Shuffling on my mortal coil

I got (a very undeserved) surprise gift this week...
*boing* *boing*
An Apple iPOD Shuffle!

:) :) :) :) :)

I tried it out today - apart from having no radio, it is simply FABOO.

It is tiny, light, has a built in clip, and has a built in rechargeable battery, which is supposed to last quite long, and has a 1GB flash drive.

So I no longer have to wear my huge and unbelievably stinky (I REALLY REALLY REAKS) arm band to carry my old MP3 player and all it's batteries. I bet I'll shave minutes off my race times with this little baby (less weight & wind resistance and all) ;)

THANKS!!!

p.s. FYI the title is adapted from Shakespear's Hamlet's famous 'To Be or Not To Be' speach "What dreames may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause."

Happy National Cleavage Day

Today was national cleavage day. For realz!

I had heard about it earlier in the week, and then totally forgot, so ended up going to work in jeans and my new up-to-the-neck Parlotones t-shirt.
So while it IS super cool and even has Glenn's signature on it *swoon*, it wasn't exactly appropriate attire for TODAY....

So to make up for it, and as threatened/promised to a colleague, I went running on the Sea Point promenade in a more revealing outfit.
This is us after our run/cycle.
We had a picnic dinner at the Moullie Point Lighthouse afterwards. Chilly but fun.

Griffin has a 20 inch....

BICYCLE! ;)

Richard decided Griffin's old trusty and rusty single geared 16inch bike was getting a bit small and clunky and now that Griffin is riding a lot and even rides to school and back a couple of times a week, he decided to get him a new 20 inch 6-geared bike. It is basically the same as Quinn's bike but a newer model.

He got it today and rode it for the first time along the Sea Point Promenade.
He is very chuffed with it!

Then I just like this photo I took of him standing in the sun set watching a boat coming in.

High on the Parlotones

I got to see the Parlotones again last night... that's 4 times I have seen them live now and I love them more each time.

I love love love them... as in a LOT. I know every word and sing along like a loon. *grin*

Last night they were at the Willowbridge Barnyard Theatre in Cape Town, and they did an awesome double set including (not in this order, there were too many to remember the sequence):
I'm Only Human
Pretend
Window Shopper
Baby Be Mine
Perfect Place
Bird In Flight
Giant Mistake
Colourful
Dragonflies & Astronauts
The Sun Comes Out
Radio Controlled Robot
Overexposed
Rock.Paper.Scissors
I'll Be There
Beautiful
Disappear Without a Trace
Funny Face
Here Comes the Man
An old song: Long Way Home and
A cover of Koos Kombuis's Lisa Se Klavier

How frikken rocking is that set!?

I now have both my CDs autographed by all the band members, and have a t-shirt....and pics with Kahn!!!

Woohooo...

Happy First Birthday Baby M!!!

Can you believe it baby M is a big strapping baby boy now, and is one year old!?

Many of you will remember his journey...

He was born at 28 weeks after my friend went into preterm labour (on the Anniversary of me losing Angelique to preterm labour). I stayed with her as her doula over 2 days while she laboured almost continuously, despite attempts to stop the labour, and he was finally born at just 1.16ks. He was born at Groote Schuur government hospital.

The whole story is here:
http://janewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/prayers-possitive-thoughts-needed.html
http://janewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/baby-update-1-week-old.html
http://janewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/baby-update-6-weeks-old.html
http://janewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/baby-update-11-weeks-old.html
http://janewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/baby-update-4-months-old.html
http://janewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/baby-update-nearly-9-months-old.html

Well this is him today!


I am so amazed, impressed, and proud of how wonderfully well he is doing. He and his parents are fighters and have shown tremendous strength, determination, courage and character.

This is M from birth to 1 year old.
Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

My 'date' with Quinn

Quinn & I went out together last night and had a fab time!

We went to see the Ennio Marchetto show. He is really excellent and Quinn declared it to be 'pretty cool!'.You can see what he does HERE

Quote:

Alone on stage and without any help backstage, he changes character almost every minute, often in front of the audience without the need to hide behind drapes.

All his costumes, wigs and props are bi-dimensional and made out of paper and cardboard. They flip and fold to change from one character to another.

His site is here: http://www.enniomarchetto.com/
and wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Marchetto
It's well worth going to see.

Afterwards, I asked Quinn what he wanted for dinner and he said SUSHI. YAY!!! So we went out for sushi. Ultra-yum.Quinn is a dating natural. He can select of the menu & order with skill. He knows how to eat with chopsticks. He can add up the bill mentally, and knows how much to tip!

He even shared his ice-cream & bow tie without a single sulk. I think I am training him well!

Thanks for a lovely evening big boy.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Happy 10th Birthday my baby angel.

We love you.
As usual we celebrated her birthday by climbing Lion's Head to visit her tree, and connect with nature, the beauty of Cape Town, our feelings and our family.

Marine Recruit - Basic Training

I have been on a bit of a get-fit mission recently, so in addition to my usual run, I have been coming in and doing some push-ups and sit-ups.

Now the sit-ups/crunches I am not too bad at, but push-ups I pretty much suck at - even when I try them the 'girl' way - resting on knees instead of feet.

So last week after Quinn watched me trying to do some push-ups really shockingly, he decided he would show me how it's done...

I had NO idea he even knew how to do a push-up, and I must say I was very impressed with his form! However he does need to work on his stamina.... 1 , 2 , 3 FLOOR!

Anyway here is my progress. Not bad for an old bat huh!?