2010 Weekend Football Tournament

So bang-slap in the middle of winter we will be travelling to the beautiful northern Drakensburg Mountains for the Lions Under 7's Alberton Football Club Soccer Tournament.

Can you say brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?

Its gonna be frikken freezing... 

We'll be staying at the lovely Orion Mont Aux Sources Resort for the weekend while the wee nippers play footie.  There will be special awards for the Best Goalkeeper and Tiger of the Tournament.  Watch this space...

The big children aka parents will be treated to a Dinner Dance on the Saturday night and this years theme is "M".  We need to think of something funky to wear to keep up the team spirit and have some fun.  Let me know if you have any suggestions.  Another prize for the best dressed man and woman.

Nightingale

Muted nightingale

With one clipped wing

She will never soar

She will never sing

Upon her leg, a silver ring



Beautiful Nightingale

Her silent splendour worshipped

She closes her eyes and projects her song

The only other way she knows how

From heart to heart

From spirit to spirit

In your mind you will see her fly

Swooping into your slumbering soul


Sweet Nightingale

Sings only in her dreams

Her mantra tender and clear

Injured wing crippling her freedom

With mended wing flies gracefully without fear


Brave Nightingale

Perhaps one day a miracle will shine

Her cage bars will shatter and part

She will sing for the first time

A song so sweet

and fly straight to your heart

For yours to keep

2010 Air Show at Rand Airport

It was an amazing day out.  The weather was perfect and the air displays were spectacular.  Friends decdied to join us and we made a whole day of it. 

How Ya Goin?

The beautiful and lovely Green Eyed Momster bestowed this cool award upon me and I love it!  Thanx Hunni! 

Here are the options! (Be adventurous, it's not about embarrassment, just fun!)

1. Set up your camera on self timer (3 or 5 secs will be fine), hit the button and RUN in front of the camera view and try and get as far as you can before the shot is taken! Post it!! I'm sure your behind isn't as bad as you think!

2. In a conversation with someone work in the word "Woof" randomly, see how many times you can say it (With a straight face helps)... Post your score, and share their reaction!! example "Hey, woof you pass me the salt please?"... "I'll pick woof up in ten minutes, see you then!"

3. Before you go to hand something to someone, raise it to your nose for a second (As though you're sniffing it), and then hand it over casually as though nothing happened. The more mundane the object, the better the reaction you'll get! Such as a cd, money, phone..... Record the facial expression you receive in detail!! It's hilarious, trust me!

4. List 5 jokes that actually made you laugh out loud! REAL LOL's!!

5. Find a location, anywhere, room, backyard, bathroom, holding your camera spin around in a circle, press the shutter randomly, tell us all about what's in the picture (whatever it is!!!)! Doesn't matter if it's blurry, you'll clear things up! ;-)

I'm going with option two and five seeing as I love my Canon so much and I believe a picture tells a thousand words.  Option 4 seemed pretty kewl as well...(promise I'll keep 'em short)

Here is option two.  I set up my timer for 2 seconds and this is the shot I got. I'm still surprised I could move that quick!

Option 5.  When I did this Megan (who is at home sick with me today) asked me what on earth I was doing.  I spun around in the lounge a few times to get some different views with the camera.  She was lying on the couch under a blanket watching Nickelodeon and giggling at me like crazy. This is the interested shot I got - and I was able to entertain my daughter while doing it.

Option 4

I love short jokes because I have a bad memory.  If I can get a goodie that makes me really laugh out loud I store in my one liners (much easier to remember than an entire story with punch line).  One punch line.  My kinda joke!

Why did the squirrel cross the road?  Coz he couldnt' get his knob out the chicken.

Knock Knock?  Who's there?  I wannup.   

(you gotta say this one out loud)  so?  are you laughing yet or did I only get an eye roll or groan?

Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without a hard-on, make him a sandwich.

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

I pass this award on some new bloggers I recently started following:

Hootin' Anni

James James

Sassy Pants Freckle Face

Mandy's Voetjies

Katherine at Chicky's Creative Corner 

Go get silly!

Today at the Doctor's Rooms

Megan's been complaining of abdominal pain and tummy cramps on and off for a week now.  Today I finally took the day off and took her to the doctor to have it checked out as I was tired of her whining about it. I thought she was just playin' it up in order to avoid going to school and getting a wee bit more attention.  (Like average 7 years olds will do)

R300 later...the Doctor said her diet is poor (surprise! surprise!) I could've told you that... The damn child eats like a bird!  She lives on crap and doesn't drink enough fluids.  Doc has put her on antibiotics to cover any intenstinal infections she may have and I have to monitor her from here on.  If she doesn't get better we need to take her for xrays.

So bottom line, a change in diet for her and I'm glad she heard it from the doctor and not just her mum.  I get the usual rolling eyes as if to say (what do you know, mum).  Lets hope this pushes her to eat more fruits, veggies and avoid too much white bread and junk!

We fooled around with my phone camera while in the waiting room. We had some side-ways glances from other patients because we were snapped pictures of each other and giggling uncontrollably.  We spent some good quality time together today.

Some of the shots.

Does she look sick to you?

No lollipop for her this time...