Mac Moments

As the next half of the year runs away with us and before we speed off on our next holiday adventures, let me update you on how fabulous it was to be a tourist back in our home country, South Africa, for the July holidays. The first two weeks were spent helping Dad out at home, so less tourist and more family time was spent in Jeffreys Bay. We managed to sort out a lot of admin issues from Mom's estate to funeral policies. Menu's were set up, shopping lists created, Margaret taught what and how to cook and grocery shopping outings with Dad accompanying us and then going on his first solo run. We ate pancakes, chocolate and carrot cake on the beach front; played mini-golf and cycled in the soft sand along the breakers. Mom was missing though and we all felt the void. The  Tsitsikama Canopy Tour  down the coast just past Storms River towards Knysna, was our first Tourist outing for the holiday. Between the shrieks echoing from ours and othe...

by Jessica McManus 10 years old 2012 Shallow ocean Sharks swimming round and round Silent breeze Getting warmer Waves crashing Gentle sound Amazing view ocean whispers Day and night Nearly over Dolphins flight Over now Getting dark Time for bed Goodnight

The first of everything has been tough so far. The first trip home without Mom there. The first goodbye without Mom by Dad's side. The first Grandchild's birthday without Mom phoning. And now Mom's first birthday. You will always be missed, our brave, loving, caring Mom, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend. We love and miss you forever. Happy Birthday Mom 9 August

The decision to have another little person was a contentious issue between us. Steve was happy with just one, I wanted a second. Two reasons. Firstly, I think being an only child can be very lonely when you are young and as you grow older. Secondly, a palm reader had told me I would only have one child and that I would have two husbands. I did not like those odds, so I decided to change them. Our second little person came a lot sooner than we had anticipated. Sean had taken two years to conceive, we figured it would take as long, if not longer for a second little bundle to arrive. One month after deciding to begin the new adventure, I was pregnant. We were in SHOCK. 22 months between them was not what we had counted on. By the time I was ten days overdue, I was ready to take her out myself. Being induced was not fun and after initially rejecting the epidural, 6 hours later I was demanding the anesthetist's attention. As the hours passed, the Gynae insisted I have a C-sect...