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Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The life of a teenage girl!!!
Weekend was mostly uneventful. We were looking after a teenaged girl who lives in the same complex as us. Her Mom has gone away for a few days on a course. She is 17 and DH had to lift and carry her from a school fashion show they were having.
On Friday night she got dropped off home by a friend and sent a text to us letting us know she is home safe. So on Saturday morning DH sees her boyfriend leaving her house. Her Mom had said that no friends were allowed. So DH flipped and had it out with her. So we had a taste of what it is like to have a teenager girl......
DH and our teenage girl were watching a horror dvd last night which they hired. I was on the internet and tried to not watch too much!!! It is winter school hols here at the moment and 'our teenager' went with DH to work. His work are letting her do some stuff there for the hols. Works out nicely as then we dont need to worry about her during the day. Her mom gets back on Friday.
The horror movie was bad - I caught a few glimpses and it was not pretty. There was a loud noise from the bedroom and DH froze and I went running to see what happened. Just something that fell off a door handle but DH sat frozen on the couch!!! I got him good earlier in the evening during the movie - we have this plastic spider which he is always trying to frighten me with. Well he was trying to get 'our teenager' to be scared with the movie and so I throw the spider at him without him seeing and he jumped to the other side of the room.. Very funny!!!
"Our teenager' is going to a party on Wednesday night.......so I may have some more teenage stories by then!!! tee hee hee.
On Friday night she got dropped off home by a friend and sent a text to us letting us know she is home safe. So on Saturday morning DH sees her boyfriend leaving her house. Her Mom had said that no friends were allowed. So DH flipped and had it out with her. So we had a taste of what it is like to have a teenager girl......
DH and our teenage girl were watching a horror dvd last night which they hired. I was on the internet and tried to not watch too much!!! It is winter school hols here at the moment and 'our teenager' went with DH to work. His work are letting her do some stuff there for the hols. Works out nicely as then we dont need to worry about her during the day. Her mom gets back on Friday.
The horror movie was bad - I caught a few glimpses and it was not pretty. There was a loud noise from the bedroom and DH froze and I went running to see what happened. Just something that fell off a door handle but DH sat frozen on the couch!!! I got him good earlier in the evening during the movie - we have this plastic spider which he is always trying to frighten me with. Well he was trying to get 'our teenager' to be scared with the movie and so I throw the spider at him without him seeing and he jumped to the other side of the room.. Very funny!!!
"Our teenager' is going to a party on Wednesday night.......so I may have some more teenage stories by then!!! tee hee hee.
Monday, June 30, 2008
The events of 25 June 2008
Last week was an eventful week for us. The early hours of Wednesday morning someone attempted to enter our unit. DH had been unable to sleep that night and was in the lounge watching TV. At about 2am he saw someone looking into the main bedroom window where the children were sleeping. He went outside to see and shouted at the person who then started to flee. DH chased him but he in the process threw something at DH hitting him above the eye.
DH woke me up as I had slept through the whole event. At first I had no idea what he was saying until I got up and saw blood streaming down his face.
DH called the complex security patrol and informed them of the event. I phoned Cecile to wake her up and she took DH had to go to the A&E where he had 3 stitches to his eyebrow.
Somehow this person got through either the electrified fencing (though we found out this weekend that the fence is not working again) or through that main gate. I wonder how they go out of the property or if someone else was broken into. Perhaps this person was just looking in order to see if there was anything to steal to return later? This seems to be the way criminals are doing it lately.
DH woke me up as I had slept through the whole event. At first I had no idea what he was saying until I got up and saw blood streaming down his face.
DH called the complex security patrol and informed them of the event. I phoned Cecile to wake her up and she took DH had to go to the A&E where he had 3 stitches to his eyebrow.
Somehow this person got through either the electrified fencing (though we found out this weekend that the fence is not working again) or through that main gate. I wonder how they go out of the property or if someone else was broken into. Perhaps this person was just looking in order to see if there was anything to steal to return later? This seems to be the way criminals are doing it lately.
I found out this weekend that they found a whole in the fence where this person possibly got in and out of the property. The Trustees have assured us all that they are tightening up on the security and fixing the fence. Lets hope they do it soon.
DH seems fine now - though he said that he forget a pack of cigarettes outside our unit and they were missing the next day. HMmmmmmm - not sure what to think.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Teething and Bad dreams
Joshua is teething again. We had a long weekend this past weekend which was great except that Josh was rather miserable. He moaned and cried at just about anything. Poor little guy must have been in some pain. He is off his food and has these little red spots around his mouth and cheeks plus disturbed sleep during the night. All of these were the same symptoms of the last teething time. I can see two white mounds forming on his bottom jaw on either side of his two existing teeth. So far he has 6 teeth and it will be 8 when these 2 cut - though that may be only in a couple of weeks time.
