings on canvas.
I then painted the upstairs bathroom which was less glamorous
and lots of hard work. I think I have previously mentioned that
I had the upstairs bathroom renovated with new taps and a new
cupboard. My dear husband still cannot understand why, but
I know all the females out there will understand. I did plenty
of spring cleaning again too.

When I painted, Lauren wanted to paint. When I was tidying
up, Lauren ran away! We took Lauren to an empty spacious
parking-lot to practice riding her bike.

On Monday morning Lauren had her sweet hunt (as she is
allergic to chocolate) in the garden. All her fluffy toys and some
new ones were hiding in the trees and bushes holding some sweets.


At some stage during the weekend, Lauren and Dean climbed the
huge sand dune at the bottom of our road to reach the beacon on
top…. The Beacon bay beacon.

Dean and Lauren went to the beach on Monday afternoon
as the weather was surprisingly so good this weekend.
I achieved so much, but woke feeling very tired on Tuesday morning.

Dean’s brother Geoff had his 35th birthday gathering at the Buffs
Club in EL, the weekend Dean was away at the bike rally. Lauren was
talking to Dean on the phone when the photo was taken.


Dean on the way to the bike rally in Aliwal North. It seems that
Dean has discovered that the Bike Rally thing is not his 'cup of tea'.
He enjoyed the long rides on quiet dusty gravel roads.

Happy Easter

Today Lauren had an Easter Parade and Easter Tea party

at Playschool. Parents had to send their children to school

with an Easter bonnet or hat.

Here are some photos before she left for Playschool this morning.

Wishing all of you a Happy Easter time.

Interviews & goodbyes

Dean, myself and Lauren attended an interview at Clarendon

Preparatory school with the Principal. We were given a tour

of the school and sat in the Principals office for the interview.

Lauren has been accepted for Grade 0 for 2009. After the

interview, the Principal took Lauren to see her cousins in

their Grade 1 classrooms.

My white Dutch Frill canary died (of old age) after 14 years in my care. His name was Prince. Lauren and I had a little funeral for him and buried him in a special place in the garden.