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Declan se oulike sê-goed

Soos mense seker nou al moet weet, is Declan my en Pieter se seuntjie. Hy is verseker die oulikste seuntjie in die wêreld (soos almal seker ook weet!) Ek het gedink om net bietjie te begin om sy oulike sê-goed neer te skryf, want hy is nog nie eers 2 nie, maar hy praat vol sinne! As ons in die kar ry, dan sê hy "mamma jaag die karre!" Hy is lief daarvoor om met 'n handoek te loop (opgerol in 'n bondeltjie) en te sê dis sy "klein babatjie". Hy sit vandag op die trappie in die badkamer terwyl ek bad, en hy sê: "ek nou heavy hartseer!" Hy word baie oggende wakker dan sê hy; "Mamma ek nou wakker! Ek sooo bly!" Hy sê dikwels vir my: "Mamma, ek lief jou!" "Mamma ek jou by sit" (Mamma, ek wil by jou sit) "mamma, ek nog klein" "Deci groot seun!" Vandag ry ons verby koeie in die veld, en hy sê "Mamma!!! Kyk al die baie olifante!" Ouma het 'n roos-ringetjie gekoop, en Deci sê: "Ouma, ek ook...
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The Plan

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Introduction to our adventure 2017 was not an easy year. Our son went to Grade 4, which meant that there was no longer one loving teacher who got to know each little person in her class and build a relationship with them.. instead there were MANY different teachers and new subjects and ...EXAMS!! All of a sudden he was forced into growing up a little faster and learning about hard work and doing things because you HAVE to and not because you WANT to. This was challenging. Mr Cloete turned 40. I am not saying that there were any signs of a mid-life crisis... I am just saying it was as if something  was different. Frustrations grew from little nothings into mountains. Also a challenge. My little girl started school (Grade R) and she quickly became aware of a bigger badder world out there and that was also challenging. I started feeling a little less excited about my job (my own business - we do payroll - check out our website here ). Having done the same work for ...
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Social Media, Connecting and being disconnected

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So we have been wondering about how we will be keeping in touch with everyone who cares and how we will be sharing our story during our travels. Blogging is a given - it is a little like keeping a diary... but I know that most people these days (myself included) are really too lazy busy to read blog posts. Blogs will be posted though, whether or not they will be read :-) because  I think it might just turn into a nice little keepsake for us afterwards. My 10 year old son is even keeping a blog on his experiences. He has already started during the school holidays last year  - check it out here . The next idea is to share a video-diary. Videos and images get the most views on social media and I personally also love looking at them. So we will post videos onto youtube and share on facebook and instagram . But it is not going not be about that: the big social media rush to get more likes, more follows, more interactions....  Our goal is not ACTUALLY to become t...
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