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Celebrate Today
I am trying really, really hard to Celebrate what is Right with the World today…and this verse and image really helped me put things in perspective:
Staring at the night sky
I felt Alone and Insignificant
and Perfectly Safe
- DeWitt
See DeWitt’s website: www.dewittjones.com
Sunday walk on the Beach
Yesterday we took a walk on the beach at Fish Hoek, Angel girl, Loving son, and Hubby feature as well as some jellyfish and the like that had washed up on the shore.
Angel girl frolicked in the water on the shore line even though there was a shark spotted, hence the white shark flag! Hubby kept worrying that a great white would come up to the shore, jump out and take Angel girl, mistaking her for a seal…he saw it on Nat Geo Wild…..
While Elder son played catch, with his sister, and after a busy morning was tired out and simply sat on the sand taking in the calm repetition of the waves and the breeze blowing his hair back. The rest of us walked the distance to Clovelly – see graffiti next to the railway line….opposite Clovelly (which is just before Kalk Bay and St James on the southern peninsula)
I was ill with a terrible bout of flu and spent most of the week-end in bed. On Sunday I dropped the kids off at the park, for an adventure without mom. They were to walk to Spar and get an ice-cream after the park and then walk home, in actual fact they ended up walking to 3 other parks and then to the mall, where Dad, who had just driven through from Napier in the Overberg, surprized them by meeting them at the Spur for lunch.
After a good afternoon nap we decided to head down for some fresh air at the beach…..Sun, sea, shark, sand and glorious mountains…hope you enjoy the experience as much as we did!
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Quote: Wake up to the Magic of Every day Life….
East London trip to Shilo Farm – end September 2010
Dear Diary,
At the end of September 2010, as part of Angel Girl’s early birthday gift, we flew from our home in Cape Town to East London to visit my husband/ her dad on the farm. While I went off to work at the factory in Wilsonia, Angel Girl had a ball with her Dad, swimming at the Joan Harrison, playing at the beach, shopping for toys and on one of the days ending up at “Tatyankas” the local pub!! I was very annoyed with him for taking her to a pub and especially letting her gamble in the smoking section! She loved riding on the back of her dad’s bakkie (truck) and spending time at the neighbours’ playing with Ian, Judy, Jessica, Holly and Nicholas….and when it was time to go she didn’t want to leave 
One of the downside’s of an LAT relationship.
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These pics were taken on Saturday morning; Angel Girl is sitting in the main bedroom reading the new Dr Seuss books from her Dad.
She looks so happy 
…also featured in the slideshow are my dad and M my younger boet, we all went out for a meal at the Spur in Berea; Angel girl was able to see her Grandpa and Uncle, who she hardly ever sees, we spent the afternoon together….Dad turned 72 this year…and my boetie is turning 39… hope to see them again in two weeks when I am in East London again…
Until next time….Be Wild, Crazy and Gloriously Free!
Angel Girls 6th Birthday Party
Dear Diary,
On the 2nd of October 2010 Angel Girl celebrated her 6th Birthday with a memorable party, we designed the invitations a few weeks before the time, and her choice for the theme was “Unicorns and Rainbows”. Then we had to choose a venue and activities. The Muizenberg water slide, mashie golf was considered, but then the weather was an unknown. So we decided on “Kidz Planet” in Muizenberg to host the special event. It’s not every day you turn 6!
The birthday cake, face painter, catering, party packs, decorations and event planning was left to Kidz Planet, all we had to do was send out the invitations and supply the picture for the cake – Angel Girl’s choice. 2 hours of fun and celebration for Angel Girl and her friends was the order of the day….
C and K her best friends are featured with Angel Girl in one or two of the photos, as well as Mom, all her friends from Chinchilla’s Childrens Centre (the daycare she attended in 2010 in Lakeside). Her fave teacher, K and N her daughter also made it to the celebration.
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Each child got a beautiful crystal with a suspended unicorn in it to take home as well as toys from their beautiful organza party bags. The birthday girl was given the unicorn which was displayed in the centre of the table.
The parents had as much fun enjoying a delicious mix of savoury, sweet and healthy snacks, organic cappucinno, tea and coffee, while their children ran, jumped and played in a safe environment. Even the little ones were catered for, with a special closed in area full of toys, books and games. “Space” dogs and organic juice were provided for the kids lunch so they could have something in their tummies before indulging in the cake and sweets.
