Very exciting afternoon planned, James has his first waterpolo match this afternoon - whilst he is U12, he is going to help out the U14C team at Wynberg. So watch this spot for photo's of the proud moment.
He is then going to a Halloween party this evening - he is the only boy that is invited to a party with a whole lot of girls and of course he is loving that idea.
Chris on the other hand has 5 friends coming to sleep over tonight as they are all going to a party this evening as well - all the lifting and carrying and Rob ain't here to help me tonight.
But that is the least of my concerns, I am more worried about what on earth to feed 6 teenage boys for dinner and breakfast?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Slang
Oh my word, this is a message that someone wrote on facebook, I have to admit to took me a little while to figure out what he was actually trying to say - no wonder people can't spell anymore!
Translation:
How is it going dude? Shew brother it has been a long time no see man, I reallymiss you and Roscoe man, (sad face) But anyways hope to see you guys in the the near future. But please invite me on mixit on this no. 08 . . . Looking forward to chatting with you (smiley face) [smiley face]
..haaz!t dude?!..yh0r bra its bn lng tym n0o c man i reali mc u n r0sc0e man!:-):-(. .bt aniwaes hpe 2c u guys in da near futre!. .bt plz invyt me on mxit on ds n0.0832488925!. .lukn 4wrd chtn wif u:-)8-)
Translation:
How is it going dude? Shew brother it has been a long time no see man, I reallymiss you and Roscoe man, (sad face) But anyways hope to see you guys in the the near future. But please invite me on mixit on this no. 08 . . . Looking forward to chatting with you (smiley face) [smiley face]
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Hectic Lives and Why there is Just no Time!
Just to put into perspective what our week is like and why we simply do not have any time.
Monday
05h30 - wake up, make sandwiches and get kids out of bed - get ready for work
07h00 - leave the house and drop kids at school
07h30 - start morning office job - kids at school
12h00 - rush home get changed and start swimming lessons at 12h30
15h30 - 16h40 - James has swimming at school
16h00 - 17h30 - Chris has waterpolo at school
16h45 - finish swimming, get out and dressed, dive into the car, pick up James at school, rush through and pick up Chris from his school.
find out Chris is playing a waterpolo match, so leave James at school watching polo practice, rush Chris home to get his things and back to school by 6pm
20h30 waterpolo finishes - get home and start dinner, homework etc.
Tuesday
05h30 - same routines starts all over again except this time James has to be at school by 7am for swimming time trials. We also had to pick up a friend coming with to time trials.
17h00 - finish swimming, get out and dressed and take kids back to school for James Waterpolo from 18h00 - 19h00
19h15 - get home and start dinner (fortunately homework already done in the afternoon, thank goodness the boys are old enough to do it on their own)
Wednesday
05h30 - same routine AGAIN
16h45 - finish swimming - change, dive into the car and back to school to fetch Chris at 17h00
for a change a nice early evening where we can all relax
Thursday
05h30 - normal routine
06h00 - Volvo arrive to swop cars (went in for repairs) only to be told that on the way there the engine service light came on, so he is taking it back again today.
0630 - leave the house as Chris has to be at school at 7am for a gym session for Rugby season.
07h10 - meeting at a coffee shop
08h15 - office and begin working
Tonight I have a meeting from 7pm, but before that I have to get James back to school for his waterpolo from 6 - 7pm, somewhere in between I need to get to the vet to get cat food and cook dinner (might just land up being takeways), oh yes and get to the bank to deposit cheques, the PO BOX to clear the bills and buy frames for certificates for a function this evening - guess I am going to have to close the office, put a sign on the door and hope for the best.
The projects I am involved with are the following and take up the remainder of my evening
School - wanting to build an Aquatic Centre
BKM - Neighbourhood Watch
Lioness - ladies group doing 'good' work
CID - new proposal for the community
Swimming - invoicing, banking, scheduling
Household - pets, kids, food, maid, garden boy etc etc.
Kids - notices, scheduling, arranging lifts etc
So, on the weekend when people wonder why I am so tired, it is because it is the first time I actually get to sit down and relax. . .
Monday
05h30 - wake up, make sandwiches and get kids out of bed - get ready for work
07h00 - leave the house and drop kids at school
07h30 - start morning office job - kids at school
12h00 - rush home get changed and start swimming lessons at 12h30
15h30 - 16h40 - James has swimming at school
16h00 - 17h30 - Chris has waterpolo at school
16h45 - finish swimming, get out and dressed, dive into the car, pick up James at school, rush through and pick up Chris from his school.
find out Chris is playing a waterpolo match, so leave James at school watching polo practice, rush Chris home to get his things and back to school by 6pm
20h30 waterpolo finishes - get home and start dinner, homework etc.
Tuesday
05h30 - same routines starts all over again except this time James has to be at school by 7am for swimming time trials. We also had to pick up a friend coming with to time trials.
17h00 - finish swimming, get out and dressed and take kids back to school for James Waterpolo from 18h00 - 19h00
19h15 - get home and start dinner (fortunately homework already done in the afternoon, thank goodness the boys are old enough to do it on their own)
Wednesday
05h30 - same routine AGAIN
16h45 - finish swimming - change, dive into the car and back to school to fetch Chris at 17h00
for a change a nice early evening where we can all relax
Thursday
05h30 - normal routine
06h00 - Volvo arrive to swop cars (went in for repairs) only to be told that on the way there the engine service light came on, so he is taking it back again today.
