December Happiness...

Some pics taken during December 2011...

Happy last day of December and 2011 people!

Congratulations Gareth....

Congrats BIG ONE, thanks for being such a special friend to me and Hannah Heart.... you made us proud (insert happy dance)


Gareth weer die Man

Gareth Hemingway is vir tweede agtereenvolgende jaar as Roodepoort se Speler van die Jaar gekroon na ‘n uitstekende jaar vir die ‘Poorte waarin hy in feitlik elke wedstryd gespeel het.
Hemingway is al ‘n instelling by Roodepoort sedert sy jong dae en sy teenwoordigheid, beide as speler en kaptein, het sy span vanjaar weer gedra. Hy het van voor gelei en ook nog ‘n jaar in die Leeus se amateur span gespeel. Om vir die trofee in ag geneem te word moet ‘n speler getrou oefeninge bywoon, die nodige “skills” hê en ook vir meeste van die jaar in goeie vorm gewees het.
Die jong Leander Rademeyer, in sy eerste jaar tussen die senior manne, het welverdiend die wisseltrofee, geborg deur Taylors Debt Collecors, vir Beste Vordering ontvang. Dit was sy eerste jaar as senior by die klub en hy het met die proewe reeds gewys dat hy een van die spelers gaan wees om dop te hou. “Sy commitment en voorbeeld wat hy op en van die veld af stel het hom in aanmerking gebring vir dié gesogde trofee.”
Die nuweling by die klub, Wesley Pretorius, is as die Sportman van die Jaar aangewys is. 
Daar is ook van drie staatmakers afskeid geneem wat hul tokse aan die einde van die jaar ophang. Johan Prins, Marius van der Merwe en Thys Smith is bedank vir hul onbaatsugtige diens en bydrae tot Roodepoort rugby.
Die aand het op ‘n somber noot begin met die nuus dat Johan Prins se ma vroeër die dag oorlede is en ‘n minuut se stilte is gehandhaaf.
Die volledige lys trofeewenners is:
Onder 19's
Voorspeler van die jaar  Jan Goodman
Agterspeler van die jaar  Darien Heyns
Speler van die jaar  Nico  van Eck

Onder 21's  Voorspeler van die jaar  Bradley Rowles
Agterspeler van die jaar  Steven Griffiths
Speler van die jaar  Herman Van Eck ( provincial Pumas )

Derdes
Voorspeler van die jaar  Zane Heydenrych
Agterspeler van die jaar  Eugene McCallaghan
Speler van die jaar  Kallie Jacobs
Spelers speler van die jaar  Abdullah Adams

Sables  Voorspeler van die jaar  Daniel Gibhard
Agterspeler van die jaar  Tiaan Jacobs
Speler van die jaar  Adriaan Jacobs
Spelers speler van die jaar  Adriaan Jacobs

1ste span
Voorspeler van die jaar  Nicky Cronje
Agterspeler van die jaar  Andre Botha
Speler van die jaar  Gareth Hemmingway
Spelers speler van die jaar  Johan De Waal

Ander Pryse  Junior Provinsiaal  Herman Van Eck ( provinsiaal Pumas Onder 21)
Senior Provinsiaal  Leeus Amateurs: Gareth Hemmingway, Schalk v.d Merwe, Johan Prins, Jesse Geyer, Garhard Scholtz
Beste Vordering   Leander Rademeyer
Mees Belowende Speler  Junior Gray
Sportman van die Jaar  Wesley Pretorius
Klubspan van die Jaar  1ste Span (Assupol kampioene)
Speler van die Jaar  Gareth Hemmingway

Voorsitterstrofee  Morne Pretorius

My Mutley Heart

 

I am a dog lover, everyone that knows me can vouch on that.... So we got Mutley October 2008 and I could barely keep my exitement under control.... I use to rush home every evening so that I can take him for walks in the park near my house (at that stage I use to live in a little flat in Bryanston with no garden). He soon became a being I could not imagine living without.

He went every where with us PE, the farm, the beach etc and he is so well mannered I wish he was pocket size so that I can carry him with me everywhere I go....

His morning kisses made my day and to see his snout after work made me wanting to come home even if it was only for him....

Then I got pregnant, M and I had huge fights and Wallace was my constant comfort... I spend nights sitting in Hannah’s room to get it perfect..... he always by my side... only us 2.

We went to the farm one weekend, he got to play with other doggy friends. we got home. he depressed. So M and I decided on a friend.... and then Willow came. My little scatter brain black girly.....

Wallace and Willow got on like a house on fire and now inseparable. Willow allot more needy,. Wallace a lot more understanding.

Last night I felt terrible for not spending so much time with him, Hannah take allot of my time and... well Willow is still needy. I love you Wallace, my First one ;)

How your support made a difference....

