At CCFM Radio Station

Last week Wednesday, Nancy and I went with my dad to CCFM radio station.  He and his business partner, Uncle Dave, were to be interviewed by Lynn Baker for Micro-University.  Nancy and I had never been to a radio station before.

We were very excited to see how it all worked, and to meet the presenter that we know so well on the radio!!

Here are the photographs of our time at CCFM radio station!!!

Nancy and I in the studio.  I had the headphones on so I could hear the interview very well!!  Nancy and I took turns!


























My dad talking!


























Nancy


We then went to Wayne Turner's studio so that he could record my dad and Uncle Dave talking about educational issues and then put it on the radio the next day.

Uncle Dave

Wayne Turner

We enjoyed ourselves very much and we got to learn how the radio station is run!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far - we are busy cleaning and packing which I cannot say is much fun....but tonight we are going to a wonderful family for dinner which  we are really looking forward to!!

Blessings to all,
Kelly-Anne

How Cute Is This?

This picture I took while Rebekah was sleeping - isn't it so cute??  The little face.....so sweet!

Micro-University's First Course!

Today Micro-University hosted their first course - computers! 

My dad was so excited that the dream he and Uncle Dave, his business partner and our friend had, had become reality, helping teenagers uncover their gifting.

The children who attended the course were from under-privileged communities and my dad said it was wonderful to see their excited faces when they arrived!! 

Here are the photographs:

The boys on computer course.

One of the girls.

Deep concentration!

Two of the boys talking.

The three girls on computers!





















 The six teenagers who came on the computer course.

My dad left early this morning to go and welcome the first students on the first course!!  We were still in bed when he left!!

Well done Uncle Dave and Daddy - well done on having your first course go well - we are very proud of you!

Blessings to all,
Kelly-Anne

Only A Dad

Happy Father's Day to Fathers everywhere!  

Here is a poem my mom found off A Wise Woman Builds Her Home.  This poem really describes my dad - he is the most wonderful dad ever!

My dad really loves this poem - my mom read it aloud during our family devotional time this evening!

Enjoy reading this poem!!

Only A Dad
by Edgar Guest

Only a dad with a tired face,
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing little of gold or fame
To show how well he has played the game;
But glad in his heart that his own rejoice
To see him come and to hear his voice.

Only a dad with a brood of four,
One of ten million men or more
Plodding along in the daily strife,
Bearing the whips and the scorns of life,
With never a whimper of pain or hate,
For the sake of those who at home await.

Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd,
Toiling, striving from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way,
Silent whenever the harsh condemn,
And bearing it all for the love of them.

Only a dad but he gives his all,
To smooth the way for his children small,
Doing with courage stern and grim
The deeds that his father did for him.
This is the line that for him I pen:
Only a dad, but the best of men. 

 

I got each of my sisters to write or dictate something they love most about our dad.  Read and enjoy them below!

"What I love most about my dad...I love how he is so interested in my blogging...he loves to see how many new people check my blog out, and brags about it on Facebook!  Also, I think he is just the greatest dad in the world!!!!!" Me (Kelly)

"I love my dad because he is so strong and he can help me do things.  I love my dad because he is the best dad in the world!"  Nancy age 10

"He taught me how to ride my bicycle!"  Beth age 5

 

"I just yuv Daddy!"  (I did ask her...this was all I got..cute, though!!!)  Gabrielle age 3

 

"I love the way my daddy tickles and zerberts me!"   Rebekah age 1 (of course Rebekah cannot talk...but she does love it when daddy tickles her...so we thought this is what she might love most about her daddy!!!)

Dad loves us girls, and we love him!   

I hope Fathers everywhere have had a blessed Father's Day!!!!

Kelly-Anne

P.S. Read more things that we love about my dad HERE......

Happy Birthday Card

Happy Thursday to everyone!  It has been a while since I posted a card, but it has been crazy here, what with us moving and stuff!!

This week I made a special birthday card for my best friend.  She is turning thirteen!!!

My friend introduced me to this type of card making, and Friday Sketchers Challenge.  From there, we both found new challenges, and now, Heidi is a guest designer for Stampin for the Weekend!!!

I really love this card - basically because it is PINK - my favorite color, but I am sure you all know that by now, because practically all my cards have pink somewhere on them!!!  Maybe it is because I am one of five GIRLS...so pink is a favorite of us ALL!

This week I took part in the following challenges:

Stamp Something - Happy Sometimes
One Stitch At A Time Challenge - Celebrations 
Charizma Cards Challenge All About Bling
My Time To Craft - Xtra Special
Crafts And Me - Friends or Family
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Nice and Girly 

So now, here is my birthday card:
 

I used a double-sided sheet of paper only for this card!

