Walk For Jarred

This morning was Jarred's Walk for Life 4km walk starting at the NG Church in Branckenhurst. About 200 to 250 people showed up to give there support and we had great weather and lots of money was raised.


Jarred's Sponsored Banner

The Crowd of walkers that gathered at the ChurchJarred's family and the organisers of the walk
Along the road
Lots of Energade to keep us going

National Clevage Day

If you haven't already decided on who to vote for this election day (22 Apri 2009), VOTE NCD. National Clevage Day. The only party firmly supporting the left and the right. The party that's giving you 25% off all WONDERBRA products, nationwide between the 29th Marcha nd the 5th of April.

Vote WONDERBRA. The one and only.

Did you "support" today?

New Mooncup Website

Check out the new on-line shop at my Mooncup website and place your order today. I was supposed to increase the prices this month because of the exchange rate and increasing import duties but I am still keeping it at the old price for one month - April 2009.

So buy now before the price increase in May 2009.

Kaylin's Tantrums and Troubles

Kaylin is giving me serious gray hair before my time! I'm frustrated and at my wits end with her. I've actually been surfing the net for play therapist so that I can sort it out as I'm not doing the right things anymore. I'm not coping with parenting her. KK's frustrated with me and I in turn feel she's always defiant, stubborn and she always wants things her way or no way. Perhaps we are too much alike...

The above pictures is just a minor whining session which eventually leads into tantrums where she stamps her feet and shakes her head while screaming at me and squeezing her little fists in total anger and frustration. I can't seem to control her. She doesn't respond to any discipline techniques I've tried with her. If I put her in time out she screams not stop for what seems like forever, if I put her in her room she tears the place apart and kicks down the door, if I smack her she cries as if I've broken her. *sigh*

Terrible twos? For me its the terrible threes.

I know that I have myself to blame for some of it because she was a very sick as an infant until she was about 2 years old. She was also very little and fragile and I guess I babied her for longer than I had to because she was always so sickly and miserable. KK's also always been slow in her development; She only got her first tooth at year old, she only crawled when she was about 10 months, walked when she was almost 14 months, she didn't talk for ages and I was worried about that.

I started her on speech therapy when she was about two and the Speech Therapist started to teach her sign language so she used to sign instead of speak in order for us to get some communication going. But I felt that was regressing her as she wasn't speak much at all, so I never went back. I was hoping that things would sort themselves out and that she just took longer to learn something than Megan. She only started talking sense at about 2½. She still has poor speech for her 3 years of age and if I compare her to Megan, she is speaking like Megan spoke when she was about 20 months.

I know I should not compare the sisters but its hard to measure or gage in any other way. I only know Megan and how I brought her up and that I haven't done too much different.

I tried to treat them the same but KK always seemed to get more attention and needed me more because she was in and out of the hospital, always ill, puking, at the doctor, on medication, needing comfort.

I am now suffering because I have indulged her and now she wants things her way all the time. Is she just a Spirited Child or have I got a real problem on my hands? I feel incredibly guilty for all my mistakes and I can't seem to make it right now. I've lost all direction with her and the things that I am doing are not working anymore. I smack her far too much and I feel guilty about that. I don't want her to fear me - I want to do things right and reason with her but she's such a strong little personality and knows exactly how to wind me up.

I've found a psychologist in Glenvista who is willing to see us and help us both.

My patience with her is very thin and she knows my buttons to push...

Any advice is welcome!!!

This mum has a knot in her stomach about this one.

Double Rainbow Over Alberton

A double rainbow over Alberton recently with all our afternoon thundershowers.
Isn't it gorgeous?

Only had my phone camera with me.