Here is a link to the “Planet Kidz” website to see the wonderful indoor and outdoor activities that were enjoyed. A jumping castles, foofie slide. All the kids had a fantastic time and it was a talking point for days afterward at “school”.
http://planetkids.co.za/about/activities/
Until next time Experience, Dream, Risk….
A Spring Day at High Rising
Dear Diary
I have neglected you for so long….lot’s of catching up to do. These photos were taken on the first Spring day of 2010…My Angel Girl and I were setting off to the Muizenberg Palmer street fair…….when we noticed how beautiful the light was shining on the bougainvillea at our back door….this inspired a photo shoot of her in her Spring dress….
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Hope you enjoy the flowers …. until next time……
“Open yourself to possibility”
My Angel Girls’ Birthday Series Part two
After the beach, we set off to the Spur at Long Beach Mall. The Spur waiters do a song and dance for the kids who are celebrating their birthdays, my little one got very shy and hid her face in her brothers shoulder, after waiting the whole year just to get them to sing for her.
“I don’t know what I’ve been told, Supergirl is getting old, don’t you worry, don’t you fear…..” and she was presented with a sparkler in an ice cream sprinkled with baby astros! She is wearing the spinning dress she got as an early birthday gift from Mommy while browsing through the stalls at the Muizenberg , Palmer street fair, which we experienced the week-end before.
A very special gift for her was having her brother with us for her Birthday Lunch.
For dinner that evening granny invited us over to Kommetjie for a special Birthday dinner with chocolate ice-cream for dessert, my niece P was also there to join in the celebration as well as Mex. She fell asleep in the car on the way home….sweet dreamzz my 6 year old Angel Girl.
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My Angel Girl’s Birthday Series Part One
Greetings bloggers, those of you who have been following my blog will know I have two children. These snapshots were taken on my youngest’s 6th Birthday which was on the 5th of October. I took a day’s leave from work and gave her the choice of what she wanted, we would do all of her favourite things. In the morning she chose to go bodyboarding at the beach, which is 5 minutes drive from our home. Seeing she had outgrown her board, it was off to the Secondhand surf shop to buy a bigger board, nothing secondhand about the price, cost me R499.00 for a board plus R50.00 for the leash, granted it was new, but still dusty from standing in the shop. No matter how I tried to charm my way into a discount it was to no avail. Any way off we went, sun lotion, hats and boards in tow. Beach time.
These snapshots were taken at Fish Hoek beach, on the tip of the Southern peninsula of South Africa. A beach known for it’s fatal shark attacks. My daughter is the one in the purple bathing suit, with the pink hat…the other people captured are random people who were enjoying the beach with us…
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Rolling Cloud Series
Greetings bloggers,
Please excuse my long absence. While away I have been pondering a fresh content for this blog I came up with an idea; I will post a series of photos, the aim is to create a Photoblog which describes “The Story of my Life”.
This is the first of many photo series’.
Last week while driving home on the Main Road from Retreat to Lakeside in Cape Town, South Africa I witnessed the most amazing spectacle…..which I managed to capture while driving in traffic and taking photos out of the car window. The speed at which these clouds came rolling over the mountain was incredible, one minute it was sunny skies and the next it was overcast and cloudy with rain!! No wonder the weather men get their knickers in a knot.
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I hope you enjoyed seeing what I saw….until next time, be well and take care
New Attitude is back
For my millions of fans out there that missed me, I am back…LOL!
Just a quick post to say hello and tell you about the story of my life today….
I woke up this morning feeling really tired and groggy, probably because I had 3 late nights in a row this past week, I cannot seem to drag myself away from Law & Order Criminal Intent….Vince d’Onfrio is brilliant as detective Goran especially when he manages to psychologically get the perps to own up to their dastardly deeds….
Reading Dean Koontz ” A Bad Place” at the moment, compliments of granny so no shortage of entertainment on the home front.
I see in the quickpress post there is no option of adding in photos, so will have to go without although I feel naked!
Trying to screw up the courage to go to the Over30′s evening at the Barocca Lounch Solole game reserve tomorrow night…I really need to get out for some adult time and I love dancing…mmm
The best news of the day is that I got a pretty substantial amount back from the dreaded Receiver of Revenue today….nothing will wipe the smile off my face today…..it will pay for my vacation in December…
Yipeeee!
On that happy note I bid you adieu, have fantastic week-end
A
