Joke

St. Peter is doing his usual thing in heaven (this is a genre in itself) and Salvador Dali appears at the Pearly Gates.

St. Peter says, "Your name please?"
Dali gives his name and Peter says, "I see that your name is listed, do you have any ID?"
Dali says, "I have no ID, but if you'll give me a piece of paper,I can demonstrate."
he takes the paper and draws a clock neatly draped over a chair
and Peter says "That looks like something only Dali could have done, You're in."

The next candidate to appear at the gates is Albert Einstein who like Dali says that he also has no ID,
but with a piece of paper is able to demonstrate the general theory of relativity
Peter who is a man of earthy and not intellectual means says,
"You've convinced me and only Albert Einstein could have done as well,You're in."

Finally comes George Bush Jnr to the Pearly Gates and St. Peter repeats his request for an ID.
Bush, indignant, says that he is the President of the United States and is not used to carrying around an ID.
To which Peter replies, "Well, Salvador Dali and Albert Einstein were both here and they made their demonstrations even though they had no ID."
To which Bush replied, "Who are Dali and Einstein."

St. Peter said, "You're in."

Chewing on some Gammon

And a Pensive Baby!

A Pensive Caelyn

Madame Wooze

Uncle Brakkie

Wendy asleep in her father's Arms

Pics taken Differently

Nigel has kindly loaned me his posh digital camera. I had a play around with it tonight. Unfortunately, being an SLR, it is too clever for me and I made a real mess of a lot of the pics. I have edited them and will put some on the Blog, but I can see there is going to be a loooooong learning curve ahead of me!

Pulitzer Prize 1994

This photo was taken in Sudan. The child was crawling towards a UN food distribution centre 1 km away and the vulture was waiting for the child to die. The photographer never learned what happened to the child as he left as soon as hehad taken the picture.

Kevin Carter, the man who took this photo which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 committed suicide due to depression 3 months after taking this photo, left this prayer in his diary:

Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be. I pray that He will protect this little boy, guide and deliver him away from his misery. I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world around us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests.
I hope this picture will always serve as a reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted.

What a good example!

Not too great today

Yesterday, I woke up very tired and with a headache. I haven't felt too well for a couple of weeks. I was vomiting last night. Today I also woke up with a headache, and can't get up. My body feels like jelly, viral and sore and limp. I'm not too sure whether this is a bug or "just" the ME. Whatever it is, I hope it passes soon because Lisa is coming to cut my hair this evening. At the moment, I'm not sure if I will be able to sit up long enough for that. I have tried to get up twice today so far and haven't managed it. The poor dog needs to go out too and I just can't right now.

Something will have to happen soon because I am nearly out of cat food and I can't have them hungry.

The End of the Party

Auntie Michelle's Birthday Balloon

Wendy and Sean

Sean and Wendy

That didn't last long

Her first Party Dress and her first Party - and it took seconds only to get Grubby

She's got cake

How long will she stay clean?

Dear Sean

A baby who is not yet very Grubby

Cutting the Cake

A Girl and a Cake

Blowing out the Candles

The Cake

Sean

Party Time

Caelyn, Nigel and Michelle

Oldest and Youngest at the Party

Great Grandma and Woozle

Michelle's Hat?

Michelle was wearing Wendy as a hat!

Ian on Boyfriend Duty

Brakkie's bum does not smell of Roses

Caelyn had her doubts about being so close to the yukky end of Brakkie

Guest of Honour

Wendy was the Guest of Honour at her Auntie Michelle's Birthday. She was wearing a beautiful new dress that her Great Grandma bought back from South africa for her.

Michelle's 23rd Birthday

On Sunday it was Michelle’s 23rd birthday. On Saturday night, Ian cooked for her and she says that was the hardest present she has ever asked him for!


On Sunday, Josie, Sean, Michelle, Ian, Caelyn, Nigel, Wendy and I had a birthday tea at my house. It was lovely and I got some good photos. Sean and I went out for a while later on while Ian and Michelle watched a video.

And Wendy saw it all

Wendy saw her mother behaving like a Gannet. What sort of example is that to set before an impressionable young mind? :))

She carried on

Not the sort of girl to let a little mess deter her, she carried on licking up the leftovers.

The Mess

She spilled it all down her front. Which wouldn't be so bad if she was wearing her own clothes. But no. She had borrowed that top from her Mum!

Caelyn and the Tart

I was making Granadilla Fridge Tart today for Michelle's birthday tomorrow, and I caught Caelyn licking the spoon and bowl. At her age - a married lady with a baby!

Goodnight Granny

I don't Believe it!

He's biting my ear just like that man in Snowdogs did!

Wendy and her Mum at 01h00

What sweet girlies

Will she be a Dentist?

A Shared Joke

Arms and Legs everywhere

Smiling Baby

A Game

Sitting in the Kitchen

Giving Wendy a Cuddle

Later that Night

Michelle came home, having enjoyed her Birthday celebrations a LOT!

She went to cuddle Wendy who was about due for a feed. Wendy woke up, in a happy mood because she had slept soundly since her Mum put her back to bed. So she and Auntie Michelle played together for a while, under Gran's beady and watchful eye.

After Caelyn had put Wendy back to bed, she went back to join Nigel at the Pirates Party.
They came back at about 00h45, slightly the worse for wear. We decided they should sleep here rather than risk driving home.

I think Wendy and I will be the only people without hangovers in the morning.

Surely ....

Life should get easier when you are a Great Grandmother?

Quite an Armful

Head under Chin

Jack loves tucking his head under your chin and putting his paws around your neck. But he is a big boy (weighs more than the baby does) and my poor mother was quite swamped! I think she felt she could only reasonably be expected to handle a certain amount of loving at a time.