tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1224099166338376892024-03-12T21:15:54.268-07:00Letters to my GrandchildWhen my younger son told us that he and his partner were going to have a baby we had conflicting feelings and emotions because we knew that there was a risk of the baby having osteogenesis imperfecta. Writing these letters to my grandchild has helped me to form a connection with her - even before she was born. I hope to continue this journal for as long as I canSilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-86454308245557661082023-10-31T03:59:00.000-07:002023-12-26T06:40:49.266-08:00SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2023<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Yay – we got our US visas on 9
September, so we will fly to San Diego in 5 months time! Can't wait to see you three again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">You were in your first Poway Parade,
marching with the Del Norte Colour Guard and you </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">went to the school homecoming and to a fall
festival.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">W were so sorry to hear that you had to
have two more teeth out and new braces fitted the same day Em.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I really wished that I could have the pain
for you.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Your Mom went for her first job interview
for 20 years at Mahi on 6 October.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Then
she had to go for an accounting assessment, and then for an interview with the
CEO.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">We were all holding thumbs for her
over here!</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">She wrote:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">"I’ve been interviewing for a job at Mahi
for the past month. I had my first interview 4 weeks ago and did an assessment
last week. Yesterday I had my final interview that was meant to be 30 mins and
ended up nearly 2 hours. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I have my first full time job in 15
years and 3 weeks and 1 day. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I start on Tuesday, which happens to be
Halloween and I will be arriving at work dressed as a Cheshire Cat. Then I have
Wednesday off to go to Disneyland with Mark and Em”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Mark went to Las Vegas for 8 days but
was back just in time for your birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After fetching Mark from the airport, you all went to watch the rugby at
a little pub called the Bunny Chow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
cool!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Your books arrived just before your
birthday so one of them was also your birthday present. Voucher rather than
post a present to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x34wnyv1Oez_x_4iajipvstN0wUabGlBKu5vpnNu94ufO7xzj3SZDfCotZV7Xx6VpngSyJVbIhRGdvbeZXyIcgzRpdqRO_9oa9u5pVRW4lTE_hDsAw6SvLFhP_WfMWSbXKbFjWTiFxaFzmaEbwmNqv_5C9c3MzfTsBKSB-I6g8q3CSOmVoWpUug_TJ3A/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2008.25.10_27580cb1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x34wnyv1Oez_x_4iajipvstN0wUabGlBKu5vpnNu94ufO7xzj3SZDfCotZV7Xx6VpngSyJVbIhRGdvbeZXyIcgzRpdqRO_9oa9u5pVRW4lTE_hDsAw6SvLFhP_WfMWSbXKbFjWTiFxaFzmaEbwmNqv_5C9c3MzfTsBKSB-I6g8q3CSOmVoWpUug_TJ3A/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-06%20at%2008.25.10_27580cb1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd0HC9XnQRRYzV6g5vJ68Nmd3XMQ68RZqvc4ophqavoctp4NLBrgT50NpO4sHH0tIuk2UHd9WSGjmlrPMSoe-5azKCLIG8Qu7GwgrzE7RzKaaj1ZanTPJwO0llLqLFYY8GWuTsfSx8J1bTVYM_J_7nL52JqbcMG02GKtr3zLfxJIYj4g_3OFYdwl5kFvI/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-09-23%20at%2021.01.32_91040107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Your Mom went for her first job interview for 20 years at Mahi on 6 October.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Then she had to go for an accounting assessment, and then for an interview with the CEO.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">We were all holding thumbs for her over here!</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">She wrote:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">"I’ve been interviewing for a job at Mahi for the past month. I had my first interview 4 weeks ago and did an assessment last week. Yesterday I had my final interview that was meant to be 30 mins and ended up nearly 2 hours. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I have my first full time job in 15 years and 3 weeks and 1 day. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I start on Tuesday, which happens to be Halloween and I will be arriving at work dressed as a Cheshire Cat. Then I have Wednesday off to go to Disneyland with Mark and Em”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mark went to Las Vegas for 8 days but was back just in time for your birthday. After fetching Mark from the airport, you all went to watch the rugby at a little pub called the Bunny Chow! So cool!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">You showed me where you were going to have new piercings for your birthday earings, just above the the old piercings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Your books arrived just before your birthday so one of them was also your birthday present. Voucher rather than post a present to you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1kEJz7__hVcTZb7WndTW646f1BN8-9FNHRVKhW0qysSgJuAIrEnhwwdJ17JIICF5wRGAcn0OqwbjpRoqnSvYNTeehf2EUGRjznsDaroIvnXUTjkJoP-tMIqamKL7yjiaJrfhxPsYpUMZWIspi5lVn211yOJ_E3l-Ex7NcmHEPx018ZP_3LrbPgc1hCRo/s836/Earring%20piercing%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1kEJz7__hVcTZb7WndTW646f1BN8-9FNHRVKhW0qysSgJuAIrEnhwwdJ17JIICF5wRGAcn0OqwbjpRoqnSvYNTeehf2EUGRjznsDaroIvnXUTjkJoP-tMIqamKL7yjiaJrfhxPsYpUMZWIspi5lVn211yOJ_E3l-Ex7NcmHEPx018ZP_3LrbPgc1hCRo/s320/Earring%20piercing%20d.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpavau-o6sbJcoQkeb13xcro96UNzC0_gH0sNpzcEX6JugOyYRn73ZgzTsT0p4w7JnZPqtAFcCxsEb0blSVIP7D-83bB2knQPixSXxlJ8RKE3RxAM56ciZSKiCzZmeN7jujZc_QcEqKSGIzAg40JJS1AECON0GoMWGumqkPkP_Rea9NB7fWy7mLt2PwCit/s831/Untitled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpavau-o6sbJcoQkeb13xcro96UNzC0_gH0sNpzcEX6JugOyYRn73ZgzTsT0p4w7JnZPqtAFcCxsEb0blSVIP7D-83bB2knQPixSXxlJ8RKE3RxAM56ciZSKiCzZmeN7jujZc_QcEqKSGIzAg40JJS1AECON0GoMWGumqkPkP_Rea9NB7fWy7mLt2PwCit/s320/Untitled.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRB-tj4DUoFcLEGlA6JE3r8ItCu37zHD6aUlP2aBuTkSESFnZ01Yt3XVMllvEmBRMph0y6HYvMn6_oVTcje1Lj4WGwpSxLMZ4HDS6jc7vEjAMamR47G9SQJAvsFmV2KhysKKJ2XBZM2zAo5I2cbsOXf8OsnxeQCL-0VaburcQH7XrwIPjTYmWt4xTtbxp/s836/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRB-tj4DUoFcLEGlA6JE3r8ItCu37zHD6aUlP2aBuTkSESFnZ01Yt3XVMllvEmBRMph0y6HYvMn6_oVTcje1Lj4WGwpSxLMZ4HDS6jc7vEjAMamR47G9SQJAvsFmV2KhysKKJ2XBZM2zAo5I2cbsOXf8OsnxeQCL-0VaburcQH7XrwIPjTYmWt4xTtbxp/s320/Untitled.png" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3jWQ9CgGiSNZiYOnAiomPrz3m6nCFgz9ToIzbxia6dBT7mgYKzr4Q-b4qq8Pb2DNz9T5AAdj78woH49i8Ya5kfyrlPyhJE526xylHPxO48I3Skbzdlup93vTDcKyY9BwEUq-Ug-8h7txjFR1NIQuEgs3rrVanNzv_JshvBbfTbwppelj8z-eqmlva3du/s843/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-30%20at%2000.51.23_e1b4a05f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="843" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3jWQ9CgGiSNZiYOnAiomPrz3m6nCFgz9ToIzbxia6dBT7mgYKzr4Q-b4qq8Pb2DNz9T5AAdj78woH49i8Ya5kfyrlPyhJE526xylHPxO48I3Skbzdlup93vTDcKyY9BwEUq-Ug-8h7txjFR1NIQuEgs3rrVanNzv_JshvBbfTbwppelj8z-eqmlva3du/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-30%20at%2000.51.23_e1b4a05f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-65102269388641103142023-08-31T03:58:00.000-07:002023-12-26T06:25:29.151-08:00AUGUST 2023<p>Hello Darling Em,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Tammy’s stepfather passed away on 3<sup>rd</sup>
August. Tammy said that he wasn’t part of their lives for over a decade. He
reached out to her a few days before you left and they had a nice chat for
about an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granny Laura was responsible
for sorting out all of his papers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two
weeks later your Uncle Garth suddenly died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everyone was shocked as he was in good health and had a good job in
Dundee. Its funny how things happen Em.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When your Aunt Candice left to go and live in the UK, Garth didn’t want
Ben to leave South Africa to live with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But eventually she persuaded him and Ben did go to England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What would have become of Ben if he had
stayed with Garth?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes things
happen for a reason.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On 12 August you did your first Colour
Guard performance.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Your folks put us on
a video call so that we could actually watch you from the stand – even though
it was on a small screen Tammy let us know that you were the girl with the flag
3</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">rd</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> from the right.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">16 August – first day of High School.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Tammy said that your classes hadn’t
really started but you were loving colour guard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">On 17 August Mark had two vaccinations, bivalent
covid shot and the new flu shot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next day we were a bit worried about you guys when we saw on CNN that Hurricane
Hillary weas on its way to San Diego.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mark had to fly to Florida and he managed to get his flight to Dallas in
spite of flights being cancelled in California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We decided that
we would come over and visit you in February/March next year.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We timed it for one of your school breaks so
that we could spend some time with you</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At the end of August I ordered two
copies of your 3</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">rd</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> book, “Letters to my Grandchild” to be delivered
to your apartment.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> You now have 3 'Books of Life' and when you turn 16 this blog will become your 4th.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5jmx8lL6URDqMU4Oki9OiNgsJ82gOOBm3BPfbYgUYbpQZlQidB94sS6LD0K8sVQBnj7V4nTB2Kxg3G65fuCSzt4ylxMZGxt-U9Cfemn3FaK7ixZ5GHZEa0Gp9oatfr1yRt9r03VxoEM2Y20iBXiuVkLcthyXhgbsQ46Ca33a4D96wY89WytcI2oNdGPg/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2019.18.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5jmx8lL6URDqMU4Oki9OiNgsJ82gOOBm3BPfbYgUYbpQZlQidB94sS6LD0K8sVQBnj7V4nTB2Kxg3G65fuCSzt4ylxMZGxt-U9Cfemn3FaK7ixZ5GHZEa0Gp9oatfr1yRt9r03VxoEM2Y20iBXiuVkLcthyXhgbsQ46Ca33a4D96wY89WytcI2oNdGPg/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2019.18.30.jpg" width="157" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-21762167087723127832023-08-01T05:04:00.000-07:002023-12-26T06:19:39.710-08:00JULY 2023<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Hello my darling girl,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I can’t believe that you have been in
the US for a whole month already.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I still
feel as though you have gone on an extended holiday and will be back soon!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On 1</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">st</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> July you
collected Ruby. Mark sent a message: "Very nice to have Rubes with us. We
got back from fetching Ruby in LA at around 8.30pm and then missioned at Avis
in San Diego until after 10.30pm (long story) so we only got to sleep after
midnight. Still tired but going to have a more chilled day today. We have an
apartment viewing at 1pm, we're doing grocery shopping and we're buying a crate
for Ruby. Oh, and going to the bank to see if we can open bank accounts."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You took Ruby to breakfast
with you, pets are welcome in most places.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On 4</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> July you went to breakfast at 1HOP where you ordered
drinks and got three huge 1 pint glasses of juice – you said that they were the
size of your head! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And your blueberry
pancakes were also extra-large!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I was pleased to hear that your snack
basket arrived at the hotelt.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
tops I sent to your apartment didn’t arrive though but I contacted Amazon and
they did a delivery the other day.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Neither of them fitted but Tammy was able to return them so that you
could exchange them for something you could choose.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On 5 July Mark started work.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You and Tammy went shopping and this was
the size of the packet of Doritos you were given when you asked for a packet of
chips!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A week later your folks managed
to get a rental car with an adapter for Mark, so that he could also drive the Chevy
equinox Lidl SUVs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On 15 July you were able to move into
your apartment – you sent us a video of the rooms and balcony.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Two days later Tammy sent us photos of the
pools where you guys were relaxing and one of you trying to assemble your IKEA
beds.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When Tam sent photos of the front
of the apartment I replied with this meaning of the number 105:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Can you believe the meaning of 105 in
numerology.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Angel number 105 is a
powerful message from your guardian angels. This number carries the energies of
new beginnings, fresh starts, and personal transformation. Your angels are
telling you that it's time to let go of the past and embrace all that lies
ahead of you." (Serendipity)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This is the message your Mom posted on
Whatsapp:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We have been here now just over 2 weeks.
It’s been a hectic 2 weeks but we have gotten a ton of stuff done.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ruby arrived all happy and full of whole-body
wags from her 3-day 1st class trip to California. She settled really quickly
and is loving her daily visits to the amazing dog parks. We get to meet
different people and chat it’s lovely and social.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We were in the hotel till Saturday and
we moved into our first apartment. It’s beautiful and light and bright and had
lovely amenities. There’re 2 pools, a gym and yoga studio, club house and
screening room.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">We have had some lounge furniture and
beds delivered so we are pretty comfortable and it’s starting to look like a
home. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">We’ve opened bank accounts abs gotten
our social security numbers. So we are acclimating <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">People love our accents and I’ve had at
least 2 people try and impersonate my accent so far <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Em and I are off to the art museum today
while Mark works extremely hard to earn all the dollars.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At the end of the month you finally bought
a car - another Mazda, just like Snowflake!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We are so pleased that you are all settling down over there and now have
a home of your own instead of a hotel room and a car.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Your Dad sent us a message on 28</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
July that his office was broken into. They tried to get into his office using a
crowbar but luckily they didn’t get in.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He said “I came all the way to the US to have my office broken into for
the first time!”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He also told us that
Tammy had seen a guy smoking crack at 11am outside one of the shops!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And I said, “Come back to Umhlanga Mark, much
safer here!’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I know that you are safe over there but I am missing you, knowing that you are nearly </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">17000 km away from us. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTvupzIY2gTkJ_s4jQIAlP3eTqYpoKLJfqe21QnFR_cvNmu1ZofsJvrWx-jkOZwEjCmY_gLk-OUyVYeMIhzpJELzeJQjLA7XkD1g7RkeVom8RwVkrW7nr6VFaOb_gG-HW9rq7PP26yq2NOJbie7j84y9tb0cjmZBHss7bRBNrGZn7MSkM55t-FKKommDU/s1024/4th%20July%208_437ee2f4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTvupzIY2gTkJ_s4jQIAlP3eTqYpoKLJfqe21QnFR_cvNmu1ZofsJvrWx-jkOZwEjCmY_gLk-OUyVYeMIhzpJELzeJQjLA7XkD1g7RkeVom8RwVkrW7nr6VFaOb_gG-HW9rq7PP26yq2NOJbie7j84y9tb0cjmZBHss7bRBNrGZn7MSkM55t-FKKommDU/s320/4th%20July%208_437ee2f4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In a few weeks we'll be moving to our new cottage and you'll be flying to your new country!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwCEPDoyr0CmuQzSSYrEYRm5tVDH6zBwr3ep1kCTl3HDPns8Pr22je_8Vay8-JdikXJSFTga-YZs4sX_p9B8-pPnqWUczB9S9akxCPJe27Lo-DXNZV-mvvxzTxH_nSrvHdf_Vf6a-GNPdbKy4ha9l9a5Hm-az1pn0lMnfLP8R85dQJ9todm5cOQRmzE_k/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-05-23%20at%2016.40.57.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwCEPDoyr0CmuQzSSYrEYRm5tVDH6zBwr3ep1kCTl3HDPns8Pr22je_8Vay8-JdikXJSFTga-YZs4sX_p9B8-pPnqWUczB9S9akxCPJe27Lo-DXNZV-mvvxzTxH_nSrvHdf_Vf6a-GNPdbKy4ha9l9a5Hm-az1pn0lMnfLP8R85dQJ9todm5cOQRmzE_k/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-05-23%20at%2016.40.57.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Mark had a farewell function with his team in La Lucia. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Apil/May has a full calendar of birthdays and anniversaries in our families. <p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p>29 April - Sharon's birthday and Greg and Sharon's wedding anniversary on 2 May. (And on the same day Ruby got her Visa to go with you to America!) </p><p>15 May - Mark's birthday </p><p> 26 May Gregs birthday</p><p> 30 May Mark and Tammy's wedding anniversary. </p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUjzEfNS6Wt-vVNzc-1p1JHjMs-Q6QBYyCQVe_7PzQmbu54i6uq9zjElB3boP67r5KE9224CdsMznmoeWhVsSXNqlMkFs4CNtNdl2nNLWqqDm86Umf7qmkb20Ozmu4W8B4ysg6uohmqOZyYS7vBjSTU3z0yIv45Dxwx5DBr0n53FOG3YTEWULiDEHENux/s901/20230610_133807.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUjzEfNS6Wt-vVNzc-1p1JHjMs-Q6QBYyCQVe_7PzQmbu54i6uq9zjElB3boP67r5KE9224CdsMznmoeWhVsSXNqlMkFs4CNtNdl2nNLWqqDm86Umf7qmkb20Ozmu4W8B4ysg6uohmqOZyYS7vBjSTU3z0yIv45Dxwx5DBr0n53FOG3YTEWULiDEHENux/s320/20230610_133807.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On 10 June Jeff and Gail had a farewell party for you at Simbithi. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsppWjLD3iAK-JyVHH39S4zWXTVY7Fw95NRCb8yzMvUOb9cd7DbA2IVqSJP5W884pH6adb92lbvhXOa2rEHMZTk1MGjhLG9eo7-XA50S3YjZSS3KtVQS32tmMJtMZHqFDPOXXoGF-FYB4tjPmBtEmSzP_Zdz-Y9gHV_FQ2DkpLU72FIjuR9fIpAIRofoHm/s1202/20230610_151337.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1202" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsppWjLD3iAK-JyVHH39S4zWXTVY7Fw95NRCb8yzMvUOb9cd7DbA2IVqSJP5W884pH6adb92lbvhXOa2rEHMZTk1MGjhLG9eo7-XA50S3YjZSS3KtVQS32tmMJtMZHqFDPOXXoGF-FYB4tjPmBtEmSzP_Zdz-Y9gHV_FQ2DkpLU72FIjuR9fIpAIRofoHm/s320/20230610_151337.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only the ladies were allowed to say a few words this time. There were too many emotional men talking at Gumpie's 80th birthday and Gail and Tammy decided the ladies could do a better job!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HlJZFLN6hhZiyYZ5dN2TixmCDVcg8hhs0ARP7vZEjw3hKbWKn7054ba8QO3XOC8JD32M4XCVLIFAyZx8PeQH1g-N7MWxAfARCfC1Ur7MjDlyGYZ8eJP8o0b812KujO7fYxljbXPU5tEcC1lByVnbSuKSx7-hpXwVyJesOvUHUZGidU5JhqlsR3cL8ZRx/s4080/20230607_163400.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HlJZFLN6hhZiyYZ5dN2TixmCDVcg8hhs0ARP7vZEjw3hKbWKn7054ba8QO3XOC8JD32M4XCVLIFAyZx8PeQH1g-N7MWxAfARCfC1Ur7MjDlyGYZ8eJP8o0b812KujO7fYxljbXPU5tEcC1lByVnbSuKSx7-hpXwVyJesOvUHUZGidU5JhqlsR3cL8ZRx/s320/20230607_163400.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On 15 June we moved to the cottage in Doone Village. You all came to help us unpack boxes and on Saturday we had a braai on our unfinished patio. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHusGCWZy6SMQec37P68eMgEwmbjD7O2oRc0qsIDCE6vXcirYFCcSTn1Y71T2va90bW0qUYFGezWTSg38M155gByV9G7hYfmGt8lWago08jYkLdSvXchOGJv937N7hZXk-s0OOIgGqtEvUguk0iUAwXB3oDLiaWQ_fblDxo8S9hFG-xzhUB5ePZH0k6wx-/s1202/20230618_160748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1202" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHusGCWZy6SMQec37P68eMgEwmbjD7O2oRc0qsIDCE6vXcirYFCcSTn1Y71T2va90bW0qUYFGezWTSg38M155gByV9G7hYfmGt8lWago08jYkLdSvXchOGJv937N7hZXk-s0OOIgGqtEvUguk0iUAwXB3oDLiaWQ_fblDxo8S9hFG-xzhUB5ePZH0k6wx-/s320/20230618_160748.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I kept telling everyone that I felt as though I was waving you goodbye to you for your holiday. I still haven't processed the fact that you will all be living in another country and will probably never come back to live here again. It's too much for the mind. So, for now, you are on holiday!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the way to Heathrow your plane was truck by lightning! Tammy wrote that there was a hug bang and a flash but you were assured that the plane was designed for that and that you were all safe! You nearly missed your flight to Dallas and 3 of your bags were still in London but you were going to sort it out once you got to San Diego. It was 46oC (115oF) there but less in San Diego. Tammy sent a message: "We are completely shattered, em has just about fallen asleep standing up. She can not keep her eyes open. We are all booked in and tucked into bed now. Will send some adventure updates tomorrow."