But other than this he is happy. We went to Canal Walk shopping centre on Saturday for most of the day. The kids were brilliant (even teething Josh). Mr Price has a designated Kids shop where they have a mini jungle gym and the kids can play with toys etc. So my 2 love this as it gives them a break from shopping boredom. Josh is adventurous and wants to climb everything in sight. No fear what so ever, so despite the break he did have a few tears from a fall or two. But they don't last long. Of course once we decided that we had had enough Josh was having none of it. We called him and he just says 'No' and pretends to not hear anything more. I picked him up much to his disgust and he gave me a big tantrum and did not want to go in his pram again. He made his body ridged which made it difficult to strap him in. Little guy is clever already!!!! He moaned for sometime after. Later he performed a very similar tantrum.........hopefully when he turns 2 they wont be worse.
I had a bad night with Josh due to his new teeth. He woke crying at about 10pm, though I was not yet in bed. He cried for sometime till he settled again and then I just sat on the couch with him till I went to bed. He woke a few more times during the night but he went back down again once I gave him his dummy again. Though by 5am he was having no more sleep and once he had his (early) morning bottle I let him lie with me in bed. He spent the next hour singing. Really sweet though not really when trying to get some sleep. Josh seems to love music and picks up a tune very easily. Anything that makes a noise is attractive to him. He found the music keyboard and knows which button to press for the tunes. He will dance and hum along to the music.
Stefi is funny - she has an imaginary Grandma (as well as a vivid imagination) who she talks to all the time. Wherever we go or whatever we do with her she will tells us that he Grandma does so and so. Anyways we were in another shop and there was a woman shopping and she had already taken notice of us and smiled at Josh. So Stef pipes up loudly and tells me 'When I was at my Grandma's house, she chopped off her fingers' Both Jay and I say 'Oh' with very little expression. (She makes up so many stories and some of them rather outrageous.) Well the woman looks none too pleased with us and Stefi. She must have thought us awful parents for taking little interest in this hideous story.
Before Josh woke and was singing, I woke from a nightmare. I dreamt that we were home (though not the house we are living now - looked like the Newlands house I grew up in) Some men broke into the house, and Jay was sitting at the kitchen table with a man. (I think he was the leader of the gang). I shouted at the men to go away and leave us alone. Jay then shushed me to be quiet. They ransacked the place and during this time I wanted to know where Stefi was but I had to remain quiet. When they left Stefi came running to me and I realised that these people had been keeping her as a hostage. Though she seemed fine and happy to see me. Well I woke with a big fright and really battled to sleep again. Very scary dream. I even lay there thinking that I am being selfish wanting to live in SA and that my kids are not safe and that we should leave again. Perhaps we need to be more vigilant as it is easy to forget how things are here especially living in a security complex, one gets a false sense of secuirty.
But other than this he is happy. We went to Canal Walk shopping centre on Saturday for most of the day. The kids were brilliant (even teething Josh). Mr Price has a designated Kids shop where they have a mini jungle gym and the kids can play with toys etc. So my 2 love this as it gives them a break from shopping boredom. Josh is adventurous and wants to climb everything in sight. No fear what so ever, so despite the break he did have a few tears from a fall or two. But they don't last long. Of course once we decided that we had had enough Josh was having none of it. We called him and he just says 'No' and pretends to not hear anything more. I picked him up much to his disgust and he gave me a big tantrum and did not want to go in his pram again. He made his body ridged which made it difficult to strap him in. Little guy is clever already!!!! He moaned for sometime after. Later he performed a very similar tantrum.........hopefully when he turns 2 they wont be worse.
I had a bad night with Josh due to his new teeth. He woke crying at about 10pm, though I was not yet in bed. He cried for sometime till he settled again and then I just sat on the couch with him till I went to bed. He woke a few more times during the night but he went back down again once I gave him his dummy again. Though by 5am he was having no more sleep and once he had his (early) morning bottle I let him lie with me in bed. He spent the next hour singing. Really sweet though not really when trying to get some sleep. Josh seems to love music and picks up a tune very easily. Anything that makes a noise is attractive to him. He found the music keyboard and knows which button to press for the tunes. He will dance and hum along to the music.
Stefi is funny - she has an imaginary Grandma (as well as a vivid imagination) who she talks to all the time. Wherever we go or whatever we do with her she will tells us that he Grandma does so and so. Anyways we were in another shop and there was a woman shopping and she had already taken notice of us and smiled at Josh. So Stef pipes up loudly and tells me 'When I was at my Grandma's house, she chopped off her fingers' Both Jay and I say 'Oh' with very little expression. (She makes up so many stories and some of them rather outrageous.) Well the woman looks none too pleased with us and Stefi. She must have thought us awful parents for taking little interest in this hideous story.
