31 March 2009

Please Vote!

I need your help... I think I've narrowed it down to 3 pictures (out of almost 140).  Which one of these do you think I should use for my prayer card?

And thank you to Shannon and Brett for taking all these pictures!


26 March 2009

Howzit

American Term............South African Term

Grocery/Food:
Grocery cart.........................Trolley
Receipt..................................Till slip
Pharmacy..............................Chemist
Napkins.................................Serviettes
Cookies.................................Biscuits
Dessert (any kind).................Pudding
Hot cereal............................Porridge
Ketchup................................Tomato sauce
Corn......................................Mealie
Outdoor barbecue....................Braai

Around the House/Yard:
Yard......................................Garden
Living room...........................Lounge
Trash can.............................Rubbish bin
Flashlight............................Torch
Bathroom............................Toilet/Loo

Vehicles/Traveling:
Traffic light...........................Robot
Trunk.....................................Boot
Van.......................................Kombi
Truck...................................Bakkie
Gasoline..............................Petrol
Congested traffic/schedule.....Chock-a-block

Other:
Vacation................................Holiday
Last name.............................Surname
To get, bring.........................To fetch
Emergency Room...................Casualty
Operating Room.....................Theatre
To give someone a call............To give people a tinkle

21 March 2009

On the road again

My mom and I took a road trip:

... to Palm Bay to see my Grandpa Breezy, Grandma Shirley, Mark & Gloria.
We went to a Strawberry Festival and to Universal Studios.



.... to Keystone Heights to see Grandma LoLo, Aunt Barbara & Uncle Pete.
It was fun reminiscing of family reunions at Grandma's every spring break.

... to Atlanta to see Vanes and Ryan O.
We celebrated Mom's birthday by going to the Aquarium. It was amazing.  Then we enjoyed a fondue experience for dinner!

11 March 2009

Snow in March!

What we did on our snow day:
Built a snowman (notice the hat Brett sculpted)
Snowball fight (boys vs. girls)
Made snowcream (delicious)
Played Clue (Erin was too good)
Drank Russian Tea (yeah Lori)
Thanks to the M family for having us over!

05 March 2009

Carolina vs. Duke

We headed to Charlotte to watch the Bobcats in style in our very own suite.
Thanks to Lori's mom!



This game was especially exciting because the Charlotte Bobcats (with UNC's Raymond Felton) played Orlando Magic (with Duke's J.J. Redick).

Lori & Lynn (UNC) vs. Brett & I (Duke)
Who won?
DUKE