Flying visit...

Well, the Durban race is over. The race that was conceived by Stephen and worked on for so long to achieve - amazing all done in a flash without any real opportunity to stand still and recognise the monstrous achievement that it has been.

Remember how he and I used to spend hours in my old office - well - one of those things we were doing was planning exactly such an event.

The saddest part of this visit though is only being able to see you guys for a few hours on Wednesday last week.

I will be back as soon as I possibly can.

Love you and miss you already.

One more sleep

At last the day that I so often wait for - the one in which I can say - ONE MORE SLEEP. You should all be sleeping while I write this at 08h30 on Tuesday morning 24 Januray 2006. I hope you sleep well.
See you tomorrow!

I don't like Mondays....

Here I am with Alex's mother Jo, on Saturday morning at the wedding. Right now am in the office and I have that typical Monday morning feeling. Trying to get the brain in to gear in order to get some work done........ Hope your Monday is OK

Keep Smiling...

Keep smiling kiddos.

I am watching you!!

And I LOVE YOU...

Fat Dabdy

Did you know that on the day that we left on holiday I weighed 103 kg??!! (For Mummy that is 16.2 stone!!)

Well, I decided that is enough is enough and having seen a couple of pictures of me from the holiday, to sort that out.

This morning, I weigh 97 kg - that is 6 kg less than a month ago. (nearly 1 stone GONE)

No wonder I have been bad tempered!! ;-)

Weekend ahoy!

Beautifully hot day in Kuala Lumpur today.... Wish I could sit by the pool with a gin and tonic or a beer or something - but not too many of them as I do know how you hate it when I drink...

Tomorrow I am off to a wedding. Alex Yoong's sister is getting married. Her name is Pippa and she is marrying a New Zealander (Kiwi) called Andrew. Pippa is a former water skiing champion in Asia.

It should be a really nice day with some interesting and fun people at the wedding. Church service in the morning and then a party/reception in the evening, so I will be able to have a swim or something in the afternoon.

I will leave the hotel late on Tuesday night and be back in South Africa at about the time you will be waking up on Wednesday morning. Then on Thursday leave for the race in Durban.

Thinking of you all and missing you terribly.

Traci Chapman

"If you wait for me,
And I come for you,
Although I have travelled far,
I always hold a place for you in my heart"

Insomnia

Another long night of tossing and turning thinking about how nice it would be to be on a permanent holiday. When I did sleep I dreamt of the children arguing over who would help me cook, or bake or something.... Never did get to bake the bread that I wanted to on our holiday this past December.... Oh well 6 more sleeps until I am in Johannesburg again...

Philosophy

All people dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind,
Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity.

But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people,
For they dream their dreams with open eyes,
And make them come true.