family stone

a new job!

2011-11-29T09:46:00.001+02:00

i got the job, so excited. going to resign today or tomorrow and will finish here on the 15th december, as that is when the company closes for its annual holiday.

i start at the new place on the 9th jan.

a good start to the new year!

heuwels, van coke & jack at kirstenbosch gardens

2011-11-28T09:35:00.001+02:00

myself and hubby have never been to a kirstenbosch sunset summer concert, so when i heard that heuwels, van coke and jack parow were going to be there i bought tickets straight away.

it was really really nice, weather was perfect, hot and not much wind.

i will definately go and watch a show there again!

sprinkles & casper

2011-11-21T10:03:00.001+02:00

dante asked a little while ago if we could get a cat. well, yesterday we went to adopt A kitty (note A kitty) and landed up adopting TWO kitties. The white one with a few black spots is casper and the white one with black and brown spots is sprinkles.

they kept me awake last night!

interviews ......

2011-11-08T11:10:00.002+02:00

i have been for a few interviews in the past year. about 4 i would think, that i can remember.

well, i have another one today at 12. i am extremely nervous. i am so scared that i mess it up, i keep on asking myself, WHY? why didnt i get the other jobs, what is wrong with me?

i kinda gave up on looking for other work, the motivation is just not there anymore. a friend of mine called me yesterday asking if i was still looking and i obviously said, YES!

so the interview is today and i am stressing! i am hoping that this is the one, this is my chance to get back into a stable company. i need the security, i need to feel safe!

a home of our own!

2011-11-04T14:48:00.002+02:00

myself and hubby decided to bite the bullet and try and buy a house. we recently moved into a 2 bedroom furnished flat while in the process to try and buy a house. all our furniture is currently squashed into a storage garage.

we found the perfect house, but not in the area that we actually wanted. BUT it is what we could afford.

anyway, a few bond applications later and a month and a bit of waiting and we can only get a 90% bond. VERY SAD!!!!! there is means to get the balance BUT i am so unsure of my security at my current job. the company is still not doing well. so what happens if i lose my job soon???

so with all this unsurety and with us only getting a 90% bond we have decided to carry on renting :-(

BUT we will make a bigger effort in the next year to sort out our lives more and hopefully my job will be more secure and we WILL buy a house and hopefully it will be in the somerset west area :-)

so for now, no home of our own, but i can see it in our future ..........

jam packed weekend!

2011-10-14T11:10:00.008+02:00

friday night = canal walk

saturday morning = took the dogs for a walk

saturday = spent hours & hours on the beach

saturday night = kids went to nanna & pa & mommy got a night out, YAY!

sunday morning = spent more hours on the beach

sunday afternoon = visited family at devonvale golf course

beach fun!

2011-10-11T08:53:00.004+02:00

i felt so bad last week with it being school holidays and my kids had to be stuck at home every day while i was at work. thursday after work i decided to take them for mc d's and for some fun on the beach.

cellphoneless

2011-09-12T08:30:00.002+02:00

on saturday afternoon we went to one of my favourite shopping centres, canal walk. well after a few hours of walking around abi told me she needed to go to the loo. so i rushed off with her not knowing if corne heard me telling him that i am taking her to the loo.

once in the bathrooms i wanted to take my cellphone out of my front pouch of my bag to bbm corne to tell him where we were. my cellphone was gone!!! abi then tells me that she saw the lady taking my phone.

my heart stopped, i went ice cold and then i went hot. i was sooooooooooooo angry!

there was a fashion show going on and we needed to sqeeuze through the crowd, i am presuming it happened there. somebody took my phone straight out of my front pouch of my handbag.

i feel so lost, it is so weird how we depend so much on our cellphones.

photo update - kiddie fever!

2011-09-07T16:04:00.002+02:00

photo update - tattoo fever!

2011-09-07T16:00:00.004+02:00

photo update - rugby fever!

2011-09-07T15:55:00.002+02:00

a mess!

2011-09-05T13:23:00.002+02:00

my life is a bit of a mess at the moment:

1) we moved into our own place about 2/3 months ago, still renting, but out of sharing a house with my folks.
2) a month in, neighbours complained about our dogs barking. so for a temp solution we took them back to where my parents stayed (the house we just moved out of).
3) it's the 5th of the month AND we still not paid, things at work aren't going well.
4) job hunting sucks BIG time!!!
5) my parents are moving at the end of the month, so we need to get the dogs back. which means we probably need to move AGAIN as the neighbours in our complex are full of shit!
6) i haven't even settled into the new place & now need to start searching for another place.
7) haven't been to pole dance fitness classes in about 3 or 4 months, i am having withdrawal symptons. AND my body is showing the lack of exercise :-(
8) i eventually got back into gym about 3 weeks ago, so far so good.

that was just a quick update for now.

i so need to get back into blogging, so that i can vent more often!

girls!

2011-04-15T14:58:00.002+02:00

having a girl is just totally different to a boy. abi is at that stage where she has to choose what she wants to wear. getting her to put in a pony tail, clip or alice band in her hair is normally a mission and once in, it normally only lasts for a minute.

well the other night, out of the blue, she decided she wanted pony tails. had to be two pony tails like the friend at school & clips & alice band. we were shocked, so i had to take pics as proof. they stayed in until it was bed time. she even asked the next morning for me to do up her hair again.

my kiddies!

2011-04-15T14:36:00.004+02:00

fun in the sun. the kids just love going to the beach. we've been having such perfect weather over the weekends. i cant wait for winter, the cold weather, the boots, BUT a perfect warm day with the kids is great.

posting

2011-01-14T14:13:00.001+02:00

i cant believe that the last time i posted was the 2nd of dec. how time flies! i have been wanting to get back into the blogging thing, but just dont seem to find the time.

i will try & post soon.

happy new year all!!!

aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2010-12-02T12:08:00.002+02:00

OMW!!!

i swore at one of our directors this morning. i have had enough!

he carries on like we are idiots or animals, he swears & carries on & on. so i stood up without saying anything to leave the boardroom, so he told me to sit down. well, i then said "f**k you ..." and i walked out.

a little while later he comes to me and says "if you dont like the way i treat you, then leave". f**ken a..hole! i am not leaving so easily, i will not resign, he will have to retrench me!

the adrenaline was something crazy, i was shaking so much from the anger!!!

feeling down!

