Today was the open day at the Montessori creche that Sarah will be going to next year. We spent an hour in the class that she will be in, joining in the various activities they were doing. It is quite daunting for a little girl to walk into a classroom full of other kids who know each other well and don’t know her at all (although there was one boy in the class that we know). She took about ten minutes to let go of my hand and join in, but once she did she did brilliantly. She was even invited to join them for pancakes, and afterwards joined the queue of little ones to wash their plates afterwards. From being shy and a little nervous at first, it’s now all she has spoken about all day. Yay! It is a relief that she is excited about her new school – but I already know the first day is going to be extremely tough for me, even though I have already been through it before. I have had such a lump in my throat all day just having been there with her and seeing how far she has come and how bloody clever she is! I am one proud momma!
Category: My Babies
Hello to you if you are still one of the people checking up on me – if you are, that’s just weird but hello anyway 
So, I think I have decided to start blogging again. I’m still unsure and not promising anything or putting any pressure on myself, but let’s see how it goes okay? As you can see I have changed the theme… Can you believe there are no themes with purple colouring? So, yes, I’m still Purple Ronnie, but you’ll just have to picture the page as purple. Just try. Hard. Please.
What have I been doing since February? Tweeting. A lot! I’m an addict! I think for someone like me who is not so good at keeping up with things (like my blog), it is just perfect and I so enjoy the interaction with all my followers. As a mom, you tend to get stuck in a rut and not really feel a part of what is happening in the outside world. With twitter, I feel so much more in touch with what is happening out there. I think it is so much better than facebook, although that too serves its purpose for me. Luckily, I have managed to stay in touch with my blogger friends in this way as well. I have really lost touch with all the blogs I follow. I am hoping to rectify that, but once again no promises. When I finally get both kids to bed in the evening, I am usually so knackered I can just about manage to watch a half-hour tv programme, let alone catch up on all the blogs. But I want to. I really do. And all I can do is just try and make time.
So, I’m here, for now. Lots of love xxx
Well, not quite… but about 3kms down the road…. Took doggies to the beach this evening and thought I would make everyone who is not lucky enough to be living in Cape Town jealous.. ;0) How lucky we are…
Hi all! Just broke away from my hectic Sunday schedule to let you all know how much I am enjoying this day. Well I awoke at 9.30am with the smell of freshly-made coffee and I just knew it was going to be a perfect day. I haven’t left the bed yet! (Naughty naughty)! I am tempted to say it’s the perfect weather for lazing in bed with your hubby and your dogs, but I haven’t actually looked outside yet, so for all I know it’s a gloriously sunny day – but I have my doubts! So, instead I will say, it’s a perfect day for lazing in bed with your hubby and your dogs – regardless of what the weather is doing.
It has really been a great weekend, starting with a public holiday on Friday, on which I managed to spend a whole afternoon with my wonderful friends, Caroline and Suzaan – it has been a long while since we have spent time together just the three of us and it was great to be able to do so. I also was honoured to see the latest baby scan and delve into the baby drawers to ooh and aah over all the baby’s little things. She certainly will be a very well-dressed (and very warm, thanks to all the blankets) little madam!
Yesterday, I had my dad and stepmom over for lunch, which was relaxing and nice. Last night we went with Clive and Nix to see ‘Hannibal Rising.’ Why oh why do I do this to myself? I spend most of the movie with my head tucked into Steven’s armpit – thank goodness he showered before we went out! Having said that, it really was a very good movie with a great introduction to how Hannibal became Hannibal – played by a very intense and excellent young actor who I have never heard of but I am sure will be seeing a lot more of due to his brilliant performance.
And so, now that I have managed to drag myself away from bed to write this post and check on all the other bloggers (as you can see my blogging addiction far outweighs my laziness); I will say bye bye and hope you are all having an equally blissful Sunday!
Love you all!
xxx
Mmmm…. what do you write when you really wanna write something but you don’t know what to write and no writing of any shape or form comes easily and then you think well if I just start writing, something will come out so I will just write and write and yet, as I am writing I still don’t know what to write…..!
Phew…….. Ok, so I guess I will tell you about my week as uneventful and uninteresting as it was. Well, not really that uneventful but just uneventful enough to make this one of those posts you wish you had never started reading coz by the time you get to the end of it you are going to realise it’s full of nothing!
So, Tuesday night we had our monthly girls’ dinner club. Tuesday was Chantelle’s turn and she chose Mama Roma in Blauwberg. It was quite nice – the food and the wine great (yes, I did have too much as usual). It is so nice to have a regular date with your friends and to be able to get away from the men and the work and all the usual crap of the day! We are a group of people who are so comfortable to just be ourselves, say what we want, do what we want, wear what we want and let it all out! And boy, do we! At times it’s silly, at other times it’s serious, most of the time it’s a scream with all the weirdos I call my friends….! Some of the topics that get discussed are bizarre, scary or just plain rude…;0) (Who said that – not me! Yes girls, I hear you – what happens at dinner club stays in dinner club……) So, that was Tuesday and it was great!
On Wednesday I went to the PERSONAL TRAINER! That was really fun…..NOT! The great thing is (well, not great for her), her leg is in plaster as she has broken her leg (or was it ankle… can’t remember now…) so, half the training session is me walking next to Nadia with crutches and hopping to the next area…..!!!! She once again had some fantastic torture planned for me …. clearly having her feet up gives her imagination that much more time to think up new and interesting ways for me to make a fool of myself in front of the general public! (Did I mention that the likes of Corne Krige and half the Stormers train at my gym – good thing they are married, else boy would they be making passes at me with my sexy purple tracky bottoms with holes in them, bright red face and lunging, squatting and gasping for breath all over the place)! Wednesday evening I had a wonderful reiki session with Louise – thanks Louise – I feel almost normal once again….! Then off to the folks for dinner. Unfortunately, that was not a fun time as we had some bad news in the family so it was tears and stressing on behalf of my sister who I can’t even hug as she is in Scotland….!
Then today was a normal work day – we went for a lovely run on the beach with the dogs – I love this time of year as the sun makes everything orange and all the kitesurfers were out – next time I will take a pic – it really is a lovely sight with Table Mountain in the distance….! (sorry Wends, but yes, I am trying to make you jealous….. Read: Come Home)!
So, that is my week thus far! Tomorrow Steven and I are off to Onrus for the weekend so wish good weather on us please. My doggies are staying with their cousin Leo (sis-in-law’s dog) – so they will be having fun too! Will take lots of pics and tell you all about it on Monday!
Hmmm…. For a post entitled ‘Writer’s Block’ this is quite a long one…….. ;0)
Love you all!
xxxx
