First EVER sleepover

Gone are the days when my children would cling to my legs and not want to be left alone!  Gone are the days of coaxing and hiding behind walls crying at my child’s distress at being abandoned.  Nowadays all Zara wants is to be dropped off at a friends house and LEFT ALONE.  No play [...]

Zara and Mia

I am having so many AHHHH moments lately with Zara and Mia, watching their relationship bloom. I remember when Aaron was about 5 and Zara was 3, Zara used to drive Aaron CRAZY! They could not even sit next to each other in the car, Christian always had to sit between them and act as [...]

No children!

Today the kids and I invaded the dentist’s office.  I have a very expensive bunch of mouths – each child with their own issue and all including some form of specialist requirement!  Eeeek!  The dentist and I got talking and he briefly mentioned that his Great Dane is also called Zara and that he and his wife [...]

Ups and Downs

It’s amazing how I can go from feeling completely inadequate and doubting all my abilities in to mother and teach and all, to feeling totally on top of everything and confident that I’m dotting all my i’s and crossing all my t’s and that I’m making the right choices from my children and family.  Both feelings [...]

Tumors and Storms

It’s been such a positive start to the year, planning and decorating and chilling and spending precious time with the kids.  Today mom says that the results for Michael’s tumor test results have come back from Cape Town and that it’s not good.  The tumor is malignant and there is a high risk of it [...]

Mission Statement

I’ve started this week well by getting up earlier than normal this morning and while I’m sitting here checking my emails and Facebook I’ve just realise that I need to make it clear to the kids what I/we would like to achieve this year.  Hence, my mission statement: My focus this year will be on [...]

Welcome 2011

The end of 2010 was spent in Port Elizabeth with the whole family, including Jax and the girls, but unfortunately Michael Z couldn’t make it.  It was a special time with everybody together to end off a rather tough year.  I spent 2 weeks in PE with the kids, Stefan arrived on the 21st and [...]

Wounded

Today I’m feeling a little wounded and senstive after a visit from a friend.  She told me that my children’s ‘fantacy play’ was not welcome in her house or around her children and that I’m basically introducing them to witchcraft.  Shew.  I suppose we’re all on a journey and some people feel it’s okay to [...]

Star

Shew, another emotional week!  On Tuesday morning Star got hit by a car.  It was terrible because it happened just after Stefan and I were playing with her, she must have run out while he was in the shower.  Then Salomie and the kids came to play and it was only at 1.30pm that I noticed [...]

Nearly Holidays

We have just three weeks left of school before we leave for our Christmas Holidays in PE!  Gauteng LPB has gone off to print and the wedding season has kicked in.  I think I’ll put the Christmas tree up today It’s a lovely day outside and today Salomie, Josh and Olivia-Rose are visiting.  Yesterday I [...]