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Face your Fear… Jump out of the Plane
“Go skydiving!” they said. “It will be fun!” they said. And every time my answer was: “Hell no!” Marcus agreed to skydive and the kids and I went with to watch him… That…
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Week 8 – Gratitude Mandala and the last week of this Creatively Grateful Challenge
“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”—Charles Dickens This week’s challenge was to doodle a gratitude mandala. I like the…
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How to Treat Your Child’s Fever
This is my preferred way of treating a fever and by no means replaces taking your child to your own doctor. I’m not a fan of using medications with multiple ingredients in them…
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Week 7 – Thankful for Play
“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” This week we appreciated the opportunities we had and still have to play. Play comes naturally to children and is actually…
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Week 6 – Thankful for Clouds
“We mostly see what we have learned to expect to see.“ “Clouds in the sky very much resemble the thoughts in our minds! Both changes perpetually from one second to another!” – Mehmet…
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Ouma Jane’s Birthday Weekend in Nieu Bethesda
“It’s very refreshing to go away and take a break, to clear your head, and just get into something else.” I know Peter and Imke are really looking forward to this post! Without…
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Week 5 – Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
“if Pooh Bear can wear a crop top, so can I!” “I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.” Oprah Winfrey We have all…
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Week 4 – Someone I am Thankful For
When I count my blessings I count you twice! This week’s challenge was about taking time to think about and appreciate the people in our lives. It was a meaningful week for me…
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Week 3 – Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” Week 3’s Challenge was to keep our eyes open for things we see around us. (And to stop and smell the roses and…
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Week 2 – My Favourite Things
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things.“ -Words of My Favourite…
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Joy Jar – Week 1 Creatively Grateful
Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude. AA Milne We are one week into our creativity challenge. Well done to…
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Creatively Grateful – A 8 week Creativity Challenge
Creatively Grateful, our 8 week Creativity Challenge starts today. It's just for fun to encourage us all to be more creative. Week 1's task is Joy Jar... read more details in blog post.
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Treating Children’s Coughs and Colds- Home Remedies and Basic Medicines
The cold and flu season has arrived late this year…We’re at the start of our summer but so many kids (and adults) are sick! This has apparently got something to do with less…
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It’s elf time again! Elf on the Shelf Ideas (for young kids)
Our Elf’s name is Chris. Chris the Christmas Elf. He has come to our house on 1st of December to count down the days until Christmas since 2018. I found some photos of…
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Cherry Festival 2021 and Sandstone Estate Train Ride
Eat a cherry and be merry! It was the Cherry Festival this weekend at Ionia Cherry Farm near Ficksburg. We camped at Ionia on Friday and Saturday night. They had a theme park…