December 2023 buzzed with activity as we celebrated two family birthdays, the end of the school year, and the magic of Christmas. Amidst the chaos, I savoured cherished moments and burst with pride at my kids’ fantastic academic achievements. Tough Year As the year drew to a close, I found …
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September 2023 was an awesome month, with many amazing memories, but it has also been a hard and tiring month with so much going on, kids exams and my own studies. September 2023 Visit To Cape Town On the first weekend of September my kids and I had a lovely …
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I’m so sorry my June 2023 monthly update is so late, things got incredibly hard at the beginning of July when I was planning on publishing my update and got even harder as the month went on. However, I will share about that in my July update. June Date With …
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From 24 June to 17 July 2023, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden will host its annual Winter Wonders special, where children 17 years and younger can enjoy FREE admission to the botanical garden. To add to the splendour of winter at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, various Winter Wonders workshops and events …
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It has been a hard week behind the scenes 15 July 2022. Having to cope with extreme loadshedding, working from home, and having kids at home has been intensely trying this week. I’m looking forward to sending my kids back to school next week and getting a chance to catch …
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It’s that time of year again. The kids are on holiday, which means that if they aren’t booked into the school’s holiday programme, they’re going to be home for a few weeks. And they’re going to run out of things to do, leaving them free to get up to mischief. …
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The term has finally come to an end with the June school holidays starting today, and it has been another busy week behind the scenes 24 June 2022. I’m so relieved that the school holidays are here, it means no more rushing around and getting up in the cold! Watch …
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It has been a very exciting week for me behind the scenes 11 March 2022. I’ve been nailing my weight loss goals and my first delivery of Nova Choc-Oh-Late as a brand ambassador arrived. It has been a really good week and I’m looking forward to the school holidays starting …
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South Africa has a long winter school holiday over July, when the harshest, cold weather is usually at its peak. With SA’s third wave of the pandemic on the rise and more lockdown restrictions, families are mostly planning to batten down the hatches at home. That’s going to be a …
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Most parents are dreading those long school holidays when the kids get bored and as a result start bickering or picking fights with their siblings. But the school holidays don’t have to be a stressful time for both kids and parents. By getting the kids pro-active by doing kid’s activities …
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The longest holiday break of the year has arrived! Kids are visiting grandma and we, the parents, finally have the much needed break from ‘family life’. Mom can sleep in and dad can prepare for work at a leisurely pace. The sobering reality is, it is all but happening – we …
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School holidays are how long? Much to my dismay close on 5 weeks. The last 4 weeks have been almost impossible to get through. I have my own business, I have a fully equipped baby room in our office with a cot, sleeper couch, pram, toys… everything a mom could …
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Kaboutjie SA Mommy Blogs by Lynne Huysamen