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Happy birthday to my other half. . .

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Today is Robin’s birthday, you all know Rob by now…My husband the great cook (to my detriment) who thinks he is funny and in the words of Pink “I hate so much it must be true love”…. 
Love that song, here are the lyrics.

But seriously it’s Rob’s birthday and I will take this opportunity to be soppy and announce to the world that I am one lucky girl to be with someone who supports her whole heartedly and would go hungry so she doesn’t have to, someone who although he is ridiculously shy will attend events where strangers will inevitability try to strike up a conversation with him (he is not a fan) just because I HAVE to go 🙂 

He was recently bumped up to Culpable Homicide detective and when I asked why on earth he would sign up for a job where you work with death everyday, he replied that someone needs to give these families peace of mind and give the case numbers names and faces… and that right there is why I love this man 🙂 

Happy birthday hun, you annoy me but I wouldn’t want to live a day without you, and if I had to I know you are a great dad so Aidan would be taken care of 🙂  

Happy birthday!!!


Picture my weekend…in reverse…

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Yesterday I got to photograph this stunning girl
These are not official pics, I just took these with my phone for reference 🙂
The best thing about Stephane is that although it’s pretty obvious that she is beautiful, funny and smart are the actual first two attributes you think of after spending time with her….

My little assistant…One of these days I’m going to have to get him a camera too..

Speaking about assisting, this is him helping me make some Herb Wraps…
Click HERE for the recipe you will not be sorry
It’s a four ingredient wonder, and a toddler in a dishcloth is not one of the ingredients-more optional extra

My “no shoes thanx” kid finally found shoes he LOVES and wants to wear all the time…
unfortunately it is a pair of wellingtons just in time for Spring
Saturday night was games night with my cousins 🙂 

But before that, we did some redecorating….THIS is the proper way to use child labour…whahahahaha

My weekend in pics…Kirkwood wildsfees

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 This weekend we decided to check out the Kirkwood Wildsfees:

Not sure what this was in aid of but, LOVED!
Since discovering his shadow, we have a new game…chase your shadow, yes like a puppy

Wait, let me take a selfie
My parents

Grumpiness

I ate like 80% of that thing by myself…vegetarian artisan pizza..nom nom nom 
Not a fan of the stroller

First picture in years where both my mom and myself look human at the same time-it’s a problem I tell you

Family photo

And we hung out with my uncle for his birthday

The little ones decorated the cake and helped him blow out the candles, how cute!

cuzzie time

What’s with this sitting thing

A little bout of Emotion Sickness

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On days like today I wish I could go into my old photos and pull loved ones out…I’d have tea with my gran, chat with my Godmother,attend an event with Mso, finally watch that Bollywood marathon with Kayla and cuddle Logan…I’d even let Rob’s dad tease me one more time…
If I had this magic photo frame there are so many people I would borrow it to, I imagine a queue out stretching those at the election polls . People eager for last chats,final hugs…it’s all so sad really.
There’s this legend  where a woman asks to have her deceased child returned to her, she is told that to have this happen she needs to bring back a mustard seed from a home that has known no heartache…. and needless to say she could find no such home….
Like I could find no such frame, the best I can do is remind everyone to have those chats and give those hugs to the loved ones still around….
HAVE A GOOD SATURDAY,remember to live like things can change any moment because they can

Happy birthday mom!

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So blessed to have my mother,Angie, granted to us for another year.!
I remember when I was really little I used to cuddle up with her and try to sync up our breathing, I’d hold my breath and try to stop/start so we would be on same rhythm (weird I know) I think I just always felt like we were so different ,that if our breathing was at least the same I wouldnt feel so removed from her  (I was a very! Emo kid)  people would always remark how I am nothing like her. They would look at me and say things like, “nothing like her mother this one,maybe her dad,her gran or aunt but nothing like her mom”…sad when it was widely accepted (still is) that my mom is this beautiful,caring, talented, selfless person, but ofcourse I’m nothing like her ( gee thanx opinionated old ladies) anyway I always felt removed in someway and she never quite knew what to do with my opinionated,  emotional and rather dramatic self.
But things change and we have never been closer. My mom means the world to me and we are really birds of a feather! I see my love of reading,writing and crafting in her…not to mention sarcasm.
I think that like I used to stop/start my breathing so I could sync up with her, God has done that to our lives and synced us up though life’s challenges- a cool thought albeit pretty out there….

Hooray for Uitenhage Market

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The weekend was pretty uneventful, paying bills, food shopping, you know all the fine print of adulthood…

On Sunday however we were in for a treat as it was time for the monthly Uitenhage Market, it was only the second market and already you can see the potential for great success…It reminds me of the Art in the Park’s they used to have on the last Sunday of every month at Willow Dam in Uitenhage. I remember my parents and Gran used to take us, bring a picnic blanket and eats ( my gran was not big on market food) we each got a little spending money (mine was usually spent on candy floss) then we would walk around and play in the park….So it is so great to see Uitenhage getting behind a project that is likely to end up as great memories, especially for the kids.

Another great thing about the market is what is on offer, goodbye mass produced trinkets (you know the kind you find at every market and festival) and hello handmade jewelry and food and fresh produce, you can get everything from feather hair extensions to artisan cheese. They also have a line up of entertainment and activities, it’s all pretty cool and Aidan really loved the petting zoo, NOT a fan of turkeys though . . .

(Have a good week all)
I’m definitely going back next month and who knows I might even have a stall there one of these days