This year has flown, my resolution to slow down....... didn't work and things have been hectic, with going on holiday, organising a woman's tea with the theme The Wild Wild West, going on a Public Speaking course, going on a Colour me Perfect Course, designing and presenting my own Time Mangement course, for which I now already have people who are waiting for the next one, arranging a new members breakfast for 36 people, going to see Phantom of the Opera...... going through, Financial Year end......... my life is great.
But the highlight of the last few months has with out doubt been the preparations for my first Grandchild....... in fact my first Grandson, yes, we are having a little boy and we couldn't be more excited. I have been posting a few blogs on my "Being Granny" blog...........
A couple of weeks ago we had the stork party........ as my life has been so hectic Kira was getting worried that she was not having one, as I just had so much on my plate, but with the help of a friend, Kira thought we were going to take some baby pictures of my "Granty" Child Reuben....... I told her I forgot a couple of the props at home........ and there was everyone......... all 40 of them and 10 children..............
But what a day it was, we played games, pass the parcel, and the peg game where you are not allowed to cross your legs, or the person who notices takes your peg, and at the end the one with the most pegs gets a price.
The funniest thing was when Kira and her sister in law were trying to feed one another baby food blind folded...... that was the "prize" in the middle of the pass the parcel.
She was so blessed, I think it is a tribute to her, how much people spoilt her, the party started at 2pm, and I eventually got Kira home just before 8 o'clock.
What a lot of hard work......... but worth every minute .............
Life is what YOU make It
A journey into changing who you are, so you can find true peace with your life
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Goblins Cove
Coblins Cove
A week ago I was on a weeks leave, wanted to spend some time blogging and of course old Murphy was at it again, first a week away with no 3G so couldn't blog and then a week without a working keyboard, you just have to love technology....... working Christmas without anytime off, was really hectic, the whole time I felt as though I was waiting for something ...... oh yes, waiting to go on holiday...... so enough is enough and I have taken a week off work to relax and unwind before I go into my financial year end, you just have to love accounts, and year end.
Saturday afternoon I hit the road and off I went to my sisters game farm for a few days......... heaven........ I have been wanting to go to a restaurant called Goblins Cove for years so, as a treat my sister booked for us to go for supper. When she phoned to ask if they were open, which they were, she asked if she needed to book......... absolutely we get very busy was the answer......
Well we arrived at 6.30pm as arranged........ my goodness the car park was so full, we couldn't find anywhere to park..... so full of trees, air and open spaces not a car in sight..... it was just beginning to go dark, as we walked towards the entrance, three guys were standing off to the side...... in the shadows of the tall trees, with vines hanging from them tall trees, very tall trees........
as we walked in, one of the guys got up as though he was going to come and greet us, but not a soul in sight....... in front of us was a rickity staircase with old tree branches tied together which served as a banister, there were little alcoves off to the left and the right all with tables and chairs still not a soul in sight, we climbed higher and higher up the stairs...... and decided that was where we were going to sit.......... I mean the place was so busy there was just no other place, and if they weren't going to tell us where to sit, we would find our own place.We sat for a while wondering if they would ever find us there, or whether in months to come they would find our bones, sitting on the chairs waiting for service........... A waiter called Angel came , popped up out of no where, scaring us half to death.................. the whole evening we could hear voices from all over the restaurant... Angel..... angel...... angel..... could she be in all these places at the same time, she lit a candle on the table, everywhere was grass hanging from the roof, and pictures and statues of goblins with big ears and long faces learing down at us.........
Then the "manager" arrived...... out of the darkness.............. he walked with a marked limp, and in a strange way and looked just like a Goblin... I was convinced that he had transformed from one of the statues, and as evening came......... as the restaurant was so "full" ............ we were his "victims" that night............. He was very sweet and of the 6 other people who filled up the reastaurant we were his favourites......
My sister needed the ladies and as she left I asked her if she wanted some bread crumbs so that she would be able to find her way back to the table..... just at that time some other guests arrived too scared to sit by themselves, they sat in the alcove next to ours....... they were killing themselves laughing at my sister........... When I went to the loo later........... which was a mission, I might add.... for a horrible moment I thought that I was locked in...... and I could well be Goblins breakfast the next morning........... the door opened the wrong way round.
