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I have written up 3 blog posts this morning. And deleted 3 posts this morning. They are all so dull and boring and disconnected. I think I should just keep quiet today. :-)

Yesterday Honey had a project due. She was given it about a month ago. It was in the form of a diary and she had to choose her character from 1670's or something; living life at the Castle of Good Hope. They had to talk about how they got there, what they wore,ate and generally their daily life. It was a doff project in my opinion. It irritates me when they have to do dumb meaningless things. But annnyyyywaaaaay....it had to be handed in yesterday. She wasnt finished. She still had to colour her title page and write some screed on the last page about something I cant remember. She freaked and said she wasnt going to hand it in and would finish it that afternoon. I told her if she left it at home on purpose I would bin the thing and she would get zero. She handed it in; she got 78% for it but would have gotten 90% if she had put more effort into it. (her teacher told her this). She has learnt a valuable lesson..... Mama aint doing your projects darling. Apart from that little drama...

My middlest one, Lulu, is in Grade 1. Part of their homework, a couple of times a week, is to come home and practise the new letter they learnt that day. Yesterday she came home and practised writing out her 'k' . Another part of the exercise is to look for pictures that begin with the 'k' sound. It is all about phonetics at this point, not spelling so we look for anything 'k' or 'c'. I left her to it as I was making lunch for everyone. When I popped my head in to check on what she was doing I found her pasting this picture in her book. Before you scroll down - tell me what you think her 'k' sound word is when she looked at this picture. I had to ask her. Committed. Her words to me: "They are committed to each other, hey Mommy?" I love this sensitive little soul who is such a romantic at the ripe old age of 6.

Age: 38. And no, I am not afraid of being 40. Bed size: king. I love sharing a bed but do need my own space *some* of the time. Chore you hate: grocery shopping. yeah. no surprise there huh? Dogs: One, cross-bred lab/retriever. She is a gem; a rescue from the Karoo Animal Society. Essential start to your day: just getting out of bed on time is considered a major victory. there is no pattern...i get up. depending on the time I either waft or fly. Favorite color: depends on my mood but it is not pink okay? Gold or silver: not a fan of either. Height: 1.63cm Instruments that you can play: the guitar. pretty badly but well enough to teach my kids! Job title: Chief Whip Cracker. Kids: 3 Live: Large and ignore the bowl. Mom’s name: Um, relevance? Nicknames: Mel, Melly when I was little. Dont try that now unless you are related to me. Overnight hospital stays: 3x caesarians and 1x overnight when Hooli was 5wks old. Pet peeve: invasion of personal space. or hovering behind me when ...

I should be in my car on the way to grocery shop but I hate that so am procrastinating. I am going to flying through there in 20minutes wondering why I leave everything until the last minute....but procrastinate I will! All well here, great long weekend. Apart from the crappy Rango movie. What the heck were they thinking hey? The ugliest characters with the most macabre story line. Nee man. Dont bother taking your kids. Its yuck. Although my kids did say they enjoyed it....go figure. I also saw the Reese Witherspoon flick - How do you know? Hmmm, she is pretty and I like her but the movie is flakey and Owen Wilson is annoying. I have also been working hard on an assignment that is due today. Module 4 has also been released so am starting work on that today because we are going away this weekend so I dont want to be weighed down by studies. Tis hectic but tis all good here. School holidays are almost upon me and i cannot wait. Did you notice how flippin dark it is at 0630 now. Sjoe, get...

