M.I.A.

Allow me to explain my absence the past few months... I have felt horrible for not blogging, and more so for just abandoning you all without an explanation.

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I have been indulging in a torrid love affair with F*acebook! When my girl has a nap or goes down for night-time, I hop on the computer and catch up on the happenings in my friends' lives. And so, my love-affair with blogger has taken a backseat to F*acebook. Sad, but true.

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And also, and this is actually the real truth of the matter. A few months ago (round about when my blogging became sporadic) we spent some time at friends. I was horrified to see the neglect that my friend displayed towards her children (a small kiddy and an infant) just so that she could spend time online. I watched her ignore her infant's screams so that she could chat online; I saw her children spend all day in their pyjamas and not get fed; I watched in horror as her baby was fed and not burped, so spent hours in discomfort with winds lodged somewhere in his poor little body... all so that she could spend a bit longer either online, or watching teevee. And I started wondering if that's what people must think I'm doing: Neglecting my girlie so that I could blog? I was so disgusted by her behaviour that I just stopped doing ANYTHING online. No more blogging. No more F*acebook'ing... Nothing that would mean my attention from Jess would be distracted.

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Of course, that's NOT what I was doing. I would only ever go online when Jess is asleep, but my fear of even being perceived in the same light as my friend, withheld me from blogging.

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And so, here I am, owning up to my stupidity.

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I have missed sharing my life with all three of you out there. For someone who wears her heart on her sleeve, this time of silence has been rather obtrusive. And also, I'm developing a twitch now. It's a withdrawal symptom, I'm sure.

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So I'm back. As much as I can possibly be. With a girlie who is sleeping less every day it might not be as voracious as before. But back, nevertheless.

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Hope some of you are still out there in cyberspace? Leave me a hello if you are, ok?

Party Planning - it aint for Sissies!

It's Jesse-Lee's first birthday next week!!! I know! Can you see the grey hairs on my head? Where has the time gone?  It feels like we got her just yesterday!  

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I have been planning her party since March.

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And they all say I'm a procrastinator!

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Ha!  

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It's happening this Sunday. Hence the lack of blog posts the last few weeks. And the increased need for caffeine kicks. I sent out the invites in March (pic on left - or click here to see it bigger in another screen), then a reminder in April, and just recently another reminder and a PLEASE R.S.V.P. note!  And you would think, after all this correspondence, people wouldn't be asking questions like "When is the party again?"... I'm just saying.

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But dang, it would seem my exuberance and over-enthusiasm has landed me in poop street.  Because now we're expecting about FORTY DEFINITE PEOPLE!!! DEFINITE yes'es.  My shattered nerves!  Some are driving from as far afield as Johannesburg and Durban.  And then there are about 25 people giving "maybe's" as replies, because they want to come but it depends on this or that. And those numbers aren't including the kiddies!!!  yikes!

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But, I have all my plans in place.  

Jumping castle booked?

Check!

Birthday cake ordered? 

Check!

Caterer confirmed?

Check!

Tables and Chairs ordered?

Check!

Crockery Hired?

Check!

Table Cloths and Decor sorted?

Check!

Games for kids?

Check!

Snack Packs for kids to take home?

Almost done

Signboards for the road to the farm?

Check!

Sanity still in place?

Debatable.

I'll post pics afterwards.  At this rate I don't know if I'm going to be able to post again before next week.  Might need a few references for good shrinks after this lot.

Oh, and if this party-planning thingy-me-bob isn't enough to make me looney, we're also doing bathroom renovations this week.

Yeah.  Somebody shoot me now, please.

All I can say is:  Party-planning aint for Sissies.

Determined Discoverer

Well, hello!  What do we have here?  I've never seen one of these before!  Look, there's something I can prod over here!  I like prodding...  poke poke... prod prod...

Mmmm... I wonder what else this can do?  Is it a telescope? Mmmm...

Maybe not.  If my powers of perception are working today, I think I might have found out what this thing's job is...

A nifty nostril sucker!!!  YES!...

Or maybe not... Mmmm...  Think!  What else could it be?

Mmmm...

Thinking thinking...

Thinking thinking...

AHA!

  Now, why didn't I think of that?