Letters to my Grandchild

      You were an angel in your Christmas play - and what a beautiful angel you were!  You all sang and played 'musical sticks' and some of the children were dressed as children from all over the world. Your Mom was given a lovely bunch of flowers for helping with the concert.

WOW!!!  I can't believe that you are FIVE!  I have been writing to you for nearly 6 years.  What a special five years they have been.  You have brought us so much joy little Em.  A ray of sunshine in our lives.  You had a birthday cup-cake at school and then a birthday dinner on your birthday at home and then your real birthday party a week later.   Your Princess Sophia birthday party at the Flying Donkey in Mt Edgecombe for all your friends.  You looked gorgeous in Princess Sophia dress and Mom made you a Princess Sophia cake.     It was raining but that didn't stop you and for friends from going on the pony rides!   You with Courtney  

October was a big month for you.  You got your first glasses.  Lovely pink and lavender frames.  We all thought it might take you time to get used to them but you have worn them with no problems at all!  Here you are with your optician in Durban North. On 11 October we flew to Johannesburg for Gail's 50th Birthday - Finn and me, Greg and Sharon and you, Tam and Mark.  We all stayed at Jeff and Gail's house.  The birthday party was at the Johannesburg Country Club.  You looked like a princess in your long, Burgundy dress and silver slippers - and, you danced all night to Ballyhoo even when there was no-one else on the dance floor! Cara (Richard's girlfriend) and Revonica (an old friend of Gail's from her college days). You and Mark and Tammy stayed on for the weekend.  You went to the river and spent time with the Leaver boys in the pool, on the barge, and on the tube.      ...

Hello Em, Didn't we have a wonderful family weekend at the Midlands Saddle and Trout!  It was so great to have everyone together at this lovely place where Dennis and Rita have Timeshare.   The view from out cottage You and Mark and Tammy shared a cottage with Gumpie and me and Greg and Sharon shared a cottage with Rita and Dennis.   Our cottages were up on the hill.   Your room had an en suite with a jet-whirlpool bath.     You had such a busy weekend , swinging in the playground,  playing giant chess,  Playing pick-up sticks with other children,    going on a pony ride     sitting on the tractor    swimming with Daddy riding on the tractor-trailer with Mommy   playing Putt-putt with Mommy   Molly painted your nails in the Beauty Spa    riding on the Barnie Car while the guys played table tennis ....

Oooh ... what an exciting day for you yesterday little Em!  Tammy went to Hillcrest this afternoon to fetch Muffin who is now your doggie! When Mommy brought her to our house, she bathed her in the kitchen sink and then you dried her with a hairdryer and then brushed her with her new doggie brush. Mom and Gail took her to the vet to buy a new harness and while they were there, she had her nails clipped, a micro-chip inserted and she was dewormed.   When Patty died a very nice family took Muffy and they were very good to her.  But now they are going to work in Dubai for a year and asked if we could take Muffy back.  Your Mom and Dad decided that it was time you had a pet so that have adopted Muffy.    Mom said that Muffin slept on her bed last night.  She has chosen her favourite place which is on the back of the couch - just like she used to perch in Patty's home. You were a little bit nervous of her at first bu...