We got stuck behind yet another learner driver today. It is becoming a pattern...Hooli picks out L drivers like I pick out awesome shoes; with ease. Hooli : I dont want to learn how to drive. Me : Why not??? Hooli : I dont want to drive slowly. Ever. So I dont want to be a learner. Me: But everyone has to learn sometime. Hooli : No, I just want to drive fast. Like you. ************* Chatting to Honey about a scene in Glee where she realises one of the girls is pregnant by one of the (duh) boys. Honey: Are they married? Me : No, they are at school. Honey : Hmm, but she is pregnant? Me : Yes, she is. (feeling weary and realising I should have changed the channel faster) Honey : Ooooohhh. Me: um? Honey: I KNOW how she got pregnant! I know! Me: Yes? Honey: She kissed that boy waaaayyy too long. I know, I know. But seriously, do i have to tell her the truth just yet? By the way - that question is rhetorical so feel free NOT to tell me when you think the se*x talk is appropriate. ;-)

Weekend sped by as usual. Didnt quite make the departure time for the school hike so we went and did our own thing. The hike turned out to be a good 2hrs and unfortunately the riverbed that we hiked to was dry....but it all turned out okay in the end. The kids had such a blast - we had to drag the girls back but Hooli (aka Dash) RAN almost all the way back - I honestly cannot believe his stamina sometimes. The girls were gobsmacked that their 4yr old little boet put them to shame! these two are getting along so well lately I think what will always remain with me about this hike is the conversation between the kids whilst walking. They each were posed the question (by Honey) as to whether they would like another sibling. They then, in turn, chatted through the pros and cons and unanimously decided that they thought we were good and done and complete. Later, as it got hotter, Hooli commented that he was getting sweaty and Honey chirps: "Thats good Hooli, it will show off your manly ...

We are hoping to go a kid-friendly hike tomorrow morning. The school has a hiking club and they venture out once a month on a Saturday. To date we havent been great supporters as the convening time is 0830....not a time regularly seen in this household on a Saturday. I am realising though that autumn is almost upon us and we need to get out and about before winter sets in. The kids thoroughly enjoy the outdoors and it is always more fun to do it in a crowd. Am hoping to get a sitter so the man and I can get out and about on Saturday afternoon sans kids. He has been working/travelling very often of late and we really need some uninterrupted face time. The Argus cycle tour is on Sunday so we will be going down to our main road and enjoying the party atmosphere with hundreds of other supporters - we have done this annually since the kids were babies - such fun. What plans do you guys have?

This is an arbitary post with arbitary pictures. A bit of froth and bubble to take us into the weekend. A little bit of very ugly. and a little bit of beautiful a bit of winter inspiration. a bit of hollywood boys Gerard Butler, Jeff Probst, Richard Dean Anderson and Bradley Cooper. and...of hollywood girls Drew Barrymore, Reese, Jenn and Hilary Swank a bit of a laugh

I am not enjoying not blogging. My blog is my diary; I used to scrap book and now I blog. I am missing some epic stuff going on in the lives of children - I find myself thinking daily - I need to blog this moment...and then time slips away. Hooli rides for the first time I will be doing a photo show n tell post soon as I havent uploaded photees for ages. Kirstenbosch, Sunday 6 March 2011 - thanks to Hooli Bullets for now: Week two of the Internet Marketing course - this week we are learning how to build our own sites. Great to have some creative mojo going. Miss Lulu strutting her new boots and fav outfit The girls both have had haircuts - they look very oulik with their matching bobs. Saves us at least 20minutes every morning. Honey's teacher is driving me friggin bananas. She is so disorganised and scatty. Worse than any of us moms. And she doesnt even have kids of her own! Thankfully she is a temp so the regular lass returns in the second term. I received a text from the parent ...

Okay, so maybe I bit off a bit more than I could chew....this week has been so full of all these new and exciting things I spoke of in my previous post. This coupled with the demands of the SAHM has proven to be quite challenging BUT it is all good. Clearly the blog is suffering and I hope to remedy that soon - I just need to find a stride and pace that is going to work for the next 3 months. Headlines: Honey is doing really well, we never had to see a psychologist - we managed to work through things and she is styling. I am so proud of her (and me!) for weathering this little bump in the road. Lulu has made some lovely friends - mainly older than her (Gr 2's and 3's) which surprises me even though I am not sure why. She is becoming quite the little social butterfly and is off to her second playdatet this week. Hooli is doing good. He is beginning to sound out words and is showing remarkable artistic talent. I am always amazed when I realise I birthed these phenomenal, talented...