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One thing I must say I am pleased about Em, is that we lived long enough to experience modern technology. We can speak to each other and video call each other from anywhere in the world so that we still feel connected. </div><div style="text-align: left;">We didn't even have TV in South Africa when I was your age - that only came in 1975 when Greg was born. </div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdZ6WbEqIYGQE0whkXhdRTtlVeGsJZevBjVModpp2u6B3qBQ3SV-ReWs9dxHm3XYzQ4fBpCE4zWnsIiG9xqe3PdI7dM6y_hcmeR0k3M7SIUT5XdpBrRzK8uHbN5WOFkhHfgIV7_9gg4FCF3STFFC5x7pqjhE6CZvwanVLp39p6p4V1w16Yrw9dNzu02xy/s500/p_1_7_1_4_1714-Vintage-Black-European-Phone-1960s-1-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="500" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdZ6WbEqIYGQE0whkXhdRTtlVeGsJZevBjVModpp2u6B3qBQ3SV-ReWs9dxHm3XYzQ4fBpCE4zWnsIiG9xqe3PdI7dM6y_hcmeR0k3M7SIUT5XdpBrRzK8uHbN5WOFkhHfgIV7_9gg4FCF3STFFC5x7pqjhE6CZvwanVLp39p6p4V1w16Yrw9dNzu02xy/s320/p_1_7_1_4_1714-Vintage-Black-European-Phone-1960s-1-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In 1961, when I was 14 years-old, there was no such technology. Our telephones were chunky things with a dial and handset. You can only find these in vintage shops today. The idea of ever having a telelphone in your pocket with a screen where you could see the person you were talking to was science fiction!<br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>We have already started talking about visiting you next year so watch this space!<p></p><p>Gran Syl</p><p><br /></p>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-64756512865603175402023-03-31T04:09:00.001-07:002023-08-19T04:53:08.280-07:00MARCH - APRIL 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Hello darling girl,<p></p><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMChC9V31IbuDYcvZyYha0xvMXNHJWRPb9_2tCYKrWY_o7ABF9dc3Bvyju4nWyHFpzTNAiNEN9UqwUGIG95s3QdqzvTYd7H5FAXtCoFdnOrr52T-DHGHLN6_ZuLju_yC5Gww0Q60m_7xBbgcO_rD-Pe3R5LvqSnWwkxYX02pQv0f4DLmSwK6r9ODCzd3t/s720/FB_IMG_1680364860456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="720" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMChC9V31IbuDYcvZyYha0xvMXNHJWRPb9_2tCYKrWY_o7ABF9dc3Bvyju4nWyHFpzTNAiNEN9UqwUGIG95s3QdqzvTYd7H5FAXtCoFdnOrr52T-DHGHLN6_ZuLju_yC5Gww0Q60m_7xBbgcO_rD-Pe3R5LvqSnWwkxYX02pQv0f4DLmSwK6r9ODCzd3t/s320/FB_IMG_1680364860456.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One of our outreach projects at Reddam was with abandoned babies. You have always loved babies!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPJ0IYLJOLwOdvhxZ6aN8tl8VA0zcohmFhGaU7XwDuugzmhgYxsRslxrl1c5sx6lvZSblm9Bmb2hSDDZAQ8Zdab7S05zGI46nKqPVmGDBlThFx3LaiVJ6BAnuFZkhO7bPQBl3exay_QbyE2xT7Kj950gEQ9kEY1wlxiEO-eWO-P-MoauM2cUsIo3s8AVn/s1024/IMG-20221225-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPJ0IYLJOLwOdvhxZ6aN8tl8VA0zcohmFhGaU7XwDuugzmhgYxsRslxrl1c5sx6lvZSblm9Bmb2hSDDZAQ8Zdab7S05zGI46nKqPVmGDBlThFx3LaiVJ6BAnuFZkhO7bPQBl3exay_QbyE2xT7Kj950gEQ9kEY1wlxiEO-eWO-P-MoauM2cUsIo3s8AVn/s320/IMG-20221225-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />You and your Gran-gran - Laura - at Greg & Sharon's house<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MJ1HqWQXib0rlg0MQKhnnSEy5AkIPWJbDFWnp8mO-GfK4A8bV_HiTzPKXb-ebBC-0yB91xBYN0B3CCqtt5Ey-J2Zly0eAMueShbNWRuHlxq1_iRax-LWH8wmzgTwSNWp-Hyu8wgYbgraIjwIox0-Ph9CTaIgQkXdA6NGHB-_R5_tQ6DgbuGMxzJSXCjp/s901/20230321_072855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MJ1HqWQXib0rlg0MQKhnnSEy5AkIPWJbDFWnp8mO-GfK4A8bV_HiTzPKXb-ebBC-0yB91xBYN0B3CCqtt5Ey-J2Zly0eAMueShbNWRuHlxq1_iRax-LWH8wmzgTwSNWp-Hyu8wgYbgraIjwIox0-Ph9CTaIgQkXdA6NGHB-_R5_tQ6DgbuGMxzJSXCjp/s320/20230321_072855.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In March we went to Hluhluwe with you and your folks and Greg. We saw lots of lions, some cubs, wild dogs etc and had a night drive. It was a farewell holiday for you and your family.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF7t2cFr88RZQ7h7SSKWRzKmeOFC3Aj0QQnDsdIoo962usGtgbFAXvj8mZVwTUyj9xkkfzrsNvy_douZ6J96pwMe-K69OKoaSvGWsEjl5KTcu-nm4HGtCIesgzSLTBFqwEhcJA6W12CQ4jhKEGNbci4X_gCAEAG1sFwnRPAJC2lFjIUTaryHR_m8sp8Ao/s901/20230318_113206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF7t2cFr88RZQ7h7SSKWRzKmeOFC3Aj0QQnDsdIoo962usGtgbFAXvj8mZVwTUyj9xkkfzrsNvy_douZ6J96pwMe-K69OKoaSvGWsEjl5KTcu-nm4HGtCIesgzSLTBFqwEhcJA6W12CQ4jhKEGNbci4X_gCAEAG1sFwnRPAJC2lFjIUTaryHR_m8sp8Ao/s320/20230318_113206.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp8KS3BWeoM7jThAhcsb8lOPhh9hhZODjPBTdYcerSQKR0ZeArsUQP9xqIq4SbI5o2TSpnwC-jF0n4oD8RPGUYPtTODppwgf6jNDxlafjfXrC3lj-3QCz1Jmhx46HGiRUS7sn_-7zlyp_Ol_wek3pGTQ-pcWWN8qBA3bIrxQ9D5jHZ87IHjyhMT9c7mOy/s901/20230318_113846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Visa approval your folks have been waiting for!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzJt-Zz5Wzm7K-RQJwc1QGAy98cVF5oBGfoZrxPzBbbrnzVYZ8E4oAJbaDl0a-WsYE8soeC24vQ6Ka-v5hwtY8EIMd3gXR8zNMqQbDrJIzdq3wGt1Dja3KMOxpshUzXl-ZisCbsPB5kn6K21YgzL8iIk9aTPaiWzsnaJ6YwsjkdPdw534SHYfxwd1AiC9/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-21%20at%2013.07.54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzJt-Zz5Wzm7K-RQJwc1QGAy98cVF5oBGfoZrxPzBbbrnzVYZ8E4oAJbaDl0a-WsYE8soeC24vQ6Ka-v5hwtY8EIMd3gXR8zNMqQbDrJIzdq3wGt1Dja3KMOxpshUzXl-ZisCbsPB5kn6K21YgzL8iIk9aTPaiWzsnaJ6YwsjkdPdw534SHYfxwd1AiC9/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-21%20at%2013.07.54.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here they are! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvdZjnXwK3M6_GL4zRb6ve-J_afu7L5IaShvvrhzxeKUr0wi3jRxryoBX6f8WpztNw5l_-FMawvHPGS-CeQM4FX9ECS9Gbkf1j6NQdO-YL858NnLW66lVK5axAAYTQgiztPinUgkKSRfFDCmJs1d1Hd3Z_IuJ_4cy9QhnW7ex51b-wSlIhr6uYVinjA7C/s1280/Em%2014.42.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvdZjnXwK3M6_GL4zRb6ve-J_afu7L5IaShvvrhzxeKUr0wi3jRxryoBX6f8WpztNw5l_-FMawvHPGS-CeQM4FX9ECS9Gbkf1j6NQdO-YL858NnLW66lVK5axAAYTQgiztPinUgkKSRfFDCmJs1d1Hd3Z_IuJ_4cy9QhnW7ex51b-wSlIhr6uYVinjA7C/s320/Em%2014.42.30.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We spent a lovely morning and lunch at the Reddam Choir festival in Hillcrest.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOzqnjvluRW79ycrX1GVpDESntCimTr5oRID55abJLlQ98tsBY1_z6ENN_d_GQg7eyACsbfbNNs9ttg5AyC-z-HMitLRFhV6EsAs1XIywfldOSG7im1SQuKW1X6QBj4VMawkeDDUPyPqOC5GghncfIC1h_UV92-AgWaf2mPRi1R3-lP6PN2lcWjInzJoN/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-27%20at%2014.42.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOzqnjvluRW79ycrX1GVpDESntCimTr5oRID55abJLlQ98tsBY1_z6ENN_d_GQg7eyACsbfbNNs9ttg5AyC-z-HMitLRFhV6EsAs1XIywfldOSG7im1SQuKW1X6QBj4VMawkeDDUPyPqOC5GghncfIC1h_UV92-AgWaf2mPRi1R3-lP6PN2lcWjInzJoN/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-27%20at%2014.42.47.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jc5SNUAIkMT2_wPKFlDHEBFHQRiReiZbxVWKNXiRAXdcIUuCXfg-nZcI00yDgPCnXIByQQHJiLWPCyaA2ErgFeL5jSMpMC8MIf7HCA3b_O9IZ1XyQioDpFnRYidbsJsMzdM4yOAEOiZAUxJ3VLFP9JfpvBKnFtt1ao35EBeScLnKw7Cn0YeuVKsyMfOl/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-27%20at%2014.54.52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jc5SNUAIkMT2_wPKFlDHEBFHQRiReiZbxVWKNXiRAXdcIUuCXfg-nZcI00yDgPCnXIByQQHJiLWPCyaA2ErgFeL5jSMpMC8MIf7HCA3b_O9IZ1XyQioDpFnRYidbsJsMzdM4yOAEOiZAUxJ3VLFP9JfpvBKnFtt1ao35EBeScLnKw7Cn0YeuVKsyMfOl/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-27%20at%2014.54.52.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>In March Gumpie and I were offered a cottage at Doone Village. We will be moving a couple of weeks before you leave for San Diego.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1lTiAN_vfw1__PrhU_uqUzOAezGlMB3VCCUFFXwBfP9gBInEv_9O0O-yrf4KtWTUeWXkk8kLb3x8V2ncHzXUpVIvxlEVe47LoaV3lrzJXLQPiYDoMd0LO9Lnvf9rMTn-Uokp7lmguEL2gary7EXPlQk_L2Ss6uP61-IopArKCszFOrnwV1SGEUI42uVh/s1600/Doone%2041_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1lTiAN_vfw1__PrhU_uqUzOAezGlMB3VCCUFFXwBfP9gBInEv_9O0O-yrf4KtWTUeWXkk8kLb3x8V2ncHzXUpVIvxlEVe47LoaV3lrzJXLQPiYDoMd0LO9Lnvf9rMTn-Uokp7lmguEL2gary7EXPlQk_L2Ss6uP61-IopArKCszFOrnwV1SGEUI42uVh/s320/Doone%2041_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cottage is on the far left of the bowling green, just beyond the tree.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYVJO97DljjcJz2s4QfZusW-p6RIgxxMjz_gFXUvaPRqEVaxrodZPyLNghS1SDhSCV2E8eTGCG308_I1x5DwDbzd52fdDv1SaPc809a5SXC_UsgBuDgLTKgJY4LFgsAOHtTZallH-vlnWZ4bjbAjyGitCfDEsamRTw6DZv8sJ9kVViA718IcBJ3UA3H_t/s1288/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-07-27%20at%2007.54.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYVJO97DljjcJz2s4QfZusW-p6RIgxxMjz_gFXUvaPRqEVaxrodZPyLNghS1SDhSCV2E8eTGCG308_I1x5DwDbzd52fdDv1SaPc809a5SXC_UsgBuDgLTKgJY4LFgsAOHtTZallH-vlnWZ4bjbAjyGitCfDEsamRTw6DZv8sJ9kVViA718IcBJ3UA3H_t/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-07-27%20at%2007.54.49.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although it only has one bedroom, there will always be a place for <br />you - on the sleeper couch in the lounge!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbrTE3KJokjQAfOdSQ2u09ivy2pxOcMiXJiDHXZXLSKvlrS1FsaudJm4aOKztZU3ceVPCQlOSdgqluD-8PRYCyitpEGkomeNZYLG8ErkUVxILeoUNWs0BWFwQIhkB6o0i8r5YgASLiq3bpeTI08h7KYLrBNZfRWbdP4CXm8D9ALcyeRswwoY6I9AZ6n_/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-02%20at%2009.46.37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbrTE3KJokjQAfOdSQ2u09ivy2pxOcMiXJiDHXZXLSKvlrS1FsaudJm4aOKztZU3ceVPCQlOSdgqluD-8PRYCyitpEGkomeNZYLG8ErkUVxILeoUNWs0BWFwQIhkB6o0i8r5YgASLiq3bpeTI08h7KYLrBNZfRWbdP4CXm8D9ALcyeRswwoY6I9AZ6n_/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-02%20at%2009.46.37.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've just a got a few more months together an Tammy and Mark are packing, selling, planning while you are studying for assessments. Time will fly and before you know it you'll be off to America!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love you lots Em. ♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-37999528007233855462023-02-28T02:18:00.025-08:002023-08-19T04:09:09.700-07:00JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2023<p> Hello beautiful girl!</p><p>I'm going to post two months at a time. Mainly because I don't see you that often now that you are at high school - WhooHoo! </p><p>This is going to be a miletone year for you and your family when you move to another country in a few months time. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-fK8iFOfCQgMlyTKnDbyZwJqRStrMMgt8EFwboateoG1KT6VZ45-6aPFsYX3rnoiSpT99kjCz6dO9UMo_8r4_0eWc3YsDHL4Kb9IlDTQEZjbWeoxlh41UjRlOb7qQtcbuDdVW-Q7AsozQv5mft_En75CJuOe2s4QIzct3TTkn-bjJ1MsdpFsIRxhFA21/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-24%20at%2018.24.44.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-fK8iFOfCQgMlyTKnDbyZwJqRStrMMgt8EFwboateoG1KT6VZ45-6aPFsYX3rnoiSpT99kjCz6dO9UMo_8r4_0eWc3YsDHL4Kb9IlDTQEZjbWeoxlh41UjRlOb7qQtcbuDdVW-Q7AsozQv5mft_En75CJuOe2s4QIzct3TTkn-bjJ1MsdpFsIRxhFA21/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-24%20at%2018.24.44.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You looked lovely in the white dress you chose for your first dance.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBbucObrdIfpIVrxAGub46GEm5t2_73vQXKp2CZEzFdaDX1bs1vda8ARupjvty7uKYnftnr-oQss7SCjMr2dCW2t-V8ysjc0rf9BzB5-DEXceXs9sCzQ7hl4jk04mJ213VIv34_GR5xz7FAtCHqqTOCIWvOX3BufOSqCmIJLfotUYJ_OJEj-G9RLBtjZA/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBbucObrdIfpIVrxAGub46GEm5t2_73vQXKp2CZEzFdaDX1bs1vda8ARupjvty7uKYnftnr-oQss7SCjMr2dCW2t-V8ysjc0rf9BzB5-DEXceXs9sCzQ7hl4jk04mJ213VIv34_GR5xz7FAtCHqqTOCIWvOX3BufOSqCmIJLfotUYJ_OJEj-G9RLBtjZA/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%2029.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day he will wonder why he allowed Wendy to slick his hair into a side parting!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWKuESFxt9G-1hvz-T7qptA7RMNAzBZIAZBGvAGTNP3xvC-TN3qRQp5TioYX2D5hAhDy2UlR0XrllZqvWKaKh4O0kGuTJIfff-K0FKXIqS5BGboDnM4Y5Xl40PWgj-5tF3ktHjzIZ3mo3lbP9mFVA56KcDk0twE5HkeAHlaLW6ORTknb8x7eUQ6iZNEV6/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-21%20at%2020.07.39.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWKuESFxt9G-1hvz-T7qptA7RMNAzBZIAZBGvAGTNP3xvC-TN3qRQp5TioYX2D5hAhDy2UlR0XrllZqvWKaKh4O0kGuTJIfff-K0FKXIqS5BGboDnM4Y5Xl40PWgj-5tF3ktHjzIZ3mo3lbP9mFVA56KcDk0twE5HkeAHlaLW6ORTknb8x7eUQ6iZNEV6/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-21%20at%2020.07.39.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a very hot month but you and Mark found a way to cool off in the pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDwygXeCNPkcdYTEjqDtGad2kxiSzo62tW48roOOPRpaYvEMYRYME3sEmsFcpLNgQEB8Ymh0iZfv-3oxFQnR4kt8YoQQ44xqSnGz6o0Ollav9IFTNV9CfkYvzHYlGY03_ZytWlv6x_F5JiSq9_d5K1EfvAVPtn4dF0BVRlb-m5Fzle3mSKIaGILnq_WGj/s782/Screenshot_20230112-073123_WhatsApp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDwygXeCNPkcdYTEjqDtGad2kxiSzo62tW48roOOPRpaYvEMYRYME3sEmsFcpLNgQEB8Ymh0iZfv-3oxFQnR4kt8YoQQ44xqSnGz6o0Ollav9IFTNV9CfkYvzHYlGY03_ZytWlv6x_F5JiSq9_d5K1EfvAVPtn4dF0BVRlb-m5Fzle3mSKIaGILnq_WGj/s320/Screenshot_20230112-073123_WhatsApp.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0Tk-MruS98UW6tmPZWKQxpzTnrxfnbsNZHf-ZHjwPBOCm2DLqO3l6SZCo89rGtjonafMAuzqrava48H3iMJ7AiLGa8NafEMmVxBcWhK8ZERFkUmkFIt88MoECCeMChgop6YkNLq3O9vkU9p5OFgebdS0RlAsNxczlb-JgLudv79Wap2d5jlubMw378Xi/s1033/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-14%20at%2020.34.37.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0Tk-MruS98UW6tmPZWKQxpzTnrxfnbsNZHf-ZHjwPBOCm2DLqO3l6SZCo89rGtjonafMAuzqrava48H3iMJ7AiLGa8NafEMmVxBcWhK8ZERFkUmkFIt88MoECCeMChgop6YkNLq3O9vkU9p5OFgebdS0RlAsNxczlb-JgLudv79Wap2d5jlubMw378Xi/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-14%20at%2020.34.37.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The BIG day arrived - you started at Reddam House in Umhlanga. <br />You joined the choir and other extra curricula activities which kept you busy after school hours</td></tr></tbody></table>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOLRd6jth-M8-ZmmLzWMJKv0VVJyH6CavZFybnrTpNYl9lfp4tWpHyThF6U_UOKlYYt_AMLV_3MbtMBeW2u4ZtELA36UTFAQonYwq8ezFEdpESt8axlxYnNwlzKJyoFI8aT_xVf4tl8Cnd8zj4V-0lWso6aNSYTuz0wfOVQE-Gzs2kEGDGdmfSPXYVElE/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-23%20at%2007.18.42.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOLRd6jth-M8-ZmmLzWMJKv0VVJyH6CavZFybnrTpNYl9lfp4tWpHyThF6U_UOKlYYt_AMLV_3MbtMBeW2u4ZtELA36UTFAQonYwq8ezFEdpESt8axlxYnNwlzKJyoFI8aT_xVf4tl8Cnd8zj4V-0lWso6aNSYTuz0wfOVQE-Gzs2kEGDGdmfSPXYVElE/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-23%20at%2007.18.42.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark had to have a small surgical procedure. Always a worry but he came through it safely</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugrSfxYRfQqH_HhycMqKhPA6G-B_1fyZm4m3mYw-5tUuOt13ite7h6_5IVNxlH-Y-97cCNYHJHK6TK77au2sqjNVdYY6l7wZ3nGgtdgzIgbjuR3TLqKunu8UmAKYAtaaiMGgpoSj_Qu7Jn8GUlZwlkHSeKlrD3mZ3YMm0Tlw0fUvwxlxzGmnqqMAPj_XH/s901/20230217_115032.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugrSfxYRfQqH_HhycMqKhPA6G-B_1fyZm4m3mYw-5tUuOt13ite7h6_5IVNxlH-Y-97cCNYHJHK6TK77au2sqjNVdYY6l7wZ3nGgtdgzIgbjuR3TLqKunu8UmAKYAtaaiMGgpoSj_Qu7Jn8GUlZwlkHSeKlrD3mZ3YMm0Tlw0fUvwxlxzGmnqqMAPj_XH/s320/20230217_115032.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also in February, at the age of 2 years and 2 months, Alex started pre-school at June's in Westville.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U8pHi6q-It7_xiODOiWYE1BXaDyn6Nu0MsRMNRMUkL83V1_jXPJxfNhlWOAV_lVetpDOA6jgWANkzpZckU9DImHPNSWdlSMgz_lfXgzl8vTj-X7UGFlFa17HzKJU9KV3j3McwmmlHd7FI7rT0qwpt1KUUJlcZactb8MnHTHdUmwZ-FsbMfiJL6aq_AGe/s3496/20221205_071654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U8pHi6q-It7_xiODOiWYE1BXaDyn6Nu0MsRMNRMUkL83V1_jXPJxfNhlWOAV_lVetpDOA6jgWANkzpZckU9DImHPNSWdlSMgz_lfXgzl8vTj-X7UGFlFa17HzKJU9KV3j3McwmmlHd7FI7rT0qwpt1KUUJlcZactb8MnHTHdUmwZ-FsbMfiJL6aq_AGe/s320/20221205_071654.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Em, I can remember when you started going to Meriel's pre-school for a few days a week in Heather Road, below our house in Westville. Tammy used to stay with you but you became quite adventurous!</div><div>Now you are in High School and your cousin in starting the long school journey as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Loving your journey and so proud of you, always!</div><div><br /></div><div>Syl</div><div><br /></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-20016709663600563782023-01-31T11:20:00.000-08:002023-02-10T11:21:09.108-08:00DECEMBER 2022<p> Hello my darling girl ,</p><p>You worked so hard studying for your exams - with a bit of help from your Mom - that I decided to treat you and your Mom to a mother and daughter Spa voucher. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpgNFoN1LS46zNYyEgKDOY0TjW86luHe40yo5HysdrWEWRinBuIreBBLMtWrscjCP2wLkP_6Ky-iYD5ifIhq_KO2JH2Z1cai64eulIQAIC0DzN6rzGj_u6Q7Lx8m86U-QUqSsoYb3Ft3a5oWDRXmjqTYbUvlOntJzOA1ti-f9jyaDAqeTal7y3Rirvw/s1572/Screenshot_20221201-170154_WhatsApp~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpgNFoN1LS46zNYyEgKDOY0TjW86luHe40yo5HysdrWEWRinBuIreBBLMtWrscjCP2wLkP_6Ky-iYD5ifIhq_KO2JH2Z1cai64eulIQAIC0DzN6rzGj_u6Q7Lx8m86U-QUqSsoYb3Ft3a5oWDRXmjqTYbUvlOntJzOA1ti-f9jyaDAqeTal7y3Rirvw/s320/Screenshot_20221201-170154_WhatsApp~2.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You used some of your share to have a layered hair cut, and it looks gorgeous!</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfL73ZIqoNaisLdQFXCVh9AMYI4pI4s9dZWVDYe_CWi--zHV9wPWkw5WWu4OlcvZqwOg5ZzQRSTx3LR0LUl4PcO_CaTw74r8TF_0oOoza1HF5LYGKzXNa13yPB-TjwixlNmmnlrpNZMVB55Tvbn-YTkzLDDdWttq1ZBSGFcX5Fy6eyXX0HG-h2xiUBg/s4080/20221203_202548.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfL73ZIqoNaisLdQFXCVh9AMYI4pI4s9dZWVDYe_CWi--zHV9wPWkw5WWu4OlcvZqwOg5ZzQRSTx3LR0LUl4PcO_CaTw74r8TF_0oOoza1HF5LYGKzXNa13yPB-TjwixlNmmnlrpNZMVB55Tvbn-YTkzLDDdWttq1ZBSGFcX5Fy6eyXX0HG-h2xiUBg/s320/20221203_202548.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On 3 December you had a sleep over at our place - the first one for a very long time! I made your old favourite for dinner - a furit and cheese 'face on a plate' ! You loved these when you were little and it was one way of getting you to eat.<br /><br /></span>Gumpie and I were so sad to miss your final assembly and Prize Giving at Virginia Primary on the 8th. Gumpie had chest pains the day before and when he saw a cardiologist, he had to be admitted to Westville Hospital overnight for X-rays, MRI scan and blood tests. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcI1ndHEHtnP3B3GyygSXpDA1Ihc1XAogNLSMIoyi7OaonIk-DRsDcNA4RD5pjAbMjhsIKvxymu586so6Vgg9F2WEy0Xpo7YoXAkGb0IMXzNaPxEBP0011c3r3R4ZRn_PNwHZfMiyw-mWKHUH--Xt-ceBWCCjseZIN0mb63aqEPCs0kk6XQpo_1M2Cg/s3300/Virginia%20Prize%20Giving%20924.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcI1ndHEHtnP3B3GyygSXpDA1Ihc1XAogNLSMIoyi7OaonIk-DRsDcNA4RD5pjAbMjhsIKvxymu586so6Vgg9F2WEy0Xpo7YoXAkGb0IMXzNaPxEBP0011c3r3R4ZRn_PNwHZfMiyw-mWKHUH--Xt-ceBWCCjseZIN0mb63aqEPCs0kk6XQpo_1M2Cg/w400-h309/Virginia%20Prize%20Giving%20924.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Programme<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJMJbRwz20rUBN62RAHz0cjC3kwdDYFkG58ksOGKN6RRceIJhxeIY6oFPzQHyvGkjhiHSQ2nEKWGlM4nP5Qs4sQ7D077wSrCZlvG_MhO5pbTkvE235CDKc7Celzo9TlA7loVVj5uW36pAj-nroDG2nEFkc62rNTtprc8dlLDzZvKp6_HqZgQM_J-oKg/s1059/Screenshot_20230107-202053_WhatsApp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1059" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJMJbRwz20rUBN62RAHz0cjC3kwdDYFkG58ksOGKN6RRceIJhxeIY6oFPzQHyvGkjhiHSQ2nEKWGlM4nP5Qs4sQ7D077wSrCZlvG_MhO5pbTkvE235CDKc7Celzo9TlA7loVVj5uW36pAj-nroDG2nEFkc62rNTtprc8dlLDzZvKp6_HqZgQM_J-oKg/s320/Screenshot_20230107-202053_WhatsApp.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> You going up for your acheivement of pereservence in adversity <br />award which you shared with another boy </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHX4UzQ3LaYl0CSQTXa-LROhtdv-OGrLhFviDKcprai9WQ-FBu13XOqQXUUHOM2SF1TOGGGN-g5-axUz1K_54CVH1gCJgoDTbMsvwRqOtyO3KvMs7-Am3oB9XY92rJNkGTjI-YlTX01xj3vAkM8cpO7xwdwldDsraklfeJqGzuk4qDtyk-5bfIdCMuA/s1024/IMG-20221208-WA0011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHX4UzQ3LaYl0CSQTXa-LROhtdv-OGrLhFviDKcprai9WQ-FBu13XOqQXUUHOM2SF1TOGGGN-g5-axUz1K_54CVH1gCJgoDTbMsvwRqOtyO3KvMs7-Am3oB9XY92rJNkGTjI-YlTX01xj3vAkM8cpO7xwdwldDsraklfeJqGzuk4qDtyk-5bfIdCMuA/s320/IMG-20221208-WA0011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your trophy<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgCBdqw1Anhsgqu1-VlZ4ENN3ETrHIuHSACKPnB9yu5bgCaLg9XkaHppxt3e4Pm1yckDY7ZuRn_emUeFNA-SjRN5JtgiDRXMF4JK7U7GrN4nyBGG4PD2hVyTK0ied0YbvKPtX15f_4cRHZwg38bFq8mVg7FID_rXZxEO6x-LLg3DYXZtXbbNile3MsQ/s1024/IMG-20221208-WA0010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgCBdqw1Anhsgqu1-VlZ4ENN3ETrHIuHSACKPnB9yu5bgCaLg9XkaHppxt3e4Pm1yckDY7ZuRn_emUeFNA-SjRN5JtgiDRXMF4JK7U7GrN4nyBGG4PD2hVyTK0ied0YbvKPtX15f_4cRHZwg38bFq8mVg7FID_rXZxEO6x-LLg3DYXZtXbbNile3MsQ/s320/IMG-20221208-WA0010.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your trophy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">On the 10th December, after fetching Granny Laura, we came to your house so that Gumpie and Mark could watch rugby together and then we followed your Mom and Dad to the Danville Park Girls High where you were dancing in the "PASSPORT TO DANCE" show. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAOirI5Bl9aUDI9asQB78-ToWhgTvuyNXYbkERmPSLlBB0zjhNTVKjJgjkWaT5wclFW1YWQ4mXW8uug17Tk6tuSSIQjCt9gqbQWFJEt5C6Tc85H1MTBjqGauUMUvDFtUNXGxkZ9dGO527Tukl6aGAaQVAVaPAjhHS6XnHSDkXB50dCWJ7SZPn1lgKzw/s1024/IMG-20221221-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAOirI5Bl9aUDI9asQB78-ToWhgTvuyNXYbkERmPSLlBB0zjhNTVKjJgjkWaT5wclFW1YWQ4mXW8uug17Tk6tuSSIQjCt9gqbQWFJEt5C6Tc85H1MTBjqGauUMUvDFtUNXGxkZ9dGO527Tukl6aGAaQVAVaPAjhHS6XnHSDkXB50dCWJ7SZPn1lgKzw/s320/IMG-20221221-WA0002.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlGsT4fgH9m9axnTK2OIPIXNblMS4Wy4lO7mU2aMhUERS5M7T2__8p_1do-XkZJONR_kdvTSDo3fMxliErCM0GwMkJk2gLgKF-FBDwyC2g8JcizS2Mt2ej_mx-ydKsmiBsdk3qFm29tnIsMMuQsrXppYShQMfUnHIC9uBmQltyhbaD80rhQlClHmNAA/s2400/Dance.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlGsT4fgH9m9axnTK2OIPIXNblMS4Wy4lO7mU2aMhUERS5M7T2__8p_1do-XkZJONR_kdvTSDo3fMxliErCM0GwMkJk2gLgKF-FBDwyC2g8JcizS2Mt2ej_mx-ydKsmiBsdk3qFm29tnIsMMuQsrXppYShQMfUnHIC9uBmQltyhbaD80rhQlClHmNAA/s320/Dance.jpg" width="231" /></a><br />It was a lovely evening but we werent allowed to take photographs. <br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Your Mom was able to get one photograph from the school - just look how grown up you looked Em!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWybS6ksbKGFykRHko0s_wJxaOhSqElBcyexh6NtGYdosQ7LEKT4DO0Nbe0WpcJFoPIZ3puIqYRIO443DE1QXeAKR4Q2V7WlGzbzecEJtLJaSvMgBfrV6xrq0i8EfhDw9Br0yc3MxINejgNsf-OxqUlNBTsuZyv-YNGVuki6bIXkpKmCMSCE692zVk4w/s4080/20221210_182441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWybS6ksbKGFykRHko0s_wJxaOhSqElBcyexh6NtGYdosQ7LEKT4DO0Nbe0WpcJFoPIZ3puIqYRIO443DE1QXeAKR4Q2V7WlGzbzecEJtLJaSvMgBfrV6xrq0i8EfhDw9Br0yc3MxINejgNsf-OxqUlNBTsuZyv-YNGVuki6bIXkpKmCMSCE692zVk4w/s320/20221210_182441.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb30jPSBJ2fRjDnp-r4v1zqb519Kxf_nMWZaDfrE15oxpkI1mkepk5prTORkXxrSjeqj3GB32NILW7dFnTRjJXZXdob5AHDxp2ys6QJrlra1CW5fql_8YdA8TmYzOpa_gnSeKmNZfG3tiPovlo-oi4Dwt33eiQwmQ9PFgT2hBQlZ13oBxZDK0Xg3hoig/s4080/20221214_160238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb30jPSBJ2fRjDnp-r4v1zqb519Kxf_nMWZaDfrE15oxpkI1mkepk5prTORkXxrSjeqj3GB32NILW7dFnTRjJXZXdob5AHDxp2ys6QJrlra1CW5fql_8YdA8TmYzOpa_gnSeKmNZfG3tiPovlo-oi4Dwt33eiQwmQ9PFgT2hBQlZ13oBxZDK0Xg3hoig/s320/20221214_160238.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />It was Alex's 2nd birthday on 14th December. Greg and Sharon had an afternoon <br />party just for the Baby Sitters. It was the first time he actually played with you <br />and loved jumping onto his inflatable boat!