Blog Award

I've been noticing these "blog awards" doing the rounds of a few of the blogs that I visit and was wondering if I was EVER going to be lucky enough to get one and then last week Michelle so kindly said she had left me a little something on her blog for me and there it was... my reward.

So now here's what I have to do....follow the rules... hehehe.

The rules are simple:
1 Make a blog post where you pass the award on to seven blogs you like and
2 Post a comment at their blog to tell them about the award!

Well I reckon my seven blogs will include some return visits to some of my loyal readers and then a few extras, so here goes:
1. Jacki JvR
2. Sophia
3. Michelle
4. Desire
5. Ro
6. Lara Cousins
7. Rachel Scholtz

Enjoy visiting all these blogs (and thanks to them for visiting here!).

Spring has arrived

Yip it's the 1st of September today so officially it's SPRING... just someone PLEASE tell that to the weatherman!!! It's cold and blowing up a storm today.... poor little guy went to school in civies today dressed as if it's WINTER... hehehe. What happened to that lovely spring weather we had last week?? Well I don't think we've EVER had a 1st of September where it's been HOT... so reckon this is just par for the course.


And then to prove even more so that Spring has arrived we got our first Clivia flowers in our garden this weekend. We've had this plant for over a year now and this is the first time EVER that it's had a flower... so here it is in all it's glory.

And just an update on the "sick patient" (as Aaron calls me!)... I'm still coughing and spluttering! Went back to the doc on Friday as I was no better and got yet more meds... have been inhaling Karvol all weekend but the cough still does not want to disappear. Am having yet another day at home! Next course of treatment is xrays to see why my sinus aren't clearing and then possibly scrapping my sinuses surgically.... no thanks I'd rather cough!!!

Well off to rest a bit more... cough, splutter and cough some more. Enjoy your spring day wherever you may be!

M.I.A

Just in case you wondering where I am.... I'm home sick in bed! Yip that achy feeling I had last week turned into a nagging cough by Saturday and then on Sunday I really felt yuck! Went to the doc on Monday and he diagnosed Sinusitus and Pharyngitus... ie... snotty nose, cough and no voice! Well I'm now resting, taking my pills and getting better so not sure when I will be around to do my usual commenting on my friends' blogs or even get to read them. Hopefully before the weekend.

It's done...

Well after a bit of dithering about trying to find a new template or design my own I decided to go for the template... and rather like this "grungy" one... mainly because it's still blue... my favourite colour. Added in the brown colour for a hint of chocolate... yummy... reckon I best go find myself some to munch now as a reward.

The plan has begun...

I turn 40 in less than three months (see my ticker to keep track!) and as I want to take a train ride for my birthday with ALL my friends and family I thought I had better get planning asap. So feelers have been put out to the train people (www.friendsoftherail.com) to find out the prices and now I've sent an email to my friends and family to let them know so that we can book the date and finalise numbers. You see this is the problem when you have a birthday at the end of November... people get busy with exams, Christmas parties and the like so I thought I'd get in early and book them up... hehe. So if you didn't get an invite and really want to join me... comment here and I'll make sure to include you (and apologies if I missed you!).

So now the count down is on and the party can begin soon soon.

The Next Survivor Series

Well we are busy watching Survivor at home now (Survivor Fiji) and I'm busy planning a "Scrap Survivor" for my scrapbooking friends and then I got this email (for about the 5th time!) so thought I would share it with you all...

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES
Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.

• Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.
• There is no fast food.
• Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.
• In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.
• Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.
• Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.
• He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the emergency department of a hospital.
• He must also make biscuits or cakes for a social function.
• Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.
• The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.
• The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewellery, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.
• During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.
• They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.
• They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 8:00 am.

A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information:

• each child's birthday,
• height,
• weight,
• shoe size,
• clothes size
• and doctor's name.
• Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labour,
• each child's favourite colour,
• middle name,
• favourite snack,
• favourite song,
• favourite drink,
• favourite toy,
• biggest fear
• and what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island based on performance.

The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.

If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called Mum!

After you get done laughing, send this to as many females as you think will get a laugh out of it and as many men as you think can handle it! Just don't send it back to me.... I'm going to bed.

Transformation...

I said I would show you the photos of my transformation... well I went from this......

To This....

The result... a happier me! At least where my hair is concerned... hehehe

SO that is stage 1 of my transformation complete... stage 2 (my blog) is in the process but going S-L-O-W-L-Y!

My style

I read about a style quizz... mainly for decorating... so decided "what the heck" and went to take the survey. And I just love my new style name.... YUMMY MUMMY.

In summary this is what it said about my decorating style....

You're the intuitive home-maker, par excellence - in fact, you've probably dreamed of having a family home for as long as you can remember. The look is quintessentially feminine: cool, pretty colours; layered patterns and textures; and flawless attention to every little detail. You have a true 'home', full of love, laughter and warmth - and often the reassuring aroma of home-baked goodies.

Now the Home-Baked goodies is definately true... I baked yesterday... hehehe. Some of the other things could be up for debate! But I really did just like this whole idea.

So now if you want to see where your style lies... go take the quiz... http://mydeco.com/

My thought for today...

If you feel like doing some work, sit down and wait. The feeling will go away.

My ABC's

Got this one in an email and thought I'd share it with you so that you can know a bit more about me.
A = Age: 39
B = Bed size: queen
C = Chores you hate: each and every one
D = Dessert you love: Lemon meringue Pie
E = Essential start your day item: getting out of bed
F = Favourite actor(s): Richard Gere, Tom Hanks
G = Gold or Silver: Silver – as in jewelery (or even the only medal South Africa won at this year's olympics!)
H = Height: 165cm.
I = Instruments you play: none – otherwise the radio
J = Job title: Chief cook and bottle washer.. hehehe… oh you mean at work… CAD Operator
L = Living arrangements: in a house
M = My name is: Cathy
N = Nicknames: Mom
O = Odd about you: ME!
P = Pets: none
Q = Favourite quote: It’s six of one and half a dozen of the other
R = Right or left handed: right
S = Siblings: 2 brothers
T = Time you woke up today: too early!
U = Unique about you: my bizarre sense of humour
V = Vegetable you hate: Brussel sprouts as well as pumpkin.. actually most squash-type veggies
W = Worst habit: now that would be disgusting to tell… hehehe
X = X-Rays you've had: sinus, back, chest, teeth (too many times)
Y = Yummy food you make: Lemon meringue pie
Zo now you know my ABC's... & I wanna know yours!!!!