Cacthing up on July / August 2013

I believe it way easier to play catch up with a few photos or moments.. So this is some of our July /August..

Turning 31.. I took my sweet time to update all my profiles to 31! Made brown bags filled with goodies for everyone at work. And I got the sweetest card.

We visit this place a lot! And we always have the most amazing fun going round and round on a assortment of model steam trains. 

Visiting our neighbours.. and their little lamb called lamb.

 Donating some old cats and dogs to those less fortunate.. They were very proud to see how much fun their "old" toys brought to these youngsters. This little guy immediately claimed the cat for himself!

 Hanging out and drinking craft beer with some my friends (girl in picture) and my wingman (not pictured).. And some journos / camera men / craft beer makers.

 We rocked out with our next door band.

 My laptop is no longer mine.

 Backyard games on sunny winters days. Balancing apples, swinging, climbing and just general fun.

On my way to work I got the first flat tires in my life.. I called my mom who was just as clueless as me. Luckily this guy stopped and help (despite having torn ligaments in his leg!).

Now.. time for spring! And not a moment too soon.

Another day on the tracks.. Distracting.

Tomorrow. Funny how words to describe a day leave you when it matters the most.

For us, life kind of went on as normal. From my side I saw it as distracting them, but I'm sure from their side it as business as usual.

To switch your mind off, That is hard. I worry about the three. That tomorrow is needed for a goodbye, but that they are too young and all that sad and reality is too much.

What I don't look forward to, for myself (minus all the usual funeral stuff) is that there appears to have been lies. So everyone from his side of the family is under the impression it seems that I lost a husband. The love of my life. For me it is that I lost someone dear that was a huge (about as big as anyone can get in your life) part of my life thus far. First real boyfriend. Marriage. Father of my three. But the "us" was removed from my life story years ago. I won't go bitter today. So while I am so sad, and even more sad that he won't see them grow up. That they won't know their real dad. That he was so young. That life is not fair...

I don't like that people act like I will now suddenly be lost. That people who don't know me echo words that show that they do not know me. That they do not know us (me and the three). And Willem.

But how blessed are we.. the people that share our time are just the best. A call, a sms. A hug. A coffee and a offer. All of the mentioned gestures show they care. And that they know us.

Ramble done. So back to the distraction. We went back to the Centurion Model Engineers. They wanted to show our visitor from afar (Cape Town) what fun steam can be.

 

 

 

Just add awesome steam..

Discovering new places, new adventures and having fun is always a priority for me with my girls. I might not have given them the "perfect" life. But I will make damn sure that they have a life to look back on that is filled with love, caring, smiles, and fun. So in the spirit of trying everything once, and then going back the next Sunday for more.. Our last weekend.

We discovered this little gem in Centurion. Centurion Society Of Model Engineers. And what a wonderful little place on earth this is. I grew up driving the little steam train around Fountains. But lately all the "trains" we find just didn't compare.

To quote the one "oom": "I can not imagine anyone retiring without a model train or boat".