E - Vida

All talk and no action? Yes, I missed the 'Friday' blog entry and I've only just remembered! Sorry! It was a full week past as I filled in at Bonny Babies for Bonny, herself! Rob and Dom were a part of the 'super-sub' team as well, and also Gran Jean, Aunty Evelyn and Aunty Betty on alternating days! Mom attended a block week at college and 4 children were left in our care. This work is not for the weak and I take my hat off to child-care workers around the globe! By last night, I had just enough energy to 'make my bed and lay in it', as they say. Hence, the missed blog entry. Batteries were recharged by 07h00, just when Pops sounded the breakfast call and we all assembled around the kitchen counter. Sadly, we later discovered that our car had been broken into - losing our frontloader and PSP in the process :( Fortunately, there was no damage to the car, and many other valuable items were not taken! As it happens, this will probably be our last 'camp o

Just to make it easy to remember, I declare Friday to be ' du Plessis blog day.' While I wait for my pc to return from the service shop, I am buying time wherever I can. and this could just help us to stay organized. After last weekend's stay in Newmans Avenue including a picnic in Somerset West (and our first glimpse of the ocean in 3 months) and the opening of the much anticipated SWC, we have made it through a shorter and warmer week. Jorja didn't take long to settle in Buenos Aires and she has picked up just where she left off here in Cape Town, too! Regardless of P-J's work schedule, she attends daycare everyday - and thoroughly enjoys it. Class Photo Story Time On Wednesday, 16 June 2010, we celebrated Youth Day in South Africa. Jorja attended a birthday party of a Bonny Babies 'past pupil' with her Yaya and in the two hours that she was away, P-J and I attempted to catch up on the walks that we'd grown accustomed to in Buenos Aires. We really do

"It is here!" It's the line that we've been hearing all week long... You can definitely feel the excitement and sense the pride-vibe in this city - and it's evident in the flags on the cars and in the doorways, wrapped around the side mirrors of the cars, pasted across the news headlines and bellowing out of the many, many Vuvuzelas! The fever has hit close to home too, as children from the Bonny Babies Daycare decorated their own SWC picture 'tickets'and baked (delicious) 'World Cup Cakes'today. And Jorja's shown us that she can blow a Vuvuzela too! But instead of heading straight to daycare today, I decided to introduce Jorja to the gym pool. It was such a pleasure to have a large, heated pool all to ourselves! Jorja thoroughly enjoyed the time in the water, splashing and kicking merrily. P-J has been away in Johannesburg since yesterday, preparing food for just a few - of the many - tourists that have set up camp in 'Soccer City'

We returned to South Africa just in time for Jorja's 1st birthday. What a special occasion! We invited just a few close friends and family to celebrate with us since Jorja was still getting used to the bigger, livelier groups of people and surroundings. Aunty Dom organized a super venue at her church in Constantia and even the sun came out to play for the day! Settling back into this city - the colder, wetter weather, a different living space, different foods, travelling in our car again and seeing many more people than just us...has been an interesting ride for Jorja. She travelled very well on the 11 hour trip back home. We had Argentina's ' Barmy Army ' on the flight with us - entertaining us right through the night! Back in Cape Town we were welcomed with open arms...and it felt good! Patiently waiting while Jorja settles into all of this has been quite tiring, but we press on. At our 12 month check up at the clinic today, Jorja weighed in at 12.1kg and is standing