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxMfi3wghNfX2GCoXCwFMFbRyU4hKxSE2PDoXn7II7r2TO1Es-92zjLM6BXQryv2LnOkXmTXZiHQvS6IMi9u94LUtL46_Y3hJy2KOnGtLVeU0C_TLdaQmOeAc1uVlF-1pJBlYE6JhofquhxCmsX8AeKmjec_g5YrRq7LWZ_npqkoM9A4CXMWt8eHccQ/s4080/20221214_185232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxMfi3wghNfX2GCoXCwFMFbRyU4hKxSE2PDoXn7II7r2TO1Es-92zjLM6BXQryv2LnOkXmTXZiHQvS6IMi9u94LUtL46_Y3hJy2KOnGtLVeU0C_TLdaQmOeAc1uVlF-1pJBlYE6JhofquhxCmsX8AeKmjec_g5YrRq7LWZ_npqkoM9A4CXMWt8eHccQ/s320/20221214_185232.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div>They had also planned a second party on Saturday, 16 December, but you, then your Dad and then your Mom all got Covid so they cancelled it. Your Dad was devastated because he has been so careful, still wearing his mask at work. But, a couple of your friends also had it and it was bound to happen. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyboSRfyp886qK9aBH1zCZVScnPakENh5p0SnE0TBco0ViUOwJbnhXaX3oheAjK8GsYWeiu7Jm5-4tfwKgEJ8q90ni5u5WJpeCcP7ICxjwj0OEu38DYDvQZqzxWhoLVn-wiGF4CTwd_sqPP7bgiIkGl-BPSzNmj9AiDU4e9EsMbs3JiK7aMqRdwc9gXA/s1024/IMG-20221215-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyboSRfyp886qK9aBH1zCZVScnPakENh5p0SnE0TBco0ViUOwJbnhXaX3oheAjK8GsYWeiu7Jm5-4tfwKgEJ8q90ni5u5WJpeCcP7ICxjwj0OEu38DYDvQZqzxWhoLVn-wiGF4CTwd_sqPP7bgiIkGl-BPSzNmj9AiDU4e9EsMbs3JiK7aMqRdwc9gXA/s320/IMG-20221215-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On the 15th December your folks treated you to your first set of proper nail tips - <br />a reward for all your hard work at school.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Luckily you were all over the Covid and were no longer contagious by Christmas . </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT9zi4c3S1nicdt0M1KZA9UpZSR1MFT5AfAPo2EfC_Pwpc2NHZ3mbIrwoY3Ny7NKXZDhfvk5TIoKzWIRSyY7gq2Qh9gprD5gAxsMVhyf1KFn-JjyED-VnhpuBrhhwfh6_7GG-0bbrh5GwW51TwYN9zJuAdT_CFNqEeZIVuP27Qg0oBOKrtGwprLLFtw/s833/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="833" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT9zi4c3S1nicdt0M1KZA9UpZSR1MFT5AfAPo2EfC_Pwpc2NHZ3mbIrwoY3Ny7NKXZDhfvk5TIoKzWIRSyY7gq2Qh9gprD5gAxsMVhyf1KFn-JjyED-VnhpuBrhhwfh6_7GG-0bbrh5GwW51TwYN9zJuAdT_CFNqEeZIVuP27Qg0oBOKrtGwprLLFtw/s320/Untitled.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You spent Christmas Eve at Simbithi with Jeff and Gail and their boys, as well as Jacqui and her her children. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBwQLmUV27SSNHSlhL0H1VrNiBPgNOamvjHhgZXiXdDQMM6daXRnqQ-K7Ijz9Q8GwnPOWJrH6aqbu36CqtILG2ybux5V2z_wf1ZonUj9CRGSIpSdcrtwfjZS_QlGe_7gWkWIAJ2O7g3whxUdntK4zgibP-7lDhstbs-Mdj_JTpBeWku8UKF1s7QYh1A/s1024/322002036_565108265047322_4824645075794342236_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1024" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBwQLmUV27SSNHSlhL0H1VrNiBPgNOamvjHhgZXiXdDQMM6daXRnqQ-K7Ijz9Q8GwnPOWJrH6aqbu36CqtILG2ybux5V2z_wf1ZonUj9CRGSIpSdcrtwfjZS_QlGe_7gWkWIAJ2O7g3whxUdntK4zgibP-7lDhstbs-Mdj_JTpBeWku8UKF1s7QYh1A/s320/322002036_565108265047322_4824645075794342236_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richare, Gunza, Brian - and you in the middle with Christina and Taylor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK1xCry-edDedBB4koj5tahFVizi5VaccrHSia_9nrA61nfTnVYaxb36Fs2ajaB6Ldfb97hGDGckkEUhLDY8PA9U1YnDEcrx8NOssYbl4TdXNzWA7acqtMxajPRN_gyJHIIPolsziccjXJXqBpR0gI3mnYmmBxPk2ki-NrRHXeHixp-gufHBmKSyWhQ/s2048/321652660_535104258678012_15826164083110613_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK1xCry-edDedBB4koj5tahFVizi5VaccrHSia_9nrA61nfTnVYaxb36Fs2ajaB6Ldfb97hGDGckkEUhLDY8PA9U1YnDEcrx8NOssYbl4TdXNzWA7acqtMxajPRN_gyJHIIPolsziccjXJXqBpR0gI3mnYmmBxPk2ki-NrRHXeHixp-gufHBmKSyWhQ/s320/321652660_535104258678012_15826164083110613_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two beautiful young ladies!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We all spent Christmas day at Greg and Sharon's. It was a cold, wet, rainy day. <div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9iIrSMBIanlK4Ga1hybp8rRIGp1DzhzHo5lY4fsQN4dhqcc2k2KQbAq8nJTOIZNfd7fMlQOCHdRIZZEJDye0Ui83e1CdacUqW12XJ3EsPujnPptGuglECeICxSI4wpsEWOzedgQ4Mnd-oN2truOqLO4wSrOW1_8F-uYK7DWbu_CzRA1UtTfbn70DpA/s4080/20221225_145103.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9iIrSMBIanlK4Ga1hybp8rRIGp1DzhzHo5lY4fsQN4dhqcc2k2KQbAq8nJTOIZNfd7fMlQOCHdRIZZEJDye0Ui83e1CdacUqW12XJ3EsPujnPptGuglECeICxSI4wpsEWOzedgQ4Mnd-oN2truOqLO4wSrOW1_8F-uYK7DWbu_CzRA1UtTfbn70DpA/s320/20221225_145103.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You had to be the Christmas Elf and hand out all the presents</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wwmxqHnv-dZ7c7UbaqGlM8DuGWkKENOr8bbcgkPerPMEEuW-nhLWVcXI0G2N88gg-ALmC47y9vcbjCJvKCpd_0h64qtTvlkofI3R7kgVW8w14gEjyXzOy1mSpaS8pUQrlvYfAutNSRkVG32RJ3KmtBwESNbsZ8z_TZ8hXkjW8HBOC-KQ3SPhEu5w3g/s4080/20221225_145111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wwmxqHnv-dZ7c7UbaqGlM8DuGWkKENOr8bbcgkPerPMEEuW-nhLWVcXI0G2N88gg-ALmC47y9vcbjCJvKCpd_0h64qtTvlkofI3R7kgVW8w14gEjyXzOy1mSpaS8pUQrlvYfAutNSRkVG32RJ3KmtBwESNbsZ8z_TZ8hXkjW8HBOC-KQ3SPhEu5w3g/s320/20221225_145111.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3Xe3sPBzT-7T_Qj-dUXD6e2wBmQHxiZFhMYtcrLmj66djkfaekwNSt_vT5W5GrSalIboig-Vg4CxzG6kCo6yjKFu9TC3IzU0Q-uH3nPRKvWt5x3hBceyPaUJ2X48rIjYBY5CBn51G6KXiqK6X2VP1UmtbUZmssd2xpq1nPEo97V8kHCVhJ9Wd6Dh4w/s4080/20221230_075643.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3Xe3sPBzT-7T_Qj-dUXD6e2wBmQHxiZFhMYtcrLmj66djkfaekwNSt_vT5W5GrSalIboig-Vg4CxzG6kCo6yjKFu9TC3IzU0Q-uH3nPRKvWt5x3hBceyPaUJ2X48rIjYBY5CBn51G6KXiqK6X2VP1UmtbUZmssd2xpq1nPEo97V8kHCVhJ9Wd6Dh4w/s320/20221230_075643.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made you 9 Christmas baubles with photographs of you and your family from baby to teenager. You'll be able to hang these on your tree in America next year so that we are all close to you on Christmas Day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAjI_LJk9goVJVv0tYOfRKxcEEn6naPyVvQBbLF5OuNC3buo0bcL5p8dWT6L90K_83hBi9NvXZwQC0PTayIDySiTu2KA5U_VcHnYlVPS-OafRpeH54bQOZ1aQfa_7KoR2rMtxpMsB6bC3CuqnCfL6JHMdAyXb0kzUie9j0ux0lqKtI9FS1eFYw3WTjQ/s4080/20221231_194508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAjI_LJk9goVJVv0tYOfRKxcEEn6naPyVvQBbLF5OuNC3buo0bcL5p8dWT6L90K_83hBi9NvXZwQC0PTayIDySiTu2KA5U_VcHnYlVPS-OafRpeH54bQOZ1aQfa_7KoR2rMtxpMsB6bC3CuqnCfL6JHMdAyXb0kzUie9j0ux0lqKtI9FS1eFYw3WTjQ/s320/20221231_194508.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are photographs of your family on Christmas Day</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNklFQ5_dvKKHdoX3c8aKFeaCvPBdDX_wn9Mr2EZS388WSFNRm2KJ4QGyP8gnrZ9n41vrd6nJMdEtuAhHRtuqDqof3vwU9RCCX20oh-E1lfV69qdUVPkrcZIe6kTzorSgmR2U3xNC_BiRqElTORtTHIhUym8rJ--0EVYfp0g0IqxJj4NJQQQ8uPGipuw/s1024/IMG-20221225-WA0018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNklFQ5_dvKKHdoX3c8aKFeaCvPBdDX_wn9Mr2EZS388WSFNRm2KJ4QGyP8gnrZ9n41vrd6nJMdEtuAhHRtuqDqof3vwU9RCCX20oh-E1lfV69qdUVPkrcZIe6kTzorSgmR2U3xNC_BiRqElTORtTHIhUym8rJ--0EVYfp0g0IqxJj4NJQQQ8uPGipuw/s320/IMG-20221225-WA0018.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lauren, Gail, Tammy and Sharon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLui2zXkkKQYLL7qjx3GK0BxgS6zc2V0WyswspVqP_x6P4GX_LtI1lUhkBK-VgdvHEB2EFIHarFIF9VG41Hd_1NUXHVh6krYh3BgWHQS9pDkcCESxOplObtNkQUH5JfNgHuWLGT6W3ROsUHF0W5bNBtK7E7XcVrgcF1Em1ngbkuiK-wJpDg35VALGQw/s1600/IMG-20221225-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLui2zXkkKQYLL7qjx3GK0BxgS6zc2V0WyswspVqP_x6P4GX_LtI1lUhkBK-VgdvHEB2EFIHarFIF9VG41Hd_1NUXHVh6krYh3BgWHQS9pDkcCESxOplObtNkQUH5JfNgHuWLGT6W3ROsUHF0W5bNBtK7E7XcVrgcF1Em1ngbkuiK-wJpDg35VALGQw/s320/IMG-20221225-WA0000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>It was quite sad for us knowing that this would be our last Christmas with all the family in South Africa but it was really lovely to have everyone there this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, what did we do on New Year's Eve? The Sharks were playing at Kings Park so Finn and Greg, Mark, Tammy and you all went to a rugby match! I went to be with Sharon and Alex and when you guys came after the game we had pizza for supper. We all left around 8:30pm to go home and watch other countries on tv celebrating around the world!</div><div><br /></div><div>I wonder what 2023 has in stall for all of us? You will be emigrating, Alex will start baby school, we might be moving to Doone Village - so there are lot of exciting things happening.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you lots Em,</div><div><br /></div><div>Granny-Syl</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-6877600962707172692022-11-30T07:07:00.002-08:002023-08-19T03:33:10.208-07:00NOVEMBER 2022<p> Hello my darling,</p><p>This has been a challenging month for you. Exams started and you had to catch up on a lot of work. Mom helped you a lot and you even cancelled the weekend trip to Bushman's Nek in the 'Berg that the Wisharts invited us all to.</p><p>We didn't see you guys for a few weeks but you did come to watch rugby at our place on the 19th November. You got the marks back for Natural Science, Maths 74% and 64% for art - that is brilliant Em!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwuCcCMVJ-7Bhsrcnh1eDuYRLfiUh3YEmsEwJxHOBuAGxyySDWfWNJvtc0cBr92iNL3B_NRv69KqVZNu0_a8yfeSEZsxV8hztdlyKSndcqgw0ElttNJZswBufUiaxRdwUXIb2BOacjMTktFyXjnd7l6qXB0-pZXvIuRhYAuXL-sY-TYwKFFJHK9nTCA/s1600/IMG-20221122-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwuCcCMVJ-7Bhsrcnh1eDuYRLfiUh3YEmsEwJxHOBuAGxyySDWfWNJvtc0cBr92iNL3B_NRv69KqVZNu0_a8yfeSEZsxV8hztdlyKSndcqgw0ElttNJZswBufUiaxRdwUXIb2BOacjMTktFyXjnd7l6qXB0-pZXvIuRhYAuXL-sY-TYwKFFJHK9nTCA/s320/IMG-20221122-WA0002.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>The following week was tough for the ladies in your house. Ruby was stung on her eyelid and had a huge swelling on her eye; you tripped in a hole at school and Mom had to fetch you early. (Nothing broken though!) Then Mom tripped and jolted her neck which left her with a severe headache. <p></p><p>At assembly on the 29th you received a certificate for your tap exams at the Cultural awards. Well done Em! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>I decided to give you and Tammy a gift to visit Spa for a Mom and daughter massage. You had a facial and an eyelash tint and Mom had a neck and shoulders massage. Then you bought sushi for lunch and went home to watch a movie. You deserved it after all your hard work.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NiJAZyVPGC05xibR26991lKeLmG7quqT2M4n7IdG-vruM2zB_KUMvb19B5FWvZ3luRtJUWthvR6fCS3Sw_F-EMIfKh57PSOz2UBufPeqfzNFHJJ2JrxRRMDK1BfeojxlYeZODuNvbKrze4DeXWnORziNEZH21soibPo1nEwf984sBWp728zw0wEdQLiT/s1024/IMG-20221215-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NiJAZyVPGC05xibR26991lKeLmG7quqT2M4n7IdG-vruM2zB_KUMvb19B5FWvZ3luRtJUWthvR6fCS3Sw_F-EMIfKh57PSOz2UBufPeqfzNFHJJ2JrxRRMDK1BfeojxlYeZODuNvbKrze4DeXWnORziNEZH21soibPo1nEwf984sBWp728zw0wEdQLiT/s320/IMG-20221215-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>One of the last exams you had was Technology. It made me think about the exponential changes in technology in this generation. <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The other day when you asked Mark to connect his cell phone to our television so that we could watch a video on the large screen it sounded like you were talking a foreign language! I reminded you that you are the first generation to have been born into the modern era of fast-paced, mind blowing technology that you take for granted.</span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although your parents were born before cell-phones, home computers, the World Wide Web and Wifi, they can hardly remember a <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>time without those technological inventions.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is my generation that has struggled to come to grips with the explosion of new technology. We are the last generation that didn't have television (South Africa only got TV in 1975). A telephone had a dial, an 'application' was a form you filled in (by hand) for a job: a bookmark was made of cardboard or even handmade lace: the cloud was a result of condensation in the air and a menu was something you read at a restaurant when ordering food.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3D5TC9-AwvE_PKJ9HThJEbtR74GYxdbPr_JWShcTiqw0xFOtJXHw2Lak6tRPf3pUyiMdMXI_2SBnUGRgUniViGSE1TJuGHOtNnkCCE6iSpajWcxRpV1ww5gHZcIbCxfhItAKPyXTKEYDuZOgCYxTuW7vvekPyG4JaWbXY7vSlW-3X5GxByZOn8vd1g/s960/457318-telephone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="960" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3D5TC9-AwvE_PKJ9HThJEbtR74GYxdbPr_JWShcTiqw0xFOtJXHw2Lak6tRPf3pUyiMdMXI_2SBnUGRgUniViGSE1TJuGHOtNnkCCE6iSpajWcxRpV1ww5gHZcIbCxfhItAKPyXTKEYDuZOgCYxTuW7vvekPyG4JaWbXY7vSlW-3X5GxByZOn8vd1g/s320/457318-telephone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When our generation of Luddites have all passed on, the world will be populated by tech-savvy people like you who all understand each other! </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until then, Gumpie and I are still a part of the tech-gap and if we need help with a piece of technology we have to ask our children or grandchildren for help!<br /></span></div></div><p>That is another reason why we will miss you when you have gone to America. We'll have to wait for Alex to grow a bit so that he can help us with our cell phones and TV!</p><p><br /></p><p>Love you lots - Gran</p>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-70691773498838048772022-10-27T07:24:00.002-07:002022-10-27T08:07:13.798-07:00 OCTOBER 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_PpPaHySK7WZcajFf8lYIJO5O_J_RK71jY2mTttxiOLaj6LMH6JJsHvJ5RG-c8X9TwQLOmkfNG5nnrNcP-WG9lGW75fz5XjjrZ6Pxofo_x76sTv8LlFnO_f4xqv6Y1NaaUiymAlft0vV7btHO7zj7VbLuKH_BU0RS_xorKcyHLXvkVU6de5Q2W9DtQ/s3102/IMG-20221002-WA0002-tile.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="2334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_PpPaHySK7WZcajFf8lYIJO5O_J_RK71jY2mTttxiOLaj6LMH6JJsHvJ5RG-c8X9TwQLOmkfNG5nnrNcP-WG9lGW75fz5XjjrZ6Pxofo_x76sTv8LlFnO_f4xqv6Y1NaaUiymAlft0vV7btHO7zj7VbLuKH_BU0RS_xorKcyHLXvkVU6de5Q2W9DtQ/s320/IMG-20221002-WA0002-tile.jpg" width="241" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"> On 30 September you and your parents flew from Durban to Johannesburg, then from there to Newark (where you were greeted by a little Lady of Liberty). Mark holding bottomless plastic jugs of Coke. And then you flew to San Diego on 1 October. You hired a car, wanted a Mazda but was given a Kia Sportage which you don't recommend.</div><div style="text-align: left;">You spent 9 days at the Springhill Suites in Rancho Bernado.</div><div style="text-align: left;">You flew over to have a look at house and school districts close to Mark's Office. You put your feet in the Pacific Ocean, went to a fun fair where you ate Funnel Cake.</div><div style="text-align: left;">You drove around San Marcos and Rancho Bernado to look around.</div><div style="text-align: left;">You had lunch in the park at a beautful public playground, and on the Wednesday, while Mark was at his meeting with the people in his new office, you and Mom found a shop that makes amazing Cowboy boots. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Your mom had to fill the car with 'fuel' and that night you got to hang out with Sarah and Shawn from Durban North who live in San Diego. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwO-h4Q7yzcz3v3L0Ps-CCIwMf3j5N_ZeNv9Cbbv5iElLaT4zIShAPCehh1dX-RuEjgXbWFc8U69rUxv40KPPllLZjbvAjAlAh3o-LMqWN5t2Afo-jonl4-gfs9JfCTm7cDsUEpzxsHKMYFvn9J0SE37RCB5Ib7WS4djgJB14ZEAijhv6iRRtMN_qww/s3200/IMG-20221009-WA0019-tile.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="3200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwO-h4Q7yzcz3v3L0Ps-CCIwMf3j5N_ZeNv9Cbbv5iElLaT4zIShAPCehh1dX-RuEjgXbWFc8U69rUxv40KPPllLZjbvAjAlAh3o-LMqWN5t2Afo-jonl4-gfs9JfCTm7cDsUEpzxsHKMYFvn9J0SE37RCB5Ib7WS4djgJB14ZEAijhv6iRRtMN_qww/s320/IMG-20221009-WA0019-tile.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You had fun playing with rescue kitties and then you went to the space museum.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_dqrPgJHeNSG4momPINpPceQjCYZNMmKH5HypHlzVjMqbhJA0ysix-svyRUYvTbn9SF7umPGwkmoOsqKoSFBG8WaWZKqghKtAAvAxPFHqZq3K8O1YsU4Q9V4caO1a1Z8s4x-UcCr1le1BgqjYj7MJJ-iLv3g_MWlEHz7LemWwHxabTpFzWyOTvHiyQ/s3200/IMG-20221011-WA0005-tile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="3200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_dqrPgJHeNSG4momPINpPceQjCYZNMmKH5HypHlzVjMqbhJA0ysix-svyRUYvTbn9SF7umPGwkmoOsqKoSFBG8WaWZKqghKtAAvAxPFHqZq3K8O1YsU4Q9V4caO1a1Z8s4x-UcCr1le1BgqjYj7MJJ-iLv3g_MWlEHz7LemWwHxabTpFzWyOTvHiyQ/w640-h426/IMG-20221011-WA0005-tile.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>From 9th October you drove to Las Vegas where Mark had to be at a conference for a few days. You hung out at the wax museum while Mark was at his meeting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnhGpMhFaDpD75JsrEMdcw-DInU9CmOMyIPv6N6_6FfS2nrMxu80D6UxCDp-AtQ8gJRU0H17oiZULtSBSQ-WeyAi9QHIt_aK2xsk1CLdool9DOLrhlc3PHTjqHf62rH2qYMbJIYMp34CxUWFeStOHdl2PvfM6WnM53ynv0Eut_yla8BmJG7KVMmQLcQ/s1024/IMG-20221025-WA0025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnhGpMhFaDpD75JsrEMdcw-DInU9CmOMyIPv6N6_6FfS2nrMxu80D6UxCDp-AtQ8gJRU0H17oiZULtSBSQ-WeyAi9QHIt_aK2xsk1CLdool9DOLrhlc3PHTjqHf62rH2qYMbJIYMp34CxUWFeStOHdl2PvfM6WnM53ynv0Eut_yla8BmJG7KVMmQLcQ/s320/IMG-20221025-WA0025.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On 11 October you and Tammy flew home, chasing the sun. Mark got home on Saturday 15th October, just in time for your birthday on Sunday.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwCVuBfTWyQX3ILn_RDv3Qi-a6-3wK1hh8c02AVPXUe_R2snz88b9eMvcHhTt7FPTlhrI0w-etorY0O3qBlvpvz-kA9ME9Q4a1LAy-5R_Ehy7ck2bIw_xVOuvUoPixe0Ebf3CZpotkgyK_V6jRHJTUBTzkMtD49zYkzcuQvF-Ma8zsv6PuWhg2Y3iGg/s4080/20221016_141225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwCVuBfTWyQX3ILn_RDv3Qi-a6-3wK1hh8c02AVPXUe_R2snz88b9eMvcHhTt7FPTlhrI0w-etorY0O3qBlvpvz-kA9ME9Q4a1LAy-5R_Ehy7ck2bIw_xVOuvUoPixe0Ebf3CZpotkgyK_V6jRHJTUBTzkMtD49zYkzcuQvF-Ma8zsv6PuWhg2Y3iGg/s320/20221016_141225.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs80yETs1jRvBC4xvG1qWkMC_TKiSdlxTaGHnMDyGIa5h6ecpLeFEoJVjj1oWniNSA2MMgYHsrWC0w2trclRVTgJT08m4EQtVVczbfLYHC58cGzwFK-sIUxFTf5Qez4AsBjcDxCmtXigRdUltw5zhJI90tczVmliNBOgTXLgFxPq9UePo_ESETAw-XA/s4080/20221016_142737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs80yETs1jRvBC4xvG1qWkMC_TKiSdlxTaGHnMDyGIa5h6ecpLeFEoJVjj1oWniNSA2MMgYHsrWC0w2trclRVTgJT08m4EQtVVczbfLYHC58cGzwFK-sIUxFTf5Qez4AsBjcDxCmtXigRdUltw5zhJI90tczVmliNBOgTXLgFxPq9UePo_ESETAw-XA/s320/20221016_142737.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDDBAJFuiOZ8jhsrKd8DS_RV1Drpwq7g7tYcI0bkh_j_JFSAYwumF1iDXbmYZPvfhlw937exbGHEK6SVWV3G9usAXXS1ccv_p0iqCOBN4j8beKdS8aQfjBEQbyY_8M9ZRPNg3ov7sbGwCTCL5G72NBCBjYM9m0UUywYYlkex8rtF4zN32R7I4cVYqLA/s4080/20221016_143042.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDDBAJFuiOZ8jhsrKd8DS_RV1Drpwq7g7tYcI0bkh_j_JFSAYwumF1iDXbmYZPvfhlw937exbGHEK6SVWV3G9usAXXS1ccv_p0iqCOBN4j8beKdS8aQfjBEQbyY_8M9ZRPNg3ov7sbGwCTCL5G72NBCBjYM9m0UUywYYlkex8rtF4zN32R7I4cVYqLA/s320/20221016_143042.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You had a yummy rainbow cake and lots of other goodies</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7px7zE551T01W2dsaJ0mZ9gkKaWq8w0rYJmUWHJEbX8YVNyKN82aIH7LWfCXWvCRp3_zFhw5BVRIP4n-1gBlsZzNoJvehU2xhQbeSpqmJG3M5oYYRUVJe0HBfA7_DhzTFTems1Gp3A5AVcgpZnQi3_nTlNfJdLuq7lZATd-5KX9rS67yIZRC25w8KYw/s3857/20221017_142025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="3857" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7px7zE551T01W2dsaJ0mZ9gkKaWq8w0rYJmUWHJEbX8YVNyKN82aIH7LWfCXWvCRp3_zFhw5BVRIP4n-1gBlsZzNoJvehU2xhQbeSpqmJG3M5oYYRUVJe0HBfA7_DhzTFTems1Gp3A5AVcgpZnQi3_nTlNfJdLuq7lZATd-5KX9rS67yIZRC25w8KYw/s320/20221017_142025.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />One of your presents was the 2nd 'Letters to my Grandchild' book <br />which I ordered before you went away. <br />It covers from your birthday in 2015 to before your birthday in 2018. <br />The next book will be from 2018 to 2022. <br /><br />Love you lots, like Jelly tots!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-29638799266424192452022-10-01T06:01:00.002-07:002022-10-27T08:06:44.137-07:00AUGUST & September 2022Hello my special girl,<div><br /></div><div>As you know, Jeff and I have the same mother but not the same father. My parents were divorced when I was little and my Mom (your Granny May) remarried Leslie Leaver in 1956. Jeff was born in 1958.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5RSVfGVOKNjnqlxQNbgVtz1EyrjQItqqxurVnL8yv3vv8b_VjyzOtTkY6JpJpwxPGoTud0yMqgoex7gxQkIx-moQyML6Yf19Ql_3Q-l7OIy1NGJjY08VM1ifiTKz-j_1k6OfNF0YFfQNVUNkTKH-3oAZGOZjpMQTPsNGSOboK7_jG-QtbBq9gBcVow/s2418/Albert,%20Jacomina%20and%20Patricia.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="2418" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5RSVfGVOKNjnqlxQNbgVtz1EyrjQItqqxurVnL8yv3vv8b_VjyzOtTkY6JpJpwxPGoTud0yMqgoex7gxQkIx-moQyML6Yf19Ql_3Q-l7OIy1NGJjY08VM1ifiTKz-j_1k6OfNF0YFfQNVUNkTKH-3oAZGOZjpMQTPsNGSOboK7_jG-QtbBq9gBcVow/s320/Albert,%20Jacomina%20and%20Patricia.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here are my parents with Patty when she was a baby.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div>I mention this now because it was my step-father's birthday on 30 July, my mother's birthday on 1st August and mine on 6th August. </div><div><br /></div><div>They might look like really old people but my mother was 35 (the same as Richard) and Les was 45 (the same age as Sharon).</div><div><br /></div><div>Les Leaver is your step-grandfather - just like your step-grandmother, Birgitte. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDnr2cdb8orcC64Q50XRHClFhZjNqAiinTtp04bucullPti8aiTHJtkDTcmOXpgPO3YM6L3z6BW4yOk7hSlsnwlZQUJ6WsZb2x8qIvUrezcvsD_SvJUws_dgRa66a8trpxXJuLR5ATQ_3y8EhldjcV73Y_WgvjNRyTSmGrqsuCg0wcbTuqc_iLq8o7g/s2739/20220804_160155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2739" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDnr2cdb8orcC64Q50XRHClFhZjNqAiinTtp04bucullPti8aiTHJtkDTcmOXpgPO3YM6L3z6BW4yOk7hSlsnwlZQUJ6WsZb2x8qIvUrezcvsD_SvJUws_dgRa66a8trpxXJuLR5ATQ_3y8EhldjcV73Y_WgvjNRyTSmGrqsuCg0wcbTuqc_iLq8o7g/s320/20220804_160155.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Here they are on their wedding day. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Oh WOW!!! You took part in the 80m girls open run at your school - and you kept up with them! It is still like a miracle to us that you can run at all!! Congratulations Em - you are a super star!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcChEuOrQqQ8oURmj2ruVFo_3CZ3auP2A4tEfANOy-sO6xQY6n8mtSV7J79mbwhkV6aGTEfwubW_USKg8PniWl3M4qrbmpVd3DsHKmQfl2sNYrJIGQ9PkyZ_OUXzaZlxC1Y2wsdKy_GafUnFcdXqPMPbeoHwkhaoqpalimy1e-0Bxd2JXUncH0CdEoZA/s748/Screenshot_20220809-080332_Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="748" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcChEuOrQqQ8oURmj2ruVFo_3CZ3auP2A4tEfANOy-sO6xQY6n8mtSV7J79mbwhkV6aGTEfwubW_USKg8PniWl3M4qrbmpVd3DsHKmQfl2sNYrJIGQ9PkyZ_OUXzaZlxC1Y2wsdKy_GafUnFcdXqPMPbeoHwkhaoqpalimy1e-0Bxd2JXUncH0CdEoZA/s320/Screenshot_20220809-080332_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_X7b9a--icj9firkn51YHfMcuVgULXqyiinGk0K5DjSGXUMyUPGk190lIRV8i8weBJ8aiIdPQMm9ks5i9kDhe5yQIYS_IyCQOsrYB2Fh4HVlUtReeW3fjSsj92r-YZr28x6FS_PXIu6YSax2u64KS-54H6QkR0fU01aAfDmLruXw3sMDGGdya6MkN4g/s2408/Screenshot_20220809-080305_Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was a lovely hot day and we had a great meal. After lunch you did my face with rainbow wings and I did yours.