Monday
Half the year is behind us, so I looked back over my blog and picked out a couple of highlights from each month.
January:
- David’s YouTube channel had 1111 subscribers. Now it’s at 2561.
- We discovered we had a bunch of departures for our building a house on the Fish Hoek Echo Rd mountainside.
- We did a last-minute cruise from Cape Town to Durban to Portuguese Islands and back to Durban. It was fabulous.
- Book I read: Double Tap by Steve Martin
February:
- We paid the second dwelling costs for the building. That was a big step forward.
- Elsie turned 9 months and started getting out of her enclosure (an inflated baby swimming pool – such a brilliant first playpen).
- Mike celebrated his birthday.
- Lots of loadshedding in February
- I passed 100 days in braces – the orthodontist was really excited about my progress!
- Book I read: The Diary of Iris Vaughan
March:
- David celebrated his birthday.
- They started doing the piles at Echo. This was a huge step.
- Elsie turned 10 months and just look at this sweet photo…
- Book I read: Persuasion by Jane Austin
April:
- The cottage at Echo was burgled. They stole Julian’s laptop.
- We got the builder’s contract, but hit a curve ball needing to get neighbour permission.
- Had a very special Easter.
- Book I read: The Little Karoo by Pauline Smith
May:
- The building piles got done!
- We had many discussions with the neighbours. We got 4 of the 6 signatures. The 5th will sign once we have put roll-up kerb to get easy off-road parking. The 6th was a hard pill to swallow. He wants R40000, so we are letting his requests go through Council. It means a lengthy delay, but we have got used to the idea.
- We had a wonderful couple of days at Caledon Hot springs.
- I had my medical tests – mammo and gynae appointment. All is well.
- On 17th May, my orthodontist gave me a new (temporary) tooth. He filled the gap. I couldn’t believe the difference. When I smile, people see braces. When I smile, I see an amazing tooth I never had! 😀
- Big highlight – Elsie turned ONE!
- Book I read: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
June:
- Mike did his last show for CCFm – an era ended – after 26 years of being involved in the station.
- Stacey and Adrian celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary and Adrian turned 36.
- Winter set in.
- I passed 200 days in braces.
- Book I read: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
- So I’m reading the history of Fish Hoek right now, which I’ll finish soon. Then I have Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier lined up.
And so July begins! What a blessing to be here.
Hebrews 13:5
God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
These are the days.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
Gym:
I swam 40 lengths – 1km.
Braces:
Day 230