Tarryn
Well , we are entering another phase. Tarryn is now 18. It seems impossible that our little 2kg baby has now blossomed into an 18 year old beautiful girl. She is going for her drivers license in May and I am not looking forward to that phase. I already sit up and wait for her to get to friends houses safely on weekends after their partying or else I have to fetch her in the middle of the night.
She now has a boyfriend called Trevor and he is a lovely guy. They spend all day together and then spend the whole night on Mxit. Young love is such fun and watching them brings back so many fond memories.
She was so excited to go to a club for the first time and very indignant that the bouncers didn’t even ask for her id!
Kiara
Is still mad about SIMS and has every one of the packages. She has got a fabulous set up at home with a super fast pc and a flat big screen. She also has her tv and dvd with surround sound in her room.
Her pet rat died and she was very upset. She went on the leadership camp (just 1 night) and loved every minute of it. I wish that their school still had fun camps for the kids. I think it is so good for them.
Her greatest wish is still that Michael and Samantha would move back to Gauteng as she misses her cousins intensely.
She did very well in the inter house gala and got a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
At the end of the term I went onto the school website and found out that she made top 10 in her grade!
Devin
He was also in top 10 this term and got a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the gala.
He is missing out trampoline that somehow got split right down the middle. They cost a fortune
to replace and the tear can’t be repaired.
This past weekend was Devin’s first SA National champs at BMX. He was in the expert class and managed to qualify in the first leg for the finals where he got a 7th place. I was most proud of him when he didn’t qualify but wanted to stay to support the rest of the guys. I got lovely photos from this event.
Work
Aziz our current CEO is moving to another division and it was all very exciting waiting for the announcement of the new one. For those that worked here, Fernando Moreira got appointed so we can look forward to new and exciting times. I am working on a number of large projects and still love it although recently the opportunities have been quite tempting.
I passed my exams and got my ISEB software testing certificate!
Weekend at Bundu
We had a fantastic time in Nelspruit and did some lovely pages. My mom came with us and so did my kids and Tarryn’s friend Melissa. They had a great weekend too. Met some lovely ladies from Durban and a brilliant new teacher (to me) Karen from Tzaneen.
Digital scrapping
I have been buying digital kits like mad, not done too much with them. I took an online class with Sam Ellis and did the digital page on Devin. Will post later.
Blog
I have been re-inspired to update my blog. I need lots of help to get it the way I want it but as with everything, it takes time to learn all the tricks of the trade.
Granny
My mom in law has been in hospital with severe headaches this past week and so far they have not established exactly what the problem is. Probably vertebrae in her neck that are causing problems. The good thing that has come out of this is grandpa has been eating dinner with us at night and that is such a treat for us!
Ballito
The waves at the coast caused havoc recently and the Ballito beach was hardest hit. Scott, my brother in law sent me some photos of our beach. Luckily the flat is on the first floor, one unit had an armchair sized boulder that went through the trellidor.
Still doing the bookclub and supperclub thing as well as school Parents Association and BMX meetings.
The other day I had a lovely day reading old cards and letters from Richard, Dale, Jeffrey, Neil, Bobbi and Moira. Letters that are all over 20 years old and brought back so many memories. I have been inspired to do some pages about this time of my life.
Regards to all
Natasha