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpz0W9B6w6jmJbKvie4ovPXUlJ4i5I6MBBpGuU4mRIlkF-4SklNp5G81qcgn6nEWbLfLfKas3D6IkNF-7a0b5g_32IQCu1rTBUCkYN-fPb4OA-md2Ni3nhKtpPcUtpomiMZtiuv1iO8qxj2GfNKbP2JVayHfL-AsGptpupyHzRMk_oIYQidvv576X6w/s4080/20220821_114859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpz0W9B6w6jmJbKvie4ovPXUlJ4i5I6MBBpGuU4mRIlkF-4SklNp5G81qcgn6nEWbLfLfKas3D6IkNF-7a0b5g_32IQCu1rTBUCkYN-fPb4OA-md2Ni3nhKtpPcUtpomiMZtiuv1iO8qxj2GfNKbP2JVayHfL-AsGptpupyHzRMk_oIYQidvv576X6w/s320/20220821_114859.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKGUBCZvdauIcqJK4PbWo174abn1_Zd9Z_bvsRVKdF2PEEjJDoz4Juk_l-Prki_4zgtzfJrkWR5c4PYukUKb08ss3JYEVNwdw6jR3dbleux6UBC52g86YdiyUqskaSabT7kj2KnIxIggDQf1Nqo7NbhHaiZKRBluK6yoz04nCmAcfqzqq3awssQInIA/s4080/20220821_114302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKGUBCZvdauIcqJK4PbWo174abn1_Zd9Z_bvsRVKdF2PEEjJDoz4Juk_l-Prki_4zgtzfJrkWR5c4PYukUKb08ss3JYEVNwdw6jR3dbleux6UBC52g86YdiyUqskaSabT7kj2KnIxIggDQf1Nqo7NbhHaiZKRBluK6yoz04nCmAcfqzqq3awssQInIA/s320/20220821_114302.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>When you came to us for a rugby braai the following Saturday, you played with Toon Hub, a Comic app on my phone. You looked gorgeous but I looked a bit weird!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ-2lECxteAgBRQm1Hh3hwFOCvn0Ec0g6-Uk-_3Y6rc1Aa050Adc9zf4o33M-DxX-dyfaKsq-Q8MCzJzxfsCrFJKt8mfTMJTcriCgqQJK4ytugw18w_DCgJB0BeibC2uxE7axtF8_5Vv-hgEDDq3SgM2XO_bagq4xqjqpjUduM1AH_E85Fkje__Q_qA/s2048/ToonHub-1662214689138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ-2lECxteAgBRQm1Hh3hwFOCvn0Ec0g6-Uk-_3Y6rc1Aa050Adc9zf4o33M-DxX-dyfaKsq-Q8MCzJzxfsCrFJKt8mfTMJTcriCgqQJK4ytugw18w_DCgJB0BeibC2uxE7axtF8_5Vv-hgEDDq3SgM2XO_bagq4xqjqpjUduM1AH_E85Fkje__Q_qA/s320/ToonHub-1662214689138.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7rymXCr0aRVTrlJ5H7LF2mA7yIVu-vfs4m-zXEVKjNp2yoVThbIVUyrK8FUNogf1JooipujSG-f-QnJ8IMxMS_q6LrvHl3HQt4hNrXNR91qPeARVWhrYmLTGl1JfzyH-JW_Ej3l3MOSKQcJa8LU0bdlwvzwNl9Fszu4sLMOZLt7As82Nq6oZ5LGbGw/s2048/ToonHub-1662214860880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7rymXCr0aRVTrlJ5H7LF2mA7yIVu-vfs4m-zXEVKjNp2yoVThbIVUyrK8FUNogf1JooipujSG-f-QnJ8IMxMS_q6LrvHl3HQt4hNrXNR91qPeARVWhrYmLTGl1JfzyH-JW_Ej3l3MOSKQcJa8LU0bdlwvzwNl9Fszu4sLMOZLt7As82Nq6oZ5LGbGw/s320/ToonHub-1662214860880.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b>8th September</b><br /><div>You've lived through a lot of history Em. This month was the end of an era when <span class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral on Thursday 8 September, aged 96, after reigning for 70 years</span><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The Queen came to the throne in 1952 - when I was 5 years old. We grew up singing God Save The Queen at special events and when the anthem came on, in a cinema, at school, or anywhere else, we all had to stand. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The shops sold memorabillia every time a new royal baby was born, and we all celebrated their birthdays and special anniversaries. This album was to celebrate the birth of Prince Charles, the first baby bron to Queen Elizabeth. He will now be installed as King - King Charles the III.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNbI7XPLvVQbYOfg0mora3bEZjmoS8qP0Ipj5kHNp5WTlOitmQ9rMADgUIgt3eokY8aac_nBd0yWssh21xN9VriVvTwbPp9NiUb4vLQo2zrcpNaUmyeXjp5Q5rPIHPKfiUR1KJrarC3vuerjtblRVU9osOGPxHifMXz3bEJel66Kw_7mYMO6GEf2RGA/s500/s-l500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNbI7XPLvVQbYOfg0mora3bEZjmoS8qP0Ipj5kHNp5WTlOitmQ9rMADgUIgt3eokY8aac_nBd0yWssh21xN9VriVvTwbPp9NiUb4vLQo2zrcpNaUmyeXjp5Q5rPIHPKfiUR1KJrarC3vuerjtblRVU9osOGPxHifMXz3bEJel66Kw_7mYMO6GEf2RGA/s320/s-l500.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">There have been hundreds of photographs of her at different stages of her life on TV and Special Media. My favourite was this one, walking away with Paddington Bear. The queen had a wonderful sense of humour. She was sked if she would take part in a short skit on her Jubilee celebration with Paddington bear, who was also celebrating his Jubilee. It is wonderful - you can watch it here: </span><span style="color: #141414; text-align: left;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfiCa244XE </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1ECKiGsSSmiAzDbPGhq__s11xTHJxbtOnDZS6oi6YysMtw7_RTZ_9xNWrvQfoTKIgaDrfcQEMPD24Nc9_-sqHQpn5qownsg5TibWHOsD6k8zLEFBvLz-pz64KrUTpULBx1of_FHYQcDpjxv11BjSRjwSe8gh2UBrluN4ojyieZwgg-QgS5uTfBvfFg/s1070/FB_IMG_1662699102875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1ECKiGsSSmiAzDbPGhq__s11xTHJxbtOnDZS6oi6YysMtw7_RTZ_9xNWrvQfoTKIgaDrfcQEMPD24Nc9_-sqHQpn5qownsg5TibWHOsD6k8zLEFBvLz-pz64KrUTpULBx1of_FHYQcDpjxv11BjSRjwSe8gh2UBrluN4ojyieZwgg-QgS5uTfBvfFg/s320/FB_IMG_1662699102875.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><b>17 September: </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">You came to visit us on Saturday and Mark told us that you are going to San Diego on 30 September. Tam and I found a cool place for you to stay for 8 days so that you can look at schools and neighbourhoods where you might stay from next year. You then drive to Las Vegas where you and Tam will saty until 11th October, but Mark will stay on for a conference until the 15th October. Its becoming more real for us all that your family will be moving to America next year 😭</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">At least we have technology and we can 'see' each other on Whatsapp calls or Zoom. In the past when families left the country, they relied on letters, postcards and an occasional telelphone call, Now we have all sorts of ways of keep in touch. But, it doesn't replace the special hugs and being together.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5s4hi6j-96APnViXkdP25cVwomMcEGtVwEsh_w1Cnp-DpJv_TXqMHx3RttuG0pqLE8iwMmAUDh8Eq88HdGSaNmKpzNb6bo9GV2NtJpQWdZwN23R8fo3jnkMGHXLmJCqLU9jSyzyT0QcmKDMbt4kzCvas_BCVCoaK7z0Rtsws8-LqPnIr2vhkNHgzWQ/s3516/20220924_160421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5s4hi6j-96APnViXkdP25cVwomMcEGtVwEsh_w1Cnp-DpJv_TXqMHx3RttuG0pqLE8iwMmAUDh8Eq88HdGSaNmKpzNb6bo9GV2NtJpQWdZwN23R8fo3jnkMGHXLmJCqLU9jSyzyT0QcmKDMbt4kzCvas_BCVCoaK7z0Rtsws8-LqPnIr2vhkNHgzWQ/s320/20220924_160421.jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will you remember my vegetable boxes with flowers? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPyRn46R2LZnw37HuzzfUygUlr3PRrzzx5Fm9_jRZCOYDQIHSFf8TwbH5CGCOQFUZRs77Y4tXZPCkbKOai_lUlcVanYPhzQuDbMAVAaO3XoMRk0x_YOAFtLNZREdfZfQExM-n4qmBBPEDTRlQ1aIvQ1-rChftBWCyTsxgK24km7EWxM1BsDD1-eENhw/s3399/20220924_160531.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="2988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPyRn46R2LZnw37HuzzfUygUlr3PRrzzx5Fm9_jRZCOYDQIHSFf8TwbH5CGCOQFUZRs77Y4tXZPCkbKOai_lUlcVanYPhzQuDbMAVAaO3XoMRk0x_YOAFtLNZREdfZfQExM-n4qmBBPEDTRlQ1aIvQ1-rChftBWCyTsxgK24km7EWxM1BsDD1-eENhw/s320/20220924_160531.jpg" width="281" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And herbs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjJjKajxf59_fIAG3k5iKQDo5BETGWO1Nb99Jb9wHjqXL6abZhoHjU8dqvOJb3HwtJB9Xot-uNxMubqhmPlvbqA5-CdXlWyZtDH-6orgmOJ7Huxw-qzeqF_qEr1xmJ3h-LsIBPDeMz07FFDQ8Z3HFhb9-lim1zUaND26604wlhUoZ3h6hX9tu9ya7MA/s4080/20220924_160604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I managed to get this screen print from the television, a very brief glimpse of you, Mark, Finn and Greg sitting with the disabled spectators.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9kCoVhBMaBCYxGJ7Y3L4piz6UGr1lkgtG_7dfHqKvqFv_fuvF72ef8IkIzbvP3JFImtfVGKS09pH4lfXBWuWXmBomBmVI4qO3lin6LXx8t5mC_NZRFc95MbZ0OwZNyw3Bo-Bz5xXYBMNv1eiM86wfndvtgKYxbcMK5poeAOGAKhSbnuh6HUu-pUdKQ/s4080/20220927_195319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9kCoVhBMaBCYxGJ7Y3L4piz6UGr1lkgtG_7dfHqKvqFv_fuvF72ef8IkIzbvP3JFImtfVGKS09pH4lfXBWuWXmBomBmVI4qO3lin6LXx8t5mC_NZRFc95MbZ0OwZNyw3Bo-Bz5xXYBMNv1eiM86wfndvtgKYxbcMK5poeAOGAKhSbnuh6HUu-pUdKQ/s320/20220927_195319.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two days later we went to the Talent Show at your school. <br />You were in a tap-dance routine and in the finale. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_412Rh3mDKhcx1sx_iLrsrk1JIEH_dD_YlNGCg-3tlN0KK80ItCWcaY1DheFlimq58m1auI5s_JNtxBAcGsPUNX2NVJ-7gvl2ovyf5yxpzFrWgr3r_OBdyaYMVAjd5iALfBqdhwLrH5v0SwwiSL9xtFKu2Am4Oi7KBARlFbVtg7LynFbT9QfDLxLmtg/s3048/20220927_195253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="2273" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_412Rh3mDKhcx1sx_iLrsrk1JIEH_dD_YlNGCg-3tlN0KK80ItCWcaY1DheFlimq58m1auI5s_JNtxBAcGsPUNX2NVJ-7gvl2ovyf5yxpzFrWgr3r_OBdyaYMVAjd5iALfBqdhwLrH5v0SwwiSL9xtFKu2Am4Oi7KBARlFbVtg7LynFbT9QfDLxLmtg/s320/20220927_195253.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You looked stunning Em! Sharon said, "Is that really our Emily? <br />She looks like a professional dancer!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Ha71FaKgyNI76ULyAbSXeWL57CmnoJ-11M3IcDmVZ5xUOQ0dpOffoFGxZ7WXzzIwcojqCLwHIcgh4xEdhRhkyQobA4UkDFgHx1p6JplfGeGF9k2g6QAKOHzAVQalkhi3x9KUA-S4igCRHCcYzvn8RQA4DUuEy30xeb05KGM_xjog3B0xZg1-JiiSQ/s2411/20220927_195153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="1555" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Ha71FaKgyNI76ULyAbSXeWL57CmnoJ-11M3IcDmVZ5xUOQ0dpOffoFGxZ7WXzzIwcojqCLwHIcgh4xEdhRhkyQobA4UkDFgHx1p6JplfGeGF9k2g6QAKOHzAVQalkhi3x9KUA-S4igCRHCcYzvn8RQA4DUuEy30xeb05KGM_xjog3B0xZg1-JiiSQ/s320/20220927_195153.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qQfpunfuplGqH1ZCsNexxfyVtD9vDyVnm5m-z1yZZ09BpRWio1YrDhNNrPSTYf2gK-8fTdetMyTFG2PFowc53HDmWyqd9CYFVoISgVILG3sbnjkvfKAs5ndL-XAwkLO2fjzoSDovJOyswBs8O-7HuKHVCI6UjQXZVBue9o3k3ROdqDogv-qf1_Ka7Q/s4080/20220927_195147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qQfpunfuplGqH1ZCsNexxfyVtD9vDyVnm5m-z1yZZ09BpRWio1YrDhNNrPSTYf2gK-8fTdetMyTFG2PFowc53HDmWyqd9CYFVoISgVILG3sbnjkvfKAs5ndL-XAwkLO2fjzoSDovJOyswBs8O-7HuKHVCI6UjQXZVBue9o3k3ROdqDogv-qf1_Ka7Q/s320/20220927_195147.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I think there are only two more events at your school that we might be invited to Em. We're going to miss being a part of your school life when you move to California 😢</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I love you beautiful girl ♥</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-31512885756295101962022-07-31T00:56:00.010-07:002022-10-18T06:57:17.837-07:00JUNE & JULY 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hello darling,<div><br /></div><div>Whaaa....😭😥... your Dad has been in coversations with people in California about moving to San Diego for work. Don't know when it might happen but could be next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>You know how much we will miss you all... but we will also be thrilled for you and your family to have the opportunity to live in a different country, not to mention for your Dad to expand his career. Thankfully we are living in an age with excellent technology so we can still see each other on Whatsapp or Zoom calls, but it won't be the same😪..</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kZ0uMGREfB6XNZ_tuZi2_8CFmTYXklZv2ubDYwzckwkZZZTmrvPU-1Yybay6FJEwAWoIayRHsMJfT0xYSAhexMo-zfMW8PFI95E1RHBmvpc_sDNiMKXNU3XQpQ33mJUCELooBod3YTHoOmJJTruesAGgi-mQnBzdELycuUvLrAVtgpTwrNmQ2wpAwA/s1170/Screenshot_20220720-211833_Gallery.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kZ0uMGREfB6XNZ_tuZi2_8CFmTYXklZv2ubDYwzckwkZZZTmrvPU-1Yybay6FJEwAWoIayRHsMJfT0xYSAhexMo-zfMW8PFI95E1RHBmvpc_sDNiMKXNU3XQpQ33mJUCELooBod3YTHoOmJJTruesAGgi-mQnBzdELycuUvLrAVtgpTwrNmQ2wpAwA/s320/Screenshot_20220720-211833_Gallery.jpg" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In the school holidays you spent a few days at a guesthouse in Lidgetton in the Midlands, You had a picnic and rode on a Zip-line!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo5vA5Z5SdUJLD9Fp1vqwVnr5f0uE9D_fA6Pjke3ltTGsPmHyPdKEcHQyG5L7OJtnD4iLW8_3ODmesFPxL5qu6kz0S73nvc_93YOp1gHSeifzNZmSmXXY_VeRHlmASueXhi-vCbluUHRnILVUFtneNKYdLRc-dpqx4s2gWvN622r8XRxDSDaUXRNrWg/s4032/July%202022%20-%20braces%20(2).jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo5vA5Z5SdUJLD9Fp1vqwVnr5f0uE9D_fA6Pjke3ltTGsPmHyPdKEcHQyG5L7OJtnD4iLW8_3ODmesFPxL5qu6kz0S73nvc_93YOp1gHSeifzNZmSmXXY_VeRHlmASueXhi-vCbluUHRnILVUFtneNKYdLRc-dpqx4s2gWvN622r8XRxDSDaUXRNrWg/s320/July%202022%20-%20braces%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You saw the Nelson Mandella monument at the Capture Site and visited the museum. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4HRVHDjXI_NUb2F4lR7SY7L5OtL-yHLrfNJGZvPByRkn8iTyynC0QHt9DjzgyfgdhG8rujRByJtRfgp-fjAxlZESrOq6biZqFyRxMK9tFb2Ti3VyXmf0fsekqA5neL8iD13JwrcjtfOaC9rnk4bVXjz2enQ7wUPmBdG3-dgiMy61-qn3zBPr9ZCqIA/s3840/July%202022%20-%20braces%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4HRVHDjXI_NUb2F4lR7SY7L5OtL-yHLrfNJGZvPByRkn8iTyynC0QHt9DjzgyfgdhG8rujRByJtRfgp-fjAxlZESrOq6biZqFyRxMK9tFb2Ti3VyXmf0fsekqA5neL8iD13JwrcjtfOaC9rnk4bVXjz2enQ7wUPmBdG3-dgiMy61-qn3zBPr9ZCqIA/s320/July%202022%20-%20braces%20(1).JPG" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You finally got your braces for the first time !! They've got little gemstones in them which are quite pretty! Working on getting the perfect smile</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JxqRd6A_8zUT5AR-V6WiitDoq5rKJUsCmnUAoZapDSqSLnW2SkGujZea6axNG7Ox1586Dx9hz2B8SVDRXUacMLyCSA2jDsroxSJeOP1Rg6kCw-YajrdvByHqGq0dJ5TBIaR-omaUyqyXlb7kOXG7ta52hxm4LDXEeG3Ux4ZGuQML1syJiIUgJFtoag/s650/July2%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JxqRd6A_8zUT5AR-V6WiitDoq5rKJUsCmnUAoZapDSqSLnW2SkGujZea6axNG7Ox1586Dx9hz2B8SVDRXUacMLyCSA2jDsroxSJeOP1Rg6kCw-YajrdvByHqGq0dJ5TBIaR-omaUyqyXlb7kOXG7ta52hxm4LDXEeG3Ux4ZGuQML1syJiIUgJFtoag/s320/July2%202022.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You, Alex and Gumpie wore your Springbok green and gold t-shirts for the last test match </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIndT4ARCIFfXrAcil6LxiW_D4yv0Ldle8J0scTaV7H2CpgDVlTv6UJZ8fMAyeiir2gELr3TTFuRbgefdQBY61Zp_vtIWhAme8Qi3gkb_CJxFsdwGjZp5axP4cpmB-ri5xP-l2lF5ISQwDLMRupKVBIrJkKLsHGQ6wx63oweqKxt_ez7C0hUuV0EjSAg/s4080/9%20July.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIndT4ARCIFfXrAcil6LxiW_D4yv0Ldle8J0scTaV7H2CpgDVlTv6UJZ8fMAyeiir2gELr3TTFuRbgefdQBY61Zp_vtIWhAme8Qi3gkb_CJxFsdwGjZp5axP4cpmB-ri5xP-l2lF5ISQwDLMRupKVBIrJkKLsHGQ6wx63oweqKxt_ez7C0hUuV0EjSAg/s320/9%20July.jpg" width="240" /></a><p></p>It is rugby season and nearly every Saturday you guys come to us for lunch and rugby. Here you are playing with Alex on his bubble-lawnmower!</div><div><br /></div><div>On the 12th June Gumpie and I had our 2nd Covid vaccine boosters at the Pinetown Civic centre.<p></p><p>We haven't had so many vaccinations since we were children: we had a pneumonia injection in January 2020, then we had a Pfizer Covid vaccination in May 2020; then a second Pfizer vaccination in July 2020; then we had a flu injection. In December 2021we both got Covid, propbably the Omicron variant. In February 2022 we had the 2nd Pfizer booster. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWGz6zIc2qgQk6rEu44AUPmox_buUqaSj8b95jZybZuSyDBf0Tkkf9zFK_eWY49ynAINqI4ywNZspApetphTrpCqsfOm0LqD3ngABFLUDZO6tiVGdFTW6Zgb5DkSFwSwD1lLFtlm9LBrcHzH-oQQ_h5sp3xczw10TAvfP1Of4njlcX9MV0PBVD4tDSQ/s4032/13%20June.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWGz6zIc2qgQk6rEu44AUPmox_buUqaSj8b95jZybZuSyDBf0Tkkf9zFK_eWY49ynAINqI4ywNZspApetphTrpCqsfOm0LqD3ngABFLUDZO6tiVGdFTW6Zgb5DkSFwSwD1lLFtlm9LBrcHzH-oQQ_h5sp3xczw10TAvfP1Of4njlcX9MV0PBVD4tDSQ/s320/13%20June.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuHkef0Hf6sNcJpC2Rm4Ib56_1IJlt1hjWwFABOJMlCWImQzxj39IVkBLdIcbd5G2VpgoSCU5b8ZgH3mc1Leuu1X5Oh8CGhlHqfXANLFbNGqmL2aW7-El2IBI6jD_JTwjD_10ae1ql4kxaXrzMx2mngR72XpxItzzINOA8Udbx-_izaO3CKlN_Zxfsg/s1440/FB_IMG_1656186003388.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuHkef0Hf6sNcJpC2Rm4Ib56_1IJlt1hjWwFABOJMlCWImQzxj39IVkBLdIcbd5G2VpgoSCU5b8ZgH3mc1Leuu1X5Oh8CGhlHqfXANLFbNGqmL2aW7-El2IBI6jD_JTwjD_10ae1ql4kxaXrzMx2mngR72XpxItzzINOA8Udbx-_izaO3CKlN_Zxfsg/s320/FB_IMG_1656186003388.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You supported Cristina at her riding event</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Leavers had a farewell dinner for Richard and Lauren</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have been living in Singapore for a few years</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuevNR_2F0CaGqkMXYPIxZSs0X9rntubOkKOdKXGVy5mVofIDSRGOHfIitOvqbTyKOyPM-b263tT9L6bR3qq3TdtNf2nUBw2SgbgQh1UKYyFVmH-CAnFTRDQrwQXWMFViLKxTiepWKrqyhurrWZQTDknTKZb-RMdYB9rK4qGZN3f9mtA69qv3slAlIw/s1600/IMG-20220613-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuevNR_2F0CaGqkMXYPIxZSs0X9rntubOkKOdKXGVy5mVofIDSRGOHfIitOvqbTyKOyPM-b263tT9L6bR3qq3TdtNf2nUBw2SgbgQh1UKYyFVmH-CAnFTRDQrwQXWMFViLKxTiepWKrqyhurrWZQTDknTKZb-RMdYB9rK4qGZN3f9mtA69qv3slAlIw/s320/IMG-20220613-WA0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div><br /><br />Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-74675321568316729362022-05-31T01:25:00.006-07:002022-10-18T06:56:05.936-07:00APRIL & MAY 2022<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Hello darling girl,<br /><br />You had your tap dancing exam in April and got excellent marks.<br /><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGj33Omz6RM-0rqVK-hYFEVqkB_riuHhcmCv8kMWj-8HSEBfIt70tqQ_l3IkJ2oIoOz8vA-Sn7K3hwkqLfZZOFb0xTqMoPy4vsfLt27Q1BSu2OMYmrwHnq23B7n9jRNSwc8Y22nI4HO5J8iQK9g192Hskeg-_ST5D7-cr9pAPtKoFFqWiyJEJrz7Kuw/s1024/IMG-20220530-WA0004.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGj33Omz6RM-0rqVK-hYFEVqkB_riuHhcmCv8kMWj-8HSEBfIt70tqQ_l3IkJ2oIoOz8vA-Sn7K3hwkqLfZZOFb0xTqMoPy4vsfLt27Q1BSu2OMYmrwHnq23B7n9jRNSwc8Y22nI4HO5J8iQK9g192Hskeg-_ST5D7-cr9pAPtKoFFqWiyJEJrz7Kuw/s320/IMG-20220530-WA0004.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>Em, its like a miracle to see you stand and walk, let alone dance - and run! These are things we never imagined that you'd be able to do when you were diagnosed with OI.</div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We are always very grateful for modern treatment that has allowed you to lead a fairly normal life. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dr Roos has been wonderful, even allowing you to have your treatment at home, rather than going to a hospital for it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vFnt-XOpZn73bWg-S5AZscxSOTYxAK64jdqfoG0nDDh8F8Ps2vddE6BMFelAhpvT28kxg39J6phOFuTDSnsC3IcD-hneIKWnr5pWLXGDDtL1VNj4QsWiW30k0dD_naxg3XgHkvrsXc3vZTy7pdtN9BerjVWzhNktzoF71MIa_7b3Lz3XTRz8QHk24Q/s1024/IMG-20220530-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vFnt-XOpZn73bWg-S5AZscxSOTYxAK64jdqfoG0nDDh8F8Ps2vddE6BMFelAhpvT28kxg39J6phOFuTDSnsC3IcD-hneIKWnr5pWLXGDDtL1VNj4QsWiW30k0dD_naxg3XgHkvrsXc3vZTy7pdtN9BerjVWzhNktzoF71MIa_7b3Lz3XTRz8QHk24Q/s320/IMG-20220530-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8WZUvJHl_zDw_3XSr8KbVM0TZqrvYa0iteR0to9l_yWvvvtRc9vjlMyFirVPRKtKhHiDwuHlTCMe2ZdiSPYmYXkXtuJEaV7Ber_ztxujImqkoWEjI353GK4pvUkrddktCDyVNwQLNfoerth6fjkeNGtlLWxFhYcUkHrkq1nFjIyD_H41MVTZrCbKzw/s4032/20220409_150535.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8WZUvJHl_zDw_3XSr8KbVM0TZqrvYa0iteR0to9l_yWvvvtRc9vjlMyFirVPRKtKhHiDwuHlTCMe2ZdiSPYmYXkXtuJEaV7Ber_ztxujImqkoWEjI353GK4pvUkrddktCDyVNwQLNfoerth6fjkeNGtlLWxFhYcUkHrkq1nFjIyD_H41MVTZrCbKzw/s320/20220409_150535.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was Gumpie's birthday on 8th April and our anniversary (53 years 😵) on 12 April. <br />We had the family for afternoon tea at our house.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On the 8th May I flew to Spain with my friend Jenny to walk another Camino route for 3 weeks. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdJ-F4xqK6XgE0aDLOHPCt37c42okxEwZrRGwOdOYTOZlUd3yiLo9NDJuF_m6KZx495rrHe-c9CwMf6srtUGAyiRW8wGWaFZeHOvpT9EleSGSzU-LOSH1uUdi2KN10dGcH-xUl2CJ2R0ytPuPJSr09iAS69wYhkwAezwtBOja1TnLvP0tGiU4nV8RLg/s1280/IMG-20220515-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdJ-F4xqK6XgE0aDLOHPCt37c42okxEwZrRGwOdOYTOZlUd3yiLo9NDJuF_m6KZx495rrHe-c9CwMf6srtUGAyiRW8wGWaFZeHOvpT9EleSGSzU-LOSH1uUdi2KN10dGcH-xUl2CJ2R0ytPuPJSr09iAS69wYhkwAezwtBOja1TnLvP0tGiU4nV8RLg/s320/IMG-20220515-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While I was away you entertained Gumpie, taking him out for morning tea.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMa98hakCVpBKfBngdIWlqDSnZNgIch5FO66w0upcuM9PtieaVQRwmt5MYS5eJXjtXajEsIKm2kG06euSIVuW2obxlQV6eNZIWs8oNLdUwQQk7uj3MR2iwQoR57P2TCdeLzKAT0LeAWBGrSxMgqsTR1FOeM8GupGiO0EWLLNZWb81m0LgCBb9OQj_tw/s1024/IMG-20220521-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMa98hakCVpBKfBngdIWlqDSnZNgIch5FO66w0upcuM9PtieaVQRwmt5MYS5eJXjtXajEsIKm2kG06euSIVuW2obxlQV6eNZIWs8oNLdUwQQk7uj3MR2iwQoR57P2TCdeLzKAT0LeAWBGrSxMgqsTR1FOeM8GupGiO0EWLLNZWb81m0LgCBb9OQj_tw/s320/IMG-20220521-WA0009.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For his birthday in May, Tammy gave Mark a voucher to visit a shooting range. He has always been interested in guns but we would never allow him to have one!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I bought you a dress and a shorts and top set in Spain.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlZnRURPLOiPKdnW0gdIS_bnabN8n2-Hn743EzrRejEcF6fAoQES7Qk_tlZL5bXCneG3LjXf6sL4beHhpwMqf6yNeg4-YXbH3sWqiQaCOh0vjbrGx2WrQjqXBRy0uPR_P67CLAZVLkp_X9ZfUoojcQ0z0wS5MBFkWASu9agIIRICupmsk81e5z4Exfw/s1040/IMG-20220526-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlZnRURPLOiPKdnW0gdIS_bnabN8n2-Hn743EzrRejEcF6fAoQES7Qk_tlZL5bXCneG3LjXf6sL4beHhpwMqf6yNeg4-YXbH3sWqiQaCOh0vjbrGx2WrQjqXBRy0uPR_P67CLAZVLkp_X9ZfUoojcQ0z0wS5MBFkWASu9agIIRICupmsk81e5z4Exfw/s320/IMG-20220526-WA0000.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these are the chocolates I brought back for you from Spain. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>The walk I did this time is called the Camino Primitivo, meaning the 'original' route to Santiago. It is called that because when the tomb of Saint James (Sant Iago in Spanish) was discovered in 800 AD, the bishop from Oviedo sent an emisary to check it out. This is why they say the route from Oviedo to Santiago was the first pilgrimage. </div><div>This was my 13th Camino since 2002. Some I have done more than once but I don't think I'll do this one again - it was just too challenging, mountainous, rocky steep trails. I fell twice - once after 4 days when I slipped on a river boulder and tumbled down the path, crashing onto the rocks with my knee and my chest. I think I broke a rib on that fall. 10 days later I fell when my foot hit a rock sticking out of the path and I fell flat, grazing the same knee and cracking a couple more ribs! In future I'll stick to the less demanding Camino trails and leave the higher graded paths to younger people!<br /><br /> <p></p></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-85879728611565988012022-04-02T06:08:00.003-07:002022-10-27T08:03:53.271-07:00MARCH 2022<p> Hello gorgeous!