2010-11-18T10:24:00.003+02:00

today hasnt been a nice day, started off well. went to the gym for a swim. BUT then i arrived at the office. my mood changes straight away.

the bosses are in one of their moods. screaming, swearing & shouting!

the company has paid us late for the last few months. so now it is up to retrenchments, short time (cut in salary) or the company closing its doors totally.

the one director stormed out of the boardroom earlier saying to the other director, "well if that is the way it is we can just get rid of everybody". nice hey!

so i am not sure what is going to happen, the unsurety is scary!!! there is no jobs in my area, so now i will have to start looking for something in the cape town area. so travelling & wasting a hour or two of my day in traffic. not having the quality time with my kids, which i find isnt much at the moment.

so this is how things are going:
1) my job is hanging on a string
2) the new business thing is taking up a lot of time, which was expected
3) i am exhausted
4) i am now going to gym in the mornings & have pole dancing once a week (keeping me sorta sane at the mo)
5) my marriage is not doing so good again

so yes, i am not feeling very up to anything today!

i need a dbl b&c!

What Ever

2010-11-15T11:29:00.005+02:00

the next few blogs are going to be a bit mixed up as this new adventure started about 3 weeks ago & i still havent blogged about dante's bday (sis on me!).

What Ever is my mom & i new company name. i am really excited that we started this, been wanting to do something for years and it always got pushed aside. so we have now thrown ourselves in the pit & hoping all will work out.

we are making ladies clothing, kids clothing, kiddies pillow cases (personalised), the kiddies denim shorts are also personalised (the kids can decorate their own shorts, with hand prints etc.) and the painted table cloth's is things my mom did a little while ago.

we were at the lourensford market last weekend, we actually sold stuff & got orders. we were really shocked & happy. the next market is this weekend. we have been working non stop to try & get enough finished to sell, but geeeee whiz it takes a lot of time. having a full day job & then trying to start your own company is tiring.

but we are positive that this will all work out for the best!

to blog!

2010-11-09T15:05:00.001+02:00

i have a few things i would like to blog about, but i keep on forgetting about the damn pics. will hopefully be posting soon ...

phase 1 pole graduation

2010-11-03T15:20:00.004+02:00

i passed my first phase in pole dancing, i even got a certificate! unfortunately, financially i cant go back to claremont to carry on with the phases now. will have to wait till next year.

but i am still carrying on in stellenbosch, but there you dont get certificates.

summer days!

2010-10-18T10:18:00.004+02:00

fun in the sun!

Gordons Bay yesterday morning at 10:00am. What a perfect day!

Gordons Bay, Harbour Island for lunch!

family photos 2010

2010-10-12T11:09:00.004+02:00

family photos taken about a month ago.

the pole!

2010-10-01T09:50:00.002+02:00

i started pole dancing a couple of months ago, it is so much fun. i can definately see the difference in my arms, they are more toned & a lot stronger. i have been going to two different places, one is in claremont though & it is too far to drive. so i will be finishing off there next week, but i will be carrying on in stellenbosch.

i bought my own pole yesterday. and, i installed it last night. it is portable, so not a permanent fixture.

the kids had so much fun last night trying to climb the pole.

october already!

2010-10-01T09:11:00.004+02:00

i cannot believe that it is the 1st of october already. where has this year gone?

my little boy turns 7 on the 23rd of october. he cant wait anymore, he is counting down the sleeps.

and, it is the last term of school. i must say, grade 1 hasnt been a breeze. but dante's report did improve last term. they expect so much from grade 1's.

8th anniversary

2010-09-29T09:33:00.002+02:00

last friday the 24th september was our 10 year get together anniversary (the day my hubby asked me to go out with him). yesterday was our 8 year wedding anniversary. we have been through a very tough year & our marriage took a very big knock. BUT things have improved & we are trying to work things out. so far so good.

last night we went to henri's restaurant for supper here in somerset west. we decided to try a different place because we always land up going to the same places over & over. i so badly wanted to take photos of the place, but i felt so embarrassed. so i didnt take one photo :-(

abigail

2010-09-27T10:05:00.001+02:00

my little girl is so sick. i feel so helpless. will be seeing the dr for the 3rd time today.

do a day!

2010-09-20T09:58:00.005+02:00

a group of us volunteered to help build houses in wallacedene. its called a "do a day". my husband works for a company that builds low cost housing. every now & then they get a group of south africans together on a saturday to help build.

it was awesome, a true experience. i will definately volunteer again. the weather was fantastic, the atmosphere was awesome & the local builders that we were working with, were just amazing.

i learnt so much. we worked really hard, we were the only team that finished a house to a level where we couldnt go any further. after lunch we moved onto the second slab where we started building the walls. i take my hat off to those guys that build everyday, my muscles were so sore yesterday.

it is an eye opener to see how the people live, what there shacks (homes) are made of. one of these days, one of those families will be living in that house i helped to build.

not a good start to the day ....

2010-09-14T08:44:00.003+02:00

i did not have a good start to the day. everything was going fine this morning, a usual morning in the froneman home. until i left the house.

the garden boy decided to put the wheelbarrow with a square spade hanging over it in the drive way this morning. it was on the side, on the corner of the driveway. so my windows are a bit misted up so i cannot see everything & i pull away. normally like every other morning, nothing is in my way. but not this morning.

all of a sudden i hear this horrible scratch, scrape, metal sound. i stop, get out & what has my car got? two scratches from the front left hand door to the back door. i felt like screaming, i still feel like screaming .....

the weekend & to date ....

2010-09-09T14:44:00.004+02:00

we went to watch "inception" last friday night, what a movie!!! i really enjoyed it, strange but good.

saturday morning we were suppose to go hiking, but some of my friends were an hour & a half late & the weather didnt play along either. so instead we went to mugg & bean for breaky, not the healthy option unfortunately.

the rest of the weekend was relaxing and spending time with the family.

monday & tuesday at work were 2 very boring days. so yesterday morning i decided to take a "benylin" day. a day to relax, NOT. i landed up doing things that i just dont get around to do. so it was an eventfull day. oooooooo and i found a underwear factory shop here in strand. i bought two bra's and a panty for R85.00. i was so shocked, the quality is really good & they have a huge range.

i tried the "bums & tums" class at the gym today during lunch. i think i am going to be eina tomorrow!

my weekend happenings

2010-09-01T08:56:00.007+02:00

friday night i had to work at newlands in our companys rubgy suite. after the game a few of us went out. got home at 3am in the morning.

saturday morning i had to get up just before 7 (so going out the night before wasnt a good idea after all) i had my first parent duty. i worked in the tea / coffee serving section. i was so tired, but i made it. it turned out it wasnt that bad. i am just not like the other mommy's, LOL!

saturday at 11:30 dante played his first inter schools hockey game. the weather was horrible. it was cold & raining. i felt so sorry for the kids playing in the rain. the b - team lost 5 - 0. but that didnt bother them at all.

saturday night we had a braai at our place for the rugby. it stopped raining, the wind dissapeared & it turned out to be a perfect night with good friends.

sunday was a relaxing day. my parents came home with my gran & my little girl. it was so nice to get a hug & kiss from my missy. the weather was perfect on sunday so we decided to have a late afternoon / early evening braai.

i miss her!