As evening fell there was weird noises we convinced ourselves it was birds.......... i have never heard birds like that before............ ever...............
The first course arrived, salmon............. and the cats started appearing out of no where........ black cats....... sitting staring at us from the darkness
The food however was Chicken Roulade............ which we had to google to see exactly what it was........... was delicious.............. the desert Kiwi cheese cake.......... was so good it was almost to good to be true.............. maybe it was............
The evening was such fun........ good food and lots and lots of laughter............. with just a little bit of FEAR added for good measure..........
A week ago I was on a weeks leave, wanted to spend some time blogging and of course old Murphy was at it again, first a week away with no 3G so couldn't blog and then a week without a working keyboard, you just have to love technology....... working Christmas without anytime off, was really hectic, the whole time I felt as though I was waiting for something ...... oh yes, waiting to go on holiday...... so enough is enough and I have taken a week off work to relax and unwind before I go into my financial year end, you just have to love accounts, and year end.
Saturday afternoon I hit the road and off I went to my sisters game farm for a few days......... heaven........ I have been wanting to go to a restaurant called Goblins Cove for years so, as a treat my sister booked for us to go for supper. When she phoned to ask if they were open, which they were, she asked if she needed to book......... absolutely we get very busy was the answer......
Well we arrived at 6.30pm as arranged........ my goodness the car park was so full, we couldn't find anywhere to park..... so full of trees, air and open spaces not a car in sight..... it was just beginning to go dark, as we walked towards the entrance, three guys were standing off to the side...... in the shadows of the tall trees, with vines hanging from them tall trees, very tall trees........
as we walked in, one of the guys got up as though he was going to come and greet us, but not a soul in sight....... in front of us was a rickity staircase with old tree branches tied together which served as a banister, there were little alcoves off to the left and the right all with tables and chairs still not a soul in sight, we climbed higher and higher up the stairs...... and decided that was where we were going to sit.......... I mean the place was so busy there was just no other place, and if they weren't going to tell us where to sit, we would find our own place.We sat for a while wondering if they would ever find us there, or whether in months to come they would find our bones, sitting on the chairs waiting for service........... A waiter called Angel came , popped up out of no where, scaring us half to death.................. the whole evening we could hear voices from all over the restaurant... Angel..... angel...... angel..... could she be in all these places at the same time, she lit a candle on the table, everywhere was grass hanging from the roof, and pictures and statues of goblins with big ears and long faces learing down at us.........
Then the "manager" arrived...... out of the darkness.............. he walked with a marked limp, and in a strange way and looked just like a Goblin... I was convinced that he had transformed from one of the statues, and as evening came......... as the restaurant was so "full" ............ we were his "victims" that night............. He was very sweet and of the 6 other people who filled up the reastaurant we were his favourites......
My sister needed the ladies and as she left I asked her if she wanted some bread crumbs so that she would be able to find her way back to the table..... just at that time some other guests arrived too scared to sit by themselves, they sat in the alcove next to ours....... they were killing themselves laughing at my sister........... When I went to the loo later........... which was a mission, I might add.... for a horrible moment I thought that I was locked in...... and I could well be Goblins breakfast the next morning........... the door opened the wrong way round.
As evening fell there was weird noises we convinced ourselves it was birds.......... i have never heard birds like that before............ ever...............
The first course arrived, salmon............. and the cats started appearing out of no where........ black cats....... sitting staring at us from the darkness
The food however was Chicken Roulade............ which we had to google to see exactly what it was........... was delicious.............. the desert Kiwi cheese cake.......... was so good it was almost to good to be true.............. maybe it was............
The evening was such fun........ good food and lots and lots of laughter............. with just a little bit of FEAR added for good measure..........
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
To resolute or not to resolute...........
I don't like making New years resolutions, because I generally keep very few of them, as can be seen from the fact that I have not blogged in over two weeks, I rest my case, I did decide however to try...... being the operative word....... to be a better person. I have chosen a bible verse and a song that will be my theme for 2012, and decided on a few "key" areas that I want to work, on...... need to work on...... so I thought I would share with you all so that you can be my policemen and hold me accountable.
