KAREN PASSED FIRST YEAR

Yippee Karen passed - one year down just two to go!

Abby's party

Last week was a big week, Abby had her 14th birthday - can't believe she's already 14, makes me feel quite old. The picture shows Abby and her friends at the movies - they saw an 'unforgettable ' movie called Rumour Has It - I have a feeling I won't be waiting for the dvd release. After the movie they all came back to our place for pizza's and a pop culture quiz - set by yours truly. For the record Abby and her team mate won - but only by a single point! They also had a chocolate fondue - out first ever attempt at a fondue - unfortunately the chocolate was very strong but I think the strawberry, kiwi fruit and pineapple chunks were enjoyed by all. The chocolate sauce has been recycled this week as the main ingredient in some tasty brownies - so no waste of 4 bars of choc. By the way if you're wondering why there's some daft looking outfits - Abby wanted everyone to wear fairy wings or something sparkly - so there's the reason for the 80's style green and black polka dot tutu that Abby's wearing.

Just to get us started

I've been thinking about the best way to send pictures and stories to all our relatives and friends for a while now and with a quiet evening on my hands decided to set up a 'blog' just for us. Having to try and send pictures and updates to everyone just wasn't the simplest way to stay in touch - no promises that this will be any better - but it's worth a try. This way if you're interested in what we're getting up to you can just log on and get an update without us sending you loads of pictures of us that you're actually not that interested in and just take ages to download at your end - especially you South Africans that are still on dial-up, aargh!