2010-08-27T10:56:00.003+02:00

abi has gone to pe with nanna & pa for 3 days. they left yesterday afternoon and will be back on sunday.

they have gone to fetch yaya. yaya is my dads mom, she will be staying by us for a month. it is the only grandparent that i have left, so cant wait to see her.

i miss abi so much already. its amazing how they can really drive you crazy. then all you want is one night or day of peace & quiet. but when they gone all you want is to see them.

my weekend happenings

2010-08-23T15:17:00.003+02:00

watched "saw 6" on friday night. i have heard that "saw 7" is coming out in 3d. how awesome & gruesome will that be!
saturday was a lazy day, weather was horrible. the only time i went out was to go to gym. i managed to add a km onto my running distance. i can run a whole of 3km now, whoo hoo. LOL!
saturday night we watched "shutter island". what a weird & twisty movie.
watched "date night" on sunday morning. it was brilliant, really funny.
sunday was a lazy day. none of us felt like making food so we went out to get pizza's for sunday lunch. the russian, caramelised onion & chutney pizza from "romans pizza" is a must.
to end the weekend & to work off the pizza, we went to gym on sunday night.

photos

2010-08-23T14:31:00.004+02:00

something i love doing is taking photos and then playing around with the look. problem is, i either forget the camera at home or i just dont get to take photos. from now on i am going to make a bigger effort to take more pics.

the kids

2010-08-23T14:04:00.003+02:00

abi is growing up so fast. it is really scary how time flies. i cant believe that 2 years went so quickly. when deciding to have a 2nd child we hoped & thought that the 2nd one would be a lot easier to handle. well, we were wrong. our little missy, is like "denice the menace", LOL!

dante had his first oral presentation at school last friday. i mean, when did we start with oral's. i think my first one was in std. 1 or 2. NOT SUB A (or grade 1 as it is called these days). i was totally shocked. the preparation of the oral went well during the week, he chose to speak about his dog "wallace". pictures printed & some pictures coloured in, all stuck on a A3 cardboard. we were ready for our first oral. BUT, friday morning came & dante didnt want to go to school. i think the nerves got to him, i dont blame him. so after some tears & trying to persuade me to take him home, he did stay at school. i asked him after school how it went & he said it went good. so will wait for the remarks to come back from the teacher.

dante has his first inter schools game this saturday. he is in the hockey b-team. AND i have my first parent duty behind the tea / coffee stand in the morning, not really looking forward to that. cant wait to watch my little man play!

my blog

2010-08-05T08:45:00.002+02:00

i cant make up my mind. not sure how i want my blog to look.

knysna weekend

2010-07-16T13:11:00.006+02:00

just to let you know, i didnt die while doing the mtb race in knysna. i actually did a whole lot better than i thought i would. i thought i would take about 5 hours to finish, well, i managed to finish in 3:49. the weekend away was lekker, only problem is, this is the 2nd year in a row that i am at the oyster festival and i dont even get to eat one oyster!

i am back, sorta!

2010-06-29T08:52:00.003+02:00

i will not be trying to fill the gap, the months that was missed, i am just going to carry on.

we are going to watch "eclipse" on friday morning, can't wait.

i have put in a days leave as we are going to knysna for the weekend. we doing the 50km knysna mountain bike argus on saturday. i am going to suffer. i havent been to gym much & havent done much cycling. so wish me luck! but this weekend is going to be a blast as there is a bunch of us going.

i started sorting out my scrapbooking goodies about 3 weeks ago (it is a disaster area), but also dont find the time to finish. i have scrapbooked a bit though, i have so much that i need to catch up on. to give you an idea, abi turned 2 in may & i havent even scrapbooked her first birthday. but getting back into it is great, i love just switching off & getting creative (or i try to be creative).

i started pole dancing classes 4 weeks ago, i only go once a week. it is so much fun AND what a workout. i have discovered muscles that i didnt know i had. and no, i am not going to start dancing in clubs, LOL.

i will try & do a photo update soon & keep the blog up to date. i also still need to finish my blog reconstruction. bye for now!

currently

2010-03-04T13:03:00.002+02:00

currently my life is not very stable.

work is boring, really don't like my job anymore. kids are driving me insane, but i do still love them to bits. my love life seems to be on a rollercoaster. not to sure which way i am going.

whats keeping me sane is getting to gym & getting a saturday morning to go & cycle!

cycling

2010-03-04T12:57:00.001+02:00

i am doing the 26km cape argus mtb race this saturday. the max temp is expected to be 40deg. the heat is going to be a killer.

it was my birthday

2010-02-22T14:48:00.002+02:00

saturday passed was my b'day. i had a awesome party. the theme was playboy mansion, so all the ladies were the bunnies & the men were looking spiffy as heff. but we had some cross dressers, it was awesome. as soon as i get some photos i will show.

photo shoot

2010-02-04T08:44:00.005+02:00

might seem a bit vain, BUT i have been wanting to do a photo shoot for years & years. i eventually got the opportunity to do it. a friend of mine has started photography. so i asked her, i knew i would feel a whole lot more relaxed if i new the photographer. here are a few of the pics.

blogging

2010-02-04T08:41:00.004+02:00

i have been very very slack when it comes to blogging. just haven't had the time. plus i would like to change my blog a bit, but not sure exactly what i want to do.

new moon

2009-11-11T09:52:00.004+02:00

yippee ....

over & out

2009-11-11T09:35:00.004+02:00

what is up with the crappy weather, i want to be wearing strappy tops, sandals & going to the beach at lunch time. instead i am wearing a long sleeve top, a skirt (gotta have some feel for summer) & my black boots.

i never cycled the 62km on sunday passed, it was raining. i am not one for getting cold & wet. so decided to go & have a warm hearty breakfast with a friend while waiting for the rest that were crazy enough to cycle.

i had to laugh last night, but it is actually not that funny. abigail as picked up a very bad word. if she drops something she will say "Oh F**k". how do you explain to a child that is a year & a half years old that it is a very very bad word?

to all the moms out there, dante who is now 6, does not listen. do they all go through a stage OR is this a permanent thing?

myself & hubby are going to p.e. for the weekend. a friend of mine who now stays in london is getting married. so a weekend away with hubby, some piece & quiet and a night out, can't wait. plus i have monday off, yippee.

that's it for now, over & out.......

gyming, cycling & the kg's

2009-10-28T15:25:00.004+02:00

i must be crazy, i have just entered to do a 62km cycle next sunday the 8th. the longest that i have cycled is 46km, i hope i am not going to kill myself. i have slacked a bit with the gyming thing, never got back into it after being sick for 2 weeks. i have lost between 5,5 & 6,5kg, it varies. BUT the problem i am having is that my weight has gotten stuck there, i am battling to lose more. i would love to lose another 3 - 5kg. what am i doing wrong, why can't i lose more? so i am feeling a bit on the down side & that doesn't help with my eating habits, i feel down, i feel like CHOCOLATE.

