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We have a bed….no bedroom…but at least we have a bed
There was a queen sized bed advertised in the Cape Ads so off Wouter and I went with the Yellow Thing (trusty landrover) to see if we liked it. The base doesn’t have feet, but Wouter reckons he can either … Continue reading
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Weekend highlights…
“But, I’ve never come first before, Mom” was Tamsyn’s refrain when I chided her ever so gently for her rather loud excited chatter as we left the Braun (her club) Inter-Club Gymnastics competition on Saturday. “You can be as excited as … Continue reading
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Where does the time go?
Life has a habit of getting in the way of doing things, reason why I haven’t updated the blog in awhile is because of life. You know, the general run of the mill stuff that happens and before you know … Continue reading
All’s well that ends well…
Tamsyn participated in an inter-club gymnastics competition on Saturday, hosted by ACS at Edgemead Primary School. Poor kid though had an awful competition, started out badly with her performing first on the bar and getting a score of 7.10 – to … Continue reading
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There’s a hole in our ceiling, dear Tanya, dear Tanya
I arrived at the house on Saturday morning to have a quick look around to see how Frank and his team were getting on, to discover a hole in the ceiling of the kitchen. Frank had fallen through the day before, … Continue reading
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Camera play…..
The other day I took photos (at the Scrapbook convention) and they really didn’t turn out well at all. Was most disapointed, so I asked Wouter to check the camera settings just in case I’d managed to screw them up … Continue reading
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Loot… oh goodie!
I’d convinced (well actually bribed/cajoled and otherwise begged) Wouter to give me an early birthday present, a ticket to the Cape Town Scrapbook Convention being held at Spier…. {way early if you consider my birthday is only in August, but be … Continue reading
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We have a hole!
That’s right – Frank and his team have broken through the wall in the kitchen – I reckon it looks awesome, of course we’re a long way from it looking like anything other than a hole in the wall, still … Continue reading
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But, they have to be made Mommy…
Words to strike fear into the heart of even the bravest of Moms, alright perhaps only the domestically challenged brave Moms, or in this case, perhaps just me. Class cake sale at school – something I have gone through with … Continue reading
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Well, it’s a start…
This past weekend we went shopping, primarily for bathroom hardware - toilet, basin and the like. Sometimes it really does pay to shop around, we went into several bathroom type stores and had a look around, made the mistake of innocently … Continue reading
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