Dear senora,

Last week, I was in Cannes at the G20 summit.  As you know, media coverage of the meeting was full of the eurozone and Greece, and you might be forgiven for thinking that’s all they discussed. But behind the headlines, something else really important happened.  G20 leaders heard your voice, and the voices of more than 400,000 others who backed our Hungry No More campaign.
What’s more, they committed themselves to a number of the short and long term agricultural solutions we’ve been pushing for to break the cycle of famine. With over 13 million people still in crisis in the Horn of Africa, I wanted to let you know what the G20 have pledged, how you helped achieve this, and what we need to do next.
In their final declaration, the G20 agreed that there is an urgent need to strengthen emergency and long term responses to food insecurity and that responsible investment in long term agricultural solutions in the poorest countries is “essential to promote food security and foster sustainable economic growth,” especially when focused on smallholder farmers.
They also pledged to reduce the dangerous impacts of food price volatility and improve the transparency of agricultural commodity markets. That could make a world of difference. Some of the poorest families have to spend as much as 80% of their household budgets on food, so sudden price rises mean real hardship.
More good news is that President Calderón of Mexico – the next Chair of the G20 – announced that food security will be one of the G20’s major priorities in 2012. The G20 has made a good start on a framework to fight poverty through agriculture, and now is the time for countries to step up and turn it into reality.
As a ONE member, you are one of our strongest advocates, and we owe you a big thank you. This campaign was just 30 days long, and here’s a snapshot of what you helped achieve globally:

• 409,000 people signed our petition urging G20 leaders to act, and more than 700,000 viewed our ‘F-word’ TV ad on YouTube
• In just one week in the UK, nearly 500 members searched for their Member of Parliament using our new toolkit, leading to a burst of tweets, personalised emails and meetings with MPs. A few members also represented ONE at Downing Street, and handed in our petition
• ONE members in France joined our Paris team to project our campaign videos and a list of petition signers’ names onto the face of the historic Hôtel de Ville
• In Germany, members’ tweets provoked a response from a Government spokesperson assuring that they considered agriculture, food prices and food security important at the G20
• ONE members in the US handed in our petition on Capitol Hill, taking our message right to the heart of the US government.

But this isn’t the end of our Hungry No More campaign. Although we saw progress, the G20 still have a long way to go to make sure these promises are more than just warm words. We didn’t hear enough urgency or commitment to implementation, and the focus could too easily move away from this crucial issue.
Our job is to stop that from happening and keep up the pressure. So when the smaller G8 meet in Chicago next year, and when the G20 gather again in Mexico, we will need your support to push for concrete results that make world leaders accountable to their commitments.
We’ll be in touch to let you know how you can help, but for now I simply wanted to say: thank you.
Together as ONE, we are making a difference.
Best wishes,
Adrian Lovett, ONE.org

Where do I belong?

During the weekend I came to realize, I dont really know where I belong. My hometown has changed and apart frome the beach, sugarcane fields and the heat, I dont really want to go back there. I dont particulary like Jo'burg I feel lonely. I only have 2 friends in a 20km radius all my other friends stay so far.

I always imagined living in a neighbourhood, having tea parties with other moms, sharing recipes and having braais in the evenings, but it is so far from that, that is just a dream.

I feel I need to make a drastic change in my life, I really cant go on like this especially if I want to enroll Hannah into a good school and to create a place that she oneday can call home. 

Home is the place your heart resides Home is the place that you decide Home is the womb that holds the soul Home is the place where one is whole Home is the glow you hold in your eye Home is the emotion that makes you cry Home is safe and a place of peace Home is where all strivings cease Home is protective against the others Home is full of sisters and brothers Home is where you find your rest Home is where you feel your best Home is a memory that follows your being Home is a dream for those agreeing Home is the place where reserves fall Home is the place you yearn to call Home is where the family meets Home is a place of restful retreats Home is the place you know you’ll be heard Home is the pace where nothing blurs Home is all these wonderful things Home is the place you develop wings Home is the place that you’ll find one day Home is the place where your heart will stay

Hannah's little gift......

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
Mother Teresa


We had so much fun today my baby girl, Mum really did try to teach you the gift of giving.....

You were so good, you were in your pram sitting up all straight and ALL the people in awe with you, you so good my little Precious girl, Mum is so proud of you even the street people with REAL big problems, their faces lit up when they see your little precious face...

We went to buy your 10 year old little boy his Christmas present, Baby some kids dont have a Mom or a family that can wake them up on Christmas morning, showering them with kisses and a christmas tree or presents... thats why we went to get him HIS Christmas present.

Always be nice to people Hannah you will never really know their problems or what they are dealing with in life.

 Make a sucess of yourself so that one day you can give to the less fortunate.... Honestly there is no better feeling, than to know you can make someone happy.... remember Mum loves you.... so much!

There's A Place In
Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could
Be Much
Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need
To Cry
In This Place You'll Feel
There's No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways
To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

If You Want To Know Why
There's A Love That
Cannot Lie
Love Is Strong
It Only Cares For
Joyful Giving
If We Try
We Shall See
In This Bliss
We Cannot Feel
Fear Or Dread
We Stop Existing And
Start Living

Then It Feels That Always
Love's Enough For
Us Growing
So Make A Better World
Make A Better World...