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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Leap Year 2012…
3-58pm Last night, Adrian and Stacey came over to wish Mike happy birthday, bringing with them their gifts…David also waited for his sister and brother-in-law to arrive before giving Mike his gift… Mike was expecting the one but not the … Continue reading
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Mike’s Birthday…
4-07pm Today is Mike’s birthday. I have celebrated 26 birthdays with him, so today, this blog is dedicated to the man God provided – I honour my husband Mike with 26 reasons why I love him… 1. He loves the … Continue reading
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Birthday Week!
5-58pm This is a bonanza birthday week, with it being Mike’s birthday tomorrow, David’s 21st birthday on Thursday and his 21st party on Saturday! So I am in birthday mode. Today, after the show I did a lot of music … Continue reading
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Prego Rolls and Muffins…
2-50pm That was lunch- Mike braaied steaks and I made a lovely fried onion and tomato mix and we had prego rolls with salads. Stacey then whipped up choc chip muffins and they went down very well with coffee! The … Continue reading
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Mike’s Surprise Birthday Dinner on the Beach…
1-57pm Our beach picnic of yesterday evening went off so very well. I was a bit worried about the little on-shore breeze. I was really hoping we wouldn’t get entirely blown away! After I did yesterday’s blog, I went down … Continue reading
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Making a Memory…
3-13pm In three hours time, I head off to the beach with table, chairs and picnic basket and all the accessories to surprise Mike with a picnic dinner. I thought the table was collapsible but soon discovered that it doesn’t. … Continue reading
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Secret to Enjoying Everyday Life…
3-50pm For me the secret to enjoying everyday life lies in a solid foundation. Jesus spoke these words: “Seek first His (God’s) kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”. The Message paraphrases … Continue reading
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The Funny Ol’ Game of Cricket!
3-43pm At about 11-20am I suddenly woke up to the fact that the final T20 match between SA and New Zealand was on and I wondered what the score was. I went onto a ‘ball by ball’ website and saw … Continue reading
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The Quest for Significance…
3-31pm I’ve been thinking about this over the last few days. Everyone is looking for significance. It begins when you are a young child, trying to find out ‘what you are good at’ or ‘what makes you acceptable to others!’ … Continue reading
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One Productive Day!
3-57pm Okay, so I am trying to get this blog done and dusted before Mike gets home! I will complete all my computer work by the time he walks in through the door and I will not return to it … Continue reading
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A Day of Rest…
4-09pm I have got back into bringing a blog at a reasonable time. Today we missed church this morning but hope to go to the service this evening. As a result I have had a wonderfully restful day. After rising … Continue reading
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Sun Valley Water Woes…
10-56pm (Yes!!!! It’s nearly midnight!!!!) WAY WAY past my bedtime! The day was mainly marked by the lack of water from before sunrise to after 1pm! Mike & I nipped down to the Mall to buy in 5 litres of … Continue reading
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Fast Friday Blog!
6-46pm The day has run away with me and if I don’t get my blog down now, it’s not going to happen before the clock strikes midnight! Today, the sun rose to welcome in another splendid summer’s day… I enjoyed … Continue reading
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Feral cat, my foot!
5-44pm Yesterday evening, during an early dinner with Granny, I looked out the window and to my surprise, there was Marilyn reversing the Tears Kombi up the driveway to off-load The Cat! We carried the cage to the backyard and … Continue reading
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Overeasy Wednesday
3-31pm Yep, today has been an enjoyable day. I called it ‘over- easy’ and then wondered about that term, so I googled it and found ‘over- easy’ eggs are not really how I like them. If the definition of over- … Continue reading
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