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGEt95kpU5R199kNycNjNi_7ySIZy2oooEtccFJFkN-t9-ODecVZbEXfaxF3rHq1becps5qEx4me5JmSxI9keLBqU4MToYD2tjPJi9GUE1vKLOoobrmGq27SqvgL1kE8xE3BwRS3M3AviMC6r7cyYpfs87xCK1DJIwOYR06gor6EEatMbOF96si3sSw/s1024/IMG-20220325-WA0013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGEt95kpU5R199kNycNjNi_7ySIZy2oooEtccFJFkN-t9-ODecVZbEXfaxF3rHq1becps5qEx4me5JmSxI9keLBqU4MToYD2tjPJi9GUE1vKLOoobrmGq27SqvgL1kE8xE3BwRS3M3AviMC6r7cyYpfs87xCK1DJIwOYR06gor6EEatMbOF96si3sSw/s320/IMG-20220325-WA0013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In March you had dinner out with your Mom while Dad had a business dinner</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVySHzG5m8EKCxuCxytQMBnX9j2Ix1rcwqi2C_-bNMBFek4mpxMxEqoWLXbXe2-_5jVxvBAsUaeRy8WxwDgSeTfGruJR0EtU1S07EJEoE8f6bWXxN_SzPajtF6LxpV3SyXBfjpLpriTuoJaW-6Y1XA7tN8byeNSfhsy4eTGN9_pu8f6nCQWz_pSJoFg/s1024/IMG-20220325-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVySHzG5m8EKCxuCxytQMBnX9j2Ix1rcwqi2C_-bNMBFek4mpxMxEqoWLXbXe2-_5jVxvBAsUaeRy8WxwDgSeTfGruJR0EtU1S07EJEoE8f6bWXxN_SzPajtF6LxpV3SyXBfjpLpriTuoJaW-6Y1XA7tN8byeNSfhsy4eTGN9_pu8f6nCQWz_pSJoFg/s320/IMG-20220325-WA0016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tree Trails:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYxC3MArF76houSjEsd94rZs3RpbW5SJqVa6hkJImSAMLwBiAw2MlLI6sT2rUKlbZ9DKMxRx2DtyQpzS5eSRdmUYSmu0aQagegficOu1_x5gXswZ8dQuIPOWXlNzL4kgfVXNgma47R-Ao8WnhHe5MUpZDonGEhOauITbub2K-Alg1L_X5I6RYLKQV4A/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.29.00%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYxC3MArF76houSjEsd94rZs3RpbW5SJqVa6hkJImSAMLwBiAw2MlLI6sT2rUKlbZ9DKMxRx2DtyQpzS5eSRdmUYSmu0aQagegficOu1_x5gXswZ8dQuIPOWXlNzL4kgfVXNgma47R-Ao8WnhHe5MUpZDonGEhOauITbub2K-Alg1L_X5I6RYLKQV4A/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.29.00%20AM.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A suppended obstacal course in the tree tops. You were so scared but you did it. Eugene (Claytons Dad) helped you through the course but you did it all. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8h-IPjJGPHMTjG9fmP2JpG-eW_j2tQ297UKjUZALqafwdMzsDqVvn5cmTBBiTq5HVfjn9lqk3UgycuHPOcXZejJPV8E9vNye74B5f68zroB7BPueByh5fXdnCi5C_jDgSZgREIs42eNbtP7RQJrauFaFxyh7ng99LThp-DW3Fb9RYZdQLoIc8sQT_Q/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.33.45%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8h-IPjJGPHMTjG9fmP2JpG-eW_j2tQ297UKjUZALqafwdMzsDqVvn5cmTBBiTq5HVfjn9lqk3UgycuHPOcXZejJPV8E9vNye74B5f68zroB7BPueByh5fXdnCi5C_jDgSZgREIs42eNbtP7RQJrauFaFxyh7ng99LThp-DW3Fb9RYZdQLoIc8sQT_Q/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.33.45%20AM.jpeg" width="240" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XZL6JGx0nxXveaqQ0oEjTNXNIsm5XmAJ-ZQS0S22MF2tRdcX1qNSOjbM1q3wH94_RqEdh52ikThQktJjdD-uH70hJ9HXOlmq9vDd_gvB9Tq7RUwDGgrk4P-qSGhlp7J-3GPG7MzhlEQVnmxNjF-TdcmZc-xb9OffFSUGnBsK9UN7mdp2hj3eU21zow/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.29.27%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XZL6JGx0nxXveaqQ0oEjTNXNIsm5XmAJ-ZQS0S22MF2tRdcX1qNSOjbM1q3wH94_RqEdh52ikThQktJjdD-uH70hJ9HXOlmq9vDd_gvB9Tq7RUwDGgrk4P-qSGhlp7J-3GPG7MzhlEQVnmxNjF-TdcmZc-xb9OffFSUGnBsK9UN7mdp2hj3eU21zow/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.29.27%20AM.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaRj-zw_sbrY_iv6SKFFCcWYEeuqH4URhBDXIeZ9K0iBROsI3isghX9fxuA5MyaKdvgKOOXDtkyCUNRsVXtopsiKohAe6XMoNnemkLsH8MbZ44VTdZcY_TrZlMKnznSETIHarGJQVdUPLqedtsvakSo6VgqEJ05iBd6kr6Pse6A1-9gGvf7ucuahzPA/s1024/IMG-20220330-WA0002.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaRj-zw_sbrY_iv6SKFFCcWYEeuqH4URhBDXIeZ9K0iBROsI3isghX9fxuA5MyaKdvgKOOXDtkyCUNRsVXtopsiKohAe6XMoNnemkLsH8MbZ44VTdZcY_TrZlMKnznSETIHarGJQVdUPLqedtsvakSo6VgqEJ05iBd6kr6Pse6A1-9gGvf7ucuahzPA/s320/IMG-20220330-WA0002.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />And after all that, you ran down the passage from the scullery, slipped on water from the shower and smashed into the side of the linen cupboard, fracturing your arm. Its the first major fracture you've had for about 11 years.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXTrrY3Pn8zf6c2r49Kduee-zToo4Zet8tnR840CTLYDw87XfJqIktnkqPx7coNEmpOkFwe-lsLddopR0myMtZTYqebu3NrSp5IVtGOjV0s1xfcWjLWiK-K728R8GH8aH-Ash1bgV8GbkKu7Gm3jw5BhKZ8DdNXH6mFZsVFGUiRbJFRT1HTZ9Vm3tRg/s1600/IMG-20220330-WA0005.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXTrrY3Pn8zf6c2r49Kduee-zToo4Zet8tnR840CTLYDw87XfJqIktnkqPx7coNEmpOkFwe-lsLddopR0myMtZTYqebu3NrSp5IVtGOjV0s1xfcWjLWiK-K728R8GH8aH-Ash1bgV8GbkKu7Gm3jw5BhKZ8DdNXH6mFZsVFGUiRbJFRT1HTZ9Vm3tRg/s320/IMG-20220330-WA0005.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe8soRIIM3b7gpN5cnrsOc8e4BM3XXl70_JiLpgmRo8HCfb3LKBqUSSihLHK0TL8tqmmc2sGE40OYXvgJxEwP7j1YNvGDgKdl9yWYzo1_4bjzZ9HZpOIg50q-AbOtIe2nrKOHzpZHkNwfQsGVT3TG79r31fFxhrnKkRUoMdHJafZDNHa0ljvfTnUtCg/s4032/20220331_122616.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe8soRIIM3b7gpN5cnrsOc8e4BM3XXl70_JiLpgmRo8HCfb3LKBqUSSihLHK0TL8tqmmc2sGE40OYXvgJxEwP7j1YNvGDgKdl9yWYzo1_4bjzZ9HZpOIg50q-AbOtIe2nrKOHzpZHkNwfQsGVT3TG79r31fFxhrnKkRUoMdHJafZDNHa0ljvfTnUtCg/s320/20220331_122616.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />At the end of March you moved house, again! The owners of the house in Palm Springs had to sell it so your Mom and Dad found the house in Umhlanga, right next to Reddham, where you will go next year (maybe - if you don't go to America!)This is all the stuff that had to be fitted into your new room.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_XfhYUcj__gW3gmdNdDrs8a9JXR_HzwRB5rQHC0X4MBRK7jUUlBuCuTlYcuBO9h_FRkhaw6VafXdJbo2sLSdzgFY4EHCNTr-9MTyp-jE4QhMD5-TLglFNWe8suwHaFWN9ar6TPL27tdt09DXksmWCwaQdB4lbBf33Ad1jdK3WrjQVC8_JDjsmsVx3A/s4032/20220331_122520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_XfhYUcj__gW3gmdNdDrs8a9JXR_HzwRB5rQHC0X4MBRK7jUUlBuCuTlYcuBO9h_FRkhaw6VafXdJbo2sLSdzgFY4EHCNTr-9MTyp-jE4QhMD5-TLglFNWe8suwHaFWN9ar6TPL27tdt09DXksmWCwaQdB4lbBf33Ad1jdK3WrjQVC8_JDjsmsVx3A/s320/20220331_122520.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: right;"> Gumpie and your Mom took a break from mowing the lawn and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: right;">unpacking boxes to watch some cricket</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: right;"> </span></div><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQTLjmnUtvDd6PDiGVZSqspv8yOyZgx1EEBihi1cztHW6KcDuHdJYwQiFYjttbtjz3lVvB7ZcHvxIa_EzkZbY42PGA-TQ21bnweuLdUHgIdz2KDY1g4osRluUYSh1Vy2B8xljweBk9qWz6YkV3e7CtdoUup3IzL-6VMNSHbBSOPW3etaIHdZdaGn3Vg/s4032/20220331_122556.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQTLjmnUtvDd6PDiGVZSqspv8yOyZgx1EEBihi1cztHW6KcDuHdJYwQiFYjttbtjz3lVvB7ZcHvxIa_EzkZbY42PGA-TQ21bnweuLdUHgIdz2KDY1g4osRluUYSh1Vy2B8xljweBk9qWz6YkV3e7CtdoUup3IzL-6VMNSHbBSOPW3etaIHdZdaGn3Vg/s320/20220331_122556.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Mark took a break to check on his emails etc.,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>The kitchen has a small breakfast island that is perfect for your Dad.</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you'll be happy in your new home but Tammy says this is the last time she's packing up and moving house. Either you will move to another country, or you must buy a house to be your forever home. There is a saying that "home is where the heart is" and that is true, but its very tiring to uproots every couple of years and move to a house!</span></div><div> <p></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-38173653372323145422022-03-02T07:03:00.013-08:002022-10-27T08:03:01.383-07:00FEBRUARY 2022<div class="separator"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello my darling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its been a busy month. Valentines day, surgery, assesments. Goodness you have done alot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mHc4T0EwfVLjTVFC5B05t1Qgf8eM6QNDOt0lG6VnfjZwyuMY0ySUiET_T04kFMltO2-CTrlnyg3masY6cl9HkjbnkMBVeoqQXU4mqcP0-GBcxNBWFLy047RhLybzcEN2PCUfg1PadJTmaK46O_ps86Vyyze29_tvzVAfG-IJNcpBLxjuzRjlIYrKng/s4032/IMG_7240.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mHc4T0EwfVLjTVFC5B05t1Qgf8eM6QNDOt0lG6VnfjZwyuMY0ySUiET_T04kFMltO2-CTrlnyg3masY6cl9HkjbnkMBVeoqQXU4mqcP0-GBcxNBWFLy047RhLybzcEN2PCUfg1PadJTmaK46O_ps86Vyyze29_tvzVAfG-IJNcpBLxjuzRjlIYrKng/s320/IMG_7240.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valentines Day milkshake with Clayton.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVNAtVcLgkxSDdctzPj3677ihZnpNFlTuUJI8Ic8KNliXnRBaATOQIXBe1owthTy17pCEzFI0zFzAC-7HZkvizD5YxONh2SdN0e-BvXIH_A2x6REWJgtdpONJbOgih7gavsdTh7F8RKkTCyJJ0Af8Vhmzx_ZR67WyuAC8B5N_h25Ub6HjyUbes7KdSw/s4032/IMG_7242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVNAtVcLgkxSDdctzPj3677ihZnpNFlTuUJI8Ic8KNliXnRBaATOQIXBe1owthTy17pCEzFI0zFzAC-7HZkvizD5YxONh2SdN0e-BvXIH_A2x6REWJgtdpONJbOgih7gavsdTh7F8RKkTCyJJ0Af8Vhmzx_ZR67WyuAC8B5N_h25Ub6HjyUbes7KdSw/s320/IMG_7242.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You had 5 teeth extracted (including fang) buttons and chains put on 2 upper teeth and a bone cyst removed from you lower jaw. </div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ii7ClOCMHDdF4S4nBiGpNABqcOsTVgEx3JmZu6rpr_DlDb6typOUQGdfjbC1jwPFnMVyEtMNJ6x6GBeg7ZQ50dB6qS0K3xh2yvhQM0xcDHmIUGOb6QWQFqdvKWedDD0F-hXMFKSSkbO_iAamB6qsiKS0ILixwWv-8CPhJiAM5sUvkKI3KjgbORSIkA/s4032/IMG_7315.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ii7ClOCMHDdF4S4nBiGpNABqcOsTVgEx3JmZu6rpr_DlDb6typOUQGdfjbC1jwPFnMVyEtMNJ6x6GBeg7ZQ50dB6qS0K3xh2yvhQM0xcDHmIUGOb6QWQFqdvKWedDD0F-hXMFKSSkbO_iAamB6qsiKS0ILixwWv-8CPhJiAM5sUvkKI3KjgbORSIkA/s320/IMG_7315.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX76ikHhu4EoJ3LTnCi6erIkSLYqs5fky6zpLTY_ReU5_7oNk-LemFIvjBuJZsJPC1kSqiXe_64idIGuLBsgq7yFVxLX0cE0iqW7qoDedrxZOGEDAd1xD3O3-Am0tDyQLSHmVvfYjjAWhfEAMMr4GdnA-NMGrgW8z-bxQ5n-3gbwbnHRUoLlKa9_D2vQ/s3840/8AEC8DC6-6735-4AC4-B3AA-DB40C746192B.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX76ikHhu4EoJ3LTnCi6erIkSLYqs5fky6zpLTY_ReU5_7oNk-LemFIvjBuJZsJPC1kSqiXe_64idIGuLBsgq7yFVxLX0cE0iqW7qoDedrxZOGEDAd1xD3O3-Am0tDyQLSHmVvfYjjAWhfEAMMr4GdnA-NMGrgW8z-bxQ5n-3gbwbnHRUoLlKa9_D2vQ/s320/8AEC8DC6-6735-4AC4-B3AA-DB40C746192B.JPG" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Friday the 18th of Feb you had jaw and tooth extraction surgery. On your way to theater and back in the ward. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStVzXlkAFXzsVRFXqtLDDmbJMzD_A4KpMOs4ZQMA9XqJXROGAmpAEYG9GGkhENSSiLgI5R1h5ECveDqr5nfnFWtmQnttxLLOPRws9kY0rETEJIfvIVTpKeuaR9r821cKiIT1sT5U5irElhTafUD0uBC8uzUuGK6UIeFHWN7nTY1DCNZDLEn2vY3-GkQ/s3840/8AEC8DC6-6735-4AC4-B3AA-DB40C746192B.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwj16aUU45WUQFR7JW83LQptzIEkRd9-OnzPXuJkEzMEsv1XF37w_xtmKPFaX2H62X4bI96TlfSL1Vb1tfI8LRV_eTxeUGyp_k8HElAF_sSkT-lluNtAWoNYUvSX_fgRwFGKwUGooiq2YS8OSpyXcjWxOzM_Iy8j6J_KxdAtv7f0ni_GcNzcvyl2SPg/s320/IMG-20220218-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Your class held up a "Get Well Soon Emily" sign and sent it to you.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCg_IrM3QK-VaUk4Bzzr96L6qNnu3yFqTgxHv7ets44pcP3eL-1iMqzWNwI05H0vGa0EIr8ujsPY95CGQ5f3zCzR0W-S_qyFwK-EYJvV-DAkrKUyTDttTc50g3aRIHUKrVDiNE8TwJxzqJYqVUcL8G8y90qhGFPoQ_LNs01UEIJLmjkXM4YnBQAroJA/s1024/IMG-20220325-WA0015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCg_IrM3QK-VaUk4Bzzr96L6qNnu3yFqTgxHv7ets44pcP3eL-1iMqzWNwI05H0vGa0EIr8ujsPY95CGQ5f3zCzR0W-S_qyFwK-EYJvV-DAkrKUyTDttTc50g3aRIHUKrVDiNE8TwJxzqJYqVUcL8G8y90qhGFPoQ_LNs01UEIJLmjkXM4YnBQAroJA/s320/IMG-20220325-WA0015.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for your school gala</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">End of assements celebratoin with your friends. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVckLXfeAwbW8SEswCbk-kSbt50DAkCzGjBmHpE-ykAQjOX0No5J3ijUlavF7-091jsIHnb-t-aZWPUyrWCuxHBovMLDDyQ6D-F5KokM2w53QfXAAKPeUFECI9L45GdcFvXFzi6jVwHcx7NQVebxzTkOPQj8yksz33Q9jdUjt3GgVRlvJNDLHxf6kg6w/s1024/IMG-20220315-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVckLXfeAwbW8SEswCbk-kSbt50DAkCzGjBmHpE-ykAQjOX0No5J3ijUlavF7-091jsIHnb-t-aZWPUyrWCuxHBovMLDDyQ6D-F5KokM2w53QfXAAKPeUFECI9L45GdcFvXFzi6jVwHcx7NQVebxzTkOPQj8yksz33Q9jdUjt3GgVRlvJNDLHxf6kg6w/s320/IMG-20220315-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post exam movie night with friends<br />Catori, Caitlyn, Natasha, Airya,Tessa and Gatlin.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4pfdmv0Q7dTs6-HbzWnxNeOj_bgHKbFRy8qcAPVzXpPVJBSoii-xiD0B7RrcotKdDTOvywsYG76FuappTjBXxM7ib1ZNYU2KZARwHsgzzNxUfV0jCBT04uBFixHmDBw9Naxg4XDNhJvmjWAYK3BGyM7DGZwBA9pvqHrEwXUhkH1tBCh6Cl-nf7F4AA/s1024/IMG-20220325-WA0018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4pfdmv0Q7dTs6-HbzWnxNeOj_bgHKbFRy8qcAPVzXpPVJBSoii-xiD0B7RrcotKdDTOvywsYG76FuappTjBXxM7ib1ZNYU2KZARwHsgzzNxUfV0jCBT04uBFixHmDBw9Naxg4XDNhJvmjWAYK3BGyM7DGZwBA9pvqHrEwXUhkH1tBCh6Cl-nf7F4AA/s320/IMG-20220325-WA0018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This will be your last year at this school because next year you'll go to High School. Its great to have memories of school friends and I hope you keep in touch with some of them after you leave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-74184137943085179052022-01-29T05:51:00.011-08:002022-10-27T08:01:30.372-07:00JANUARY 2022<p><span style="text-align: center;"><br />Hello darling Em, </span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year - lets hope that 2022 will be the year we get back to some sort of normal.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtPj2BwATEX3-KJhPJ5LK5OGvGr3iutTIsukTziyY_a1NW7LtbJN9wP91j-3aK11fI7RBHyM11l9PIQIa1Z_Nka6H9gWUO4OmPdoTx3MwLFibDiGFtgHLvspJz06DjwRhUBEJbXM-t4qi31Kl_Qzj2dVWIEVfEBJma51oAhXrgZaoDj0yE-nCRHPNehA=s3293" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3293" data-original-width="2752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtPj2BwATEX3-KJhPJ5LK5OGvGr3iutTIsukTziyY_a1NW7LtbJN9wP91j-3aK11fI7RBHyM11l9PIQIa1Z_Nka6H9gWUO4OmPdoTx3MwLFibDiGFtgHLvspJz06DjwRhUBEJbXM-t4qi31Kl_Qzj2dVWIEVfEBJma51oAhXrgZaoDj0yE-nCRHPNehA=s320" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stayed in Hulhluwe until the 2nd January.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSkMRcpH6XHd5gsCWb27tfdUf-xMgeu-kO45UUprVn047LmlENFIB4raV99ndZwgGfTgsLZE8FmcLSGDiXY1dNLEGZuL-Vnf6xXea9Ts2il-vrt2EFtJ5E1LoVm_DP-uusDJfsSgjAWs99_dykPPDNSjUfWC4VMqzdwwEDQfCh3wPlIbUdSCH73aXow/s828/20220101_095610.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSkMRcpH6XHd5gsCWb27tfdUf-xMgeu-kO45UUprVn047LmlENFIB4raV99ndZwgGfTgsLZE8FmcLSGDiXY1dNLEGZuL-Vnf6xXea9Ts2il-vrt2EFtJ5E1LoVm_DP-uusDJfsSgjAWs99_dykPPDNSjUfWC4VMqzdwwEDQfCh3wPlIbUdSCH73aXow/s320/20220101_095610.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You guys always manage to find tortoises on the road, like this little guy.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cSxz1J9bLWBW32IuLnsWL383pkUhZlLJtJDlFt9OX6BsoZUFlIQwipF15cjbjsZ12IItHeW3LScHYH7Uhkugz3mFI4LZwTUqLT61VTQmNg2UFgPBAvvwTvTUQ1IL2veTMieaotLdVt3Rc51u-hx9YKTtDfryQPRjM75sgb_h1na-qQEpEUu81Jc6tQ/s828/20220101_132657.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cSxz1J9bLWBW32IuLnsWL383pkUhZlLJtJDlFt9OX6BsoZUFlIQwipF15cjbjsZ12IItHeW3LScHYH7Uhkugz3mFI4LZwTUqLT61VTQmNg2UFgPBAvvwTvTUQ1IL2veTMieaotLdVt3Rc51u-hx9YKTtDfryQPRjM75sgb_h1na-qQEpEUu81Jc6tQ/s320/20220101_132657.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We spent a long time watching a cheetah family under some bushes near Sontuli loop</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhzvtMcH3JImUj8LorR8PPitaX5Zr4q-X-iQT3oms9nBJ0ttN8a5fYrzzNd6IDcM5zVqiNsoUgusKMIta4UWc4UADy7PcPCPiC75Y2WeSqBNMrPC9hspYZf28qCpzH0u6Iu8rk24zL6J21Lq46mAahySu37myHuCVR1TI_YgG3MoxgQUj0xbvU5M7SA/s828/20220103_205752.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhzvtMcH3JImUj8LorR8PPitaX5Zr4q-X-iQT3oms9nBJ0ttN8a5fYrzzNd6IDcM5zVqiNsoUgusKMIta4UWc4UADy7PcPCPiC75Y2WeSqBNMrPC9hspYZf28qCpzH0u6Iu8rk24zL6J21Lq46mAahySu37myHuCVR1TI_YgG3MoxgQUj0xbvU5M7SA/s320/20220103_205752.jpg" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had supper next to the pool and then watched Zulu dancing. You also took part!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer Holidays </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYylYCBrfsoJkg0QxCMQafLq2wGOmOEwKu4V31mmB_gT4ENzHumZfsyMBhIRxreaDU_gPKPe5UMVbbCA--jQuFJYlg2-XhSzYPyWKN9BcoPakGp7jIgXgOcLgtDZ8_TSrNe1HzZ6BGdl7bMsS9Bzl4BvjLHsD8yxrDed4JvWP_LlK-qf9in-ptj2dHZQ=s1016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYylYCBrfsoJkg0QxCMQafLq2wGOmOEwKu4V31mmB_gT4ENzHumZfsyMBhIRxreaDU_gPKPe5UMVbbCA--jQuFJYlg2-XhSzYPyWKN9BcoPakGp7jIgXgOcLgtDZ8_TSrNe1HzZ6BGdl7bMsS9Bzl4BvjLHsD8yxrDed4JvWP_LlK-qf9in-ptj2dHZQ=s320" width="116" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You've got long legs like a model!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN4iGiIvTROJybV2qs1NRVlTV1QpAq5WUI9sYSZgNpjq61EcdPPYVJCgCLic6_Br1pvT0L8p6W2CtjdMfpBAJewy3D21khqzYb0QV0KFVnikNzimWxXmJRHEgpegeaFSNVeNLKjyUC1_9Cs0avlFPhPdJjRQ3oo3ELPixlDHma7khEm1PUG7MMk-Etqw=s1342" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN4iGiIvTROJybV2qs1NRVlTV1QpAq5WUI9sYSZgNpjq61EcdPPYVJCgCLic6_Br1pvT0L8p6W2CtjdMfpBAJewy3D21khqzYb0QV0KFVnikNzimWxXmJRHEgpegeaFSNVeNLKjyUC1_9Cs0avlFPhPdJjRQ3oo3ELPixlDHma7khEm1PUG7MMk-Etqw=s320" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You sent some time with Clayton Duvenage. You are a cute couple 😉</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEissWv8-5nHMbOFzv82pmnDOjPbOtUwLcmXVvhQctcwW2yctlhDRfs1txi9nLV5DBXQGGe0DB1aZJ9zYTgyhBwdQuXjbWJ2brMMFqPXc42Wb01o58FAiT-LdMwjKN0UqnHYIrbU3QbhJCOtwOjXdGvQ4SAhCCzj6wsNr-AFMq12PrBUVbXGqtez5dvZ7w=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEissWv8-5nHMbOFzv82pmnDOjPbOtUwLcmXVvhQctcwW2yctlhDRfs1txi9nLV5DBXQGGe0DB1aZJ9zYTgyhBwdQuXjbWJ2brMMFqPXc42Wb01o58FAiT-LdMwjKN0UqnHYIrbU3QbhJCOtwOjXdGvQ4SAhCCzj6wsNr-AFMq12PrBUVbXGqtez5dvZ7w=s320" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQhAXs97b_5mYoNrBiadoQ8N3L8KtzuY7Jh_EZ9e3HvFiAOdnVoJlgNmrlO-BjtQIBv_OkasLLZcJ4mNNau8pnURDrpPOHqz1g9I4iAzFeIfr9eHmya8g2YKrQK0uYboHaz1b2fQpBJp1Ge2lWMRYfa5mdAHzCuXKY2P_gjfZMwAhYG7NMQx7Jz458FA=s1024" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQhAXs97b_5mYoNrBiadoQ8N3L8KtzuY7Jh_EZ9e3HvFiAOdnVoJlgNmrlO-BjtQIBv_OkasLLZcJ4mNNau8pnURDrpPOHqz1g9I4iAzFeIfr9eHmya8g2YKrQK0uYboHaz1b2fQpBJp1Ge2lWMRYfa5mdAHzCuXKY2P_gjfZMwAhYG7NMQx7Jz458FA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun hangouts with Sam Coleman and Christina Mcloud </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqnTb39UL1vbEnUWTqAGD-RzQzxwhGSO437LCrgImbk7V2gja-BwVNWPwv3tN4JtrgVXcTyqyqwEG0Mb61h3Li-X2RPyXSLSjlC6YlQ46w0F6AIdTFKt7qclWIc2W8WX1Nm9lGGocMQI15AcTHD2zPs0EPrHv7fvehwHD7R5UKw6ZGY0tIGGolUC_Hsw=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqnTb39UL1vbEnUWTqAGD-RzQzxwhGSO437LCrgImbk7V2gja-BwVNWPwv3tN4JtrgVXcTyqyqwEG0Mb61h3Li-X2RPyXSLSjlC6YlQ46w0F6AIdTFKt7qclWIc2W8WX1Nm9lGGocMQI15AcTHD2zPs0EPrHv7fvehwHD7R5UKw6ZGY0tIGGolUC_Hsw=w222-h125" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had planned to do the surgery on your jaw and teeth in 2020 but Covid 19 came round and everything was put on hold. New scans had to be taken to see what changes had happened to your jaw with all the growing you've done and now the surgery is planned for Feb 2022. You are getting rid of 'fang' - you are so selfconcious of him. </div></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr01olMgnisHhpCVB_gGJiBk2gemO9CGeV4PbHg0dGxCxj53wtSmrI3_OJ2yyd73reAtnxOFakLz-vLPU0_RPtCQMXsgS5__WbzS2vtSedYcpB_tRYacRlMJFsuHeiIRaoGzBiX9PUJwbrNpwWEC4kEWTKWl2bSH6khRbid6KGeQkjjLupA91HaU0LQ/s4032/IMG_7084.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr01olMgnisHhpCVB_gGJiBk2gemO9CGeV4PbHg0dGxCxj53wtSmrI3_OJ2yyd73reAtnxOFakLz-vLPU0_RPtCQMXsgS5__WbzS2vtSedYcpB_tRYacRlMJFsuHeiIRaoGzBiX9PUJwbrNpwWEC4kEWTKWl2bSH6khRbid6KGeQkjjLupA91HaU0LQ/s320/IMG_7084.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDkKitp0B-vMgMeAKnmVMj0xBY-1G6q5DLcmdySHHg2DqQzk27dDZPoW6B1N-J5yxXMBGTdN43DzdfTsxrEMKtQrAiL6VPCguc-QX6lRtF4MYTObvEp6rAbiUvlpMhLGXFTJ9Z7YouPBdrZh0tS-W1Eqy4wZXDe6NaukBfxZHZbaYFRgWJBXh9kDKAA/s4032/IMG_7083.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDkKitp0B-vMgMeAKnmVMj0xBY-1G6q5DLcmdySHHg2DqQzk27dDZPoW6B1N-J5yxXMBGTdN43DzdfTsxrEMKtQrAiL6VPCguc-QX6lRtF4MYTObvEp6rAbiUvlpMhLGXFTJ9Z7YouPBdrZh0tS-W1Eqy4wZXDe6NaukBfxZHZbaYFRgWJBXh9kDKAA/s320/IMG_7083.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3D Scans of your Jaw for your upcoming surgery. The surgeon has promised that you will have a beautiful smile once the teeth have realligned with a couple of years of braces.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-11936098269261203742021-12-31T05:48:00.011-08:002022-10-27T08:00:20.424-07:00DECEMBER 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello my darling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another year is coming to an end, and what a year it has been.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You passed grade 6 with being home for 3 terms with mom doing homeschool. You actually did really well. You have been back to school for the last term and you are much happier to be with your friends again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWC6wVtWn6XNw2askKqs-6YfbI-yoLAPhwHr3hq2RqfXrWWP1EoO0gqDRmFmU1rPjw5y4K2OOwrkwbrQX-h0ezWQN7Md3a_mNKR2SxOVk95VX5HEVFY2s2eZfOGbk4TfHWF7dlDn5nZ5K0RoBlWsMCFM7zQEZ94GFNfUH0VwD7PcgtkhZ2e3CNHn39w/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.13.04%20AM%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWC6wVtWn6XNw2askKqs-6YfbI-yoLAPhwHr3hq2RqfXrWWP1EoO0gqDRmFmU1rPjw5y4K2OOwrkwbrQX-h0ezWQN7Md3a_mNKR2SxOVk95VX5HEVFY2s2eZfOGbk4TfHWF7dlDn5nZ5K0RoBlWsMCFM7zQEZ94GFNfUH0VwD7PcgtkhZ2e3CNHn39w/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.13.04%20AM%20(1).jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On the 10 of December you had your second 'booster' Covid Vaccination. </span>'Ouch'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUNX11A9Uju-JCnSBg1HZQG8Cec7E949J7MRdOlDEKPiy-vsaat025bfjpUQUA37u33FQVamxE5qdt0aAiJUVWOwAQVNwTsOi5akQ8Pe0DnCpxfmn6GSp-Ci1PxzAL8wKnsA48YmaLg_EWjgTvA4SjUUB-smlYOhCBf0JJ44Yn3UevXTP8OjtN32HKw/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.13.04%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUNX11A9Uju-JCnSBg1HZQG8Cec7E949J7MRdOlDEKPiy-vsaat025bfjpUQUA37u33FQVamxE5qdt0aAiJUVWOwAQVNwTsOi5akQ8Pe0DnCpxfmn6GSp-Ci1PxzAL8wKnsA48YmaLg_EWjgTvA4SjUUB-smlYOhCBf0JJ44Yn3UevXTP8OjtN32HKw/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.13.04%20AM.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then a HUGE fright! Alex, Sharon, Greg, Dennis, Rita, Gumpie and I all had covid in the middle of December!! Fortunately we have all been double vaccinated so didn't have it badly. I think Rita was most affected and Gumpie the least affected. I was wpman-down for a night and day when I shivered, sweated, coughed and slept for 24 hours. After that I felt better but we have all had lingering fatigue and find it challenging to do any chores for any length of time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We moved Christmas to your house to have it outside and Dennis and Rita couldn't come beacuse they were still positive.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDF5zA8BmrXjrbLET6Hf3Ch6QywdR6gtcY6Yoqq8DcM-jYRhWhd_5zCOQXDIVbvTvuJFZBOrnkhxvxLuExkeBm7l7NXNhLe57cNQHac6MBD9qEnvYIcdhhY1BxlvU-bgk25Sc4uhhd2HJay7mXpJDxgh7ERV79XoXHs62aPjdincsmtyASvAMAw1Z6EA=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDF5zA8BmrXjrbLET6Hf3Ch6QywdR6gtcY6Yoqq8DcM-jYRhWhd_5zCOQXDIVbvTvuJFZBOrnkhxvxLuExkeBm7l7NXNhLe57cNQHac6MBD9qEnvYIcdhhY1BxlvU-bgk25Sc4uhhd2HJay7mXpJDxgh7ERV79XoXHs62aPjdincsmtyASvAMAw1Z6EA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">At last we have been able to get together for Christmas this year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsqvaststfTO-z0pDRCPQasGtsHnjHlAntWt_vCoNqxo25A-TGtdlOfimRNdrtX9ZMVIO7-241jlaNUQYywRrZr3B3tvYYIqKWzr7ns8KjkNAfPrTG553tK3Gxm9ylfYjDFgtWeNACN2aDr4wj5v61RebVaeOHVE6xZ84ZpodOCp43WK0sfVWKbbPsA/s320/IMG-20211207-WA0001.