long time no blog

2009-10-09T09:16:00.005+02:00

i haven't had much to blog about & still don't. just a quick update.

work:
been boring, i actually have work to do, but i just don't feel like doing it.

kids:
abi is well, she is starting to talk & that is so cute. the words she tries to copy come out so funny.
dante turns 6 this month, i can't believe it. so scary. i am starting to feel old.

cycling:
is going well, have only been doing mtb fun rides, but tomorrow we do a 46km road cycle. i am hoping the wind is not bad, i really don't feel like cyling if it is windy. cycled last saturday & sunday for training.

gyming:
hadn't gone to gym in 18 days because i got the flu. but went back this tuesday, wednesday & thursday, my muscles are sore. so no gyming today. got to get my muscles right for tomorrows cycle.

to everybody, have a awesome weekend.

weekend

2009-09-07T08:45:00.003+02:00

my weekend:

friday night stayed at home. saturday morning myself & hubby went for a cycle. weather was really nice. saturday afternoon i took dante to the beach, we played soccer & he ran around in the freezing water (how kids don't feel the cold).

saturday picked hubby up from a friends place, they all went to newlands for the rugby. myself, hubby & karl (a friend of ours) then went for supper here in somerset west. @ 10:00 we decided to go out, went to nu bar. oh what a night.

i danced almost non stop for 6 hours. my knees were so sore yesterday. got home just after 4:00am, had a good night out.

yesterday, we did nothing, only got out of our pj's @ 12:00. showered, went to the shops, went back home & had a afternoon sleep.

getting into shape

2009-08-18T13:31:00.003+02:00

well my last month & a half of my life, has been revolved around gyming. i am trying to go everyday, even if it is a few short lengths in the relaxing pool.

i have only swam twice in the bigger pool (25m per length) & could only manage 6 lengths both times. 3 freestyle & 3 backstroke. i have now asked somebody at work to help me with a training program, something to get me in the right direction & extra motivation.

so today was the first day. i had to attempt 2 full lengths, start off slowly. well i managed to do 10, so extremely impressed with myself. only 1 freestyle (that kills me), 3 backstroke & 6 kicking with the board. i am so exhausted now, sitting here at my desk, i can't keep my eyes open.

photo update of dante

2009-08-15T09:11:00.005+02:00

having fun at a hugo's birthday party..

photo update of abi

2009-08-15T08:49:00.007+02:00

many
faces

still here

2009-08-04T08:08:00.004+02:00

i am still here, just extremely busy, my personal life that is. nothing much is happening at work, i am extremely bored at work.

a few updates: i finished the knysna 46km argus, i couldn't believe it, i did it. i have gone back to gym with so much motivation to get back into shape. only problem is, i had two c-sections so my stomach is a huge problem. if anybody out there knows a solution to getting a flatter stomach after c-sections, please HELP.

i also road my first mountain bike fun race on saturday passed, only did the 15km. had my first fall, or at least when my bike fell i jumped in the opposite direction so i didn't fall with the bike. it was exciting, will definately do a mountain bike race again. so i am doing loads of training on the bike & hopefully i will be able to finish the cape argus next year.

thats it for now

photo shoot photies

2009-07-13T09:01:00.002+02:00

the very nice lady that took our

family photos sent me another

10 photos for free, how nice is that.

here are just a few.

cycling

2009-07-03T12:58:00.003+02:00

once again i am being an idiot. i have entered myself into the knysna pick 'n pay argus, the time as come, it is this sunday. this time round it is to attempt 46km, but once again i never trained. how could i train in winter, it is to damn cold.

so a few of us from work will be leaving at 2 to go to knysna, it is also the start of the knysna oyster festival this weekend, yippee. so wish me luck.

i promise i will train for the cape argus, once the weather has improved.....

movies

2009-06-27T15:36:00.003+02:00

last night myself & corne took dante to the spur for supper and then to watch "transformers : revenge of the fallen".

it was cool, packed with action. dante loved it, the first words he said when coming out of the movies was "i love optimus prime".

we were so amazed that he stayed awake, the movie started @ 20:30 and finished @ 23:00.

movies

2009-06-24T14:45:00.003+02:00

saturday past i took dante to go and watch
"night at the museum - battle of the smithsonian".

it was enjoyable.

it was dante's reward for getting full stars
for the week.

movies

2009-06-15T09:35:00.001+02:00

the latest movie i have seen

scary

2009-06-12T09:03:00.002+02:00

we had a pregnancy scare this week, on wednesday being 3 days late (which i am never) i decided to go to the clinic and do a pregnancy test. both myself & corne wouldn't want a 3rd child, not that we don't want kids, we just can't afford another one. i also just don't have the time for another child.

the test came back negative, thank goodness, what a relief. so my cycle is just a bit screwed up this month for some very odd reason.

things about me

2009-06-11T10:15:00.003+02:00

likes

going to the movies (but don't get to do that often)
sushi
chocolates
the new kit kat chunky peanut butter chocolate, it is oh so yummy
fudge
biltong
walking
having fun with the kids
going out with friends
twilight (the movie & books)
dirty dancing (the movie)
drawing
scrapbooking (when i find the time)
taking photos

loves

my hubby
my kids
my parents
my brother & sister in law
sushi
chocolate
and more chocolate

primary school

2009-06-09T10:30:00.006+02:00

dante turns 6 in october & that also means he is needing to go to grade 1 next year. how scary is that? that makes me feel so old, my first child is going to primary school.

i handed in a application last year october already for a school called "de hoop". it has been a long wait and a panic. in april a letter was received to say that there is a open evening at de hoop on the 19th may. it was so much fun & so weird being back at a school, a primary school. dante enjoyed the tour. i enjoyed the tour. it was so nice to see the classes and the little chairs with the bags on the back, it brought back loads of memories.

what worried me was that dante would not be accepted, i could not see why they wouldn't accept him, but still a mommy worries.

at the open evening the parents were told that we would have an answer by the end of may, BUT, they have 5 classes for grade 1, 3 afrikaans & 2 english. they got so many applications in that they could fill 7 classes. so the headmaster said that there would be a lot of dissapointments. this made me panic even more.

i phoned on the 29th may and they could still not tell me, panic stations got worse. last thursday the school phoned me, i thought this was it, but no, they phoned to find out if we still wanted dante to go to de hoop or not. apparently lots of parents handed in application forms at other schools as well & their kids were accepted there. so now i am really worried because i didn't do that, i didn't hand in other applications, was i suppose to? the lady then said we should find out by the end of this week.

