the adlards

The Army taught me to sweep …

Michelle’s had a lovely day. Really. Take it from me.

This weekend just past I found a notebook of mine from 1994, here is my log of petrol fill-ups driving from Cape Town to Grahamstown at the end of that year:
R63,63 Pinelands
R42,50 Heidelberg
R42,60 Plettenberg Bay
R11,86 Storms River
R33,40 Colchester
This morning I put R50 into my nearly-empty tank and it looks like [...]

We had our 20-week scan yesterday and we’re having another little girl, which is GREAT. I love being Dad to little girls. I’m sure I’d love being Dad to little boys too, but I just don’t know
We got a DVD of the scan so will no doubt get some pics online soon. She’s [...]

Last Monday night I was as low as I’ve ever been …

… New Year would be in autumn.

My brother Pete was visiting the day Granny and Grandpa took the girls to see Peter Rabbit. We got the full story played back on their return, then:
Josie: Hey! Peter! I want to tell you something. Your name’s the same as Peter Rabbit’s!
Peter: That’s right Josie.
Michelle: And Jo, what’s Daddy’s other brother’s name?
Josie: Ummm …
Michelle: [...]

As night falls two small girls hone their tracking skills …

The deer tracks are just next to the tyre tracks. Really.
We went on holiday the week before Easter to Wilderness, about four hours drive up the East Coast. It was very beautiful and we had a lot of fun. Unfortunately the accommodation we chose wasn’t [...]