I used the stamp from the Sugar Nellie Collection called 'Demure'.  I chalked all the way around the stamp for a pretty effect!

The little butterfly had a different gem on it, but it fell off, so I replaced it with a pink gem!

I decorated the inside too, and it says: 'Happy Birthday To A special Friend'.  

This card took some real thought!  I started using the Friday Sketchers layout, but then saw that I needed to change it a little - so I can't take part in Friday Sketchers!

Have a wonderful Friday!

Blessings,

Kelly-Anne

An Abundant Supply Of Guinea Pig Greens

Yesterday my dad came home from the supermarket with a huge bag of greens for my guinea pigs.
Every time we have to visit the shops, I always get a bag of the leftover greens (cabbage, lettuce, beetroot leaves, carrot tops).  But I never get enough, so when my dad went to the shop, he asked the kind man at the weigh station to please keep a bag of food for him to come and pick up.  The kind man, Jeremy, kept back a whole  BIG bag of greens - enough to last me the whole week!  I was sooooo happy!

So I spent yesterday evening sorting and cleaning all the leftover greens my dad brought home.  I sorted them into bunches and tied them with elastic bands and then rinsed them because they were full of sand and would make our fridge dirty!  It took me ages!

Look at all this food - my guinea pigs won't go hungry!  Jeremy said that he will have another big bag of food on Wednesday, so listen up my dear guinea pigs, it's eat and feast for the next few days!!


It just shows you that there are still kind people out there!  Collecting these greens must have taken a while, because Jeremy first had to cut off all the leaves!  He even told my dad he would clean up the shelves, and take all the leaves that had fallen off, for my guinea pigs!

Often when I go and ask for greens, the kind ladies, or men are so sweet!  Some ask me the names of my guinea pigs, so I have to go through all five of my guinea pigs' names, and then I tell them I breed them, so there are more!!  Then they give me LOTS of food!

Nancy's new guinea pig, Honey.  Daughter of Toffee and Candy Cupcake.  As she is born from my guinea pig, you could say that "I" bred her!  Isn't she beautiful...just look at those eyes!!


There are still kind-hearted people!  Most people never smile, or say a kind word, but just when you think everyone is grumpy and unhappy, people come along and show you that there are still caring people in this world!

Have a wonderful week ahead and God bless!

Kelly-Anne

A Weekend Of Family, Friends And Fun

We had a wonderful time with family and friends this weekend!  We were out a lot on Saturday, but on Sunday, we enjoyed each others' company, here at home!!

We said goodbye to dear friends of ours in Durbanville, where Nancy, Beth and Gabrielle had a great time on the Jungle Jim!  I took some cute photos of them while they were playing!

After that, we went to another family that is also, very dear to us, for their little girl's seventh birthday party, where my sisters made cards!

Then we came home and watched a bit of Celtic Woman and Andre Rieu on YouTube.  While we were watching, Rebekah played with the powder and then dad joined in, and this is what he did to her!!!

Sunday was nice and restful!  We had a quiet morning,and then we decided to go for a walk, but as we stepped out of the front door.......the cloud burst and it rained for another twenty minutes or so, delaying our walk!

After the rain had cleared, we stepped into the sunshine that could suddenly disappear, as we have been experiencing serious 'Monkey's Weddings' these past few days!  We had a nice walk around the wetland together!!!  We got some well needed exercise and fresh air!

 

We had a very enjoyable weekend, and I hope you and your family did, too!!

Have a wonderful week ahead, and God bless!


Kelly-Anne

Beautiful Pictures Of The Girls

Yesterday, we said goodbye to very good friends of ours, who live in in Durbanville.  They have a wonderful Jungle Jim that Beth, Nancy and Gabrielle played on!  I love taking action photographs, so this was my moment!  I was snapping away and these are the results!

Beautiful pictures of beautiful girls!

Princess Gabrielle (3 years)

Beautiful Beth (5.11months)

"This is the life"! Rebekah (1 year)

 Gabrielle (3 years)

She wanted to do the monkey bars,

But fell on poor Nancy!

 Nancy (10 years) relaxing on the swing.

Isn't Beth (5.11months) so sweet?

Such beautiful girls!

What a wonderful time they had!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Blessings,
Kelly-Anne

Let Sleeping Babies Lie!

The other day my Mom was sick in bed, so Rebekah was all ours.  We had to look after her and care for her, as poor Mom was too sick to do anything!

Rebekah was very tired, and was crying and crying, so Nancy took her outside.  A little while later, Nancy came inside to call me, and said that I must be very quiet.

I was very suspicious....what had she done with my sister?  So I went outside and had a peek.....

This is what I found:

 Rebekah fast asleep in the wheelbarrow!!

