MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID TO ME, "WHAT A PITY YOU HAD SUCH A BIG FAMILY TO RAISE THINK OF THE NOVELS AND THE SHORT STORIES AND POEMS YOU NEVER HAD TIME TO WRITE BECAUSE OF THAT.'

AND I LOOKED AT MY CHILDREN AND I SAID, 'THESE ARE MY POEMS. THESE ARE MY SHORT STORIES.




Showing posts with label family living and growing together. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family living and growing together. Show all posts

Monday, February 27, 2012

THE KRAZI KIDS GROW UP PART 11 - KERRY

In Krazi Kids 11, we ended with Kerry studying for matric. Time has marched on somewhat, and to fast forward a little, 3 years later she joined a team of young people who travel through Africa ministering in music and song. It had been her dream for years to do so, so we find ourselves here, outside St James Church in Cape Town. Some of you may remember the massacre that took place in that church some years ago. When we walked in, I looked at the beautiful church around me and could not imagine terrorists rushing a church service with guns mowing down many people.


Kerry is the blonde girl in the centre.

After one year of travel, she came home and spent a year working with young people locally.

During this time she became engaged to and married Johan whom she had gone to  high school with.
They were married in Ermelo where they lived for many years. Kerry became 100% bilingual as she married into an Afrikaans family. Her first job was with the company her father in law owned and ran on his farm.

Nine months after they were married, Tessni was born. 


Followed by JP.


Kerry carried on working, but she was a lucky Mom as she had a relative who used to go to her farm cottage and look after the children while she worked. A very good arrangement all round.


Kerry and Johan moved to Middleburg and after 8 years added a daughter, Shanni to the gang.


Here is a picture of the two sisters, Kerry and Lisa (who is the 3rd Krazi Kid) and Shanni.


Shanni is 3 years old now, JP is 12 and Tessni is 14. It's all good for them and Johan has just been promoted. 


They are happy which is all a mother could ask, isn't it?

Sunday, September 26, 2010

KRAZI KIDS PART IV -BRIAN





YES! MOM'S DRESSINGTABLE, NO MOM IN SIGHT! This is a dream come TRUE!



"Lipstick, where is the lipstick, that's the best, goes far, lots of mess, it is also BANNED from me!



Oh well, if folks don't take care of their things, I will, that's for sure!



Just look, I can paint my face with it, my clothes with it, stick it in my hair. UH OH....here comes MOM and she is yelling..."....."WHAT HAVE YOU GOT' she shrieks, I have told you to leave that (she comes up for air) alone! TO THE BATHROOM!"



I did forget this part.



The face scrub, the hair wash, mom's mad face, maybe it wasn't worth it after all.



Oh WHEN will I grow up and find something less forbidden.



He is squeaky clean now, my lipstick ruined, my blood pressure going down.



Time passes and one day I find the photo, I smile and think "I wish such small things could bring you pleasure now, but you are grown and have a baby son of your own, and soon the cycle will repeat itself.



AND HE WILL GET YOU BACK!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

THE ALPHA AND OMEGA OF MY GRANDCHILDREN



This was a very special occasion. My daughter in law Louiza went to Cape Town and took Nathan - remember the post "and along came Nathan" in which he was just born. Well, that was 2 months ago now, and just look how he has grown!

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Holding him is my eldest granddaughter Victoria-Leigh, Nathan is the last grandchild born, there are 5 grandchildren in between, and this photo has significance for me as I remember Shirley (Vicky's mom) in her matric year, holding the hand of Brian (Nathan's dad) at the begining of his first school year at the age of 6.

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Here is to all the cousins knowing and growing together always!