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your Mom suggested we buy you this book - a Guide to Everything</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We tried to get into Hluhluwe Game Park for New Year but it was full so we booked into the Anew Hotel in Hluhulwe town instead. It is only 15 minutes from the Memorial Gate and we had a lovely rondavel in the grounds. For the first time in many years, we saw a leaopard in Hluhluwe!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQOGm5nt6J10X9EspiEFnHNM2WfPsCukQQa_WwYhBWWuxB--16_6fQEhndOseuBndw8scXAQGpGeaWtTHudgepFAIgnDtxQaTmRv2MC6gEujXzeGmE2Tt43xvfGRvV7tRILWcRV6MRSCxBoUAvhQH6X0NN_wzZhaGBJH7TPuQsexVaBdouB_3wUep9w/s779/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="779" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQOGm5nt6J10X9EspiEFnHNM2WfPsCukQQa_WwYhBWWuxB--16_6fQEhndOseuBndw8scXAQGpGeaWtTHudgepFAIgnDtxQaTmRv2MC6gEujXzeGmE2Tt43xvfGRvV7tRILWcRV6MRSCxBoUAvhQH6X0NN_wzZhaGBJH7TPuQsexVaBdouB_3wUep9w/s320/Untitled.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDd6m-phpebPnb9hxfQN8r3WkuzKlTMAUK6GY1gDonQ09iwC1KQUolbmP3taxUzYbfuW_1-X82bxlL9qIzAetzUC4xFREii0q4oNSHs8Amaa-Y2yS_i-Pz03cMiFPFC9zwaa9jxqrkKNQFU5tst8thozqu2MvO7o3DwdLwDuql50YOqqedDGOJ5aEpcw/s714/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDd6m-phpebPnb9hxfQN8r3WkuzKlTMAUK6GY1gDonQ09iwC1KQUolbmP3taxUzYbfuW_1-X82bxlL9qIzAetzUC4xFREii0q4oNSHs8Amaa-Y2yS_i-Pz03cMiFPFC9zwaa9jxqrkKNQFU5tst8thozqu2MvO7o3DwdLwDuql50YOqqedDGOJ5aEpcw/s320/Untitled.png" width="219" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">They had music at the pool and we spent New Year's eve watching you dancing!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtawB0HsvzP2r47Mpr9gjkOqKu-DlhZCaqE2midiskypxrmlUZH1pxF1XRTuCeshF8UnjCmJWrN7oU5uOgjeivJ8zRsoayVcwt_12Xi-pk_ksL-4ZT6UL60IuSbnLWmmd6hgTZubc3Oh9cze4VSoJcgHrTBU1d3h3qvX5L0PRbdUx5lcQqqI4KW4VDw/s1104/20211231_183948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1104" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtawB0HsvzP2r47Mpr9gjkOqKu-DlhZCaqE2midiskypxrmlUZH1pxF1XRTuCeshF8UnjCmJWrN7oU5uOgjeivJ8zRsoayVcwt_12Xi-pk_ksL-4ZT6UL60IuSbnLWmmd6hgTZubc3Oh9cze4VSoJcgHrTBU1d3h3qvX5L0PRbdUx5lcQqqI4KW4VDw/s320/20211231_183948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This in one of the Cheetah we saw. <div>You can tell by the dark tear marks under her eyes that she is a Cheetah and not a leaopard<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeieb8cAIqiHa8WnUZC36dG8iqcTlq8lNt-KnCskIGNpyHZlzIB-q0Nf7rCs9129RRgvjR3SCxNW_KBZeEqlN1ExbEFhhLPLgTBuZ_hFFM0p3bxANChk4l4kwmHWxb5XYJFdK94Jb16uAMBFlceOhGP3z64AIuIGgq5vx6z39kLu-GNMLzJH7FQbkpRw/s1104/IMG-20211231-WA0013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1104" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeieb8cAIqiHa8WnUZC36dG8iqcTlq8lNt-KnCskIGNpyHZlzIB-q0Nf7rCs9129RRgvjR3SCxNW_KBZeEqlN1ExbEFhhLPLgTBuZ_hFFM0p3bxANChk4l4kwmHWxb5XYJFdK94Jb16uAMBFlceOhGP3z64AIuIGgq5vx6z39kLu-GNMLzJH7FQbkpRw/s320/IMG-20211231-WA0013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-63310603281589879342021-12-03T00:53:00.010-08:002023-08-20T06:08:24.218-07:00NOVEMBER 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hello my darling,<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhdI9ZbhmjEhifQ2FRmGrGrWqorrY-h3ln3eWq0Q1IZGscsEMZI4a4YGWgf8Ojb8xBHbsiATFShHGP33GglN5mg5BTHsHwYaZbuAECAcqtpz_JpGqaLi9o742Fx0guvj4glnRtXMDPgeEORQ8AsHzFRlqqhnnABoVaeJDmWlPYE9FFwphKwOvKbPgYzg=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhdI9ZbhmjEhifQ2FRmGrGrWqorrY-h3ln3eWq0Q1IZGscsEMZI4a4YGWgf8Ojb8xBHbsiATFShHGP33GglN5mg5BTHsHwYaZbuAECAcqtpz_JpGqaLi9o742Fx0guvj4glnRtXMDPgeEORQ8AsHzFRlqqhnnABoVaeJDmWlPYE9FFwphKwOvKbPgYzg=s320" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the middle of exams you cracked a finger. You had it Xrayed and you can see the fracture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You were able to use a scribe for your last test.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p></div><div>Your Dad had many cracked fingers, toes, ribs, and other small bones. We never counted them, pnly the long bone fractures. Somethimes I wish that there had been a pamidronate treatment for him when he was a baby. I'm sure he would've been just as active as you and would have had far less fractures. But, there was nothing like that in the 1970s qand we are just grateful that you have been saved from being really fragile.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuYBAwWI-G6Ch2n4bV6bsbT-SVc9W1wXpfMpjk5tolF37RUqWGTKZRLrCQ_A8AHY0hUyn7zi78SaaD_u-6Z8eBpDRpvdR9gzzdxOx1aSIWrx8uMp9wybs94GvDWUkYDlYsa3loESnfQ2uetkbPyoWq5X_FyCPM15cq2AySeYAXkQol7_TU2w_rCiSgQ/s1350/November%2021%20_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuYBAwWI-G6Ch2n4bV6bsbT-SVc9W1wXpfMpjk5tolF37RUqWGTKZRLrCQ_A8AHY0hUyn7zi78SaaD_u-6Z8eBpDRpvdR9gzzdxOx1aSIWrx8uMp9wybs94GvDWUkYDlYsa3loESnfQ2uetkbPyoWq5X_FyCPM15cq2AySeYAXkQol7_TU2w_rCiSgQ/s320/November%2021%20_n.jpg" width="152" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You went to watch Cristina at her horse riding</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sApOOUkQubg7UKH2Mg1fEwut8IZXT_K8uYk6F50TlzrTNrJNoTUVLkyhU-EMuSkNigz2GfKElRy3-lzPSRVpE-VFByb_yYR9RioBQ7PHDuEnLmCfG5wcPBxKJbJmoaMZAeErlPfFcYDpqSqOJhaZ8f8HqLO8KC1qC4fCSX9e7dN66r3zKtT-DsF4OA/s828/20211126_185711.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sApOOUkQubg7UKH2Mg1fEwut8IZXT_K8uYk6F50TlzrTNrJNoTUVLkyhU-EMuSkNigz2GfKElRy3-lzPSRVpE-VFByb_yYR9RioBQ7PHDuEnLmCfG5wcPBxKJbJmoaMZAeErlPfFcYDpqSqOJhaZ8f8HqLO8KC1qC4fCSX9e7dN66r3zKtT-DsF4OA/s320/20211126_185711.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We decided to put solar lights on our path and also on our tree in the front. They look very pretty!</div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9j64IiW140uoTbHf3Aq47KTtJsUmwfQng8PLOs1wdaJ7_Ld8pICaEzl3mqYWkkeup9iIiJvjz9vdo4Kjo0Yiz18zM9XfiNSVU4wxyy-XVl6KlIrI4r8E56wIF-ahJ3OyY92ns2FNEOx9kcRcCjo1WZ--Pt2o_Ls3cLNX5LDfXHOLeAoo9lX6PJ4ptyA/s224/20211126_185856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="168" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9j64IiW140uoTbHf3Aq47KTtJsUmwfQng8PLOs1wdaJ7_Ld8pICaEzl3mqYWkkeup9iIiJvjz9vdo4Kjo0Yiz18zM9XfiNSVU4wxyy-XVl6KlIrI4r8E56wIF-ahJ3OyY92ns2FNEOx9kcRcCjo1WZ--Pt2o_Ls3cLNX5LDfXHOLeAoo9lX6PJ4ptyA/s1600/20211126_185856.jpg" width="168" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-41483632213220938202021-10-31T03:19:00.001-07:002023-08-20T03:35:28.174-07:00FINAL POST FOR BOOK THREE<p> This will be the final post for Book Three in "Letters to my Grandchild".</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqod2fi0bBnm6qdpVI9a6TUTxCu9rCJRq5LIiuE-LAUs-Q33E49Pbo4KBad1VMnvUk5DhOhDdcAyMHR98GlP3K5WsNQNSgz8ACsl27EpF-agbKMirFyAZAHKJO_YJ87xjdg-qd9lwFVU2M_I_on51ZTO0LfdEVuv-23Fy_2Hm_vKqKTL7AR5mAOq0g-DZQ/s2048/312146120_10158997486444033_3268889358618268150_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqod2fi0bBnm6qdpVI9a6TUTxCu9rCJRq5LIiuE-LAUs-Q33E49Pbo4KBad1VMnvUk5DhOhDdcAyMHR98GlP3K5WsNQNSgz8ACsl27EpF-agbKMirFyAZAHKJO_YJ87xjdg-qd9lwFVU2M_I_on51ZTO0LfdEVuv-23Fy_2Hm_vKqKTL7AR5mAOq0g-DZQ/s320/312146120_10158997486444033_3268889358618268150_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Book One covered 2008 - 2015 your first 7 years, and Book Two ended in September 2018.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>This book covers 3 years from October 2018 when you turned 10 years old to October 2021 when you became a teenager<div><br /></div><div>One day, if you decide to write about your life as a story, these 'Letters' should provide you with a good historical resource for your early years.</div><div><br /></div><div>You always liked to dance Em, even before you could walk - a testament to your bravery and tenacity. You joined a dance class, learned tap, hip hop and other dance routines and spent hours dancing to the routines of YouTube and TikTok dancers like JoJo and others.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_gmUcvTuw0fskAuaElnXLePA8_FgPSpCWPZtiDwh8b5Shmgo130TWpRyn47lrQ_3yan1LU3I-rjKjCYmYZPIs7EE218cn5GIgIh0sk4ZBtzfrIaSctmUftQk2moXlAivcdkzAjqbF0tTIAT8V6j9DLhL-3NDhz0-Su7euVGjRBeJTUBtPsFESH1TopWl/s1010/DSC_0101%20(2017_08_30%2018_58_02%20UTC)-tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="1010" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_gmUcvTuw0fskAuaElnXLePA8_FgPSpCWPZtiDwh8b5Shmgo130TWpRyn47lrQ_3yan1LU3I-rjKjCYmYZPIs7EE218cn5GIgIh0sk4ZBtzfrIaSctmUftQk2moXlAivcdkzAjqbF0tTIAT8V6j9DLhL-3NDhz0-Su7euVGjRBeJTUBtPsFESH1TopWl/s320/DSC_0101%20(2017_08_30%2018_58_02%20UTC)-tile.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keep dancing Em!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSo59LK9FJipQKQFdAQ2v72x4haaU6a5DlJ3zwoyD8p3RJ99umy1hzUJoOUDQhpt3fkWJw52IpMKlPi7GfHFJlRWWeQ2gcQcFvjvUJaomGqhja7pGJ5jquS281W00vfrmuok1kVb9eWslXDzAdjJJIngiiaPSPrMRTsglaFZTfz0e_R2SZDQZsgTsV1Am/s1871/IMG_5624-tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSo59LK9FJipQKQFdAQ2v72x4haaU6a5DlJ3zwoyD8p3RJ99umy1hzUJoOUDQhpt3fkWJw52IpMKlPi7GfHFJlRWWeQ2gcQcFvjvUJaomGqhja7pGJ5jquS281W00vfrmuok1kVb9eWslXDzAdjJJIngiiaPSPrMRTsglaFZTfz0e_R2SZDQZsgTsV1Am/s320/IMG_5624-tile.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-78298212242860878992021-10-29T07:17:00.117-07:002022-10-27T07:58:53.361-07:00OCTOBER 2021<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi Em,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There hasn't been a case of Covid at your school for 3 weeks so, for the first time since March last year, you have started going to school for a couple of hours in the mornings. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-car2zzmX3Wc/YY_JLkL0aII/AAAAAAABP7Y/6AZfDWEYjrAzsOOjw6ppE0xeQsGAocjOQCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20211001-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1024" height="244" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-car2zzmX3Wc/YY_JLkL0aII/AAAAAAABP7Y/6AZfDWEYjrAzsOOjw6ppE0xeQsGAocjOQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20211001-WA0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a photo of you at school getting your certificates.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back row Dean Hart , Bradley Miller and Luca <span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368;">Christodoulou</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Front row you and Eesha Ramrall </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Miss Teenager! Its hard to believe that you only came into our lives when I was over 60. But, you have enriched our lives a million % darling Em.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtoGCxyrdIaLWXk-Idykzux_bMfnz9PtY4jAf6bN5mWdPjlFOwQFQbUDk7w3Xdm9AL1xD11jYYvzbVlOAL5KMV2yuM1XyFED8nynHmP66UOuTaBk721oPRhgTfbk5SS82GzdlgUOTehxay3RZNP1rpzZ6iDkDj0-JecWD1PlLBRwArEI_OQHRwJZaRQ/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.22.07%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtoGCxyrdIaLWXk-Idykzux_bMfnz9PtY4jAf6bN5mWdPjlFOwQFQbUDk7w3Xdm9AL1xD11jYYvzbVlOAL5KMV2yuM1XyFED8nynHmP66UOuTaBk721oPRhgTfbk5SS82GzdlgUOTehxay3RZNP1rpzZ6iDkDj0-JecWD1PlLBRwArEI_OQHRwJZaRQ/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.22.07%20AM.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You had a small birthday party, just for family on the 16th October. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UtRkoBIdqM/YY_VcGVLnhI/AAAAAAABP8s/xndtkUC9CAwWu2Ol7NibA7x3t5HGMyX4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1533/Screenshot_20211113-165951_Photos.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UtRkoBIdqM/YY_VcGVLnhI/AAAAAAABP8s/xndtkUC9CAwWu2Ol7NibA7x3t5HGMyX4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_20211113-165951_Photos.jpg" width="220" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGB8pcpC2Nd90Ky7s0qLZ-yTQ6QCv4mh0jZJz8tgR1iNA1c4-JaWV3TLW2CyXjCfmhULydxyaKtge7ZD7cdpUdbngq_u6oZeabttUQB-SLYkhGgYwjl7l3iDUiVed35i6UrHFdPdUNt39dVJYTM1gIQkUEpFH5Suj7L6nx4vRQnMJhzIJ8TM8lrDgVGA/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.22.39%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGB8pcpC2Nd90Ky7s0qLZ-yTQ6QCv4mh0jZJz8tgR1iNA1c4-JaWV3TLW2CyXjCfmhULydxyaKtge7ZD7cdpUdbngq_u6oZeabttUQB-SLYkhGgYwjl7l3iDUiVed35i6UrHFdPdUNt39dVJYTM1gIQkUEpFH5Suj7L6nx4vRQnMJhzIJ8TM8lrDgVGA/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-18%20at%2011.22.39%20AM.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjTJjfp0Zos/YY_VfDa-HVI/AAAAAAABP8w/F9zxIJ1uv-IFhW4e7jpTEAHepnWQ8vpsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1875/Screenshot_20211113-170012_Photos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1065" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjTJjfp0Zos/YY_VfDa-HVI/AAAAAAABP8w/F9zxIJ1uv-IFhW4e7jpTEAHepnWQ8vpsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_20211113-170012_Photos.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kfl6lqyl65s/YY_VhueJ0-I/AAAAAAABP80/x4hAsmn0Dz44RHuPIOT0E9n9zUkCDTEKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1504/20211113_170223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1053" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kfl6lqyl65s/YY_VhueJ0-I/AAAAAAABP80/x4hAsmn0Dz44RHuPIOT0E9n9zUkCDTEKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20211113_170223.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NmPEtdhKeGo/YY_OMyaz8kI/AAAAAAABP7o/zafY7JeVJl8Jcd5wJ9CyIAoOWbe7KjiDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s877/IMG-20211113-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NmPEtdhKeGo/YY_OMyaz8kI/AAAAAAABP7o/zafY7JeVJl8Jcd5wJ9CyIAoOWbe7KjiDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-20211113-WA0001.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the 22nd you went to Fabrica - your first 'teen agers' outing. Tessa ,Eva and you</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QwhHm5B5nEg/YY_JsTlvt9I/AAAAAAABP7g/TTOdlWevPXsPNly8SmKaXqmRdLAUCSbNQCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20211020-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QwhHm5B5nEg/YY_JsTlvt9I/AAAAAAABP7g/TTOdlWevPXsPNly8SmKaXqmRdLAUCSbNQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20211020-WA0002.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally you could have your Pfizer vaccination! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PvRhtQFhf0/YY_JsesyPOI/AAAAAAABP7g/fhbhT5ItgrEuS8jJQekcSOX5xaxZso81gCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20211020-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PvRhtQFhf0/YY_JsesyPOI/AAAAAAABP7g/fhbhT5ItgrEuS8jJQekcSOX5xaxZso81gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20211020-WA0003.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-760Yr2MWtW0/YY_JscE2-hI/AAAAAAABP7g/6U-NtBybHIY2FZUTCKMUu0w85T-VJwUuACPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20211007-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-760Yr2MWtW0/YY_JscE2-hI/AAAAAAABP7g/6U-NtBybHIY2FZUTCKMUu0w85T-VJwUuACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20211007-WA0005.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AJ and Ruby</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4u8FNKSL2xs/YY_JsVGXxCI/AAAAAAABP7g/sU7l0zaw49kRCE3AUk0F9kyG-AXp1gD-wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20211002_143847.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4u8FNKSL2xs/YY_JsVGXxCI/AAAAAAABP7g/sU7l0zaw49kRCE3AUk0F9kyG-AXp1gD-wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20211002_143847.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharon and AJ at Granny and Gumpie's house</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a special photo. 5 generations of Norwegians in Otto Aadnesgaard's captain's chair. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Otto and Anna's photograph is on the wall. Their daughter's wedding photo - Anny and her husband Gunnar is below theirs. (They were Finn's parents)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finn is on the left, Greg on the right and your Dad in front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You and Alex are sitting on the chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We have the chair in our house. It belonged to Finn's grand-father, who was Mark's great-grand-father and your gr-gr-grandfather. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HVJA87G88eo/YY_Jsa0sotI/AAAAAAABP7g/S_1e9Mk5TnMQAn9UuIyCfSeycaKzS_fEACPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20211002-WA0023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HVJA87G88eo/YY_Jsa0sotI/AAAAAAABP7g/S_1e9Mk5TnMQAn9UuIyCfSeycaKzS_fEACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20211002-WA0023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ecaXI0qjrk/YY_JsTpd-xI/AAAAAAABP7g/y_4SlY80KfEhu2Hg4Ba3bKfFxYf93U-7ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20211002_143141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ecaXI0qjrk/YY_JsTpd-xI/AAAAAAABP7g/y_4SlY80KfEhu2Hg4Ba3bKfFxYf93U-7ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20211002_143141.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div>Finn's cousin in Australia has compiled a family photobook and will be sending your Dad a copy. It'll be a great resource to have if you ever decide to trace your own family tree,<p></p><div>This has been a difficult year for all of us, and especially for you. Let's hope that things get back to some sort of normal soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you baby girl!</div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-50995732981938919452021-09-30T04:33:00.065-07:002022-10-18T06:23:19.981-07:00SEPTEMBER 2021<p></p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RIwHEaWpA84/YXbBpSk3yDI/AAAAAAABPRw/EQ8zWp8xxTsmXjOZqmVPkq6_3u57WqmRgCPcBGAsYHg/s2743/20210912_183734.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2743" height="304" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RIwHEaWpA84/YXbBpSk3yDI/AAAAAAABPRw/EQ8zWp8xxTsmXjOZqmVPkq6_3u57WqmRgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210912_183734.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We went to iMfolozi for 4 days during the September holidays. It was lovely to be back in the bush.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-sG9PqujMs/YXbBpf5UnaI/AAAAAAABPRw/UIs9rNS2lnwwKsDdK6Jn2RBui6HyIwk3gCPcBGAsYHg/s2669/20210910_215550.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="2632" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-sG9PqujMs/YXbBpf5UnaI/AAAAAAABPRw/UIs9rNS2lnwwKsDdK6Jn2RBui6HyIwk3gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210910_215550.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2GSRYCTdYdU/YXbBpT8A71I/AAAAAAABPRw/ooL_4mglnLc-8i8s63puLkSjs_XTm7xnwCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20210911-WA0001.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2GSRYCTdYdU/YXbBpT8A71I/AAAAAAABPRw/ooL_4mglnLc-8i8s63puLkSjs_XTm7xnwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210911-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4UkdycNdwU/YXbBpUU7vQI/AAAAAAABPRw/bqPsPvMVHFsc-yIhM4w2dmagqcjYiUdfgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210914-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Granny Laura picked up a tortoise on the road and moved it out of harms way.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq80sAe4fDw/YY_G9ErIlLI/AAAAAAABP7Q/-cEXq7R7WUYi4irN89D5PBnXJfBZMmqqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/IMG-20210914-WA0007.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iq80sAe4fDw/YY_G9ErIlLI/AAAAAAABP7Q/-cEXq7R7WUYi4irN89D5PBnXJfBZMmqqACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-20210914-WA0007.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Soon after we got back there was news about the Pfizer vaccine</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">being approved for minors,12 to 18 year-olds, in South Africa. </span>There is a good chance that after you've had the vaccination you might go back to school full time. That would be good for you Em. You haven't been able to see or be with your friends for 18 months, since March last year. In a couple of weeks time you'll be a T-t-t-t-t-t-...... teenager 😱 ... a scary thought! Also, once you have been vaccinated, we might all be able to get together again as a family. Covid really kept people away from each other but now we might be able to carry on with our 'new-normal' live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-31BFpMaeK6A/YXbBpWEl5NI/AAAAAAABPRw/qBjQK3Oa5bgbGqjzUAFIlwt4eIZxSvG-wCPcBGAsYHg/s2066/20210920_074139.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="1492" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-31BFpMaeK6A/YXbBpWEl5NI/AAAAAAABPRw/qBjQK3Oa5bgbGqjzUAFIlwt4eIZxSvG-wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210920_074139.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />These photos were taken at Greg and Sharon's house. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNZLoWhacYw/YXbBpUPVnKI/AAAAAAABPRw/tt4-vXoy4kw6zI5Vl4z1uyFAy9_SWEjQwCPcBGAsYHg/s3084/20210919_160627.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="2579" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNZLoWhacYw/YXbBpUPVnKI/AAAAAAABPRw/tt4-vXoy4kw6zI5Vl4z1uyFAy9_SWEjQwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210919_160627.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a5eZTCkGCp0/YXbBpfpB-yI/AAAAAAABPRw/O3tFZn49XqsNtUiS4XZt-ICT-HeDcU6DwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210924_130424.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a5eZTCkGCp0/YXbBpfpB-yI/AAAAAAABPRw/O3tFZn49XqsNtUiS4XZt-ICT-HeDcU6DwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210924_130424.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sharon still drops Alex off at your house every second week and you and Mom <br />look after him on a Wednesday and Thursday.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love you - very much! ♥♥♥</div><br /> <p></p></div></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-34608796968011661122021-09-01T07:39:00.015-07:002022-10-27T07:57:15.312-07:00AUGUST 2021<p> You are a young lady!</p><p>Yes you are Em. You are nearly as tall as me. I think you are cleverer than me! You certainly know more about cell phones, apps and other technology than I do!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hV09D7fBNLk/YTd6dH00LtI/AAAAAAABNxk/v5pdZ2fYrRQ0O6j2THq1qLGPYGCa8qAwQCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210601-WA0010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hV09D7fBNLk/YTd6dH00LtI/AAAAAAABNxk/v5pdZ2fYrRQ0O6j2THq1qLGPYGCa8qAwQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210601-WA0010.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Ruby survived being on heat for the first time. She will be a year old next month <br />but she is still just a puppy. <br /></span>She enjoys coming to our place and we always try to play with her, throwing the ball or pulling a hairband. If you put the hairband on your wrist she takes it off very gently. She's a lovely little soul.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O41Lu2CtFr4/YTd6dM_aKWI/AAAAAAABNxk/JKeQ_bjWvVYjmRnI5Suf27haRt4eAbtiwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210807_162218.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O41Lu2CtFr4/YTd6dM_aKWI/AAAAAAABNxk/JKeQ_bjWvVYjmRnI5Suf27haRt4eAbtiwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210807_162218.