My Fishies Had Their Birthdays!

Weird title, I know – but since my husband Herman and daughter Mia-Mari both had their birthdays last week (17th and 19th), that makes them PISCES!!! Get it? Fishies…

Anyway… so it’s been a hectic time for me as usual, except now a little worse as Herman missed a step on a ladder at work and met the ground face to face.  His right knee got the worst of it and he’s been off work since the 11th, which is really tough on me at the moment.  Besides the fact that he’s not really able to do much but sit with the leg in the air (though he really does try to help me), I actually MISS the bugger at work!  And I’m dead tired all the time from running around, double time.  I swear, if I’m not 5kg’s lighter by the time he’s mobile again… ;-)  He’s going back to the doctor on the 31st and we’re REALLY hoping no surgery will be necessary.  He’s just VERY bored at home already…

So my baby girl turned 2 on the 19th… jeez where does the time go?  She’s sooooo cute and soooooo talkative and soooooo in her “terrible two's with temper tantrums” stage, hahaha!  Her poor sister Chené is constantly being yelled at in baby talk, if not hit on the head with a toy.  Lucky for Mia, Chené so loves having a playmate, that she takes (most of) it in her stride.  But every now and then I send sis off to her room to watch a DVD while keeping baby busy, just to try and keep Chené’s sanity!  Mia’s godparents went away for the weekend, so we went around there on Thursday so they could give her her gift – a tricycle!  She LOVED it!  Now of course we just HAD to get Chené’s bike out of the garage (the break is broken) so that they could ride them!  We had a little party for her at the day mother on the Friday where she got stuffed on sweets, talking all the time.  She had a ball!  A few prezzies there… but when we got home – oh boy!  THERE was another big PRESENT on the cupboard – from Chené’s godparents!  It was a doll that could cry and laugh (she loves that) and drink a bottle and sleep – all with the appropriate sounds and movement of the mouth.  We got her a pram to go with it, so she was set. 

Daddy’s birthday on the 17th was BAD to say the least.  In between terrible pain, busy kids and a tired, overstressed (aka bitchy) wife, the poor thing was not happy!  So I wowed via Facebook (haha) to make it up to him.  Had a pizza delivered with a “I’m sorry!” note the next day, but we ended up going out for the evening as he was tired of being cooped up in the house.  How is it possible that he could still be so sexy on crutches?  Hahahaha!  Had a nice ribs special, which left us with enough left over to take home, so we had ribs and leftover pizza on Friday!  Not bad, in his books…  Mommy also gave Daddy a stereo headset for his birthday, so he could now watch his movies and play games in style!

On Saturday we had some friends and family over for a braai for the fishies’ birthdays.  That was really nice!  Herman sat on a lounge chair outside and kept everyone entertained, while my dad did the braaing for us.  LOVELY!!  The weather played along great, so we were able to stay outside for quite a while while the kids played.  We even had a very lively discussion on exactly how old he (and in a few months, I) actually was, since he had gotten it into his head that he was 34 and he was FEELING 34.  Then we counted backwards to 1977 – hey no!  He’s ONLY 33!  Phew…  Since there were 4 little girls (with Chené and Mia), they of course dressed up too – in the gorgeous Disney dresses Chené got from Elouize.  Sorry, there WAS one little boy there – my sister’s beautiful baby Wian, who his auntie Corné grabbed every chance she got!   He so tiny and still smells like baby, something I’m already missing now that my baby’s growing up.  The little bugger just smiled as he was passed from arm to arm, from grandma to aunt to grandpa to uncle…  I miss him already!

Oooooo, I’ll tell you about the goings on at Admin Aunties and LiBa Training (yes, new venture!) in the next blog.  For now the most important – ELOUIZE IS COMING FOR A VISIT NEXT WEEK!   As usual she’s seeing that I get some adventure in my life, so she’s flying me up to Johannesburg to meet her and the kids and fly back with them.  It’s my first time on an aeroplane and the first time in Joburg!  Whoopdido!  Thought for a short while that hubby’s injury might mean that I couldn’t go anymore, but we made a plan!  So now – WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR??!! :-)

Be Blessed my friends!

Something old, back to being something new!

Sooooo, I finally decided it’s time to dust off my liquid and powders and start doing acrylic nails again! Jip, I’m putting an advert into our little community news thingy and hoping for the best.

Those of you who’ve know me for longer, will know that I was a nail tech at Dream Nails for about two years. It was a real change from being in admin, but I enjoyed it. The girls I worked with were really nice (except for the odd cat-fight, of course) and we had LOTS of fun while I learned about a whole new world. I was the oldest in the bunch, the (almost) motherly figure. I gave advice and they gave fashion tips. I gave the shoulder to cry on and they tried very hard to loosen me up! We did lots of fun promotions and nail art and had some real sweetheart clients. It was especially fun for me, as my sister is a hair stylist – imagine what we could do together! She liked using the girls I worked with as models for her competitions, while she got free nails out of the deal.

When the salon changed ownership (a sad day for me, though I’m still friends with the original owner Mandy), things just wasn’t the same. Mandy loved coming in on Saturdays (she had a day job!), cleaning up all around us, making coffee and chatting away with the clients. I guess with being the only female in a house full of men, this was her “girl time”. She was into fun and so were we. Then came Tracey – only about 3 or so years older than me and we just did not click. Partly because I had training in Human Resources (so I was clued up) and she couldn’t put her unjust new rules and regulations past me. I’m not one for pretentious people, so we were like oil and water. I don’t know who was more relieved when I had to resign when I fell pregnant with my first daughter – me or her! I still keep in touch with one of the girls Tanya, and of course Mandy.

ANYWAY, though I went back to admin, I’ve been doing nails as a second income off and on now for about 5 years. Since I don’t need a big client base, I get to do my clients when I want to… which helps if you’ve got 2 small children! My eldest Chené used to climb onto my clients’ laps to see what I did up close, not they ever complained. Now it’s little Mia doing it. I had to stop doing nails for a while after Mia was born, as it made her very sick. I realised the other day, after having done my first new set in two years, just how much I missed it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing nail art! I’m creative, so that’s a given, I guess.

Bottom line people – Corné’s Nail Corner is open for business! Tell your friends, shout it from the roof tops, hire a billboard, whatever – JUST GET ME CLIENTS! Hahaha!

Be Blessed!