My bible verse that I was drawn to for this year, for me i just really says it all, hope, strength and joy, what more would I need
My song for the year about relying on God and not trying to do things on my own, how many of us are guilty of that.....
A group I was introduced to by Penny..... thanks Penny........
Tenth Avenue North - By Your Side
I spent the second week of January doing the Daniel Fast, an amazing experience, it is during this time that I had a few "light bulb" moments. I wanted to do it for a full 21 days, but after the 7th day of headaches, I could just not go on.
Message number One.........
You need to change yourself as you cannot change anyone else...........
Message number Two........................
Volunteer more: The bible says that if you are a true Christ follower that we need to our neighbour as we love ourselves, there is just so much need am I really doing enough.
Message number Three..................
Life is about balance........ Church, family, job, recreation......... in that order
Message number Four............
Take a trip: Go somewhere I've never been before
2012 the year of change bring on 2012...... after all at the end of the day.........
My bible verse that I was drawn to for this year, for me i just really says it all, hope, strength and joy, what more would I need
Isaiah 60:1
"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you
My song for the year about relying on God and not trying to do things on my own, how many of us are guilty of that.....
A group I was introduced to by Penny..... thanks Penny........
Tenth Avenue North - By Your Side
Why are you striving these days
Why are your trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away
Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go my child
Tell me where you run
To where will you run
Cause I'll be by your side
Whenever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
Those hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the worlds sin
So I could carry you in
And give you, life
I want to give you life
I spent the second week of January doing the Daniel Fast, an amazing experience, it is during this time that I had a few "light bulb" moments. I wanted to do it for a full 21 days, but after the 7th day of headaches, I could just not go on.
Message number One.........
You need to change yourself as you cannot change anyone else...........
"I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change"
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change"
Message number Two........................
Volunteer more: The bible says that if you are a true Christ follower that we need to our neighbour as we love ourselves, there is just so much need am I really doing enough.
Message number Three..................
Life is about balance........ Church, family, job, recreation......... in that order
Message number Four............
Take a trip: Go somewhere I've never been before
2012 the year of change bring on 2012...... after all at the end of the day.........
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A night at the Oscars
I just cannot believe that it is over 2 months since I last blogged, it seems just like yesterday, where does the time go I think my new years resolutions should have included a blog a week.... maybe two weeks... or....
Things have been hectic, there is so much that I want to share about whats been going on, a friends 21st, a stork party, my birthday party, holiday club lessons, bitten by a poisonous caterpillar, I didn't even know there was such a thing, extra responsibility at work, writing some short stories, and Kayla writing her final exams of high school, extra maths, extra physics, extra, extra, lets start with ..... the 21st.
I love dressing up, I think it is so sad that more people don't have fancy dress parties, it is just so much fun to dress up, does it really matter that much if you look a little silly every now and again, we were all excited when we got the invite shaped like a piramid, all done in gold and black...... the theme come as your favorite movie character.......... we phoned to check that it did not mean dress up like the stars at the Oscars, but no it was fancy dress......... my favourite...........the endless possibilities. I can create a character by throwing something together from what I have at home but Kayla wanted to hire something......... not sure why looking stupid is better if you have paid to be that way........ I suppose it is like have a designer dress, oh this dress is from Fantasia.. Well due to time constraints on the day of the 21s we started looking for costumes to hire, and that I would be able to return to on Monday, Kayla wanted to go a Poccohontis she was so disappointed that she couldn't get the boots as well, but no one here includes shoes in the outfit.
I decided to go as Mia Farrow in the Great Gatsby, I really should have been born in that era I just love the dresses and the head gear.
Kira and Jan had a last minute crisis and ended up going as Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
What an evening it was such a fun almost everyone dressed up, there was Sandy from Grease and Sponge Bob, and Moulin Rouge and Twilight and Pirates of the Caribean, some people obviously didn't join in and were were dressed almost normal.... pity that people won't just laugh at themselves once in a while. For me the best was the people who came as the Rocky Horror Show........ oh my goodness, guys in high heels and fish net stockings are just too funny for words....... within minutes of getting there they changed to takkies.. but one guy walked in the high heels the whole evening one has to wonder...
