Visiting Folks before Springboks thump All Blacks again

Sitting here in Toti with my folks gives me the opportunity to contemplate the second tri-nations game in Durban tomorrow. I reckon it may go one of two ways - either the boks will build on the win in Bloemfontein and score a whopping 40 points (tries for Fourie, Habana and Spies) or the All Blacks will come back to make it a close affair.
The only hope for the All Blacks is that the Boks have an off day and the cold wet weather from the Cape hits Durban early (and trust me, I was in Cape Town this morning and if only half that wetness gets here the 30 men on the field will be in for a tough day) giving them a chance to return to their traditional grunding game.
Here's to a win either way!

Good friends are really hard to get rid of

When we moved to Pietermaritzburg 2 years ago, I really thought we might lose touch with some of our friends or at least see less of them.
That's not the case.
During this July period we were blessed to have had the pleasure of visits from a number of really good friends:
- The Conradie's from Jhb
- Ang and Mard from Signapore
- The Haesloops from Aus
- Sheldon, Nicole, Sam and Sandra from Jhb
- The Ashton's from Jhb
- Justin and Chloe from Germany.
If anything, our time together has been longer and more intense than it otherwise may have been. It also reminds us how loved and important they are to us and us to them.
The only question they are asking now I guess is 'when will they be visiting us...'.

Toe into the water...

I'm new to the world of blogging (is that what you call it?) and am not quite sure what to expect.
Will it be like my great YouTube debut which has thus far amassed a total of 5 views (me and 4 of my closest family and friends have viewed Baby Smack Down). When my kids are old enough to get online that tally might rocket to 7!
Watch this space... there might be more coming soon...