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It was my birthday on the 6th August and you made me a divine chocolate cake with caramel popcorn on top! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUksx9czwq0/YTd6dJJqLYI/AAAAAAABNxk/kXohV2z9wgUqPFpiSd4a-GrRw26ytHUsgCPcBGAsYHg/s3024/20210807_172018.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUksx9czwq0/YTd6dJJqLYI/AAAAAAABNxk/kXohV2z9wgUqPFpiSd4a-GrRw26ytHUsgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210807_172018.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You are a good baker and you made a lovely loaf of bread in the Meller <br />bread-maker I bought for your Mom. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2AAZHkGSuts/YTd8Hk4sqsI/AAAAAAABNxs/BdVweOwC5wYN7-vm8RySoYf5HPivvPv3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s642/Untitled.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="624" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2AAZHkGSuts/YTd8Hk4sqsI/AAAAAAABNxs/BdVweOwC5wYN7-vm8RySoYf5HPivvPv3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Untitled.png" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cMnLrR3JAQ/YTd8PaKUflI/AAAAAAABNxw/Np6s-ReUhU8_nIrvAdwoI5UkrE6S6JaGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG-20210803-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cMnLrR3JAQ/YTd8PaKUflI/AAAAAAABNxw/Np6s-ReUhU8_nIrvAdwoI5UkrE6S6JaGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-20210803-WA0005.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-si51diiU_sw/YTd6dNWB-1I/AAAAAAABNxk/gJFG9h-VOXEOnqTTRZHKczGk5bIAcxMhACPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210812-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-si51diiU_sw/YTd6dNWB-1I/AAAAAAABNxk/gJFG9h-VOXEOnqTTRZHKczGk5bIAcxMhACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210812-WA0001.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Your Mom found that Alex likes to sit in the pram like a play pen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It won't be long before he tries to climb out of the pram though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U51UJGaiSmw/YTd6dOua83I/AAAAAAABNxk/jrlccCOG7OE3NH3j4_k2litf7UYv6r3YACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210814_194745.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U51UJGaiSmw/YTd6dOua83I/AAAAAAABNxk/jrlccCOG7OE3NH3j4_k2litf7UYv6r3YACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210814_194745.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">When I see you two lying on the ground together like this, I can't believe that only a few years ago you were also just a little baby! Now you look like an adult lying next to Alex!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fz98v-hxJB8/YTd6dEo349I/AAAAAAABNxk/vNalDyEUJ6cvgIofMuyUOG3cijLaq5cWgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20210814-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fz98v-hxJB8/YTd6dEo349I/AAAAAAABNxk/vNalDyEUJ6cvgIofMuyUOG3cijLaq5cWgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210814-WA0005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xemTdfd_jE/YTd6dKWJq4I/AAAAAAABNxk/uwfXWMZHZV45svF6L0xm1Jgf3u3oP844QCPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210817-WA0016.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xemTdfd_jE/YTd6dKWJq4I/AAAAAAABNxk/uwfXWMZHZV45svF6L0xm1Jgf3u3oP844QCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210817-WA0016.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You decided to colour your hair and went a lovely plum-pink!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You had to do a project for school on rescue shelters so you decided to do some research on the animal farm by visiting the animals. There was a time when you were afraid of any animal, big or small. Now you are much more confident around them, even big animals like this horse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQoW1yCwtzk/YTd6dNDp1lI/AAAAAAABNxk/dhA9TzHNSLwUry-TwThuVY4kQjzMEDrywCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210818-WA0014.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQoW1yCwtzk/YTd6dNDp1lI/AAAAAAABNxk/dhA9TzHNSLwUry-TwThuVY4kQjzMEDrywCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210818-WA0014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_a3oRYs9gto/YTd6dCVIGPI/AAAAAAABNxk/Rqosv-c4ccQ6vOnvRsId6-w0b0xuHeZiQCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210818-WA0015.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_a3oRYs9gto/YTd6dCVIGPI/AAAAAAABNxk/Rqosv-c4ccQ6vOnvRsId6-w0b0xuHeZiQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210818-WA0015.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlHq7JrtpyY/YTd6dLFubrI/AAAAAAABNxk/7PuW_pr7-vI5d3j0NLi83cTLcwA3nNf9gCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210818-WA0012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlHq7JrtpyY/YTd6dLFubrI/AAAAAAABNxk/7PuW_pr7-vI5d3j0NLi83cTLcwA3nNf9gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210818-WA0012.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Tammy was worried that you might want to bring home a baby goat!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>You really battled with your math assessment this month, yelling that you couldn't do it and that you were going to fail. But, guess what? You got 82% for the assessment. I don't think I ever got 82% for any test! Congratulations Em. You should be very proud of yourself.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYxY9YO5qyg/YTd6dKbThxI/AAAAAAABNxk/1-Mpr1pfeAIi4Epy1w0KrCGW8Ei2yhjegCPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210829-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYxY9YO5qyg/YTd6dKbThxI/AAAAAAABNxk/1-Mpr1pfeAIi4Epy1w0KrCGW8Ei2yhjegCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210829-WA0000.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As a treat, you went shopping for the first time in 18 months. You managed to pick out some cute stuff at Woolies, and the shop wasn't crowded.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We've had a lot of rugby on this month so nearly every Saturday you guys have come to us for lunch, supper or just Sundowners. Its been great seeing you all together, especialy after the long lockdown when we couldnt visit each other.</p><p>Sharon and Alex went to a Mothers-and-babies get-together in Westville. It was the first time Alex had seen other babies and he was fascinated by them. Unfortunately he caught a cold. gave it to me, then you, then Gumpie got it, and we've all been coughing and blowing. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>COVID UPDATE</p><p><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The country has been on adjusted alert level 3 from 26 July 2021 (which means we still have a 10pm curfew, so you all leave here by 9 o'clock to get home before the curfew starts)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #252525;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbyzU8fOirg/YTeBuxQBVNI/AAAAAAABNyo/WCug-N9W9c4sjdwEW_CTbO8YLFMOZEAkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/31-aug-map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbyzU8fOirg/YTeBuxQBVNI/AAAAAAABNyo/WCug-N9W9c4sjdwEW_CTbO8YLFMOZEAkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/31-aug-map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-81268312158108638572021-07-30T05:02:00.275-07:002022-10-27T07:56:11.652-07:00JULY 2021 - HELLO DEAR EMILY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fOZEzL5zgM/YQjtyvAmubI/AAAAAAABMko/puBxhKYo0KsBRmB-4NN3vndd5OexbcAXQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210702_145141.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fOZEzL5zgM/YQjtyvAmubI/AAAAAAABMko/puBxhKYo0KsBRmB-4NN3vndd5OexbcAXQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210702_145141.jpg" width="240" /></a><p style="text-align: left;">Hello darling girl,</p><p style="text-align: left;">I decided to change your fairy garden path to the other side of the tree. The path on the left was becoming too overgrown for anyone to walk up to the tree.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SidGiOAhPMY/YQjtyhSPwJI/AAAAAAABMko/rtAi-DlJPGAmFMC2sMtgZyn04JxV99NxgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20210706-WA0002.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SidGiOAhPMY/YQjtyhSPwJI/AAAAAAABMko/rtAi-DlJPGAmFMC2sMtgZyn04JxV99NxgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210706-WA0002.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">6 July 2021: YAY!! We were SO pleased for your Mom and Dad when they were able to get their Covid 19 vaccinations done at the Saint Augustines' vaccination centre today. They will be able to have their 2nd shot on 17 August, then we will all be done and can start having family get-togethers with all of our family members again.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYBQB9fqCXU/YQjtyorVlOI/AAAAAAABMko/Zzrm_s9gkqMp9qcVEN9s7GlZuV4gvrvFACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20210706-WA0003.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYBQB9fqCXU/YQjtyorVlOI/AAAAAAABMko/Zzrm_s9gkqMp9qcVEN9s7GlZuV4gvrvFACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210706-WA0003.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>8 July:<div><br /></div><div>I decided that you should have a farewell tea party for your dolls and toys that are kept in a big plastic storage box under the wrought iron bench on the patio.</div><div><br /></div><div>We used to have birthday parties for them when we lived at Westville but its probably been 2 years since you've played with them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I set the table with sweets, biscuits, chips, marshmallow cup cakes, ice cream and cold drinks.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6HzlP12C20k/YQjtylnRFYI/AAAAAAABMko/oauxHoP0umoj3SLV7Pal3R-bO5LuIWx7gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210708_101822.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6HzlP12C20k/YQjtylnRFYI/AAAAAAABMko/oauxHoP0umoj3SLV7Pal3R-bO5LuIWx7gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210708_101822.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">All of the singing dolls and the toys sat on the bench. There was Thandi and Cupie (they don't sing), Mary, Twinkle, Roxy, Incy, Wiggly and Barney as well as One-eyed Jack, Kanga, Snoopy, Pink Panther, a bunny hand puppet and a couple of monkeys. You agreed to give some of the soft toys to Alex but you wanted to keep the dolls so they've gone back into the box.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsfPhzoZhNw/YQjtyv-qQQI/AAAAAAABMko/neYIzEQygK0WtddveHVnMigT-ejfGof1wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210708_102015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsfPhzoZhNw/YQjtyv-qQQI/AAAAAAABMko/neYIzEQygK0WtddveHVnMigT-ejfGof1wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210708_102015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1FdU6cFII8/YQjtyvNxOWI/AAAAAAABMko/qjLCXBSgdZkSyQUj6jjsFNgVwtPXo3pWgCPcBGAsYHg/s3885/20210708_100658%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="3885" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1FdU6cFII8/YQjtyvNxOWI/AAAAAAABMko/qjLCXBSgdZkSyQUj6jjsFNgVwtPXo3pWgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210708_100658%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vYUsmxBaGAU/YQjtyqvs_II/AAAAAAABMko/r2SL1PlC43EbEEvS0egnvejMizGRilLKgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/20210708_144837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vYUsmxBaGAU/YQjtyqvs_II/AAAAAAABMko/r2SL1PlC43EbEEvS0egnvejMizGRilLKgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210708_144837.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Zk3IeC3Zu0/YQjtyv1QTxI/AAAAAAABMko/CTLbiGpe2lUJSutm5nItxtKV1jfIBioFQCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/20210708_144854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Zk3IeC3Zu0/YQjtyv1QTxI/AAAAAAABMko/CTLbiGpe2lUJSutm5nItxtKV1jfIBioFQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210708_144854.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That same day, the unimaginable happened. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">S</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">outh Africa was rocked by the start of the worst violence, rioting, looting since we achieved democracy in 1994. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">It started when ex-president Jacob Zuma was taken to prison to serve a 15 month senten</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">ce for contempt of court. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">A campaign to free him instigated all the violence and destruction. On Friday, people protested as they usually do, by blocking roads with burning tyres and rubble. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">That is fairly normal. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">But then r</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">ioters built roadblocks on major highways and started burning large trucks and delivery vehicles. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWixftD7ezg/YQjtyjM6ngI/AAAAAAABMko/iCL3RXgcGY0cYqWXl_mvNtD5mwFuaL_cwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210709_110354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWixftD7ezg/YQjtyjM6ngI/AAAAAAABMko/iCL3RXgcGY0cYqWXl_mvNtD5mwFuaL_cwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210709_110354.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On 9th July things were still fairly quiet in residential suburbs and Gumpie and I went to Clicks at the PineCrest center and had our 2nd vaccinations. What a relief! Now we feel that we are safer than before and even if we get Covid, we probably won't get sick enough to die from it. We will still wear our masks everywhere and won't go to restaurants, cinemas or crowded places.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>Also on 9th July Jeff made an appointment with a heart specialist because he's been having severe chest pains for some time. On 10th July he was told that he had Wellens syndrome but after having an angiogram, they found that he needed a triple heart bypass. </p></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">On Sunday 11th July mass looting and rioting started at Bridge City Mall near Kwa Mashu, then spread to KwaMashu Shopping Centre and other areas, even Cornubia and Gateway near you. Soon malls, shops, businesses, factories and warehouses all over KZN were stripped and torched after being </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">ransacked by mobs that took food, electronics, clothes and liquor. Attacks on centers also spread inland to Gauteng province, to Johannesburg, the country’s largest city, and to Pretoria.</span></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">In Durban and Pietermaritzburg, crowds attacked warehouses of major retailers and factories, which were set alight. Several burned until their roofs collapsed. The unrest lasted for a week until eventually the President sent in 25,000 army troops to quell the violence.</span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the meantime neighbourhood watches teamed up with Communuity Policing Forums and ordinary residents built barricades and roadblocks into their areas to stop looters from getting into their suburbs. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Greg was on duty at roadblocks and your mom and dad did patrols for 4 hours and then 2 hours each during the night. On the first night they went out between 11pm and 3am with you sleeping on the back seat of the car!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LHA_HXmfbMw/YQqg79ELbHI/AAAAAAABMps/L-uZ8iYrSJEK3uh7ziZWbMLHR5ky7oOFgCPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210712-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LHA_HXmfbMw/YQqg79ELbHI/AAAAAAABMps/L-uZ8iYrSJEK3uh7ziZWbMLHR5ky7oOFgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210712-WA0016.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;">The two photos are of the cars and people blocking the road to Palm Springs <br />and other complexes in that road.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KCR9AKZCTA4/YQqg7wyfJUI/AAAAAAABMps/X6HVzCHgtQEw4h70S3HfhW01rM3dEr-iwCPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210712-WA0017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KCR9AKZCTA4/YQqg7wyfJUI/AAAAAAABMps/X6HVzCHgtQEw4h70S3HfhW01rM3dEr-iwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210712-WA0017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2JczbfkvLM/YQqg70fdwjI/AAAAAAABMps/9vsZFHpNyKUH48zDgqDybYFv8jOiP9dQACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20210713-WA0021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2JczbfkvLM/YQqg70fdwjI/AAAAAAABMps/9vsZFHpNyKUH48zDgqDybYFv8jOiP9dQACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210713-WA0021.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; text-align: left;">Over 144 schools and learning centers in KZN were looted and damaged. <br />They not only looted places they set them on fire.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You and your mom joined a group of volunteers to help clean up around the IG warehouse which was gutted and destroyed. People from all over came together to help the stores and warehouses that were damamged.</p><div>People of all walks of life came together to support each other and to help strangers get back on their feet. It was amazing and very heart warming.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSHJivvcymk/YQjtys_YnZI/AAAAAAABMko/FGKbPs5zDPYvLGI1lmLJc4TzEHerC7qYwCPcBGAsYHg/s682/20210718_200128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSHJivvcymk/YQjtys_YnZI/AAAAAAABMko/FGKbPs5zDPYvLGI1lmLJc4TzEHerC7qYwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210718_200128.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--oYfuvjsZ1A/YQjtyvCcCzI/AAAAAAABMko/ihixojs9VokbsmdrWabs40ZlcJpjiO4OgCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210721-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--oYfuvjsZ1A/YQjtyvCcCzI/AAAAAAABMko/ihixojs9VokbsmdrWabs40ZlcJpjiO4OgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210721-WA0007.jpg" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">By the 15th July most of the looting stopped and a big clean up began. Hundreds of supermarkets - Checkers, Woolworths, SPAR, PicknPays - were all destroyed. Even shops and stores in rural areas were detroyed and afterward people didn't know where to get food. For us, meat, vegetables, milk and bread were scarce so if your Mom found bread anywhere she bought for us. <br />When I found potatoes and onions, I bought for Greg and Sharon. When your Dad couldn't get Coke Zero, I managed to find some in Kloof. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually there was no shortage of food but the suppliers couldn't get it to supermarkets and many supermarkets were still trying to repair the damage done to their stores. This is a photo of the queues of cars waiting to shop at Westville SPAR.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCVI4JekSJs/YQqm-nsOgPI/AAAAAAABMp0/kCqxBFsrVdIIa4ww0jbe1gCRGzP1aHefwCPcBGAsYHg/s763/20210714_125720.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCVI4JekSJs/YQqm-nsOgPI/AAAAAAABMp0/kCqxBFsrVdIIa4ww0jbe1gCRGzP1aHefwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210714_125720.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There were queues to buy food km long in all suburbs. At Sandown, some people went out into many suburbs to find food for the people in Frail Care which was cooked for them by the manager and a Trustee. Gumpie and I volunteered to share our meals with an elderly lady, confined to her cottage, who had no food and couldn't get anyone to find food for her. Finally the staff could come back, some shops reopened and we could but basic food stuff again</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KZ4LsFRPyQ/YQjtyq5Ms7I/AAAAAAABMko/tbJDQH5V5Lorjc7LpeufMRWVfJag_84LgCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210721-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KZ4LsFRPyQ/YQjtyq5Ms7I/AAAAAAABMko/tbJDQH5V5Lorjc7LpeufMRWVfJag_84LgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210721-WA0002.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On 21st July you had your first drip treatment at home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">You came to us afterwards for afternoon tea - which is a tradition! Just look at you - a little lady, nearly grown up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CVS1ungOMwQ/YQjtyhKSAWI/AAAAAAABMko/asgN7zxvbsY5UjrJqel25NrRdhdh_drKQCPcBGAsYHg/s3535/20210721_210947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="2105" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CVS1ungOMwQ/YQjtyhKSAWI/AAAAAAABMko/asgN7zxvbsY5UjrJqel25NrRdhdh_drKQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210721_210947.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvJGUTi7S2A/YQjtypskU6I/AAAAAAABMko/HyqRHvzKpcwUsM1Zij0ZJ2RBepeQzFq9gCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/IMG-20210721-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvJGUTi7S2A/YQjtypskU6I/AAAAAAABMko/HyqRHvzKpcwUsM1Zij0ZJ2RBepeQzFq9gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210721-WA0004.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>Jeff had the triple heart bypass and </div><div>spent a week in hospital but he is slowly recovering. </div><div>We hope to be able to visit them soon in Simbithi.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>July 2021 will go down in history as a historic month in South African history. Maybe one day you will write about your memories of that violent week, remembering that people from all walks of life came together to support each other and volunteered to help each other clean up after the riots. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">COVID 19 UPDATE</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the huge crowds of looters and rioters - no social distancing or wearing of masks - the expectations are that the number of Covid cases will increase by the end of July.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d2d2d; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today the institute reported <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12 528 </span>new COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 447 454. </span>This increase represents a <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">22.3%</span> positivity rate.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d2d2d; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As per the National Department of Health, a further <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">334</span> COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">72 013 </span>to date.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d2d2d; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">14 862 859 </span>tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors </span></p></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-49946368739832535892021-06-30T05:02:00.049-07:002022-10-18T06:17:34.672-07:00JUNE 2021 - HELLO DEAR EMILY<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bmI4xRJleRM/YQjsUOZX2LI/AAAAAAABMkE/CXnMS4tmH1IU1Fpft74VexJd69mFqQFbACPcBGAsYHg/s798/20210603_205209.