after 09:00am this morning i thought i would take a chance and phone the school again. i can't wait anymore, my nerves can't take it. my other worry is that dante is so excited to go to de hoop, because he has now seen it & he talks about that big school, i don't want him to be dissapointed.

the applications have been completed and dante HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. i can now stop worrying. now is the exciting part, buying the stationery, buying the school uniform. i can't wait for that.

a day in my life

2009-06-05T15:32:00.001+02:00

we moved into a house with my parents in the beginning of march. so 3 months have gone past & so far all is going well.

but the reason for my post is that because staying with my parents & having 2 kids you would think that i am finding time to do things. well i am not. i work mondays to fridays from 07:45 till 16:30.

so this is how a average day in my life would go:

07:00 get out of bed (abi's bed) : normally land up sleeping by her : so didn't sleep much
07:05 fighting with dante to get out of bed & to get dressed
07:10 nanny arrives : i can now go & shower as there is somebody to keep an eye on abi
07:20 gotten dressed : drying hair : i am hoping that somebody is giving dante breakfast
07:25 dante walks in : thankfully he has eaten : then the fighting starts to get him to go & brush his teeth
07:30 i am finished : rush through to kitchen to check if the nanny has made dante's lunch & that everything is packed in his bag for school
07:40 should of left 5 minutes ago : get to school : rush in & give kisses goodbye
07:55 i arrive at work 10 minutes late
08:00 have a cup of coffee & eat breakfast while laptop starts up : it is slow : like i feel
08:00 - 13:00 work
13:00 lunch normally with mom at mall or getting bread etc. for the house
14:00 - 16:30 work
16:30 rush out on the dot
16:40 get home
16:45 rush off to swimming lessons
17:00 swimming lesson starts & so does dante's mood
17:20 extremely irritated as dante did not want to listen to the teacher : time to go home
17:30 abi is hungry & crying because she wants to be picked up
17:40 give abi supper : she spits food out & starts crying all over again
17:50 sitting in front of the tv trying to block out abi's crying & dante's moaning
18:00 my dad walks in picks abi up & now i can relax & get dante & myself something to eat
18:30 play games with the kids
19:00 bath time
19:30 start getting beds opened & bottle ready
20:00 abi is asleep
20:15 my mom is fighting with dante to go to bed
20:30 peace & quiet
20:35 put pj's on & get into bed to watch desperate housewives
21:40 abi cries : i get up & go & settle her down
21:50 abi cries again : i get up extremely irritated & bring her to climb into bed with me
22:30 hubby gets home from work

that is how a day in my life goes, so where am i suppose to find the time to catch up on scrapbooking or to finish reading the twilight series or to even just sit in silence on my own???

i must say staying with my parents has helped a lot, they help me a lot. if it wasn't for my mom we probably would never have supper.

it is now 15:30 on friday & it is time to go home. yippee......

fridays

2009-06-05T11:59:00.001+02:00

friday is most certainly the greatest of days.
the reasons it’s great are too many to say.
but with that said, i’ll try to explain
why friday is better than a day without rain.

you see on friday, you can work with a smile.
you need only work, for a little while.
for the weekend is near and then you can play.
much fun to be brought by the most generous of days.

and generous it is, as morning treats can attest.
the cream filled donuts are definitely the best.
but don’t dare forget, the bagels are good too.
if there’s none in your office, that’s too bad for you.

friday isn’t all treats and happy things.
there is but one obstacle the day does bring.
and that, my friend, is the slowing of time.
but if you can bare it, you’ll do just fine.

so join with me and laugh and cheer.
the work week’s end is drawing near.
join with me and praise this day.
i’ve said what i’ve said, and i’ve nothing more to say.

download

2009-05-28T16:06:00.002+02:00

thank you to francois from "the running golfer" i have managed to download adam lamberts american idols songs, yip yip yyyiiiiippppeeeee.

so when the kids go to bed tonight i am burning a cd. so guess what i am listening to tomorrow morning on my way to work,

very, very load.......

idol

2009-05-28T11:11:00.005+02:00

hello, my name is brigitte and i am a adam lambert fan.

i still can't get over the fact that he never won.

i wonder if the same thing is going to happen with the votes like the south african idol.

i really hope so.

a new look

2009-05-27T11:14:00.003+02:00

bosses are away so i decided to give my blog a face lift, a change. i am needing change, i am currently so bored with the job i have it is driving me insane.

i need brain stimulation, something exciting, something colourful and worst of all i am so tired when i get home that once the kids are in bed, i climb into bed. no time for reading or scrapbooking.

new tattoo

2009-05-26T14:33:00.013+02:00

myself & hubby went for new tattoos on the 16th may,

this is mine and i am already planning on the next one.

one

2009-05-26T14:25:00.005+02:00

our daughter turned 1 on sunday the 24 may, happy birthday pearl (daddy's nickname for her). how a year can fly by......

she got to eat her first cup cake, the icing was enjoyed but when she got to the plain cake she didn't want it anymore.

we love you so much and thank you for making every day a special day.

photo shoot photies

2009-04-24T11:27:00.004+02:00

they came out better than what i thought they would!

picture update

2009-04-20T13:50:00.005+02:00

pictures i took about a week ago of my little ones.

we had a family photo shoot done on saturday, what a nightmare. dante played along and enjoyed himself, but little miss muffet did not want to sit still, she wanted to do her own thing.

the photographer phoned this morning and my photos are done, so i will be collecting them this afternoon. i am hoping she managed to get a photo or two with abi in.

i won a photo shoot with fuji film but i am thinking twice now about going. problem with this voucher that i won, you get photos taken for about 45 minutes and then a week later you need to go back and choose a photo (YES 1 photo), which they then frame and the size is a 5 x 7. if you want the rest of the photos or a few you pay a fortune. per 5 x 7 photo is R20.00 and the fuji studio is in cape town, so half an hours drive is necessary. what should i do?

easter bunny

2009-04-09T13:45:00.003+02:00

happy easter all!

hope you all have a great weekend and if you are travelling, drive safely.

the argus, yes it was yesterday

2009-03-09T14:19:00.004+02:00

well it didn't go as good as i hoped it would. the wind was hectic, it was gushing. at the start we were all warned that just as we pull off there is a road crossing and the wind is pumping through there, everybody had to get off their bicycles to get across the road.

well janine, shanaaz and i did not get very far, we got up the first hill. we eventually got off to push the bicycles, i was almost blown off my bicycle twice. putting my foot out to stop the fall i scraped the back of my leg with the pedal, ouch.

but that was my attempt, at least i can say i tried to do the argus. we cycled back to the finish where the tents were, but at least the wind was behind us then. we took a scenic route back through the waterfront, our relaxing.

i will definately try again next year, hopefully the wind won't be so bad as yesterday.

its my party and i can cry if i want to

2009-02-20T11:59:00.004+02:00

its me birthday 2day!!!!

i always said that i don't want to get older than 21, WELL i did.

it is now 21 + 10, how scary. how time flies. so i am feeling slightly sad that i am getting so old and unfortunately not having a party.

i got great prezzies: box of chocolates from my kiddies, the books: new moon & eclipse from my parents, the book: breaking dawn from hayley and a gift card from my hubby. My hubbies other present to me is that we are going to have a family photo shoot done.

well that is the news so far for today.

still here

2009-02-08T12:06:00.002+02:00

i am still here, just don't find the time to relax and update my blog. so much to blog about, to little time.

kragga kamma outing

2009-01-28T15:52:00.004+02:00

while in p.e. we went to the kragga kamma game reserve. we had so much fun, we saw loads of animals and they were so close.

check out the giraffe. beautiful.

trip to p.e.

