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Saturday, September 20, 2008

ADHD - a curse or a priveledge

It seems I still don't have enough time to get everything done, so please accept my apology for being so scarce! Last weekend I've been attending the local ADHASA's conference in Johannesburg. I've enjoyed and learned so much about ADHD children at the same time, it was a bit overwhelming at times.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Becoming part of the statistics!

A look at the new South Africa..............! Am I being Sinical???????? When you become part of the statistics I presume you can't help to feel even a little bit Sinical! Tuesday afternoon I went to the postboxes to fetch my post. Parked my car as I do every afternoon - not always at the same time... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Prayer - the answer to all our problems!

Thanks for all the great comments! As you can see things are looking up. They're far from solved, but we'll get there, eventually. The wonder of prayer! "Ask, and you'll be given!" We should remember that more often! I'd like to leave to today with this quote: "There are two things you never get... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Shock? Not really!

I claimed my money for the first time last month. When I got the e-mail that the money is here I can claim it, I was overjoyed. (My finances Are a bit tight at the moment!) I signed on and surprise, surprise, I'm unable to claim my money from SA! In Rand it's a mere + R150.00. But at this stage it's... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Go camping!

Thanks for all the great comments on my last post! Last Sunday my son came running out of he sunday school classroom, waving a piece of paper in his hand, yelling at the top of his voice that they're going camping and he wants to go! I felt how my heart sank to the floor! How on earth can I allow... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Perserverance does pay!

Sometimes I think I should write a book about what can be done with perserverance. Especially regarding to ADHD. My son's teacher said to me yesterday that my son's ADHD does not affect him in any way negatively in the class. His schoolwork reflects this statement! I took him for his yearly... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Time managemet

It seems that my time is out of my hands!! Every day I think today I'm gonna do some reading and writing, but it seems that I have less of each day!!!!!! My son has now decided that he wants some chess classes as well, so I added that to the schedule!!!!!!!! Some tips on better time management might... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Retrospection on a great holiday!

Ok, we're back from an great holiday. We spend glorious days on a farm 30km from the nearest town in Namibia! In the morning we woke up with the birds singing in the treetops. During the day, the only sounds you heard was that of the sheep, goats and cattle. At times even they are silent and you can... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 23, 2008

The wisdom of an 8 year old!

Thanks for all the nice comments! For the next two weeks I'm gonna be offline once more because we're leaving for Namibia in a couple of days for a well deserved holiday. Unfortunately I don't have a laptop that I can take with me! However I'd like to share the following conversation I had with my 8... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Catch up!

Hi! I'm back! It's been a hectic couple of weeks. This is the first weekend since my last post that I actually have the time to catch up on everyone's writing. My son has been playing football every weekend for the past six weeks. In the afternoons after work I was busy catching up on all the... Sign in to see full entry.

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