More change coming......

Yes-siree-bob!
Next year we will not be homeschooling. The boys miraculously got places in a wonderful private christian school just up the road, and I have found a small play group for Tanzi to go to 3 mornings a week. I am going to miss the interaction and fun we all had together as we learnt! The past 3 years have been wonderful, and I don't think this is going to be the end of our homeschooling journey, but I do feel that because we have moved provences, the kids need to be in a school environment to make some friends.
CoolDude is extremely excited, and can't wait to get a proper school bag and uniform. WizzKid says he wants to play every sport that is offered!

So what am I going to do with all this extra time on my hands? I have decided to have an 'Esther Year'.
Just as Esther had to prepare for 12 months before she was presented to the King, I have decided, that I need to take time out, to sit at God's feet and listen to His voice. I also want to take better care of myself and get healthy, fit and slim again.

I can't wait for 2008!

Hugs Fee

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As promised.............

........pics of our new house.
This is our driveway leading up to the main entrance and a shot of the garden on the entrance side. As soon as the house has been cleared of all it's boxes, I will welcome you inside.






The benefit of living in a complex/cluster development, is that you feel much safer. Notice I say feel, as this type of living can also create a false sense of security. We are going to put in an alarm(with armed response) and security gates on all the outside doors. That's what you need to do in this country!

I am very happy to be 'home'. So is Tanzi (it seems!)...... here she is showing us one of her karate moves!

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Hugs Fee

We are finally in our new home!

Not unpacked................... but at least in!
WizzKid, Tanzi and I travelled down on Friday. CoolDude, MrGee and Dash(the cat) followed the next day. I think Hubby/MrGee got the better deal. The cat couldn't have been more demanding then our little miss Tanzi!
At one point she screamed "I need a wee-wee!" In S.Africa it is not safe to stop at the road side for your dearest to relieve him or herself. After much persuasion from Tanzi, that 'the wee is coming out' I realised I needed to make a plan and I roped WizzKid in! Poor guy.
I gave WizzKid a plastic packet, and told him to place Tanzi's legs in the packet handles and pull the packet way up so that she could wee into it! He then had to tie the packet up for later disposal.
He was such a help, but I did hear him murmur 'gross' and 'this is disgusting!'

I took some pics of the outside of our new house, but I can't find the flippin' camera cord to upload the images! Bummer!

Drop by soon...... I promise to post some pics!
Hugs Fee
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They just don't get it!

Yesterday afternoon I was with a couple of ladies..... saying my goodbyes. At sometime I mentioned that they can keep up to date with our news if they visit my blog. "What's a blog?" asked the one lady. "Well, it's my virtual diary." I replied "You mean you let everyone read about what's going on in your life?!" "I don't write about very intimate stuff, it's more about daily events, funny moments, homeschooling." "Do they enjoy reading about that?" "I think so.What's wonderful is that I'm able to connect with moms all over the world." "Why would you want to make friends with people you're never gonna meet?" I quickly changed the conversation. Being on trial for having a blog was starting to annoy me slightly!

Why do you blog?

You Are a Life Blogger!

Your blog is the story of your life - a living diary. If it happens, you blog it. And make it as entertaining as possible.

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

Just when you thought you knew me...

I saw this on Gills blog @ Gills Jottings . I thought it would be fun to do..............

10 Things I liked as a teenager that I really don’t care for now:

1. Blond Hair! (I was desperate for it!)


2. Leg warmers


3. Fuchsia and Lime green mix of clothes!


4. Madonna (Oh .... totally!)


5. Boy George (urgh!)


6. Rolled up shorts


7. Ankle bracelets


8. A second piercing in my left ear. (Did it myself!)


9. Blue eye shadow


10. Rob Lowe ( I had a major crush on the oke!)

10 things I didn’t like as a teenager that I do like now:

1. Avocados, olive and feta in a salad


2. Red wine


3. Nurturing my plants!


4. Epic/classical/period movies. ( I luv 'em)


5. Books


6. Children ( good thing I like them now!)


7. Rules and boundaries!


8. Educational games and toys


9. The Bible


10. My Hubby(I knew him as a teenager, but I didn't like him!)

10 things that I didn't like as a teen and still don’t like:

1. People who lie


2. Being on stage/the center of attention


3. Cellulite


4. False friends


5. Seafood


6. Honey


7. Snakes and scaley lizards.
8. Going on a plane!( I am freaked about this!)
9. Speed and heights!!!!!
10. Dogs.... sorry, all you dog lovers!

10 things I liked as a teen and still do:

1. I have and love BIG hair
2. enjoy a great beat and a good dance!
3. I thoroughly enjoy true life stories.
4. Brad Pitt... say no more!
5. Friday afternoons!
6. Art appreciation and architecture
7. Home decor
8. MUSIC of all types... as long as the words are kosher!
9. Cats !!!
10. Trustworthy friends.

Please let me know if you do this.

Hugs Fee

It has been 10 long days..........

but finally MrGee is home!

He bought copious amounts of treats back for the kids and I. We have enough chocolate and candy to see us well through this Christmas period. The American candy and chocolate tastes completely different to ours. I find the chocolate extremely rich..... but the kids aren't complaining! I was thrilled to see he got me Christmas fruitcake from Bloomingdale's.... my absolute favourite!

The aftermath!

