The kids inherited a trampoline from the Kerley’s. The spring attachments were very rusted, so we had to come up with a radical solution to make it work.
In between watching the Royal wedding we managed to get it fixed.
The kids are thoroughly enjoying it. Hopefully there are no accidents!
Thanks to the Kerley’s.
Kayra spent some time helping Jodi with her rope routine for the upcoming rhythmic gym competition.
Of course, Tayla had to also try her hand at it.
Jorja did her own thing, as she know how to do it.
We had ouma and oupa, grandpa and Dorrine, and the Wilson clan over for Easter lunch.
Shirley prepared a great spread, Springbok roast leg and roast chicken.
A great time was had by all considering the amount of noise that came from the table!
The Easter bunny came. Of course the kids woke us very early before we had done our work, so they were sent to cuddle with Aunty Brenda.
They had great fun finding the eggs in the garden. The bunny even wrote them a note!
They had chocolate for a few days.
Brenda was on holiday in Egypt recently and stayed over in Prague. She brought us some cool presents. A witch that laughs eerily and waggles her broom whenever there is a noise. It is aptly hung in the kitchen and, with our family, is permanently laughing.
She also brought the kids some spring mounted wooden figurines. Needless to say, Jorja has managed to use the springs to make them projectiles.
Aunty Brenda was here for the Easter weekend. The splash festival was on, so we spent some time there. The kids enjoyed the shows while Shirley was diving. Although after the second time it was a bit boring for Brenda!
The kids wanted to spend some time in the sea, but winter is on its way and they only managed short bursts in the rock pools.
They really enjoyed having Brenda down, although I think she is glad to be back home. I think her hair was brushed by the girls practically every free moment!
So today was my last day at Orion Software. From May I will be a stay-at-home dad, working in the mornings and if the kids play with, in the afternoons.
We will be focusing on Shirley’s Ascidian research. She is in a catch 22, she can’t get funding to do research because she hasn't published enough, and she can’t publish because she hasn't any funding.
Initially I will be setting up systems to help her to publish. I will also be helping with some of the basic work in the lab upstairs. Anything to help with getting her research back on track.
We also have some plans to get the Just Blue site to be ‘the’ site divers will go to to identify what they see underwater. So I will be doing a lot of work getting a classification and identification system going.
Keep an eye on the web site www.justblue.co.za, it will be going through some radically changes over the next few months!
As for Orion Software, its been a long and interesting ride. 20 years ago it was just Rory and myself working from a room in his mother’s house in Newton Park. Today Orion Software / iSAT has around 25 employees.
I have enjoyed the diverse challenges I have had over the last 20 years, but the time has come to move on and face new challenges. The first few months are going to be challenging, especially until we get to the stage of generating some income. But if we don't do it now we wont do it ever.
So think of us as we start this new endeavour!
Well when we got Ash Valentine Shirley was convinced that Rosie was ‘too old to have babies’. Well, wrong. Rosie started nesting a day or 2 back and this morning Shirley found 3 babies in the nest.
Two of them were dead and the 3rd one was very weak. Shirley tried to get it to suckle, but it didn't seem like there was any milk coming.
It didn’t make the day out. Rosie is now in her own cage recuperating. She might stay there permanently!
Shirley’s dive at Bell Buoy with ProDive was cancelled because waves were breaking at Bell Buoy. So I rushed home to get my board for a quick surf at Millers.
I caught a few waves, still can stand and turn! But it was chaos out there with far too many long boarders hoarding the good waves. I ended up inside, which gave me a few good waves, but with level of un-fitness I have, I only managed 45 minutes.
The kids had a great time playing on the beach and in the rock pools.
Hopefully this winter I can get back into the water more often and get back to a decent level of surfing. I will have to get a new wetsuit first!
Taryn graduated today at NMMU, congratulations! The kids managed to make it there in time after rhythmic gym. They were thrilled to see aunty Taryn getting her doctorate.
Shirley turns 40 today. She is having lunch with Sir David Attenborough at NMMU, a great birthday present. Other than that we are planning a quiet evening at home with the kids, a good rump and some good wine!
The kids were with ouma and oupa in St Francis for the week long school holidays.
To make things easy we decided to meet ‘half way’ at the Van Staden’s flower reserve for a picnic. Pat, Clive and Avril from St Francis also joined us, Aunty Taryn too.
A great relaxing day was had by all.
Grandpa George was in hospital for a blood transfusion. His Hb level was very low. He spent 2 night at St Georges getting 4 pints of blood.
He is a bit confused at the moment, but his colour is great. Hopefully he gets used to the oxygen overload soon.
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