Category Archives: General House

At first I was afraid, I was petrified…

What a weekend…there have been highlights, lowlights and some minor freak outs, but I survived! It started with Tamsyn and I trying to get into the FH house to see the new carpets. Tried the key in the door, wouldn’t … Continue reading

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My favourite pastime…

My scrapbook room….. is starting to take shape. Wouter has promised he’ll put in a work surface for me and a shelf above that, on the left hand side where the book case is at the moment. We have a … Continue reading

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19 days and counting…

Ever get the feeling where there is too much to do and no time to do it in? My life is so cluttered with stuff at the moment that I just want to throw the whole lot away and start … Continue reading

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I don’t give a …

Last night we assembled one of the cupboard units Wouter ordered from Lansdowne Boards, would have assembled more if the twits had supplied all the correct stuff – but I’m sure Wouter will wax lyrical about that. I was an … Continue reading

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Housewarming gifts, shopping and movies – what a treat…

The other morning I was waxing lyrical about how wonderful it is to be awake when no-one else is, well now it’s just starting to irk. On a work day I have to get up around 5:00 so you’d think … Continue reading

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Catch up post

Murphy struck over the weekend, Saturday morning I was up really early – partly because I couldn’t sleep anymore and partly because I had to be off early to assist with a training course that had been arranged for some … Continue reading

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Damn, where does the time go?

Can you believe it? It’s almost the end of August, technically we should all be checking our Xmas shopping lists and buying presents to avoid the Xmas Eve panic. Yea, who *really* does that? There have been a number of … Continue reading

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Spikey loses appeal

I have decided the porcupine has to go. This morning was the second day in a row that we have had to pick up the rubbish he leaves behind after he’s rummaged in the bin. You’d swear he thinks the … Continue reading

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Western Cape Championships, here we come…

The penultimate gymnastics competition for the year, Western Province trials was held on Saturday (2 August ’08) at the UCT Sports Centre for levels 1 – 4.  In Tamsyn’s level, level 3, there were 15 chosen to represent Western Province … Continue reading

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Sometimes, drinking after a hard day…. feels so good

Jessica was meant to have a couple of friends come over Saturday night for a sleepover, unfortunately right at the last minute they cancelled. I’m fairly sure I felt worse about the situation than she did, and in a moment … Continue reading

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