My dear friend Katrina from By His Good Grace and her Hubby looked after MrGee so well! Thank you special friends! (mwah,mwah)

He can't stop raving about your culinary skills girlfriend! You spoilt him horribly! I'm making MrGee Roast Lamb and Yorkshire Pudding for lunch today. I feel the necessity to impress him a little! teehee

Hugs Fee

CoolDude was not so cool this week.

This has been quite a week. CoolDude was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. Let me backtrack a little....................
About 2 months ago, CoolDude started to complain of shooting pains up the left side of his chest. MrGee and I told him they were probably growing pains, and that he needed to tell us whenever they occurred. Initially he would have 3-4 sharp pains a day, but then it progressed to about 10.

On Monday morning he got out of bed looking the grimmest I've ever seen him. He hadn't slept the whole night, and every time he breathed in, that sharp shooting pain would cause him to groan in agony. A visit to the GP gave us no answers, so I tried to make an appointment with our Paediatrician. He was too busy to even see us. In South Africa we are so short of specialists, that they get to call the shots!

I just couldn't wait a week to see my Paed, so I asked our GP to phone the Casualty(Emergency Room) and explain the situation. So CoolDude and I spent 6 long hours at ER. After numerous X-rays, a scan and blood tests they found nothing! He was admitted, and further tests were done........ still the Paed on call found nothing.
After a night in hospital, he woke up the next morning and was totally fine!

This morning he woke up doubled over in pain and he had a fever of note!

I took him back to the hospital Paed ...... she did further examinations, and finally diagnosed it as Bornholm Disease ( also known as epidemic myalgia, epidemic pleurodynia, Sylvest's disease and Devil's Grip).
(Bornholm Disease = An acute infectious febrile disorder caused by a group B coxsackievirus and characterized by severe epigastric or thoracic pain. Epidemic pleurodynia may occur at any age but is most common in children. There is sudden onset of severe, frequently intermittent, often pleuritic pain in the epigastrium or lower anterior chest, with fever and often headache, sore throat.)
Understand all that????

Your prayers are so welcomed.
Hugs Fee

School is out!

The kids are delighted and I am over the moon!
We were going to finish the school year this Friday, but we have been doing revision for the past 2 weeks and I just felt to wrap it up today.

This school year we completed :
Sonlight Core 3&4 Condensed American History
Sonlight Science 4
Sonlight Bible 4

WizzKid completed:
Sonlight Grade 6 Language Arts
Wordly Wise 3000 (Book2)
Winston Grammar ( Basic Level)
Keys to Good Language 5
In addition to his assigned readers, he read another 24 books.
Maths- Singapore 5B,6A , Horizons 6(Book1)

CoolDude completed:
Sonlight Grade 3 Language Arts
Wordly Wize C
Modern Curriculum Press Word Study (Level D)
In addition to the assigned readers he read another 19 books
Maths- Singapore 3A, Horizons 3(Book 1&2)

We have had a great year, and now we can enjoy 2 months of fun in the sun!
Hugs Fee

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8 Things I often say!

My dear friend Beth from Part of the Miracles tagged me! Now Beth, this was one haul of a tag...... as I sat trying to add to each categorie I realised I was going to be up till the cows came home!!! And these cows were s-l-o-w plodders!

Here were the questions I was supposed to answer.............

8 Things I'm passionate about
8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
8 Things I Say Often
8 Books I've read
8 Songs I Could Listen To Over and Over
8 Things That Attract Me To My Best Friend
8 Things I've Learned This Year
8 People To Tag

Okay so I cheated.... The question in bold is the only one I answered. To make things easier I asked my boys to answer the question for me.

So here goes.............

8 Things I Say Often.(according to my boys)

1. The S- word! (yes,I admit I do say sh-t ..... a bit!)
2. Wash your w-llys boys! My eldest came to me the other day and asked politely if I could please call that body part "his private". He also suggested that it would be nicer if I didn't scream this for all the neighbours to hear!
3. Come on....... quick sticks!I'm usually packing them into the car.
4. Stop being a stinky bum!.... If the kids or the cat are not doing what I want them to do, I will refer to them as being one of these. It's said affectionately though!
5. What a wonderful day! WizzKid reminded me that on opening the curtains, in the morning, I always exclaim this!
6. Tanzi's too quiet, boys go find her! At least twice a day I ask the boys to seek out the whereabouts of TanziPanzi, and invariably she is caught in the act!
7. WizzKid, I have a problem! WizzKid immediately knows that I have a computer issue! Poor kid I bug him alot!
8. Oh my hat! CoolDude said whenever I was surprised I would say this...... so true!

Forgive me Beth....... I just didn't have the energy to complete the whole task!

But to you out there, the questions are available for you to copy,and to continue the life of this meme!

Hugs Fee

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Brighter is better!

With MrGee being away I find I have a lot more time on my hands. Mmmmm...... so I decided to make some Summer place mats for our new home! I am a lover of bright and bold colour just like my blogger friend Sara. Go and check out her creative ideas at Sara's Art House. I love her use of colour(btw .....South Africans spell colour this way!) and her very clever ideas!

So Sara's bright and bold colours inspired these placements...............

As I was taking pics of the place mats, Tanzi decided to become a fashion model extraordinaire!

She needed to be the center of attention it seems!

And there was no stopping her!

Lots of love!

Fee

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