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Tag Archives: Adrian and Stacey
“Barefoot, Pregnant & In the Kitchen”
At school Stacey’s strength lay in the sciences. One of the subjects she took was Tech Elec which is a subject those who are planning on a career in Engineering take. Stacey was consistently the only girl in the class for … Continue reading
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A Little Flutter
I got a lovely little message from Stacey this afternoon. This was the message she sent… Baby is 17 weeks and 2 days and is about the size of a turnip! Baby should be about 12.5cm long and weighs 141 … Continue reading
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Stacey Turns 30
It is hard for me to believe that I am old enough to have a 30-year-old daughter, when it seems just the other day I myself turned 30. I remember my 30th well and I will remember this weekend to … Continue reading
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Visiting Swellendam
Today we arrived in Swellendam! We got up early, fed Truffles and then packed her into the animal carrier and took her to the Precious Pets Cattery…. While she meowed all the way there, once we had her inside, she … Continue reading
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It Stopped!
This morning the multi-tonne vibrating compactor was right behind our house. The vibrations were crazy, shaking the walls, the windows, the floors and my brain. I couldn’t think, so Mike and I went down to the The Stag, a little … Continue reading
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Happy Memories
I love this day. I love the remembrance of it. It is the day Stacey and Adrian got married. What a beautiful sunny June day it was. The sky was blue and the sun was warm. 20th June 2009. She … Continue reading
Home Again!
Today we arrived home just after lunchtime. All was well back at the house and David arrived about 5 minutes after we did. We had a surprise for him, because we had a surprise at the hot springs! First here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Caledon hot springs, Sun Valley pond
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David’s Birthday
So it was 26 years ago that at around about 2-08pm, I gave birth to a son. I didn’t know what the gender would be. Stacey was with friends and everyone was waiting for the news. A son was born! … Continue reading
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Living Up To Other’s Expectations….
9-37am As I woke this morning, the main pleasure I felt was the wonderful realisation that I didn’t need to get up early! Working the Easter holidays meant that I have had to get up with the alarm clock 6 … Continue reading
If They Are Happy, I Am Happy…
12-57pm The highlight of the last 24 hours was a telephone conversation with Stacey. She had skype minutes that were due to expire, so she called me and we had a nice long natter. What a treat to hear first … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Cambodia, Christmas Cake, Spring cleaning, Westerners in Cambodia
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You are indelibly imprinted (tattooed) on the palms of God’s hands…
2-56 Those of you who read my blog, generally know I end with ‘In His Grip’. We are in God’s grip, but there’s more! I am just SO loving reading Isaiah at the moment. It is with some excitement that … Continue reading
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What A Little Treat: “If He Said It” by Jason Pretorius – Free Download…
1-27pm What a little treat! I was checking out a part of my blog that I hadn’t visited in a while and followed the link to Jason’s song…only to discover he’s opened it up for 100 free downloads….so go along … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, Arnold, Bible verse, death, If He Said It, Jason Pretorius, life, skype
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