2009-01-28T15:40:00.003+02:00

here is a few photos of our trip down to p.e. there isn't much as the majority of our trip was in the dark.

we stopped for breakfast at steers at storms river, a stunning place, stunning views.

the toothies

2009-01-27T21:36:00.002+02:00

i eventually got a cute pic of the toothies.

abi now has 4 teeth in total, she cross cut (meaning her vampire teeth came out before the two middle ones). they came out the week after christmas.

i must be outta my mind

2009-01-14T13:40:00.004+02:00

am i stupid or what?

our company entered a team of riders last year (2008) and i must mention 98% of them have done the argus before or at least done a cycle race before.

we have entered our company again for the 2009 argus cycle tour which is on the 8th march. we entered as a group, so paid for 20 entrants. as of this morning 6 people have cancelled on me and i need to get all the info onto the web by this friday, so i am screwed.

i have asked everybody and nobody else knows of anybody that would want to ride the argus. so stupid me has agreed to ride the argus, yes i know i am stupid and yes i know my ass in going to be sore, but hey, we are hoping to have fun and so what if we don't finish.

so yes, there is now 3 ladies in the office that are going to ride. lana and janine are going to be riding with me and our motto is "go slow".

so i have now organised a bicycle, back pack and oh yes, the helmet, which i will be getting on monday and then i am going to try and start cycling a bit so that my ass won't get that sore on the day.

oh and how can i forget, the argus cycle tour is 107km. oh s**t, 107km !!!!!!!!!!

a merry christmas day

2009-01-09T09:12:00.004+02:00

25 december 2008:

merry christmas kisses and big smiles from dante, he could not wait for christmas morning to open up his presents.

we then had to tell him that he needed to wait a little bit longer as we were going through to my parents place to open the presents there. so we loaded gifts and bags (as we were going to leave for port elizabeth on the 26th and sleeping over by my parents for the evening of the 25th).

christmas is not the same when you get older (boo woo), christmas presents are not much of a surprise anymore. i chose all my gifts, the only surprise i got was from my parents. i got a beautiful bracelet.

dante was very happy with the gifts he got: dvd's, cars (from the movie "cars"), hungry hippos (i had hungry hippos when i was a kid, loads of fun) and he got a digital camera (not new, it was my old one which was just lying here at home).

abi's first christmas gifts: a doll from nanna and pa (granny and grandpa), a sit on push disney car from mommy and daddy and loads more.

after opening up the gifts we all jumped into the car and off to langebaan we went. we had christmas lunch at boesmanlandplaas kombuis, eat as much as you like, yummy. the food was great, very tasty and a huge variety. we normally do the same thing every christmas lunch, the sit down meal at home but this year we decided no standing in front of the stove and no washing dishes. it was great to just sit and relax and not worry about preparing and cleaning up.

on our way back to my parents place, we decided to leave for p.e. at 12:00am in the morning (crazy i know). so we all slept till 11:00pm and then hopped in the car for our journey. it actually worked out great, the weren't many cars on the road and the kids slept most of the time. we arrived in p.e. at 08:00am on the 26th to surprise my aunt who thought we were only coming down on the sunday.

the rest will be in the next post......

christmas day

2008-12-25T08:00:00.000+02:00

merry christmas everybody, hope you all have a splendid day.

toothy

2008-12-20T15:58:00.003+02:00

last saturday we went to braai at friends, there little girl is 5 weeks younger than abi. as usual like moms do, you land up talking about your kids most of the time.

we were chatting about teething and any signs of teeth yet. liesl (the friend) said that her little one has been drooling but no signs of teeth. so i agreed, abi went through a stage where her hand was permanently in her mouth and the drool just ran out.

but that stopped about a month ago and we thought that abi would take a very long time then to get her first teeth.

well friday morning i went to pick abi up out of her cot and she gave me her usual huge smile in the morning and there it was. a sign of a tooth (if you are looking at her, it is the left hand side bottom one in the middle), i felt her gum and it was hard but the tooth had not pushed through the gum yet.

by last night you could feel the tooth, it had pushed through the gum. well today the other tooth just next to the other one (right hand side) is coming out.

we are no longer toothless.

i tried to take some photies but it is very difficult, i have taken one on my cellphone though where the tooth is clearly visible. so if i ever manage to figure out how to get my photos transferred from my cellphone to computer, i will post the pic.

a day with dante

2008-12-18T17:00:00.005+02:00

the first thing dante asked when waking up was:

when are we moving?

and then,

when are we going to the movies?

i had promised dante that i would take him to watch madagascar 2 and then if the weather permitted we would go to the beach. i wanted to spend some quality time with my little boy, just me and him.

so this is how our day went :

1) breakfast was a scone and a cooldrink which we shared at a coffee shop in the mall.

2) 09:15am the movie started.

3) 10:15am "mommy when is the movie going to be finished?"

4) 10:30am "mommy is the movie almost finished?"

5) the movie was really good, it is funny, i laughed.

6) grabbed mc donalds for lunch (oh and with the happy meal you get the most annoying madagascar toys, they make a noise every time they are moved around. bash, bash, bash that is what i feel like doing when i hear it).

7) and then off to the beach, it was hot and the water was refreshing. we spent just over 2 hours at the beach, we ate our mc donalds under the umbrella, dante built sand castles and i relaxed and tanned (i look a bit like a lobster today).

