Weekend at Bear Lake

Wakeboard - What?!

Check it out. Darren decided that he wanted to wakeboard, but didn't want to launch the boat. So no problem to my dear brother and Mack, they just take the 4 wheeler down to the beach, attach a rope to it and get a bit of wakeboarding in that way. If not why not I say.

Non-conformist

My child is definitely a product of her parents. At six weeks old she already doesn't like being told how to do things. She likes to be in her sling, but doesn't like to be in it the way the brochure says, oh no, Taz likes to be in it backwards. Heavens.

Baby on Back

Back home black women use a towel or other fabric to tie their babies on their backs, so they can do the work they need to do. I read somewhere that due to the closeness the babies have with their mothers while young, they develop better than children who are more separated from their mothers. I always said that when I had kids, I would follow suit - mainly to have my hands free. (The Black women back home also carry stuff on their heads, which is something I have tried on numerous occasions but to no avail - it makes me really jealous.)
Anyway, I was just waiting for Tamsine to develop neck muscles, and then I was going to start tying her on my back to do my house work etc. But, the other day I saw a woman with her baby just chillin in a sling kind of like a kangaroo. I stopped her and asked her about the sling - she said it was fabulous and would recommend it to anyone. So, I went online and used some giftcards that I had to order one. It arrived yesterday, and this morning Tamsine hung out in her new sling while I did my housework, it was so much better than tying my baby on my back cause I could see her and talk to her, but it still allowed my hands to be free. And, best of all - its totally stylish. Yay to my new Peanut Shell!

Ahead of Our Time

As children, my friend Jenni and I used to put our feet into the mountain streams where our families used to camp, just so that the fish would suck on our toes. It really tickled, but we loved it. The one day we were having a grand old time with the fishies, and were just chatting away, when I said to Jenni, "Man this fish is sucking hard!". I looked down and it was a tiny crab having a go at my toe. Jenni just bust up laughing.

Anyway, who would have thought we were so ahead of our time with our fishy pedicures. Watch this video. Thanks for the link Jen.

Hair Raising

Its official, my Country Music Awards hair is gone. It feels so light.

Sweet Memory

I can't remember what I was doing this morning, but I suddenly remembered something that Jeremy did for me when we were kids.

Jeremy was in The Tygerberg Children's Choir when he was a kid, so he must have been about 9 or 10 at the time. His first trip with the choir was to Durban, South Africa, and he was so excited to go. My parents gave him a very small spending allowance while he was gone for "just in cases". Well my dearest little brother came back from his trip, and handed me a small pair of beaded earings. I was touched at the time, but sitting this morning and thinking back, I realized that he had used his meager allowance thinking of me. Even from a really young age, he always thought of me.

And suddenly I'm all misty eyed. I love you too little brother!

Isn't She Cute?

She's a month old already. I can't believe it.

Family Picture

A Little Mixture

Mack as a baby...

Leith as a baby...


Combine the two and you get - a little Tazling.

Knackered!!!

How can something so small, take up so much time? That is my question. I feel like I get nothing constructive done on any given day. And when I say nothing, I mean a big, fat, NOTHING!!

Tamsine is still on a 3hr feeding routine. Let me break those 3hrs down for you:
1st hr - sitting on the couch feeding and burping her.
2nd hr - sitting on the couch trying to rock her to sleep, giving up, letting her kick while lying on the floor, then eventually getting her to sleep.
3rd hr - Taz and I both completely conked out trying to get any sleep we can.
And then it starts all over again - woohoo.

Here are a few things about myself right now: -
* My new daily wardrobe consists of me wearing my underwear the whole day, and then throwing on a t-shirt and stretchy pants just before Mack comes home from work.
* My brain is completely fried, so if you call and leave a message expecting me to call back, its most probably never going to happen.
* I still feel like I should be a contributing member of society - more fool me.
* I have about 20lbs of baby weight to lose, and am very depressed that I don't fit into my normal pants yet - fat pants, its just you and me again today.
* My newest hobby is sitting for hours staring at the cuteness that is my child.
* I have found out that I'm not really good at typing with one hand, and that I get bored and invariably give up, hence the lack of posts.

And that's all for now.

My Cousin

Smiles, Happiness and Contentment. What more can a mother ask for? Maeve, Ethan and Taz, the cousins first picture together.

And then...reality hits!

Tarr Family

Darren and his little family. Aren't they just adorable? Mack and I need to get an updated family photo.