Great evening, great food, great company.......... what more can we ask for........
Things have been hectic, there is so much that I want to share about whats been going on, a friends 21st, a stork party, my birthday party, holiday club lessons, bitten by a poisonous caterpillar, I didn't even know there was such a thing, extra responsibility at work, writing some short stories, and Kayla writing her final exams of high school, extra maths, extra physics, extra, extra, lets start with ..... the 21st.
I love dressing up, I think it is so sad that more people don't have fancy dress parties, it is just so much fun to dress up, does it really matter that much if you look a little silly every now and again, we were all excited when we got the invite shaped like a piramid, all done in gold and black...... the theme come as your favorite movie character.......... we phoned to check that it did not mean dress up like the stars at the Oscars, but no it was fancy dress......... my favourite...........the endless possibilities. I can create a character by throwing something together from what I have at home but Kayla wanted to hire something......... not sure why looking stupid is better if you have paid to be that way........ I suppose it is like have a designer dress, oh this dress is from Fantasia.. Well due to time constraints on the day of the 21s we started looking for costumes to hire, and that I would be able to return to on Monday, Kayla wanted to go a Poccohontis she was so disappointed that she couldn't get the boots as well, but no one here includes shoes in the outfit.
I decided to go as Mia Farrow in the Great Gatsby, I really should have been born in that era I just love the dresses and the head gear.
Kira and Jan had a last minute crisis and ended up going as Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
What an evening it was such a fun almost everyone dressed up, there was Sandy from Grease and Sponge Bob, and Moulin Rouge and Twilight and Pirates of the Caribean, some people obviously didn't join in and were were dressed almost normal.... pity that people won't just laugh at themselves once in a while. For me the best was the people who came as the Rocky Horror Show........ oh my goodness, guys in high heels and fish net stockings are just too funny for words....... within minutes of getting there they changed to takkies.. but one guy walked in the high heels the whole evening one has to wonder...
Great evening, great food, great company.......... what more can we ask for........
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tick Tock
I am so glad that I don't have a clock in my house that chimes out the hour and the half hour, because it is bad enough laying in your bed .......... waiting to fall asleep but to be reminded of the fact that you are still awake every half an hour must be worse than when peeping with one eye at the digital clock on my bedside table, I check the time, hoping that I fell asleep and didn't realise it and that it was time to get up............. that the dark would go away and the day would break.
My bestest friend Dawn is convinced it is because I am on iron tablets again, and my normally high energy levels have gone into the red and are now looking to explode on the world....... or some unsuspecting friend who lives in another time zone, and has time to chat...... don't you just love facebook, it is true the world is so small that you really do never need to be alone....... ever.........
The last two weeks have been hectic at work....... I think I must be quite "demanding" at the moment, because as I leave my office door and go into the main office a look of horror comes over everyone's faces and their eyes cry out............. not me please don't let it be me...... They just hate it when I am in mission mode.............
So....... after these hectic days, I am finished, I watch a little TV 100 channels and nothing to watch, I go to bed and read my bible, and read my inspirational book, and read my story book, and count 100 sheep jumping over a fence, and then jumping back again, I think happy thoughts of fields full of sunflowers blowing in a summer breeze, I pray for all the people in my life, I send love to those who have hurt me.......... and then some more for good measures, and guess what I am not even yawning........... nothing.........
Next night, I play on the computer for a while, watch a little more TV I go to bed and read my bible, part of the Old Testament and part of the New Testament, and read my inspirational book about how I can be the best person I can be, and read my story book the few pages that I left the previous night, and count 100 sheep, jumping over a fence, and then jumping back again, 100 cows jumping over the moon and back again, I think off all the cutlery in my draw running off with one another, I think happy thoughts of fields full of sunflowers, I count the rows blowing in a summer breeze, I pray for all the people in my life, and all those people who were in my life, and all those people who are going to come into my life, I send love to those who have hurt me.......... and then some more for good measures, and yes even more just in case the rest didn't get through, and guess what I am not even yawning........... nothing.........
Next night I...................... ideas anyone.......
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Ola - Mexican for a day..
