Hello friends

So it is simply a disgrace - I know! almost a month between posts is simply NOT OK!!!
The world has conspired to make it impossible to blog ... really ... it has!
But instead of regaling you with all the little dramas in our lives I will select just a few to give you the general picture :-)

In the last few weeks we have spent 3 out of 3 weekends at the hospital because of injuries to our rugby playing teenagers! Crispin was first to have a go.

He was caught by a knee while he was getting up and his jaw was broken on both sides - he has ended up with 3 plates and his mouth wired shut for 6 weeks!

After Crispin it was Joshua who had a broken nose one week and torn ligaments in his knee the next!

Oi! I can feel the grey hairs creeping up!

Between all of this here are some of the highlights!

Our long awaited fire escape is complete!

As always we are assisting a few families with food. Ths is Tryphina with her daughter, Mbali and son Kwanele. The baby is her oldest son's daughter and is now 8 months old.

The wall between the 2 properties is now down and it has made a fantastic difference to both sides!

Theresa hitching a ride as the tractor drags the old wall away.

In between all this we had EASTER OFCOURSE! It was a new experience for us all being seperated into the 2 houses. We each had our own hunt and then came together for a braai to celebrate Easter and the 19th Birthday of Joshua and Reuel (19! Can you believe it?)

Easter Egg hunting!



Finding eggs for BIG Kids

Comparing eggs!

The schools were closed over Easter. Just before the holiday began we had to attend several parent's evenings. At one of these I was very proud to learn that Matthew was elected as a school leader (prefect) along with his best friend (Muriel) on the right and one of our local babies (Emma) on his left!





Mighty and Similo were sponsored to attend their first away from home camp! They were super excited and had a wonderful time.

Packed and ready to go!

On the Merry go round with Joshua!

When we collected them from the meeting place, we went early so the kids could play in the park for awhile.

And the one thing that never stops is the nursery! All our babies are doing well and our volunteers have been re-energised since their weekend away. Whilst our numbers are still down we are hopeful that we can review this soon.
Finally, with regards to the feedback on the cars. Thank you to everyone who gave us their helpful feedback. We are looking in to an option for all our vehicles and I will let you all know what develops.

I have to go fetch the kids from school now but things may be a little hectic again for a month as Mom and Zoe have to go to England on a family emergency (my cousin is in a desperate predicament) and I travel to Denmark and Germany at the end of the month for 2 weeks. SO PLEASE BARE WITH ME.

WE LOVE YOU ALL
Pippa