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I still have sign in issues: just can get it right!  So, like a year ago, I cannot leave comments.  I’ve struggled for more than an hour, but am just going around in circles.  Many apologies to friends who receive this blog via E-mail.  This is not the way to leave comments and I’ll try to rectify it, but probably not before the weekend. It seems to me I’ll have to start a new blog?? 

Hi Desire
Thanks.  I'm glad to be back too.  Can't believe it has been a year!

Hi Sandra
Ek voel skuldig teenoor die kleintjies dat ek nie geblog het nie - Al vier het soveel ontwikkel en ek dreig al so lankal om weer aan die gang te kom.  Ek wil probeer om weekliks by te hou, maar ai nou lol my kamera! 

Hi Retha
Thanks! I did the Midmar again - my 9th.  My time was 7 min slower than last year, but then I did not really train beforehand.  Maybe I'm rationalising - I don't really want to admit that I'm going downhill!

Annemie’s Christening

Annemie Hammann was christened on 19 February 2012 – she was 4 months and a week old. Annemie is a very happy, content baby – always full of smiles and one seldom hears her crying.  If she does cry, it is usually because she’s hungry.  Seeing that Thelwyn had to go back to work on 7 February, Annemie had to be weaned to a bottle.  At first she absolutely refused a bottle, until Thelwyn realised the bottle had to be WARMED!  Since then, she drinks both breast and her bottle without a fuss!  Her only “vice” is that she has started to suck her thumb! 

Annemie slept in the car on her way to church.  Thelwyn quickly put on the christening robe in the mother’s room before the service started.

 

She wasn’t in the least perturbed by the long dress; in fact, she was quite happy and seemed to understand that something special was about to happen!

Thinking that Annemie might not remain so cheerful I wanted to snap the happy family before the service, but Martelize was determined NOT to be photographed! 

However, I got my shot while the congregation was singing. 

Annemie seemed to like the singing too! 

Finally the big moment arrived.  Martelize asked aloud, “Hoekom sit die tannie water op Sussa se kop?”  (“Why does the aunty put water on my sister’s head?)

Oom Gene took these special family pictures outside the church.

Annemie was intrigued by the decorations on her dress: “leftovers” from Thelwyn’s wedding dress. 

The christening tea was back at the farm:  Thelwyn had prepared a scrumptious buffet!

Of course Franco and Janita were there too!  Like Martelize, he is not keen on cameras!  (I have a zillion pictures of the back of their heads!)

Like mother, like daughter!  Martelize and Thelwyn showing off their fancy sandals and pedicures!  Martelize was so chuffed with her sandals, she refused to take them off. 

Annemie did not cry once and stayed awake right through the ceremony and the party!  It was a GREAT day! 

Thank you God for Annemie!  May you please help Frans and Thelwyn stick to the promise they made to you!  Bless all our children and our darling grandchildren!  And help us to be the best grandparents!

Restarting Blogging

I have stopped blogging about a year ago because I couldn’t get into my blog… lame but there it is.  Thelwyn sorted out some problems for me long ago, but then I found out that my Live Writer had disappeared.  I have just downloaded it again, so here is hoping for the best! 

So much has happened in the meantime: Most importantly Annemie, Thelwyn and Frans’s second daughter was born on 13 October 2011.  My homeschooling of Tammy has come to an end and I have started a playschool on 1 Feb.  Jan has put in his resignation papers and will retire on 30 April 2012!   Last year was very busy!  I am not going to try to fill in the huge gap in our journal, but will simply restart blogging.  Of course I am hoping to link up with all my old blogging friends again.  Are you still there?  I missed you!