I started this blog, last week, and just haven't had the chance to finish it...........
This was a long weekend, Friday was heritage day or national braai day as it has become known, instead of using the opportunity to sleep in on Friday we were up at the crack of dawn and went through to the Suikerbos Nature Reserve and went on a hike the weather was beautiful a slight breeze and because it was so early it was not yet hot what an awesome way to start the day, the views were amazing the hike hectic but very rocky and very steep........ afterwards we let Kayla drive around the reserve.......... with Jan my son in law in the front giving instructions, and Kira and I banned to silence in the back seat...... and like Kira said we don't have to go to church for a month because of all the prayers that went up...... as it happened the place was full of cyclists........ and we all know that Kayla's judgement of distance leaves A LOT to be desired...............
(This is the "hill" that we climbed during our walk)
Saturday I was up early again I had a tea date with a friend of mine, we went to Her Majasteas Salon as usual it was fantastic it has such a calm atmosphere they don't bring the bill when your ready to go you ring the bell and they bring the bill it was so nice we didn't want to leave..... I almost forgot to pick up Kayla from Master Maths.................
Then though to Benoni to check out a wedding venue, very last minute on Thursday I heard one of the ladies who work for me, and who happens to be the fiance of my "bestest" friends son say that they would love to get married but they don't have the funny, well .......... the challenge was on .............. my bestest friend and I decided that money is not an excuse not to get married with the skills that we have we can put together a wedding on a shoe string, the place my daughter found by goggling "pretty garden" was stunning "Walts Place" the perfect place for an intimate wedding................ I just love organising things.......... date is set.............. 27 February ......... and pretty much everything arranged........
Then off to a Greek evening, one of the things on my list of things to do is to break plates ......... what fun, we had Greek dancers, Greek singers, we had belly dancers, we danced the Zorba and a whole load of other dances that I could not even begin to spell, I was challenged to stand on a chair with a plate on my head and do a dance. .......... and then we broke plates......... "Opa"...........and then we broke plates ............ and then we broke plates.................... which we had to pay for but that's fine another thing off my list of things I wanted to do.................
Sunday morning the start of a stunning day, up early again........... I know I'm crazy..... my niece and her family was coming for lunch today we are going to do Chinese stirfry ............ the children absolutely enjoyed it, they ate everything because they had cooked it themselves........ what a fantastic weekend............. this is surely what life is all about.......
A journey into changing who you are, so you can find true peace with your life
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
My passion
The most powerful thing you can do to change the world, is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people, reality, to something more positive......and begin to act accordingly.
I have two beautiful daughters, who have been blessed all their lives with having pretty, much everything that a child wants, not necessarily needs, had the latest gadgets, the latest fashion trends, cell phones as soon as we would allow it, cars when they reached "the age" of road rage............ but I also have two "sons" , two young boys, who through no fault of their own have been left to fend for themselves in life, boys whose lives have been altered beyond anything you can imagine because of HIV/Aids. Children who had to go to school hungry, because there was nothing to eat, when my children told me there was nothing to eat, they meant no chips, sweets and chocolates, but these children have nothing to eat........
I think I would not find it so heart wrenching if there was one or two because then you know you could help them, but when you go into the area's where they live, there are 100's so much so that you have to harden your heart, and concentrate on just the few that you are helping, because it is no use helping if you cannot do it on an ongoing basis so you help who and how you can.
And my head tells me there are a million reasons why their parents put them in this situation, some of them beyond their control I understand that......... but if you cannot feed one child then why have two, three, four, five, six children .................... and I realise that to them it is the children that are their wealth........ possessions mean nothing........... only the number of children............. and if not for them how would we fulfill our obligation as Christians to feed the poor, look after the orphans and widows............
One of the full time employees of Indawo Yosizo was at a "shack" the other day, and that is really what it is pieces of metal out together to form some type of protection from the elements, 6 people living there with one mattress a young baby with no nappies, and no food in the house, the congregation came to their rescue with household goods, clothes, blankets but this is one of many...........
At least these two boys I know will always have something to eat...... provided they go to school...... I know that care givers will call and them and make sure they are okay...... but what about the others.........
Siphiwe Mlotshwa 10 years old
Malinga Xolani 14 years old
Monday, September 13, 2010
Dikhololo
This weekend was an amazing weekend, whenever I go out into nature, I just feel the presence of God, and this weekend was no exception, I took Kayla and a friend to a nature reserve for the weekend, we had lots of rest and relaxation which is just what I needed, after having a volcanic eruption at work on Thursday, or was it a glacial melt down............ mmmmm
I just don't know my own strength....... did you see it move you must have seen it move...... did you........ did you........
What an example this tree sets, that against all odds, it is growing........ what have we got to complain about..........
This was the most dangerous animal there, Kayla and my car, I used the time to give her some driving practice......... go figure even if you take your foot of the accelerator and your going down hill the car doesn't stop........ ever tried free wheeling down a hill round a corner and through a donga................ scary scary............
You go first, no you go first........
Are you sure I can go first................
Just get it over with...........................
And then it took a step forward and we ran for the car....... the horns were a bit more than we were willing to risk.......
The views were amazing, you could see the African bush for ........ as far as you could see, kilometers of nothing but bush...........
Is the ball actually supposed to stay on the carpet.......... why didn't someone tell me............
MMMMMMMMM just what the doctor ordered..............
