More from our guest blogger, MoZiLLa...
Sunday was special - I so enjoy attending and worshiping at Union Church with my family. Tess is still in the Five Step Recovery Program from having taught Sunday School to 3 year olds as the regular teacher was away :-)
After church, we came home, changed and all but Tess and Carys left for the Aberdeen Boat Club - you can imagine the level of excitement for the children at the prospect of 'swimming' at the ABC. Carys was so tired and fell right into her nap - she and Tess joined us later at the Club. Charles
and I kept Jasper, Sela and Sebastian afloat as the latter was in the big pool with is dad and I kept my eyes darting from JJ to Sela. Of everyone, Sela truly had the best time all round - she was busy busy in the small shaded pool with her bucket and shovel while JJ felt led to spend most of his time in the foot bath (3'x4') leading onto the pool deck :-) (Left, pink-eyed and tired but still happy Sebastian after several hours in the pool.)
By the way, Dad returned from his US business trip with one piece swim suits - see pics - for the triplets that, while not life jackets, provide enough buoyancy to help the triplets gain agility in the kids' pool. Sela - and eventually Carys once she arrived post-nap - took to these suits like ducks to water and had a grand time with their new found water freedom. (At left, Sela looks like Dora-On-Steroids while wearing her buoyancy suit.)
Jasper and I had a 'moment' when he lowered himself into the kiddies' pool and slipped on the stairs. Fortunately, I was watching him as he no longer had his flotation swim suit on. I leapt to the ladder and just as JJ slipped on the ladder I landed beside him in the water with an almighty splash as he floated spread-eagled and face down in the water. Scooped him up and with much spluttering he was just fine!! These moments either keep grandparents eternally young or head them to the grave with gay abandon and much speed!
Seb did well as got into the swing of swimming once again but this time without any flotation so there were occasions when his reach exceeded his grasp, so to speak. He has realized that more lessons would be a good idea to prepare him to be a stronger and safer swimmer. The weather
was warm and sunny and after Carys had had a turn at 'swimming' we enjoyed dinner before heading home and to bed with four happy, wrinkled kiddies. (Left, Jasper laughs while Sebastian jumps into the big pool.)
Yesterday I struck out on my own and for 2 1/2 hours I wandered around the paths of the rainforest. My goal was to hike to the Peak and the required pains and remarkable pleasures associated with reaching the Peak are worthy of mention. First, the pain - I think this might have something to do with my very young age..... but that path was unrelenting and unforgiving! I
tried to figure out the angle and was quite sure it had to be close to 45 degrees.... maybe a little extreme? 30 degrees? 15?Whatever it was it did not stop going straight up for a good half hour - but so worth it as this led to flip side of the coin - the pleasure. The view is delicious - the forest rolls away beneath your feet and waaaaaay down at the bottom is the Reservoir that marks the beginning of the hike. The South China Sea fans out to the horizon and great tankers filled with cargo move silently across it. It was humid and wonderfully warm and I discussed with myself how I really 'do' warmth better than cold! I entered the shopping centre for cold bottled water while other visitors from assorted nations milled around outside and soaked in the sun, tooks photos of one another, laughed and made exciting plans.
The bubonic plague that I seem to have contracted is not keeping me down - although I am going to stick pretty close to home today and see if I cannot tame the ongoing sore throat, coughing and now 'goopy eye'. I am pretty cute to behold. But I am happy, content and feel very blessed.
Trusting you are all feeling the same - minus the plague. God bless you.
Love, M xox
Editor's note: You are always cute to behold. That is why we call you Gorgeous Gran.
Super Grandma to the rescue! I love it. I'm very happy to read the you are enjoy your time here.
Posted by: Paul Munder | April 21, 2007 at 07:21 AM