A new furbaby.
We haven’t had any dogs in our home for six months now and we really miss them. Our first fur-baby Ollie passed away in December 2011 and we had to say goodbye to Bella in August last year. We have...
View ArticleEchoes of the past
I received a well meaning piece of advice last weekend that left a really bad taste in my mouth. It annoyed me, made me mad and took me back to a time when I was surviving on the fumes of hope. “Now...
View ArticleSeven down, thirteen to go…..
Here is an update on my big diet goal for anyone who is interested…. I am down 7kgs so far! So firstly …..YAY me! Here is the proof. Yes! You may all laugh at the funny faces I am pulling. I think...
View ArticleAdoption number two
On the 28 May we will be going for our first orientation meeting with Procare. I am excited, but I am also nervous. We sent our first application through to Procare in November 2013, but we were told...
View ArticleDreaming Wildly in the moment!
Oh boy, I am getting so excited! Its just under two weeks until we officially start our second adoption journey and I can’t wait! In fact I have decided that if our orientation meeting goes well I am...
View ArticleThe adoption meeting
So its been a whole week since our meeting at Procare and I haven’t blogged about it!!! The day started EARLY as we had to get to Pretoria for an 8:30 appointment. Jayden had to be dropped at school...
View ArticleTen.
I have been messing around with the LCHF way of life lately. Last weekend was a complete disaster – Ice-cream, hamburgers etc. I have been hovering on an 8/9kg loss for a couple of weeks with little...
View ArticleOn being bullied and bullies.
Parenting is not for the faint hearted! You will try your best to do it right, but sometimes you will get it wrong. There will be times when you don’t know what the hell you are doing and then there...
View ArticleUpdate on the bullying story
Apologies for the brief cut in transmission ladies and gents! So, here is an update on my last post. The child that was bullying J left his school last Thursday, and I have asked for feedback from his...
View ArticleThe funny little things you say.
I have to write these things down before I forget them. I am absolutely loving Jayden’s talking! Here are some of the funny little things he says; J: Where are we going mommy? Me: To the shop. J: We...
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