Our 20th Wedding Anniversary!

It was a big day in our house!

We celebrated our:

These were the lovely flowers my honey gave me in the morning just to say he didn´t forget the actual date of our anniversary even though we had actually celebrated with style in February... more about that later.

I decorated the door with this sign and coloured flags so that when he came home from work he would get a nice welcome!
I also wrote 20 individual loves notes and strung them across the front room!!!!

Our big celebrating of our 20 years together actually happened back in February when we made a trip to Hawaii! It was a very memorable time and when I look at these fotos, I relive the excitement all over again... Here are a few fotos to share the joy with you too!!!

This is the Island of Oahu, Honulu and behind us you can see Diamond Head. The people who hosted our stay (family of family!!!) gave us this helicopter ride over the big Island of Hawaii, which was the first time I had EVER flown in a helicopter. It was 45 mins of bliss for me!!!
This was only one of the many pools that belonged to the 5 star Hilton Hotel, which was more like a community rather than a hotel! We just pretended to be hotel guests and even joined a "chat" given in the bar about all the sights to see while on the island...it was really fun!
My honey used the unusual white stones on lava rock to send me a subtle message!!!!

Our Weekend in pictures!

SATURDAY

A Wedding to attend!

Of course one must take advantage of these moments for a good family shot!

SUNDAY

A trip to Warner Bros!

Having a cup of tea in Tweety Pie´s house!!!!!

Two of a kind?????



Dh & Nº 2 celebrating their manhood after surviving the big ride you see in the background... the rest of us stayed on solid ground!!!!

On the boat ride we got soaked through to the bone!!! Then the kids stood in front of the crashing point and got a double soaking...just for fun!!!!!

This was how the West was REALLY won!!!! That´s all folks!!!!

Busy!

Yes! It´s been very busy around here....hence the silence!!!! I have hosted two families of 5, attended a Conference, No 3 started school Monday and I did all the paperwork for the boys inscriptions for school, all this plus those everyday activities!!!! This Saturday we will be singing at a wedding and the following Monday the boys are back to school.

Do I deserve some kind of medal or what?????

I try to take one day at a time,

but sometimes several days attack me at once.

~Jennifer Yane

That is kind of how I felt this last week... So now it´s time to just regroup and get back into the rhythm of things.... I'm feeling rather exhausted and find my body trying to catch up with the rest of me. I think it´s lost in the process somewhere, but I will catch up with myself soon!

I have been very encouraged with things that the Lord has been speaking to us so that makes the busyness worthwhile!

A girly day with my girl!

We had a nice afternoon at the shopping centre, looking at clothes and jewellery and eating out.... it was fun! We did this pic in one of those cabins.... Just thought you might enjoy sharing the moment with us!

Another blog test

I saw this one on my cousins blog and thought it was fun to do!!

You are most like: You are Blue
You are cool and soothing, with a hidden spontanious side. You are deeper than most people percieve, and you care a lot for those whom you surround yourself with.
Take this quiz: Which Crayola Box of 8 Color Are You?
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Mary, Mary quite contrary...how does your garden grow??!

How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence.

~Benjamin Disraeli

This is the Hibiscus plant right out side my front door. I love this flower not only because I find it to be so beautiful, but because it reminds me of my trip to Hawaii with my Honey!

Today I attacked my somewhat desperately needy of attention...... front garden!!

Due to the water shortage (although this year it is much better than last year) we didn´t feel at liberty to water all the grass spaces (which now no longer has grass since last year...well....just patches) and so now it´s like dry kind of groundy wilderness with weeds!

It never ceases to amaze me that even though everything else dies... the weeds survive! Why is that? How come thistles and other ugly looking grassy things live without water and the other lovely plants can´t? I don´t get it....

Anyway, back to my groundy wilderness with weeds! I raked the whole thing tidy and cut back all the roses that had got diseased and our vine..... Yes we have a grape vine..isn´t that cool?????

And then I found myself enjoying another one of those little house on the praire moments of picking grapes.... I just love the feeling of picking my own fruit.... it´s so satisfying!

Here is my harvest...what do you think?

Actually there would have been more, but some clusters we had already eaten, others were devoured by birds and others simply rotted...

Look at this little cute cluster of grapes.... just a few... almost meaningless, but in God´s eyes they were just as important as the bigger bunches.... I love that about God.... he cares about the small things in life... the details. I care about details too... sometimes I find myself more concerned with details than with major issues!!!

Well my back aches alot and my shoulders do too...but I have the tremendous satisfaction of looking out on my steps and seeing a lovely tidy garden.... and enjoying the fruits of my labours!!!!

The kiss of the sun for pardon,

The song of the birds for mirth,

One is nearer God's heart in a garden

Than anywhere else on earth.

~Dorothy Frances Gurney,

Kid no 3 took the pics.... pretty good eh!

My vows

I am not sure quite how to make these just focus on the bits I wanted!!!...but at least it is here!!! This September 19th , we will celebrate 20years! I can hardly believe it!

Jane Austen´s Heroines Quiz

Take the Quiz here!

:: M A R I A N N E ::
You are Marianne Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are impulsive, romantic, impatient, and perhaps a little to vocal in your honesty. You enjoy romantic poetry and novels, and play the pianoforte beautifully. To boot, your singing voice is captivating. You feel deeply, and love passionately.

This result is pretty much me I guess!!!!