0630 - leave the house as Chris has to be at school at 7am for a gym session for Rugby season.
07h10 - meeting at a coffee shop
08h15 - office and begin working
Tonight I have a meeting from 7pm, but before that I have to get James back to school for his waterpolo from 6 - 7pm, somewhere in between I need to get to the vet to get cat food and cook dinner (might just land up being takeways), oh yes and get to the bank to deposit cheques, the PO BOX to clear the bills and buy frames for certificates for a function this evening - guess I am going to have to close the office, put a sign on the door and hope for the best.
The projects I am involved with are the following and take up the remainder of my evening
School - wanting to build an Aquatic Centre
BKM - Neighbourhood Watch
Lioness - ladies group doing 'good' work
CID - new proposal for the community
Swimming - invoicing, banking, scheduling
Household - pets, kids, food, maid, garden boy etc etc.
Kids - notices, scheduling, arranging lifts etc
So, on the weekend when people wonder why I am so tired, it is because it is the first time I actually get to sit down and relax. . .
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Waterpolo
[Rob drowning some innocent child]
[parents in flotation devices]Well some of our parents had armbands and lifejackets on and other nothing. As backup to the parents team, we invited some South African players to join us, and it took the U15 team about 20minutes before they realised there really were no rules and suddenly everyone was having loads of fun.
The boys worked together as a team really well, one of them drowned the goalie, whilst the other took a shot at goals.
Rob and James represented the Muller family in the games (I was behind the video camera). James was fine as he trains twice a week, but Rob said that he was shattered and said in fact he was more tired after an hour of polo than he was when he rode the Argus Cycle Tour - it took him 4 days to recover - he said he felt like an 80year old and now has a new found respect for the boys and how fit they are.
Needless to say, Muller improvised and hung onto the side of the pool and the goals and only came into play when the ball was in front of him or their was some poor little 15 year old kids in front of him that had the ball [ not for long as Rob would then climb on top of him to get him to release the ball ]
It was a great evening and if you want to see some of the videos, follow these links to youtube. In the one, Alice had so many flotation devices on she could not move fast enough to chase the ball into goals . . .
The other one the parents tried to score a goal, it looks so easy from the side of the pool, but as you can see from the lack of power behind the shot - it clearly isn't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUG4htiCHU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IavpJIHFZU
Catch Up
So I won't even try and make excuses, but to keep certain people happy - here we go . . .
As is rather obvious we did leave Stirling and eventually landed up back in Cape Town, but what an incredibly awesome holiday - we really had such a wonderful time and it was great seeing family and friends who all made us feel so welcome.
have a look at this video of Adam and Dad playing the 'atshoo game' . . .
Of course once we got back we hit the ground sprinting and have been playing catch up ever since.
One of the major things that has happened, is of course my birthday - the big 40!! So I am now officially a member of the 'club' and can legally talk as an old person. What an amazing evening. We had a 'function coordinator' do the evening for us, from hiring everything to the food and drinks, and waiters etc. Rob and I had to do nothing but arrive, in fact I spent the morning at the hairdresser having my hair done. I asked everyone to wear a mask and was impressed because everyone did!!
The music was amazing and at 1am I eventually had to tell the DJ (who is one of our local police officers) that I really think he must turn the music down. He played fantastic music that everyone on the dance floor most of the night - rediscovered muscles I haven't had for a long time.
What made the evening and weekend really special was having all my friends and family and particularly, Mandy, Andy, Max and Tiff, Tim, Melonie and little Alex who flew in from Jhb to be with us. It was wonderful to have everyone together again.
[tried loading photo's and after half an hour of 'loading' got an error message, so sorry you will to go to facebook to look at the photo's.
As is rather obvious we did leave Stirling and eventually landed up back in Cape Town, but what an incredibly awesome holiday - we really had such a wonderful time and it was great seeing family and friends who all made us feel so welcome.
have a look at this video of Adam and Dad playing the 'atshoo game' . . .
Of course once we got back we hit the ground sprinting and have been playing catch up ever since.
One of the major things that has happened, is of course my birthday - the big 40!! So I am now officially a member of the 'club' and can legally talk as an old person. What an amazing evening. We had a 'function coordinator' do the evening for us, from hiring everything to the food and drinks, and waiters etc. Rob and I had to do nothing but arrive, in fact I spent the morning at the hairdresser having my hair done. I asked everyone to wear a mask and was impressed because everyone did!!
The music was amazing and at 1am I eventually had to tell the DJ (who is one of our local police officers) that I really think he must turn the music down. He played fantastic music that everyone on the dance floor most of the night - rediscovered muscles I haven't had for a long time.
What made the evening and weekend really special was having all my friends and family and particularly, Mandy, Andy, Max and Tiff, Tim, Melonie and little Alex who flew in from Jhb to be with us. It was wonderful to have everyone together again.
[tried loading photo's and after half an hour of 'loading' got an error message, so sorry you will to go to facebook to look at the photo's.
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