Every year for the past 25 years the company I work for in September has the annual lady buyers lunch, we invite all the lady buyers from the companies we supply to, and all the ladies of our company are invited so that we can mingle, all the guy account managers are invited because they are our waiters for the day.......... or our slaves for the day, for this day they fetch, they carry, they pour our drinks, take away our dishes.......... and yes we do abuse them.
The fun part is that every year they chose a theme, which ties in with the show that is being presented and everyone dresses up according to the theme, it is great fun, it makes us very creative and my team has won the team price so many times I really cannot remember ..... bragging.
We have been everything, from Eyptian goddess's, to witches, which I might add some people "insinuated" that I was in character and not playing a roll, it is sometimes tough to be the one responsible for collecting the money, to those I can help I am the Eyptian goddess and to those who I just cannot help, I am the witch............
One year we had a Spanish theme, and we all went as bull fighters.....
One year we had a 60's theme and we all went as hippies...........
This year the theme was around the world so we decided to go as Mexicans,
it was a bit scary that some of us looked really good in a moustach ............... the food was good the show was great, and the company was funny what a great way to spend the afternoon and also be paid for it ..............
The fun part is that every year they chose a theme, which ties in with the show that is being presented and everyone dresses up according to the theme, it is great fun, it makes us very creative and my team has won the team price so many times I really cannot remember ..... bragging.
We have been everything, from Eyptian goddess's, to witches, which I might add some people "insinuated" that I was in character and not playing a roll, it is sometimes tough to be the one responsible for collecting the money, to those I can help I am the Eyptian goddess and to those who I just cannot help, I am the witch............
One year we had a Spanish theme, and we all went as bull fighters.....
One year we had a 60's theme and we all went as hippies...........
This year the theme was around the world so we decided to go as Mexicans,
it was a bit scary that some of us looked really good in a moustach ............... the food was good the show was great, and the company was funny what a great way to spend the afternoon and also be paid for it ..............
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Okay I am Spoiled
BRMMMMM ......... BRMMMMM ..........BRMMMM
Every now and again you have one of those AHA moments.......... well this week I had one of those moments I realised that I am blessed.........When I went to Durban in July on the way there I had a little "disagreement" with a pole, there I was minding my own business and it jumped out from behind and attacked me, well that's my story and I am sticking to it.................. so I had a lovely little dent and some scratches on the drivers side of the car and there is nothing I hate more that a dented car.
Well this week was the week, when off my baby went for a make over and some panel beating and I was given a loan car while the deed was being done............ I cannot believe that they had the cheek to actually call it a car..........
They gave me a car with no power steering, with no air conditioning, with no central locking. On getting back to the office it took me 15 minutes to get back into my parking bay , because I work for a chemical company, we have to back into our parking bays so in the case of a fire, or a chemical spill we can all leave the premises quickly.... 15 minutes later this tiny little car would not go into the parking, it was almost as though it had a mind of its own I think I must have done a 100 point turn to get into the parking.
On the way home I was battling with the gears and my daughter had her head out of the window screaming to her friends in the car next to us "HELP ME, HELP ME".......................
The next morning I decided that this car was not going to beat me so in I got............. and I became Michael Schummaker ............ I was throwing that car around the corners, I was driving with attitude, and there I was racing along the high way, I was going so fast the car was shaking from the speed, the wind was blowing in from all the internal ventilation holes, I mean who needs an air conditioner when you can have natural wind blowing in the car, I was going so fast my hair blowing in the wind, WOW I thought, this little thing really flies, and glancing down at the speedometer I was that I was doing a mind blowing ............. 80km an hour................. in a 120 km zone, no speeding fines for me this week......... which is a good thing after the two I got last week.....................
On Thursday I had to go back to the lawyer in Johannesburg.......... more legal stuff.......... no problem I mean I have a Garmin....... except this little thing that they call a car, has no place to put the charger, and there i was driving along with no idea where I was going...................... and I had an appointment at 8.30am luckily someone gave me great instructions and I arrived with 5 minutes to spare.One great thing about this car is that I will either die of dehydration from the heat or lose a really lot of weight........ maybe that could be a selling feature in their next advert...........
Every night from now on I will add to my prayer list of thanks, thank you Lord for my car......... I am truly blessed..................
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