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="635" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bmI4xRJleRM/YQjsUOZX2LI/AAAAAAABMkE/CXnMS4tmH1IU1Fpft74VexJd69mFqQFbACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210603_205209.jpg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You were super proud when you managed to put Alex to sleep on your lap. <br />Good practise for when you are a mother one day!</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Hello my darling girl,<div><br /><div>You are becoming Mommy's little helper when Sharon leaves your baby cousin with you every second week for two days.</div><div><br /></div><div>You still manage to do your school work and help Mom with Alex. </div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0FFg6wLNs0/YQqPQiquhtI/AAAAAAABMok/g3kUJB3fA3wvQToN58v40N9ptS8THLdggCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/57593614-1-zoom.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0FFg6wLNs0/YQqPQiquhtI/AAAAAAABMok/g3kUJB3fA3wvQToN58v40N9ptS8THLdggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/57593614-1-zoom.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Its been very cold so I found a pink Unicorn microwave heating pad for your bed. <br />I also bought a blue bunny heating pad for Alex</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div> </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6D9GIenLBM/YQjsUFx3tQI/AAAAAAABMkE/z9WWIgAwd2AK5SAk26JZOc1o6M5Z0_PMQCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210602-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6D9GIenLBM/YQjsUFx3tQI/AAAAAAABMkE/z9WWIgAwd2AK5SAk26JZOc1o6M5Z0_PMQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210602-WA0000.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>Sometimes even Mark comes out of his office to say hello to the little Dude!</div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>You had assessments again this month and so far you've done very well - getting 81% for your geography assessment. Well done! Your lowest mark was 59% for Afrkiaans. I would've been happy with those marks when I was your age ♥</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NnL5M4sfBqc/YQjsUODFQ9I/AAAAAAABMkE/EKLjpHqKi4Q7d1YWs9pThkXtxWdgeOXZgCPcBGAsYHg/s856/20210613_080842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NnL5M4sfBqc/YQjsUODFQ9I/AAAAAAABMkE/EKLjpHqKi4Q7d1YWs9pThkXtxWdgeOXZgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210613_080842.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You came for a visit on 20 June and I was able to get this photo of you and Alex on the carpet. His whole body is the same length as your torso!</div><div><br /></div><div>After Greg and Sharon had left you and I decided to do some dancing in the lounge. We stumbled over each other's feet and crash-landed onto the couch! You hurt your arm and I hurt my knee when I fell on the ground. Thankfully neither of us broke or cracked anything but you had a bruise for a a few days.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jWWQGGlI5WI/YQuL65Q5-VI/AAAAAAABMrc/m2bhoFqMOVUO4Kyd2qLd7Why4EU91py4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG-20210628-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jWWQGGlI5WI/YQuL65Q5-VI/AAAAAAABMrc/m2bhoFqMOVUO4Kyd2qLd7Why4EU91py4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-20210628-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Your parents think that Ruby is coming on heat. I suggested she buy some puppy nappies for her but she decided to make her a pair of pull on panties out of an old pair of hers, with a pad inside! Poor Ruby did look a bit odd with the bulging nappy pants and her tail sticking out the back!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>COVID UPDATE</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d2dc0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-element_type="widget" data-id="d2dc0fa" data-widget_type="post-info.default" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3c402f; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 739.99px;"><div class="elementor-widget-container" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: background 0.3s ease 0s, border 0.3s ease 0s, border-radius 0.3s ease 0s, box-shadow 0.3s ease 0s, -webkit-border-radius 0.3s ease 0s, -webkit-box-shadow 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px -8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-167979b elementor-inline-item" itemprop="datePublished" style="-webkit-box-align: start; align-items: flex-start; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><a href="https://www.nicd.ac.za/2021/06/29/" style="-webkit-box-align: start; align-items: flex-start; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d2d2d; display: flex; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date" color="rgb(0, 111, 69) !important" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">29 June , 2021</span></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-acc7501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-element_type="widget" data-id="acc7501" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d2d2d; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 739.99px;"><div class="elementor-widget-container" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: background 0.3s ease 0s, border 0.3s ease 0s, border-radius 0.3s ease 0s, box-shadow 0.3s ease 0s, -webkit-border-radius 0.3s ease 0s, -webkit-box-shadow 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues the monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in order to inform the public health response.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today the institute reports <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">13,347 </span>new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1,954,466. This increase represents a <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">26.2 %</span> positivity rate. A further <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">226</span> COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,264 to date. For more detailed information, visit the <a href="https://gis.nicd.ac.za/portal/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/15eb33988f104b73867606c1248578ff" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d2d2d; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">GIS Dashboard</span></a>.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">13,062,835 </span>tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors </span></p></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><p></p></div></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-23125765479886300502021-05-31T06:59:00.005-07:002022-10-27T07:54:45.430-07:00MAY 2021 - Hello dear Emily<p>Hello my darling,</p><p>Congratulations Em! You got an Academic Award certificate for the first term!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JvznrLRwLd4/YLuD8ftdPKI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/3y2sXc6SCdwNgqSYVtro60Bp-xxw0Z_dQCPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210502-WA0013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JvznrLRwLd4/YLuD8ftdPKI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/3y2sXc6SCdwNgqSYVtro60Bp-xxw0Z_dQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210502-WA0013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It hasn't been easy for you being homeschooled and trying to follow the school curriculum but you worked hard and it paid off. (Your Mom also worked hard so she can share in your achievement!) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Sharon was going to return to work on 16 May to work shifts at Umhlanga Hospital so the volunteer baby-sitters got together for a lesson on 'How to care for Alex!" We learned about his daily routine, how much formula to add to the distilled water in his bottles; to sanitise his dummies and did a tour of his room and the different drawers and cupboards for nappies, clothing, blankets etc. We combined this with 'sundowner' snacks and it was great for us all to be together again, the first time since lockdown in March last year. <div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>The grandparents are sharing</span><span> morning and afternoon shifts on Monday, Tuesday and Friday (every second week) and Tammy offered to care for him on Wednesday and Thursday, every 2nd week. Sharon drops him off at Mt Edgecombe and Greg picks him up after work. </span><span>Greg decided that he also needed a lesson as he will be on duty weekends when Mom is working.</span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aj_R-1POpu0/YLuD8YtfYbI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/sBTF8SZ5rvk_-eoxKjTzzYkRkQTyxrivQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210508_131226.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aj_R-1POpu0/YLuD8YtfYbI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/sBTF8SZ5rvk_-eoxKjTzzYkRkQTyxrivQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210508_131226.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You have been a little star with Alex and he adores you! You hold him, feed him, sing and dance for him. Your Mom sent a photo of him on their bed and said they haven't had a sleeping baby on their bed for years! When we visited the other day you were sitting on the bed next to him and it was so sweet to see our two grandchildren together ♥ </span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9wln2f8Oio/YLuHEMbn0SI/AAAAAAABJ1g/1iWnP6UEcAcH-eLogGQdF4LcvgtXRgefQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG-20210519-WA0002.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9wln2f8Oio/YLuHEMbn0SI/AAAAAAABJ1g/1iWnP6UEcAcH-eLogGQdF4LcvgtXRgefQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-20210519-WA0002.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--TiDZVM6qkI/YLuD8V1Jt6I/AAAAAAABJ1Y/DyLgWGuF93Us8f_noik_JEgd9yvaurJ5ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210508_145441.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--TiDZVM6qkI/YLuD8V1Jt6I/AAAAAAABJ1Y/DyLgWGuF93Us8f_noik_JEgd9yvaurJ5ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210508_145441.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nrJVns1-Amo/YLuD8d4JTqI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/ZuMWPt9xh9gi_iAl8FHWe54OyGgrmc79gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210522_151446.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nrJVns1-Amo/YLuD8d4JTqI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/ZuMWPt9xh9gi_iAl8FHWe54OyGgrmc79gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210522_151446.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uW-16oDhv04/YLuD8b94UtI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/KCUKHAHOdnAEtpcjWnOo0eJgD3e__ZdUQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210528_104752.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uW-16oDhv04/YLuD8b94UtI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/KCUKHAHOdnAEtpcjWnOo0eJgD3e__ZdUQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210528_104752.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the 28th May, Gumpie and I had our first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine. We'll have to go back again on 9 July for the second dose. The first dose gives us 30% protection against the local and the Indian Covid strain but about 80% against the first strain that spread around the world last year. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we have the second dose we should have about 80% protection - not against getting the virus, but against becoming seriously ill if we do get it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxFnrEBOe20/YLuD8aU0RuI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/Si9XEos85QgW-4zr-khvGeQdWjmoQREKACPcBGAsYHg/s1600/IMG-20210528-WA0028.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxFnrEBOe20/YLuD8aU0RuI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/Si9XEos85QgW-4zr-khvGeQdWjmoQREKACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210528-WA0028.jpg" /></a><div><br /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tW3tS1jjdJ0/YLuD8cJj0FI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/Cxl5Ba-8FZYU0mIUbxRgnLjLQN8SrLTeQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210528_105442.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tW3tS1jjdJ0/YLuD8cJj0FI/AAAAAAABJ1Y/Cxl5Ba-8FZYU0mIUbxRgnLjLQN8SrLTeQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210528_105442.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">COVID UPDATE</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A third wave of Covid cases has arrived and on 31 May <span style="background-color: #f8f8f8;">South Africa went back to alert level 2 after numbers started rising dramatically from just a few hundred to over 5000 new cases each day.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The total vaccinated under the Sisonke Program (the one your Mom had her vaccination) was 479 768.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The total vaccinated under Phase Two with the first dose of Pfizer vaccine was 490 680</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c3rqj1MaZ9E/YLuIMh1YAjI/AAAAAAABJ1o/o2kDhHaLaz8RBSmnYdCQh3dR59TdaVoogCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/May%2Be.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="900" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c3rqj1MaZ9E/YLuIMh1YAjI/AAAAAAABJ1o/o2kDhHaLaz8RBSmnYdCQh3dR59TdaVoogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/May%2Be.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122409916633837689.post-47544738667327687002021-04-30T04:22:00.131-07:002022-10-27T07:54:05.719-07:00APRIL 2021 - Dear Emily<p> Hello my darling girl,</p><p>We had a lovely lunch at your house. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvLg4qaxKNo/YLoOaEowhXI/AAAAAAABJug/n5HjBD1IDYoiQQQKfH49zwNB0VA6XYoAACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210404_111305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvLg4qaxKNo/YLoOaEowhXI/AAAAAAABJug/n5HjBD1IDYoiQQQKfH49zwNB0VA6XYoAACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210404_111305.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We are all still staying inside our family Covid 'Bubble' and only visit each other, although Sharon does visit her Mom and Dad now and then, and Laura visits your house occasionally. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vp1pnUmhgAs/YLoQJuE3qGI/AAAAAAABJus/QyKvTwUrx2kj2RXAtaFKAZcSCcsIG3aggCPcBGAsYHg/s2696/20210408_203047.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="2364" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vp1pnUmhgAs/YLoQJuE3qGI/AAAAAAABJus/QyKvTwUrx2kj2RXAtaFKAZcSCcsIG3aggCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210408_203047.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Your Mom and Dad suggested a lovely, surprise, last-minute visit to iMfolozi for Finn's birthday. It was lovely to get away and spend time together in the two room, 5 beds cottage.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CdjQoX6_8C8/YLoQJtlER1I/AAAAAAABJus/ZcRhHIfX7R0Zpka8QyIB6MS8SMWbbKNzgCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210408-WA0015.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1024" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CdjQoX6_8C8/YLoQJtlER1I/AAAAAAABJus/ZcRhHIfX7R0Zpka8QyIB6MS8SMWbbKNzgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210408-WA0015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qpr8uoCUVKY/YLoQJtg2WnI/AAAAAAABJus/LfS8cNqZZaI3sJk3OX7uAEpSqw2y89nDQCPcBGAsYHg/s3408/20210408_122920.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qpr8uoCUVKY/YLoQJtg2WnI/AAAAAAABJus/LfS8cNqZZaI3sJk3OX7uAEpSqw2y89nDQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210408_122920.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxymKxJkpS4/YLoSJaIcSiI/AAAAAAABJu0/mXnidc2vpmgGxbQ7UaDwVNJKyZBv0a-zgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210411_093150.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxymKxJkpS4/YLoSJaIcSiI/AAAAAAABJu0/mXnidc2vpmgGxbQ7UaDwVNJKyZBv0a-zgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210411_093150.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We had a scary moment in our Nissan when Gumpi couldn't get it up a rocky hill. A man came along and reversed the car all the way back down to the bottom, then sped up the hill until he got to the top. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-twjmc0ugqfI/YLoTQv9pcHI/AAAAAAABJu8/M9VgpnFjlfsCmTVkdrQhBPSWH_k-zcAhwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210413_111746.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-twjmc0ugqfI/YLoTQv9pcHI/AAAAAAABJu8/M9VgpnFjlfsCmTVkdrQhBPSWH_k-zcAhwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210413_111746.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">When we got back home I decided to improve your fairy garden, behind our tree. I found a couple of extras to add to it and moved it to the right of the tree, away from the overhanging bushes that were covering it up. I'm starting to think that I enjoy the fairy garden more than you do!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZxSzP0NM6Y/YLoTQi93MEI/AAAAAAABJu8/PrfjK9CWth8A0uK48SGmdh5X6AILZ3kdACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210413_111626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZxSzP0NM6Y/YLoTQi93MEI/AAAAAAABJu8/PrfjK9CWth8A0uK48SGmdh5X6AILZ3kdACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210413_111626.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5yw59f9vthE/YLoTQis1ZlI/AAAAAAABJu8/5LcAK5bTOZUVHzP8qP-qCpUKGKJ2IXsrQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210413_110836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5yw59f9vthE/YLoTQis1ZlI/AAAAAAABJu8/5LcAK5bTOZUVHzP8qP-qCpUKGKJ2IXsrQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210413_110836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qXWsgxzZ9_E/YLoTQoEI7FI/AAAAAAABJu8/nMOQdd3sCbsMooEGVbaOwXyC5Y7Nz0hFACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210413_110854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qXWsgxzZ9_E/YLoTQoEI7FI/AAAAAAABJu8/nMOQdd3sCbsMooEGVbaOwXyC5Y7Nz0hFACPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210413_110854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CWA1PekxjhA/YLoUITDZ9mI/AAAAAAABJvE/0WMoM3ndrr0tDi1e67Zil6nHMwUrVDCygCPcBGAsYHg/s1024/IMG-20210417-WA0006.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CWA1PekxjhA/YLoUITDZ9mI/AAAAAAABJvE/0WMoM3ndrr0tDi1e67Zil6nHMwUrVDCygCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG-20210417-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You had a visitor to your pool the other day. Ruby doesn't go in the pool at <br />all but she quite enjoyed watching this lovely Labbie in the water.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5F_AEOdpY2I/YLoUIZKVUwI/AAAAAAABJvE/xnXfUnITVBksuelEOKPMqCOFWomYKwP8gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210417_134021.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5F_AEOdpY2I/YLoUIZKVUwI/AAAAAAABJvE/xnXfUnITVBksuelEOKPMqCOFWomYKwP8gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210417_134021.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Your cousin has visited a few times. He is holding his head up better now.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fN_o-RtkDUQ/YLoUIXipXmI/AAAAAAABJvE/lkw2oElOI1ga6_aZqosF8t-bJA0aLwWNQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210417_141320.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fN_o-RtkDUQ/YLoUIXipXmI/AAAAAAABJvE/lkw2oElOI1ga6_aZqosF8t-bJA0aLwWNQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210417_141320.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">He stares at you all the time, especially when you sing to him!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5EWMpTEghDY/YLoUIfhGnBI/AAAAAAABJvE/fPnGeuRC2CMCBP7xrGJf4UIWf4U2knwOQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/20210424_145419.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5EWMpTEghDY/YLoUIfhGnBI/AAAAAAABJvE/fPnGeuRC2CMCBP7xrGJf4UIWf4U2knwOQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/20210424_145419.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We finally got Oscar and Leo's memorial stones placed, side-by-side in their front garden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Isn't it strange how things turn out, Em? The two fur-babies were their family for nearly 11 years. Oscar died soon after Sharon found out that she was expecting Alex and Leo died soon after he was born. It is as though the Universe decided that they would need to spend all their time and love on their human baby now.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Your fur-baby is growing taller! She gets very excited when we come to visit and has torn a few of my tops by grabbing hold of them when we arrive! She's a lovely girlie and once she settles down I like to talk to her and stroke her.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFJOaYpYlnE/YLoV5r_0q5I/AAAAAAABJvU/cO4gULJyrwQtYHUbqKKT0cNYPaSoKKClgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG-20210523-WA0001.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFJOaYpYlnE/YLoV5r_0q5I/AAAAAAABJvU/cO4gULJyrwQtYHUbqKKT0cNYPaSoKKClgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-20210523-WA0001.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><p>We have had two birthdays and an anniversary this month.</p></div><div><br /></div><div>Gumpie's birthday on 8th April</div><div>Our 52nd anniversary on 12th April</div><div>Sharon's 44th birthday on 29th April.</div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be celebrating two anniversaries and 3 more birthdays next month.</div><div><br /></div><div>We love having our family around us Em and it is so special for us to have you and your Mom and Dad, and Alex and his Mom and Dad close by. So many of our friends have children living in other countries and they really miss seeing their children and grandchildren.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you lots my darling XXX</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>COVID 19 update</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The number of new Covid cases has continued to fall so we remain on Alert Level 1. Only if it goes up to around 4000 or 5000 will they move us back to a stricter level with more restrictions. </div><div>The worst affected country now is India and with over 400 000 new cases a day it seems to be out of control. </div><div>Greg has had his vaccination and we have all registered on the Dep Health website for the vaccine. They are still doing the Health workers and the next phase will be us oldies - over 60s.</div><div>In America they are investigating giving the vaccine to 12 - 18 year-olds because the numbers of young people testing positive is rising.</div><div>We still can't travel outside the country and very few airlines are flying to or from South Africa.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2DpRowzTT8I/YLoX6TqJFiI/AAAAAAABJvc/J-IOcyTTvbAL1-oufX0AUvmmmpIIjogqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/20th-april-1200x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2DpRowzTT8I/YLoX6TqJFiI/AAAAAAABJvc/J-IOcyTTvbAL1-oufX0AUvmmmpIIjogqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20th-april-1200x1200.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com0