Its a great day

Today its a great day its so much fun! Very sunny! Not Cold I need a fan! But its still great And the best thing is .....................................NO BOSS!

Grand Prix 4

We could be getting Grand Prix 4. We bought it off trade me now we just need to get it I hope we do!

Re:A1 Gp

We got first in the Championship tables after both Sprint and Feature race. Thats another reason I was happier than him

A1GP

On Saturday me and Timothy went to the New Zealand A1 GP in Taupo. Got up at 4:30, arrived at the track at about 8:30 - in time for the first race of the day. A long day with lots of wind and dust - I had so much dust in my ears, you could plant mielies (corn) in there. Nevertheless a great day with some exciting racing. Got back home at about 9 in the evening with Timothy slightly happier than myself since his team (NZ) got 1st and 4th, while South Africa got 4th and 7th.

Sir Lemons

Today on Club penguin I saw a penguin but hes not just a penguin he makes a blog for Club penguin hes sir lemons. He was in the gift shop looking at a catalog then............................................................... HE WAS GONE!

No Boys

On the 21st January 2008 the girls are alone at home . My entertainment is gone so I'm going to entertain myself at home so I'm not bored.

Facing Your Fears

Today at Milford Mall, Elizabeth asked if she could hold onto my arm when we go on the escalator. After thinking about this for a bit she said:
"No, it's OK Mum, I'll face my fears" and proceeded down the escalator unaccompanied.

We can learn a lot from our children.

Earache & No Sleep

Timothy woke up last night at midnight with a terrible earache and what started out as a peaceful sleep turned into a night of very little sleep for the both of us, him waking me at 12, 2, 4 & 6am.

I went through the day totally knackered but found a second breath when I received this e-mail:

Hi Mum,
Thanks for taking care of me and I'm sorry you didn't get enough sleep.
I hope you can get some sleep tonight.
Lots of love
Timothy
xxxooo

And yes, our family e-mails each other all the time.

A deal is a deal

We have a deal with the cockroaches around here. Our place is inside and their place is outside. Whenever they come inside, we are allowed to kill them. Whenever we go outside, they run like crazy and hide.

Last night I found one in the bathroom , so I killed it

Zoo Trip

Today we went on a zoo trip it was great fun.
First we went over to the Kiwis I found one.
I liked going in the Meercat tunnel. I spotted 4 different ones
I also liked feeding the Bird.
First I put my hand out with a red grape in it.
Next I had a Bird come but I was scared so I took my hand back.
Then I put my hand out again and the same Bird went for it again and got it in his mouth and.....................................




I LET GO OF IT
So the Bird got the whole grape but then dropped it.

Week 1

So, the first full week of 2008 is over.

Not much to report. The kids are still on holiday. On Monday they went swimming (with the YMCA holiday program) and Elizabeth came home with very red cheeks. Tuesday and Wednesday with Ouma and Oupa (with a sleepover!), Thursday they went Ten Pin Bowling (with YMCA) and Friday the went to the movies with the Y and saw Alvin and the Chipmunks which they both enjoyed a lot.

I (Patrick) was supposed to spend the full week at work but got ill on Tuesday and subsequently spent Wednesday to Friday at home. Feeling better now and will be back at work tomorrow morning bright and early.

Pleases & Thank Yous

After not using the magic words this morning I asked Timothy if they remembered to use their manners at Ouma's house.
He replied: "Yes, I think we left it there."

Home Alone

An evening alone without the kids ... it's weird ... like a ghost house ...

Grandparents!!! YAY!

Today our Grandparents are coming over and then me and Elizabeth are going over for.........


A SLEEPOVER!

Terug hok toe

Tonight is the last night of my holidays, so I'm having a bad case of the end-of-holidays blues. At least it's only for 2 weeks and then I'm on leave again for about 2 and a half weeks.

Had a great lunch at Nadia's parents today (lekker ribbetjies) but unfortunately I could only sit and drool while the others were enjoying the chocolate and kondensmelk cake afterwards. I suppose that's my reward for losing all control over the Christmas season and eating way to much.

My father in law got himself a radio control helicopter (in kit form) that he is now building. I'm most impressed and can't wait to see it in action.

The Great Milford to Takapuna Expedition

For today we planned a family (and Elizabeth's friend who was visiting) expedition from Milford Beach to Takapuna Beach all along the beach. If you prefer to keep your feet (read shoes) dry, this needs to be done at low tide, so we checked the tides and planned accordingly. What we didn't plan for was rain. As I parked the car at Milford Beach it started raining, so we decided to drive to Takapuna to see if we can get a nice spot to eat our packed picnic food. Got there, found the rain had stopped and set of in the direction of Milford. got about 15 minutes into the trip and the rain came down again.

In the end had to abandon, but had a nice picnic at Takapuna Beach.

Got some tickets for me and Timothy for the A1 Grand Prix of NZ next weekend in Taupo. The prices have doubled from last year! I was disgusted, but we are looking forward to it very much.

Soccer

Yesterday's activity was soccer - Patrick against the rest.

What I learned from yesterday's game:

1. Soccer is strictly for under 40's
2. If there is only 4 people playing, pick a small field. We spent most our time running around like mad dogs.
3. The heavier you are, the harder you fall.
   

New year

On new years I stayed up till 12:00 midnight. We saw fireworks.

New Controller

Today we got a new controller for our Ps2 (Play Station 2)

Fairy Land

Wednesday night we found a note on our bed:

Dear Mum and Dad
I'm going to Fairy Land tomorw so I'll be outside for a very very very long time like until 6:00
Love Elizabeth

Arriving home from work on Thursday I asked: "How was Fairy Land?" "Oh, I forgot"

Activities and alcohol free wine

We are trying to get the kids (and adults) to be more active - otherwise they spend all their time rotating between the tv, Playstation and pc. So, for the duration of the holidays we are planning to do 1 hour of physical activity together every day.

So far:

1 Jan - Walked a trail in Smith's Bush in Onewa Domain. It's advertised as an hour walk and although we took a long detour, we completed it in 28 minutes - you have to go very slow to complete in an hour. It's really good and well worth the effort.

2 Jan - Went swimming at Takapuna Aqatic Centre. First time for the kids in the big pool. A good time was had by all.

3 Jan - Walked (adults) and cycled (kids) to Milford Mall to do some grocery shopping. On our way back the chain came off Elizabeth bicycle and I just could not get it back on. It's happened before and it's always relatively easy to get back on, but today it just would not. The chain cover does not help and I ended up with hands full of chain oil and miles (ok, about a kilometer) from home. We had to carry her bike home and she was rather grumpy.

Nadia went back to work today (my turn is Monday the 7th). The holidays were way to short.

While at the shops today we discovered some "alcohol removed" wine (merlot nogal). Now, in my eternal quest to lose weight (it's also low calories), we decided to give it a go. Well, that was $13.99 wasted. It's both bad wine and bad grape juice at the same time.

Quote of the Day

Elizabeth (today in Woolworths): "We worship muffins"

Hello

Hi from the Vaughans

The purpose of this blog is primarily as a journal for our own use to record interesting events in our lives and secondary to keep friends and family up to date with our comings and goings.

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