Family Day...

With my birthday coming up tomorrow, we rounded up the family and had lunch at my sister's place.  It was great to have everyone together!

Dylan (my nephew) and Megan

A Daft Scots Lass, her Boerewors, Mick and up-side-down Roman

Roman and my big sister, Janie.  In the back, Claire and Megan

Roman and Kaylin

Mick and Roman

A Daft Scots Lass and her Boerewors

Janie and Roman

Roman, Megan and Mick

Sisters : Janie and A Daft Scots Lass

Cheers - lunch is served

Kaylin and Roman

The wee ones

I was so long in labour they had to shave me twice

Yesterday was a public holiday here in South Africa. Its was Human Rights Day so I invited my big sister and her clan over for a good old fashioned Souf Efrikén braai.

Unfortunately, the heavens opened up on us and it pissed with rain most of the frikken day but that didn't stop us from firing up the braai and enjoying some XBOX Kinect.

Megan, Janie, Mick, Claire and Kaylin enjoying their braai

Our newest edition to our family.  Meet Lucy

Me and Lucy-Loo-Loo

I also get a brilliant surprise in the post!  I got a parcel from fellow blogger Mr Cool aka Tom Tomoser with a lovely letter and his latest Greatest Hits CD just for me!  Thanx so much Tom - what a loverly surprise.

Family Came to Visit!

Yesterday, my sister, her man and their troop came to visit. We had bought XBOX Kinect in the morning so my nephews, Ryan and Dylan, tried it out.  My sister and her man were going to the Cold Play Concert last night to celebrate her birthday and I agreed to babysit my niece, Claire Jane.


She is such a sweetie pie.

Ryan and Dylan playing Kinect

Three girls: Megan, Claire and Kaylin

We played Tea Party

Kaylin

Claire Jane



We ran around in the garden



CJ

CJ

We played cars



And It was all very tiring...

Cutie Pie

 

What a wee Button!

Claire Jane playing Peek-A-Boo



Breakfast at Janie's

Today we were invited to my sister's place for breakfast this morning. We were supposed to come with our bed hair and pj's on. My eldest didn't want to go "out" with her jammies on, then my youngest followed suit. I didn't want to be the only one with my pj's on, so I we all got dressed. I did wear my slippers and not a stitch of make-up.


We had a good time preparing, cooking and eating breakfast together.  It was lovely to all be together for the morning, talking shite, playing guitar and violin and drinking lots of tea.

My Boerewors and my nephew, Ryan play chess

Claire Jane and Kaylin read books

Pretty CJ

Wee Claire Jane

CJ plays pool

A Daft Scots Lass washes the dishes

The Techno Boffs:  my nephew, Dylan and Megan

the eating

Mick drinks his coffee

Kaylin plays pool

Janie prepares breakfast

Bare-faced sisters enjoy their cuppa tea 

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When Claire Jane Came to Visit

I looked after my niece last night while my sister, Janie and Mick went out for a well-deserved and well-overdue date.  They went out for dinner and to a club afterwards and had a good old time!

We got to spend time with Claire Jane and she is just too adorable.  Whether she's sleeping or awake, she's just a wee angel!  Lots of kisses and cuddles and quality time with her Aunty Gillian.

I'm happy today...

Claire Jane

Megan, Kaylin and Claire aka CJ

Megan, Kaylin and Claire

Kisses for Doggie from Claire

Claire Jane

Bedtime, finally!

Cherio 2009!

So Long, Farewell..

2009 was a good year all-in-all.

Well, it certainly has been eventfull!!

Yes, we had a major recession which took a toll on our strict budget, I didn't get an increase at work or a bonus because our company has been trying to keep their head above the water.  Nevertheless, its been jam-packed full of drama and fun.  Here's just some of the stuff:

I became an aunty of a beautiful niece. 

My Best Friend and I got our matching Friendship Tattoos.

I realised that life is too short for materialism, arguments, drama, nonsense things.

I started tracing my family ancestry and did a family tree going back to the late 1600's.

I voted in the 2009 General Elections and stood in the queue for an hour to make a cross on a piece of paper which made no fucking difference.

I had a seriously hair raising experience in our haunted tent.  I will NOT sleep in it ever again.  Tent For Sale - Going Cheap - Make me an offer!  Any offer.

We started organising our adventure-packaged December 2010 Road Trip Tour including jacuzzi safari, sleeping in tree houses in the bush and bunjee jumping.

Our awesome Family Holiday to the sea-side was unforgettable.  I realised even though my mum and mad dad live far away I still miss my Mum everday!

I realised that I can't get away with saying that I'm 29 till I die...the wrinkles and droppy body parts are tell-tale signs that I'm fibbing.

I want to skip Winter 2010.  The cold months SUCK big time!

You can't put a price on Funny Evenings at Home.

I am saving for Botox.

Thoroughly enjoyed doing my bit for a few charities this year and will continue in 2010.

I got a black eye playing Ring-A-Rosie and then I fell down.

I learned that you need to verbalise your feelings and let things out into the big wide world.

Dance moves me.  It stirs many emotions within me.  Perhaps its why I'm addicted to SYTYCD.

I absolutely LIVE for Convesations with my Children.

I'm a Bloggoholic

There are plenty more than 15 things that woman can do that men can't.

To my Visitors and Fine Followers:

Happy Hogmanay and All the VERY BEST for 2010.

A Visit from My Sister

My sister, Janie and her partner Mick and their little Claire Janie (who is now 4 month old) came to visit today.  I took some pix.