I just don't know my own strength....... did you see it move you must have seen it move...... did you........ did you........
What an example this tree sets, that against all odds, it is growing........ what have we got to complain about..........
This was the most dangerous animal there, Kayla and my car, I used the time to give her some driving practice......... go figure even if you take your foot of the accelerator and your going down hill the car doesn't stop........ ever tried free wheeling down a hill round a corner and through a donga................ scary scary............
You go first, no you go first........
Are you sure I can go first................
Just get it over with...........................
And then it took a step forward and we ran for the car....... the horns were a bit more than we were willing to risk.......
The views were amazing, you could see the African bush for ........ as far as you could see, kilometers of nothing but bush...........
Is the ball actually supposed to stay on the carpet.......... why didn't someone tell me............
MMMMMMMMM just what the doctor ordered..............
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Dog Whisperer
On Friday when we came home from work, Levy was barking at something outside so Kira went out to investigate and there was a black and white dog, it was so frightened that it ran behind the wall, and hid among the reeds, Kira and Kayla tried to get it out but nothing could convince it to come out. I had seen nothing of this so when Kayla called me to have a look what type of dog it was it was already going dark............ I thought it was a rabbit, and phoned Kira to ask her whether she was sure it was a dog.............. "Mom it growled at me, do rabbits growl" ........... okay now we know it is definately a dog...... there was nothing we could do so we left it there and as soon as it was light in the morning....... Kayla did her impersonation of Ceaser Milan "The Dog Whisperer" and went in to recover the dog.
Well she had to go in, on her haunches, cutting the reeds that were between the wall and the fence as she went, she had heard that you have to go in backwards so the dog does not feel any threat......... she went in with the collar like a lasso so that she could put it over the dog's head as soon as she was close enough.......... what would we do with out TV and Ceaser Milan. Kayla being Kayla had convinced herself that this dog could be rabid............... that it could have crept away to have babies............. that it could have been frightened by 4 young "high" boys she had seen walking down the road.......... you have to be prepared for all eventualities................
Well as it turned out it was a terrified Boston Terrior a cute little thing shaking like a leaf, obviously something or someone had really frightened it ......... he had neither a collar or a name tag, so we went through to the vets to see if they knew perhaps who the owners were, we called the SPCA to see if anyone had phoned to report it missing............ no luck........ so it looks like we might have a new addition to the family. Levy thinks he has died and gone to heaven someone to play with at last ....... Rocky the cat is quite tolerant not amused but tolerant............ but Peroni the "wild" cat that Levy found for us when it was a few weeks old ............ well he is just having nothing of this, he keeps on creeping up on the dog from behind I think he has heard it is very frightened, and is using this information to frighten the poor thing to death............ the only way we could get him to sleep last night was to cover him completely with a blanket so he was completely hidden.............
Kayla is very proud of herself to say the least, and as this little dog, becomes part of our family and worms its way into our hearts............. we are hoping that its owners don't come and claim him back............ We have named him Sydney.................
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Broken telephone
Have you ever played the game broken telephone....... when you have a group of people, you whisper something into the ear of the person next to you and then see what it comes out as when it has been passed on to a few people........ well I have first hand knowledge of this game, so much so that it took about 5 years off my life , ............
Last Saturday I was working in the garden, when I heard the land line ringing, I "ran' inside and the phone of course stopped just as I picked it up, I mean really why wouldn't it..... why does this always happen, it is like someone is watching you and knows exactly when to put the phone down.......... I checked my cell phone, and there was 5 missed calls from my eldest daughter Kira .......... Just then my friend Veronica phoned, she .................. and so the fun began........
Kayla wanted to talk to me, was spending the weekend at Veronica, and this is the conversation that I got.........."Can I please phone the fire brigade the house at the farm is on fire, Kira has been trying to get hold of me, but couldn't so she phoned me thinking we were together" Well I was out of the house like greased lightning............. As I was phoning the emergency services, I was heading towards the fire station , I live if Africa...... and often you get people who answer the phone at the fire station, police station, home affairs office who are "English or Afrikaans Challenged"..... As luck would have it for once I got through first time, told the radio operator that it was emergency, they assured me they would sent a fire truck straight away........ so with emergency lights flashing....... hooter hooting............... I raced towards the farm........... from the distance I could see the black smoke, and my heart just sank....................
Well as I rounded the corner I could immediately see the house was not on fire, the flames were off to the side close to the stables.... only the grass next to the stables, and also a pile of tyres that someone has put against the fence were on fire, at the same time two fire engines came speeding up the drive way..................... to put out a grass fire........................ boy was my face red......well they helped to put put the fire, and laughed at all the drama............... probably laughing because now they could send me a bill.............
What Kira had actually said to Kayla was..... "There is a fire I am to lazy to walk back to the house to get the emergency number do you have it" and Kayla changed that to the house was on fire........... well for the next 3 hours I had everyone I knew phoning to ask about the fire..... Kayla had phoned everyone to try and get the number.............. now we have put it in our phones............ we have learnt the lesson.... The South African 999 is 10111 unfortunately the number is never answered................. so you have to phone the station direct..........
Kira and I spent the rest of the afternnoon, puting out all the smoking "horse dungs" just in case a wind came up and flamed the grass into flames again................
We can laugh about it now............ but believe me it was not funny at the time..............
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