8) we then came home, jumped in our little pool and got all the sea sand off.

that was our day...

my holiday so far

2008-12-15T10:32:00.005+02:00

my holiday started off very well. kids were with my mom and dad for the weekend so that we could start with the christmas shopping.

friday night myself and corne went to "cape town fish market" for supper, we spoiled ourselves by eating crayfish, it was delicious. after supper we went to "music moods" and we bought two cd's, "guns and roses" and the new pink cd. after that we went to watch "quantum of solace", it was fast and packed with action.

saturday morning we went for breakfast at the mall, and then the shopping started. we spent the whole day christmas shopping and only managed to by the kids presents and nothing else. we relaxed saturday afternoon and then went for a braai at friends.

sunday morning it was off to canal walk (another shopping centre). we first filled the tummy's at wimpy and then carried on looking for christmas presents, we found nothing else.

i am at work this morning, i need to catch up with my filing and i am suppose to be on leave.

holidays

2008-12-12T10:19:00.002+02:00

hi-ho hi-ho it's off to holiday we go!

we are finishing off at 11:00 today and only back on the 12 january 2009, yippeeeeee. the company i work for is in the building industry so we get our leave in dec / jan.

i am going to spend lots of time with my 2 kiddies.

to everybody have a merry christmas and a happy new year.

water

2008-12-11T15:09:00.005+02:00

abi is really starting to enjoy bath time, she has now figured out that she can splash and make everything wet. she spent such a long time in the bath the other night that her feet were very wrinkly.

the western cape has had a terrible heat wave, the past weekend was extremely hot. sunday we decided to get into the little pool, we felt like doing nothing else, it was just to hot.

i even got abi in the pool, she loved it. she splashed and wiggled around like there was no tomorrow.

christmas time

2008-12-11T14:58:00.001+02:00

getting into the christmas feeling.

on the 30th november we took down the christmas tree for dante to decorate. he bugged me the whole day until i took the christmas tree down.

he was so excited and just could not wait for the afternoon to come. he had made some decorations at school and needed to get them onto the tree. the angel he made is the white decoration hanging on the tree in the picture above.

"mommy is there only one more sleep till christmas ?" this has been dante's question everyday for the last week or 2.

starting to crawl

2008-12-10T17:30:00.001+02:00

little abi who is only 6 months old is starting to crawl already, she started doing the all four rocking motion a month and a half ago. her legs at that stage wanted to move forward but the arms didn't want to go anywhere.

well the arms are starting to play along now.

work function

2008-12-07T22:04:00.012+02:00

date: 06 december 2008
time: 12:00pm
place: moyo (spier - stellenbosch)
weather: hot
temp: 36deg (scorcher)

janine (a colleague) arrived at my place at 10:30am, the 3 of us (corne, janine and myself) first went to go a look at a house (another story, another post). from there we first stopped to put in petrol (my petrol gage actually went up to 5 blocks instead of 4 for R200.00) and then off to moyo's.

we arrived there just before 12:00 and myself and janine still needed to put a few orange ribbons up. a few of the staff members had arrived before us and were lounging around of the couches. we quickly tied the ribbons on the chairs and then joined in on the lounging. there is two traditions when going to moyo: 1 - getting your face painted (white tribal dots); 2 - having your hands washed in a bowl at the table.

we all went through to the tables at 12:30 and then it was food time. the food was magnificent, a big variety and very tasty. after lunch we had a lucky draw, there were 3 prizes. 2 were digital photo frames and the other was a digital camera. all the formalities were done and i could relax, we all lounged around and cooled off by standing under the mist sprayers at the bar, or used the ice out of the wine ice buckets.

we spotted a rugby celebrity, victor matfield and got a group photo taken. i also got a few pictures of him on his own with his doll and pink handbag.

the day turned out to be a blast, everybody had a great time.

swimming

2008-12-05T20:24:00.006+02:00

dante started swimming lessons 5 weeks ago. i would like to kick myself for leaving it so late, i should never have waited till he was 5 to start taking him to swimming lessons. he is very nervous in the water. the first lesson went well, i think he put on a brave face to act ok in front of the other kids.

2nd lesson he was on his own, the other 3 kids did not pitch for their swimming lesson. it actually helped a lot, the teacher, mr. edwin (yes a male swimming teacher) could really concentrate on getting dante's courage up.

3rd lesson didn't go well at all, dante was extremely nervous. it was also the first lesson that his daddy came to watch. dante cried and did not enjoy the swimming lesson at all.

4th lesson went well, dante jumped from the side (with the help of the teacher holding him) and actually went under the water. he is so scared of putting is face and head under the water, i showed him the thumbs up, he smiled from ear to ear. we went out the next day so that dante could choose a car to show him how proud we were of him.

5th lesson was today, dante was mr. brave today. the teacher showed dante that he can walk on his tippy toes in the shallow end, at first he would not let go of the teacher. but when mr. edwin was busy with the other 3 kids (who can swim on their own, they have been doing swimming lessons for more than a year now) dante braved walking on his own.

next week they have a lesson everyday (monday to friday) for two weeks, it is called a crash course. after today i am feeling much better, i was getting worried that dante might start hating the swimming lessons and not want to go at all.

dante got his first swimming certificate today, he passed the starfish course.

i am the proudest mommy on the planet today.

scrapbooking

2008-12-05T12:33:00.007+02:00

my hobby and passion is scrapbooking, but these days i just can't find the time to do anything. i have fallen so far behind i don't know how i am going to catch up.

to all the moms out there that find the time, please give me your secret? does anybody know of a scrapbooking shop close to somerset west?

here is a few of my pages. i have always been a no frill, no fuss, not to much type of person so my son and daughter scrap books are plain but beautiful to me.

abigail

2008-12-04T21:35:00.002+02:00

in august 2007 we had the courage to try again for another baby. on the 27 september 2007 i went to clicks in the mall to buy a pregnancy test. it was positive, i immediately went to pathcare for a pregnancy blood test. later that day i found out it was positive. i was 5 weeks pregnant. we only told our parents and brothers and sisters about the pregnancy. we did not want to let everyone else know until we new everything would be ok, it was so difficult to keep the secret and having morning sickness it was very difficult to hide from the people at work.

we were so excited but also very nervous and scared. i had a sonar done at 6 weeks, there was one little bean but no heart beat, the dr assured us that the heart beat can sometimes only be seen from 8 weeks on. i was so worried, i hardly slept.

at 8 weeks i had to go again, i was so nervous. there it was, the little heart beating. relief and happiness can't explain how i felt. everything so far was ok with our little bean.

for the 3 months sonar we went back to the foetal assessment clinic to dr. norman. it was the 3 december 2007, everything went very well. we also found out that it would be a girl. i was so excited, a little girl. we asked the dr if it wasn't a bit to soon to tell the sex of the baby but she assured us that they have a 99% record for accuracy.

the 4th and 5th sonar confirmed that it was still a girl and that everything was normal. on the 24 february 2008 my mom and i went to the celine dion concert, it was my 3oth birthday present from my parents. there was a few pregnant ladies and it was a very hot day, so the security guards let us go through earlier to sit in the shade. we were then able to get a spot right in front of the stage.

