Not impressed .....

Meet the new addition to our family... FANTA. I'm sure you worked out he's the orange fur-ball on the left. Miss Tanzi initially called him Garfield.... then Killer but Fanta seems to have stuck.
Kate( the dwarf bunny) is very happy with her new playmate, but Mimi( the other fur-ball) is horrified! Hence the walking-away-in-disgust attitude.
I'm sure Fanta will eventually win her over.

First sleep over

Eight year old Tanzi has been begging for months for a sleep over. It's something I've never been keen on, but recently she has made friends with a lovely little girl.... Amy. I have also become friends with Amy's mom. SO....... Miss Tanzi had her first sleep out. And ..... she went with them to Beauty And The Beast production at the Elizabeth Sneddon theatre the following day.

Iliana's Annual Market.

So this is what I have been working towards for the past couple of months...My friend's annual market. It went quite well... I had hoped to sell more but still, I banked a nice amount. WizzKid made me a snazzy sticker for the back of each mosaic, so perhaps I'll get a few calls for commissions.

My mom came with me to the opening ..... a Cheese and Wine evening.

It's in the genes.

Back in her years my Gran built walls, gardened and supplied markets with uniquely knitted and crotchet'd goodies. She also made a mean roast with Yorkshire puddings most Sundays! Although she wasn't a 'huggy' ,lovable type of person we always had fun with her. She made the collecting of garden snails exciting and the piecing of jigsaw puzzles an amazing challenge.
Like my gran, ..... I love to create with my hands and have tried almost every craft. Six years ago I created my first mosaic(a purple cross) and fell in love with this craft.
Today..... I dropped off 43 mosaics at my friend's house. Illana is an artist, and is holding an OPEN WEEK at her house.She is displaying about 50 sellers merchandise. I'm SO excited and really hope people like my goodies!

Cooldude loves Pooh!

Today,fourteen years ago we were blessed with a very special boy,Cooldude. On this day Wizzkid was persuaded to be a 'big boy' and give his new born brother the Pooh Bear he had received when he was born.

Cooldude became so attached to Pooh, that by 6 months of age if anyone tried to take his slobbered-on friend away he would let out a high pitched scream. He had to be washed, dried and popped back into Cooldude's cot before sleep time was up!
Over the next 4 years Pooh Bear had to be hospitalized for numerous limb re-attachments and eyeball transplants.

In one of our many moves Pooh got lost and Cooldude forgot about his bear friend, that is until about a year ago. Cooldude doesn't care what his friends think about his love for Pooh! For his birthday celebration at school he asked me to make this cake.....
HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS SON. You brighten up our lives! Xlove youX

"Sidney the Kidney."

It's been exactly 3 months since MrGee had his transplant and he has had no episodes of rejection and all is going well. This week the doctor will reduce MrGee's meds again. He will now be taking a third of what he started out on. 

We are getting to spend a whole lot more time together as a family. It's wonderful!

I am so grateful for friends and family who upheld us in prayer during this time. MrGee and I are amazed at how God orchestrated the whole event. Thank you Jesus.

Miss Tanzi has named the kidney 'SIDNEY'.

MrGee has a great kidney.

As MrGee says...his donor must have wee'd often. His new kidney is working beautifully and producing a lot of urine. Thank you Jesus for this miracle.

Best Mothers Day Present!

MrGee had a kidney transplant late Saturday night. He came out of theatre at 1:30 am( Sunday morning)on Mothers Day. His mom is rejoicing that her son has a second chance with his health, and I am ecstatic that my children will get to enjoy their dad for longer! He is a very special man.

A First For Us All

In December we ventured overseas for the first time as a family. We visited England, France and Dubai. Two weeks prior to us leaving, Heathrow had been closed due to heavy snowfall and so we were hopeful that we would get to see some of the white stuff.
You see .... NONE of us have ever touched snow!
But, sad to say, the snow had melted by the time we arrived in England and our wish remained ungranted..... THAT IS UNTIL TODAY! And we didn't have to travel too far for our first snowball fight. On our way through to the Midlands I picked my Dad up from Howick. You see he TOO hasn't ever been in the snow!

Doc Tanzi

My beautiful daughter is such a blessing and joy to us all. She amazes me with her desire to serve and encourage. Tonight, as I tucked her into bed, she said ........
"Even if you have only one arm and one leg, I will always love you .... 'Cause you are SO precious to me."
Not only did this comment make my heart 'tumble-turn' with emotion, but it reminded me of the time that she 'doctored' my foot. I told her she was the best Doctor anyone could have and she said " I love you Mom and I want to see you better."