She had fallen asleep, but not in the ideal bed!  Nancy had only put plastic down to make it a little softer, but she was sleeping like...like a baby!!!

I just had to grab my camera and take a picture!
























Nancy had wheeled Rebekah around until she fell asleep!

Every time Rebekah stirred, Nancy would wheel her around some more until she settled down again!!


Nancy was very happy, because she could read for an hour, while Rebekah slept!  Nancy is working her way through The Hardy Boy series by Franklin W. Dixon.  My dad read them as a  little boy, and he kept them in a box for us.  I tried them, but I found them too scary!  Nancy LOVES mystery stories, so she doesn't mind!

Now when we are having trouble with Rebekah, we pop her in the wheelbarrow and wheel her around till she falls asleep!  It is a win-win:  Mom gets free time and we get to read!  And of course Rebekah is well rested!   We now lay blankets down and pillows, as it is a lot more comfortable!


My mom said that we should paint the wheelbarrow pink and make some blankets and cushions for bedding, and put it in Rebekah's bedroom, because she sleeps better in the wheelbarrow than in her own cot!


What some sisters don't do to get their baby sisters to sleep!

I hope everyone has had a blessed week!
  
Kelly-Anne

Happy Holidays And Some News!

Happy holidays!  Yesterday the schools broke up for the holidays, so that meant my dad is now home for a month,as he is a school teacher.

It is so nice now that my dad is home and he can be with us!   We really miss him when he is at work, we love it when he is home!

Our dad is loved!  He really is a blessed  daddy!  When he has to go to work in the mornings, we are all very sad.  Sometimes Beth and Gabrielle are still asleep when he has to go to work, so when they wake up and find he is gone, there are tears!

We have really, for a long time prayed that our daddy could come home, and work from home, being with us all the time!

Another prayer of our family has been to live on a piece of land in the country, to raise our own meat and vegetables, and to live a self-sufficient life.... to homestead!

And God has come through! After years of prayer, He has made a way for us to move to a smallholding,  near Kynsna!  It is a 4.8 hectare smallholding, with a little cottage on it (a VERY little cottage), in which we are going to live!

 This is the cute little cottage we are going to move to. It's going to be a really tight squeeze, but we are thrilled with all the space to run and play outside!  There is a banana tree, too! Not a bad start to our homesteading efforts...organic bananas!!!

This is the view to the west....isn't it beautiful? Those are the Outeniqua mountains in the distance.

Our little business making and selling fudge has taken off, and we hope to  now live off it!  That means my dad can stay home!  Yes, he will be working, stirring fudge and delivering it to shops, but at least he will be with us!  If he has to deliver fudge to a shop, he could take one of us with!

He has also started a new business venture, called Micro-University, with a wonderful, Godly friend and mentor, helping teenagers find their gifting and purpose to make wise choices for future careers. Check it out HERE!

We are moving in less than three weeks, so we are very busy packing!  It is really challenging with little people running around!  As fast as we pack, they unpack!  So we have our work cut out for us!

We have moved many times in our lives!  I do enjoy it though - being able to de-clutter and move to a new place, unpack things and pack them in the right places is lots of fun!

So yesterday was the end of this life here in the Cape!  Now dad is home, and we can pack up our house quickly, and move! There were great shouts of joy when we heard the car coming up the drive!

Praise the Lord, he has answered our prayers and now our dream is becoming reality! 

An Adventure!

Yesterday was spinning out of control - "Alright!  Off you go!  Go for an adventure to the wetland"  mom said, and so we did... Dad, Beth, Rebekah, Nancy and myself!

We decided to cycle, as it was the quickest way to the wetland and around it, so Rebekah sat in her special seat on Dad's bicycle and the rest of us on our own bikes.

Nancy and I packed a quick lunch and off we went, leaving mom and poor, sick Gabrielle at home for some rest!.

We went around the whole wetland until we found the bench that suited us best!  We plonked ourselves down and tucked into our sandwiches and biscuits!

We had a very nice time sitting enjoying the beautiful scenery - it wasn't the most well organized, best packed, relaxing picnic lunch - but it was lunch, and that was all we needed!

Ten year old, Nancy.

Five year old, Beth.

Phew!  It's thirsty work sitting on the back of Dad's bicycle!  Rebekah 

Beth blocking the way of one year old, Rebekah.

After lunch, Nancy and I raced to see who could cycle the fastest to the road and back - I won!  Dad did his share by timing us while Rebekah and Beth looked on.

Then we had to go home.  We found that such a quick and easy outing was all we needed to cheer ourselves up a little and get rid of the cobwebs!

Meanwhile Mom and Gabrielle had enjoyed the peace, and we enjoyed being outside in nature!