on the 24 march 2008 i braved the cokefest, i was 7 months pregnant and very round. the atmosphere was mind blowing, the music was awesome and by the end of the evening my very round body was extremely tired. i was so shocked and amazed at how many people came up to me and asked how far pregnant i was, or asked to touch my bulging stomach or said how proud they are of me for introducing my baby at such a young age to such great rock music.

my gynae warned us that the baby might come very early, she had turned at 6 months and by 7 months she had dropped already. i had a lot of pain those last few months, and was warned for high blood pressure. well the opposite happened, i got low blood pressure. i was booked off a week earlier than when i wanted to start my maternity leave. i was exhausted, sore and our little girl wasn't putting on enough weight at the end.

our little princess was born on the 24 may 2008, abigail athena froneman.

work

2008-12-04T15:02:00.003+02:00

i am bored, i am bored with my work, i need motivation.

i need a change in career, i need help.

heaven

2008-12-04T11:37:00.008+02:00

dear oupa

it is a year today that you went to a peaceful place.

we miss you and wish you were still around. this Christmas won't be the same, my mom played one of your Christmas Carol cd's in the car on sunday and it gave me goose bumps. i said to her that it reminds me of Christmas day at oupa and ouma's house. There was always Christmas Carols playing, those days it was still the records.

i miss you and ouma so much and you are never forgotten.

i will make sure that i listen to as many Christmas Carols as i can and i will be singing full blast so that you can hear me.

love you both,

your granddaughter

the twins

2008-12-04T08:12:00.001+02:00

the end of 2006 we decided to try for our second child, we wanted about a 4 year gap between our kids. on the 8th january 2007 i found out that i was 5 weeks pregnant. yippee, we were so excited. it only took 1 month again to fall pregnant. during the first few weeks i was getting lots of sharp pains, which is normal, but it was worse than my first pregnancy. we all joked and said that it is most probably twins. both corne and i have twins far down in the family tree.

in march 2006 we had our first sonar, the 3 months sonar. the dr started the scan and i was so nervous, knowing the scare we had with dante i just prayed and hoped that everything would be ok. we then saw the two little beans, yes, i was pregnant with twins. i then saw something that didn't look right and the dr kept on going over the same area, she then asked if we could notice something different. i said yes, i could not see a gap between the twins, i was pregnant with conjoined twins. they were joined from their belly buttons to just above the pelvic area, they shared kidneys but the rest was all two. we were then told to get a second opinion.

we were shattered, i have never felt so lost, scared and unsure. i never went back to work that day, i could not face everybody asking me how the sonar went. on my way home i had to let my mom and dad know, i could not hold the tears back, it felt like somebody had pulled my heart out. my mom and dad came through and fetched me to stay by them for a few days, they stay in welgelegen, a half an hours drive from somerset west.

corne had to go to work to sort a few things out and then came through to my parents place. we could only get an appointment at the foetal assessment clinic the thursday, it was the longest few days of my life, the waiting was unbearable.

dr norman at the clinic did the sonar and gave us the same news, the twins were joined at the stomachs. but to make it worse the one twin was strong and normal and the other one was not healthy. it had an enlarged heart, water on the brain and the spine was not formed properly, there was no chance of the little one surviving another week. we were then told that going full term and doing a separation would not be wise. they suggested to end the pregnancy. after hearing the two little hearts beating and seeing them move, how can you decide what to do? dr norman then said that once the little one had passed away it would then affect the other twin and also me. we then made the hardest decision we have ever needed to make, we had to end the pregnancy.

the first appointment we could get was that sunday, dante stayed with my mom and dad for a few days so that i could recover. the next hardest thing was to tell dante who was then 3 years old that the baby brother or sister he was going to have has now gone to heaven.

here is our little angels who are now in heaven

friends

2008-12-03T15:47:00.000+02:00

friends: seems like i keep on chasing my friends to joburg, a very good friend of mine moved to joburg last year and i haven't seen her since, she has been down here once but we never got the time to see eachother.

and now hayley, hayley came to work at jkpg in the beggining of this year. we have been sitting next to eachother since september, and there is never a dull moment. there is always something to laugh and skinner about. hayley introduced me to blogging and now i am an addict.

guess what, hayley is moving to joburg in january 2009. so from january my office bound hours are going to be boring, no more laughs.

dante

2008-12-01T14:55:00.006+02:00

i have always wanted kids and started preparing for a child long before we even set a wedding date. but i new i had to wait until we were married, well, september 2002 we got married.

i went off the pill on the 25th december 2002 and was very shocked when i found out that i was pregnant in january 2003. we didn't think it would happen so quickly, we expected months to go by before i fell pregnant.

the first few months didn't go to well i had horrible morning sickness and was always tired. the first sonar was done at 3 months, i was so nervous and scared. seeing the little bean and hearing the heart beat for the first time was amazing. at the first sonar we were told that there is a 90% chance that it would be a girl. at the 4th and 5th sonar it was also a girl. only on our 6 month sonar we found out that it was going to be a boy, thankfully everything i bought was yellow, green or white. i only started seeing a gynae at about 7 months, to our shock he told us that my test for rubella came back positive which our normal gp should of told us. i had to go and get tested again, to our horror it came back positive again. we were told that there is a good possibility that he would be blind or deaf.

our prince was born on the 23 october 2003 in george, dante anthony froneman.

he was born with a cleft lip, when he was 3 months old he was operated on to fix his lip. it was horrible, i had to carry him into the theatre and hold him while they put the mask infront of his face to fall asleep. i cried all the way back to where corne, my dad and mom were waiting. his op went well, he was discharged that same day. his lip has healed well and you can't really notice the scar.

our little prince turned 5 on the 23 october 2008, how time flies when you are having fun. he is my little sunshine, my star, my everything.

how the 2 stones lives began rolling together

2008-11-27T13:30:00.006+02:00

myself & corne met through our group of friends. in the year 2000, my boyfriend @ that time left for england and asked corne to look after me, well he did. we started seeing eachother on the sly in june 2000 and on 24 september 2000 he officialy asked me to be his girlfriend.

we got engaged in june 2001 @ the steenbras dam in gordans bay. we set the wedding date for the 28th september 2002. the months between flew by and all the wedding plans ran smoothly.

on the day everything was perfect, my hubby to be looked so handsome. we got married in the st' anthony's church on the nagenoeg farm in stellenbosch and our reception was held at the stellenbosch agricultural society hall. some drama : the master of ceremony decided to give our hotel room key to his date for the evening, she then decided to leave early, forgetting that she had the key. we eventually got hold of her to bring the key back, by then i was in tears. but the day ended off perfectly with the one small hickup. the sunday we met up with the family first and then departed to go to club mykonos on the west coast where we spent our honeymoon.

hello

2008-11-19T09:06:00.007+02:00

i am still here, but just not getting the time to post my info.

new to blogging

2008-10-15T21:12:00.004+02:00

i am really battling to get the hang of it!!!