Before Josh woke and was singing, I woke from a nightmare. I dreamt that we were home (though not the house we are living now - looked like the Newlands house I grew up in) Some men broke into the house, and Jay was sitting at the kitchen table with a man. (I think he was the leader of the gang). I shouted at the men to go away and leave us alone. Jay then shushed me to be quiet. They ransacked the place and during this time I wanted to know where Stefi was but I had to remain quiet. When they left Stefi came running to me and I realised that these people had been keeping her as a hostage. Though she seemed fine and happy to see me. Well I woke with a big fright and really battled to sleep again. Very scary dream. I even lay there thinking that I am being selfish wanting to live in SA and that my kids are not safe and that we should leave again. Perhaps we need to be more vigilant as it is easy to forget how things are here especially living in a security complex, one gets a false sense of secuirty.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Fast forward 10 years!!!
Hmmmm 10 years time!!!!
Well if I think all of what has happened in the last 10 years....... it is hard to try to predict what the next 10 may contain.
I will be turning 43.....DH will be 48 .... Kids 13 and 11. I am trying to imagine what they may be like. Hopefully still the same happy and contect kids that they are now. With the same fondness and love for each other too.
Well if I think all of what has happened in the last 10 years....... it is hard to try to predict what the next 10 may contain.
I will be turning 43.....DH will be 48 .... Kids 13 and 11. I am trying to imagine what they may be like. Hopefully still the same happy and contect kids that they are now. With the same fondness and love for each other too.
- No plans for any more kids.
- I would love to have my own successful business which running it from home. I have always wanted to do this but there always seems to be stuff preventing me. Hopefully in the next couple of years the kids will be less demanding therby allowing me time to start up this dream. I also think that if I am my own boss it will allow my time to be flexible thereby allowing me to do stuff with the kids as they need it.
- DH and I will be going on 16 years of marriage!!! And as happy as ever if not more so.
- I would love to own our own house. Something big enough for the 4 of us but not too small that we are crowded.
- South Africa will have sorted out its crime problems etc which will make it a safe place to live for our retirement and for the kids to want to stay.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
May 2008
Joshua now has a total of 5 teeth with the 6th one threatening everyday to make an appearence. He looks really cool with teeth except I have not been able to get a photo of them yet. He is also walking and doing only a little crawling. So the baby in him is almost gone, in some ways I am sad as he is my last baby but on the other hand I am happy as it gets some much with a toddler. He will be graduating out of the nursery at school only in July after the school holidays. Then I is when I can mourn the loss of Josh as a baby.
We have Mike staying with us this weekend and he has brought Jay's half sister Angela with him. Last night was the first time Jay met Angela. She seems to be sweet and easy to talk to. She lives in Swaziland with her husband and 2 kids. A boy who is 11 and a girl who is 5. They have Swazi names which I have no idea how to pronounce let alone spell.
Helen arrives this evening and she has not seen Mike in about 33 years. She is getting nervous about the meeting and what follows afterwards. We are going to go to the house in Onrus on Friday for the weekend. At least then we will have a bit more space and it is a lovely setting. All in all it should be an interesting weekend.
We have Mike staying with us this weekend and he has brought Jay's half sister Angela with him. Last night was the first time Jay met Angela. She seems to be sweet and easy to talk to. She lives in Swaziland with her husband and 2 kids. A boy who is 11 and a girl who is 5. They have Swazi names which I have no idea how to pronounce let alone spell.
Helen arrives this evening and she has not seen Mike in about 33 years. She is getting nervous about the meeting and what follows afterwards. We are going to go to the house in Onrus on Friday for the weekend. At least then we will have a bit more space and it is a lovely setting. All in all it should be an interesting weekend.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
At last Josh's teeth have arrived
Well after what is many months of waiting, Joshua can now brag that he has 2 little teeth. They have only just cut through his gums BUT they do count as teeth. I will take a photos as soon as they are more visible. I am keen to see what they really look like. Funny though that I would get so excited about something that is so small. The top 2 are not too far away - perhaps another few weeks.
Since I last posted Joshua also celebrated his 1st birthday. I cant believe that the little guy is 1 years old. He still seems like a baby to me but perhaps that is because he is still crawling and not really walking besides the few little daring steps on his own. He will be flying in the next few weeks and the baby will be gone forever. In some ways I am sad but not like some women who wish for another child to replace the baby. I am sad cos it is the end to Baby Joshua but also I am overjoyed that he will becoming more independent. I am looking forward to having a bit more independence myself.
Here are a few pictures from Joshua's birthday. I made him a Ginger Cat cake as he loves cats at the moment. He got very excited to see the cake and wanted to get hold of it. We bought him a wooden trolley with blocks which he loves. He plays with it everyday, what a great buy it was. Stefanie chose some wooden Mega blocks as her present to Josh - he loves to play with these too. We had a party for him on his birthday and he received some great presents.
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