Sick as dogs?

I never could figure out the saying "sick as a dog"... but I think I get it now!

Triston and I both have a cold and thus both our noses are wet as a dogs. I guess I had to prepared myself for the illnesses as Triston is now attending PS, but I sort off forgot! I always read in magazines that children get up to 15 colds and flu's a year and counted myself lucky that in his long life of 15 months his only had the flu once, a cold once and the rota virus twice.

Well he also had chickenpox but for that one I was thank full, the older they get the worst it affects them. He had a grand total of 20 spots. The only bad part is that he got it right on his birthday and being a considered woman, I called all family and friends to worn them, soooo nearly no one came and those that came didn't bring there kids along, and I was stuck with the sick toddler on a sugar high!!

But that's enough complaining... well maybe not yet,

GOD I FEEL STUFFY!!!

Getting my med's and going right to bed now....

This was taken on his birthday party. You wouldn't know he was sick! The way he stuffed the sweets in, poor baby!

Cars, what would we do with out them?

About 6 months ago we bought a car, from a friend of the family! As you might guess this was a big mistake... 2 days after we got the #$%^& car the battery went, then the radiator, then the timing chain, then the alternator, the wipers stop working, the hooter didn't hoot and the window winder broke.

And every time something big brakes, my poor husband was driving to work on the highway, in the middle of one of the hottest summers I can remember, he had to sit on the side of the road no cafe in sight and wait for 2-4 hours. He was recently promoted too manager of his own branch... what a great time to get stuck on the highway!

Sooooo, for the last 6 months we have been fixing things on that car on a monthly basses and while every thing broke, they still try to steel it 3 times, the third time they did it in broad daylight in front of our flats, aaaand broke the ignition!

Service it to say, we hold no affection for the piece of scrap!!! But there is a light at the end of the tunnel we got ourselves a new car (well not NEW but BETTER). We have to go in tomorrow to sign the final papers and then we can drive off into the sunset... lets hope.

If this car brakes down on the highway, I have given my husband permission to through a match into the petrol tank!!

And we made it!

The first day at PS is over and done for. Triston had a ball and I nearly started chewing my nails!

If you have kids in PS you know that first day feeling... you prepare for the worst, the kicking, the screaming, the tears rolling down your face. But then along comes Triston, calm and collected as always, his new teacher, that his only met once for 5 min, opens her arm and he willingly flings himself from my arms in to her waiting embrace.

No "ta-ta mama"! nothing! he was more than willing to stay with her, I was no longer the center of his universe! Shit, even his daddy got a goodbye wave...

When time came to pick him up this afternoon I was, again, ready for the worst... that he didn't want to go home... but my little angel child saw his mommy and daddy and his little face lit up he gave us each a hug and sloppy kiss.

And thus all is right with the world again!

Yes, yes, yes the school search is over!

We've been struggling to find a Pre School for Triston!

We always planed to put him in PS but only at 18 months that leaves us with another 3 months... but... our nanny received a very handsome job offer that pays more and has a lot more perks, I cant keep her back for 3 months when the people need her now, and Triston is showing all signs of readiness.

And so the hunt began, the PS where we had him on a waiting list was not willing to take him sooner ?!? We had to go and look at the other options in our area.

Oh the horror!! We saw a PS with toddler classes mixed with 6 month old babies. The classes where so full that at nap time some of the children have to sleep in the hallway. How can any one woman take care of 30 children ranging from 6 months too 24. Impossible!

I used to be a PS teacher and worked at one of these horror schools for about a year, my class comprised of children between 4 to 6 years and I had 52 children in my class the day I stoped working there. I really loved the kids, but couldn't stand looking at the abuse any more! (I did report them to no avail). The day I decided to leave was the day that one of the other teachers (15 years experience) locked an 18 month old toddler in a cubit because he was to scared to go too sleep on his first full day!!! I notified the parents but they never took him out, saying that it was the only PS they could afford. The police just shrugged and said that unless the parents lay a charge they can't do any thing!

Then we looked at day mothers, I went to look at 2, one seemed fine until I found out, from a friend, that she gives children paracetamol to keep them quite and feeds them dry bread if they don't eat the food she offers (scrambled eggs and sausage). the second day mother I just walked in. No security what so ever. I had a look around and saw a pool, not cove rd or fenced in, the play area was cramped and all jungle gyms where placed on cement! This observation took about 1 min and then I was out of there as fast as possible...


I started to getting depresed, we need to find a place for him in 2 weeks. Then I remembered a PS where a friend's child went. I knew it was a good school as the child was happy and showed no signs of abuse. I gave them a call and... Yes she had place for just one more toddler!!!

Triston starts Monday!

A cutting tale

I decided on Sunday that Triston really needed a hair cut... how do you keep a 15 month old to sit still!!!



So my husband and I devised a plan, put food in front of him and wile he is distracted...



Yeah right, like any well made plan involving a toddler, this did NOT happen! So we waited while he decorated the floor with noodles and then grab bundles of hair and HACKED it off.



Lucky for us Triston has very curly hair at the back of his head so no one can see the mess we made of it! (unless his hair is wet, SHIT we have a pool party to go to on Saturday!!!!!!!!)



But I must admit it looks kind of cute, he doesn't look babyish any more, he looks like a naughty little boy now. I don't have a pic now but will post one as soon as possible.


This pic was taken on his birthday.


You can see the hair on top of his head is straight but the hair at the back curls.

VERONICA GELDENHUYS IS MISSING

HELP!!!!

Another girl is missing! Rudolph Geldenhuys's daughter, Veronica, went missing on Monday the 7 of march 2007. He dropped her off at Tuine Tec high school (this is in the same suburb where Sheldean went missing!!!) and she hasn't been seen since. Somebody reportedly saw the 16 year old girl in the Danville, Pretoria.

Please people keep a lookout for her, let us not have another grieving family in our mitts!

If you have any info please contact:
RUDOLPH GELDENHUYS - 0728110999 or his wife 0823517794.
Thank you

Sleepy baby boy

I know that children need to sleep, but ooooooh what to do when they don't know it!

Triston like a good boy slept till 7 this morning, he had a hardy breakfast and played around a bit. His morning nap usually happens at 9 but when I was done working at 11 he still hadn't slept. My mother and I went to visit my aunt in the hope that he'll nod off on the way there... no luck! We staid until 3 in the afternoon and decided to give the car trip another go! when we reached the corner he was gone!!! It past 5 and his still out... a really doubt that he will wake up before tomorrow morning, and with my luck this will happen at 2 in the morning!

This is Triston knocked out!