Quotes with a Meaning

I came across a website with inspirational quotes for parents of special needs children.  I loved them and wanted to share.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." (Albert Einstein)

"The only way we can be there for our children is to be there for ourselves." (Anonymous)

"You've developed the strength of a draft horse while holding onto the delicacy of a daffodil ... you are the mother, advocate and protector of a child with a disability." -Lori Borgman

"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it." -Bill Cosby

"The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears." (Ellen Goodman)

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." -- Robert Brault

"Perseverance is not a long race. It is many short races one after another." - W. Elliot

"If you think you can or you think you can't, either way, you'll be right." -Henry Ford

"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further." -Thomas Carlyle

"Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway!" -John Wayne

"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace." -Dalai Lama

"Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same." -Franz Peter Schubert

"What lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times." - Allen Klein

"There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties or you alter the way you meet them." (Phyllis Bottome)

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much." (Mother Teresa)

"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength." - Christopher Reeves

"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." - Heather Cortez

Baboons

Only in Africa....

Driving home from school last week, we met a troop of baboons on the road.  Only about 1km from our front door - the Tokai troop.  Considering we live in Tokai it's to be expected, but it is still quite awesome to see!

One of the baboon watchers chasing them back into the forest.

BIG boy under a tree.

BIG boy IN the tree!

On the side of the road.

Fan Walk on the way to Germany Argentina

After our very packed train trip to Cape Town stadium, we then did the Fan Walk in FULL force!  I don't think I've ever seen so many people in one place with only one thing on their minds... GEES!

Walking out of the station and heading up the Fan Walk.

Now that's what you call a Vuvuzela!!!

Heading further up the fan walk, I was snapping pics aimlessly!  Only when Roland yelled at me did I realise my cousins Andrew and Alistair were right in front of us.  I took this pic before realising they were there - yet they were the focus of the shot!

Lots of people.

African drummers, just one of the "acts" we saw along the way.

Heading up one of the bridges.

And further up the bridge... just couldn't stop because the marshals were screaming at us to keep walking!

From the top of the bridge heading forward.

The last big group before hitting the stadium.

2010 Soccer World Cup - Germany v Argentina

The 2010 soccer world cup was one of the most amazing events I have ever experienced.  These pictures are from yet another amazing moment in that incredible month... heading off to Germany versus Argentina at the Cape Town stadium.


Everything throughout the tournament was FIFA regulated, including the hotels where the teams stayed.  They used only 2 hotels, with one team at each, through the month.  The first hotel is the Vineyard, in the suburb of Newlands, and the second, the Newlands Sun.


Roland's offices are in the building next to the Newlands Sun.  So after parking there and walking to the station to catch the train into town, we passed the German team getting onto the bus to the match.


I did try to take an earlier photo at the back gate, but the cops came running!  My dear husband in all his wisdom says to this female officer "She's like the paparazzi isn't she, maybe you should arrest her"!  Luckily the woman liked his charm and told me to go around the corner!!!

Cop car with the German team bus in the background.

 Players packing their bags into the bus.

I made the guys wait down the road so we could see the team bus drive off.

We did the train trip into town with thousands of others.  And believe me it was THOUSANDS!!!  This was getting off the train at Cape Town station. HECTIC!!! Like London tube rush hour!!!

My BEAUTIFUL Meg

Not only was I blessed with triplets, but 2 years before they came into my life I was given the blessing of a beautiful angel called Megan.  She is an amazing little girl and I cherish every day I get to spend with her.  Megan turned 8 on July 6th and I cannot believe that my baby isn't such a baby any more.  Megs I love you, you are such a blessing to me.

WOW I'm 8

Andrea (our fantastic au pair) organised a surprise "family" party for Megs.  Meg had her party in May - due to the soccer world cup and a long winter holiday.  But after Meg and I went shopping on the morning of her birthday, we came home to an allergy free party and a cake Megs could eat!

Oh so pleased with Andrea's cake that (for once) I could eat! 

We went to the Spur for supper and one of Meg's great friends Julia came with us.

They brought me a sparkler and everyone sang to me.

Cake at Home

After our divine lunch, we headed home to have (sorry to say but it was store bought) cake and let the family join us in celebrating 6 years of my 3 beautiful triplets.

Opening presents from grandpa before the cake lighting began!

Dad came home early, specially to light the 18 candles.

What a lot of fire!

Lights out!

And my beautiful Meg was there too.

Triplets Birthday Lunch at Cafe Roux

As I mentioned in a previous post, Andrea and I took the triplets (AKA Oliver Cameron and Hannah) to Cafe Roux for lunch on their birthday.  I'm posting this only a month too late, but it was such a lovely afternoon!

They all had on birthday badges so the staff obviously realised it was the big day and brought them the HUGEST piece of chocolate cake to share.  How the devoured it (in about 43 seconds) was quite embarrassing, but they LOVED it!!!

The cake... Once the sparklers were finished and before the cake devastation began!

No one can tell me the trips don't like cake!!!