Rain rain go away, it's Caleb's 1st birthday

This weekend, we had some rain and then some more rain.
It became really cold and then we were 'fast-forwarded' into
winter.


On Sunday, 20 April, Caleb turned 1 year old. Mom Terri
and Dad Bryan had the family and some friends around
for a little party.

Thunderstorms @nd surfing.......

This weekend I hit the ground running. According to my

standards, I achieved so much in such a short time. I

collected my new laptop on Friday afternoon and stopped

at a few shops on the way home as well. I did a load of

washing and hung it on the balcony.
I set up my new computer, made supper, fed and bathed
L and headed back to working on the Bluetooth and

internet connection. Dean got Lauren ready for bed and

read her a story as per usual. I experimented a bit on the

Photo-paintshop programme/software and then called it

a night at about 11pm.

Next morning I headed for church and Dean and Lauren went
to visit Grandpa & Granny Heath. Dean took some plants for
his dad’s garden. We were all back at the house for lunch time.
At 3pm Lauren and I attended Pathfinders until 4pm.
On Saturday night Lauren watched a DVD and after supper
I struggled with the Internet connection again and with
Vodacom~s support it all worked out fine. I now use my
cell phone as a modem. I am slowly reading the PhotoPaintshop
manual for bedtime reading and hope to master that soon.

Sunday morning I headed for the shops to purchase more

goodies for Lauren’s party. Dean and Lauren visited Craig &

Charne’ for L to spend some time with her triplet cousins.

The party list does seem to go on and on, but I am gathering

and purchasing all the time.. when I get time and when I get

to certain shops. This is some of the Princess & Pirate party

shopping list: Cup cake holders, Jelly, Sweets, crowns, eye

patches, suckers, fizzers, chips, juice, bottles of bubbles,

bangles, gold money chocs, fish, hair clips, lipstick,

marshmallow fish, jelly tots, liquorice all-sorts, etc.
[It is not one-stop-shopping! - it is non-stop shopping till

end of May (25th)]

It was overcast most of the weekend and the thunder rolled

over and over, but only on Sunday afternoon after some warm
sun and humidity, did it pour down. It was a “Monkey’s

wedding” for a while. Lauren had left some toys on the balcony,

so she ‘rushed’ to get them.

Monday morning we woke to Lauren moaning non-stop that

she had a sore tummy. The Calpol and a hot water bottle

followed with some bad encounters with the toilet after that.

My mom is fortunately at home after a procedure at the X-ray

department, so granny and grand-daughter are 'taking it easy'

on the bed this morning.

Blowing in the wind.............

I was on leave on Friday to spend the day doing business
around town. I got a quote for a new Laptop for home. I met
two Roof sealant companies at our church, so I can get quotes
for repairs to the church’s leaking roof. I bought some more
goodies for Lauren’s birthday party and did some grocery
shopping. I collected Lauren from Playschool early and we
hired two DVDs to watch for the rest of the afternoon.
Dean was away in Port Elizabeth on business.

Next morning, we attended church and after lunch a friend
and her two children came around for a visit. It was a pleasant
afternoon and the children had fun socialising and playing games.

On Sunday, we attended a braai, a former colleague who lives
in Gonubie. There were a few colleagues from work with their
wives and children. So Lauren had another day of socialising
and also getting to know new faces.

After our outing to Gonubie, we went for a walk along the
Nahoon river at the lower Abbotsford causeway. Lauren
and Dean spent some time looking for and catching crabs.
The wind started blowing really hard and by the time we
arrived home, it was blowing serious gale force winds.



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Game, Set and Match.......

For many years I have been playing tennis with 3 friends
from work. I have worked with them for 18 years now and
they are very special to me. We have such fun on the tennis
court......joking, fuming and playing a great game of tennis.
We have our good days and bad days, but it is always worth
the time spent on the court. Thanks to Dee Bowker, Nettie Birch
and Sharon van Wyk for all the good times and hope there are
many more great times ahead.




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Lauren looking more like her father everyday!

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.