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While I submit this entry from a grey and sometimes rainy Cape Town, my dear husband is just about getting ready to wake up at the start of his Friday morning in a hot and humid Buenos Aires!


Travelling up on last Wednesday morning, the girls are 'doing it for themselves' here at home, and we miss Daddy so much! Thankfully, P-J had a good flight and arrived safely. It's full steam ahead on that side until he returns in 2 weeks' time, DV.


In the meantime, Dom has moved in and we're trying to keep moving like a well-oiled machine! This weekend we hope to go swimming (30deg day predicted for Sunday) as well as spend time with Uncle Lee-David, who has arrived for a short visit from the States. Go figure. The brothers will have to have a concentrated catch up once they're back on the same continent... On Sunday we're participating in the Big Walk event and somewhere in between that and the pool, we've got to do the normal household chores too :)


This week, I am particularly thankful for our Grandparents -

They are helpful, they are kind, they are gentle, they give us treats and do us favours and when we realise how much they've taught us, we can be glad they don't say "I told you so!" I realise how easy it is to forget that especially when they start ageing and become grumpy or forgetful...

Be encouraged to spend some time with and on your granparents - a call, a visit, a treat. They deserve it!

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