Happy Birthday Mom!

It is my mom's birthday today! She is a very young 70 year old! There are not many people in the world today that can say they were invited by the Queen of England to a Garden tea party. My mother can say that she was one of those special few who were invited and attended the tea party Buckingham Palace! It comes as no surprise then that the theme for her 70th Birthday party was a Royal Tea Party, which everybody seemed to enjoy back home at my sister's house in South Africa! My family and I made a guest appearance on my sister's laptop - when they played some pre-recorded video clips to the party-goers. So we were there in spirit and in a digital format.



As for the American McCarthy's - the weekend was pretty average. After returning from a whirlwind trip that saw me spend 18 hours in California, and 12 hours of flying, I had the boys to myself on Friday night, as Liesel set up her "stall" at the Avon Kiddies Resale. On Saturday, Liesel spent the morning selling some unused toys and clothes from the boys' wardrobe. Nathan, Josh and myself spent the morning at home playing in the basement, watching some videos and having fun. That afternoon, we went with Nathan to his soccer match. Liesel chaperoned Josh in the playground while I yelled instructions and encouragement to Nathan from the sidelines. Straight after the game, the family piled into our cars and headed to Moe's for my choice of Family Fun Night! When we got home after a delicious dinner, there was just enough daylight left for me to cut my lawn!

On Sunday - went to Church and bible study in the evening. Pretty average.

On a final note, I found out that there is a Brazilian named Daniel, who follows my blog. It has even been helping him learn English! So if there are other people reading this that I don't know about, I would love you to leave a comment so I can know who else in the world reads my blog!!! Thank you!