For all my American friends

I hope that you have a lovely day with your nearest and dearest. That you eat too much and have lots to be thankful for. 

(we all do, don't we).

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What do you think?

So this is all over the online newspapers so I was wondering what you all thought about this:

First Ms. Kang posted this photo on her FB page:

image was found on her FB page, but I covered the faces

Then apparently last Friday she that posted that she  was 'annoyed' by 'news stories about how overweight, nearly obese women should be proud of their bodies' - referring directly to a story by MailOnline highlighting a 'selfie' photo campaign launched by Curvy Girl Lingerie.

Now, I’m curious to know what you ladies think.

Do you think she is right?

Do you think she is wrong?

Do you think she is both a little right and a little wrong?

Phew!

What a busy weekend!  I know, they all are busy but this weekend was even busier than usual.

It all started on Friday already. I had after work drinks & the kids had their usual sport. Luckily Himself was able to sort the kids out and I managed to get home in time to put together a pan of mac & cheese out of the oven the moment they walked in the door.

On Saturday, Tiger had another football (soccer) match, which I gave a skip to go to the hairdresser. I just had to do something about my tresses! Just a quick cut & run and then back home to do a couple of loads of washing.

Cat had a swimming competition in the afternoon so after Himself & Tiger got home from football it was time to leave for that.

Poor girl was so disappointed. She thought she had a false start in the breaststroke and stopped dead … (there was no false start) so she came in 4^th.  Backstroke was okay but it’s not her best. She did, however, manage to pick up a bronze medal for freestyle (crawl). Sadly Himself & I only heard about it after the fact since we on were the train on our way to Paris when she swam that.

Yes we were in Paris on Saturday night.  The Springboks were playing rugby against the French on Saturday night. We were meeting up with two of the guys I work with, and their friend/wives to watch the game.

As expected the Springboks did not disappoint and beat the French 19/10, on their home grounds. 

Picture: REUTERS via the web

I’ll admit that it wasn’t the most exiting of games but it is always fun to watch a live match.

After the game we all went and got a couple of drinks.  Himself & I made our way to another part of Paris and then made our way back to the train station. We were on the first train back on Sunday morning.

Now, all of this would have been fine, and fun. But then,  while we were waiting for our train at the station. Just sitting there, minding our own business this guy approached us and started hassling us.

So Himself just spoke to him till he got bored and walked off, only to come back with 5 friends. Then they started getting really aggressive and insulting. So we got up and asked them to leave us alone. Only they didn’t and tried to get us to react even more.

Now, normally something like this never happens. Himself is not the kind of person who looks like a victim.

Anyway, I managed to convince Himself not to react, despite them throwing a glass bottle at us and ran off down the stairs, obviously hoping to draw us after them.

So, we ended our night with a bit of ‘excitement’, hopped on the train and came back home. I got about 2 hours sleep, got up to make us something to eat and then I had to go fetch the kids from my parents.  Needless to say I was dead asleep before 10 last night. My poor husband had to work and it turned out to be another long night. He only got home at 3:30 this morning. Poor guy was broken this morning.

Where shall we go for lunch? France?

I swear I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, just been really busy.

It has been so long but other than being busy we are all well.

A couple of weekends ago the kids & I went to visit my dad’s cousin Daniel. He lives in the Ardennes (hilly, dense forest area, popular for hiking and hunting).  We popped over to France for a lovely lunch.

Yeah how cool is that not, we just went for lunch in France. I love living in Belgium.

The kids obviously got bored listing to the old people talking so they went off discovering the town and taking photos …  

Point A is where we ate lunch - point B is where we live

my dad (l) & his cousin Daniel (r)

 

the restaurant

Hargnies - the village in France where we had lunch

Lily Allen Rocks!

I’m a huge fan of Pink because she doesn’t want girls to grow up thinking that to succeed they have to act vapid and stupid.  And because she is true to herself. She doesn’t make excuses and she doesn’t shy away from admitting that she is far from perfect. I love that fact that she will be the first to admit that marriage is hard and I love the fact that she rocks.

But Pink is not the only one.

So does Lily Allen. She rocks! and I love her new song:

Lily Allen - Hard Out Here

I suppose I should tell you, what this bitch is thinking
You find me in the studio and not in the kitchen
I won't be bragging 'bout my cars, or talking about my chains
Don't need to shave my arms for you, 'cause I've got a brain
If I tell you about my sex life, you call me a slut
Them boys be talking about their bitches, no one's making a fuss
There's a glass ceiling to break, uh huh, there's money to make
And now it's time to speed it up, 'cause I can't move in this place

Sometimes it's hard to find the words to say
I'll go ahead and say them anyway
Forget your bulls, and grow a pair of tits
It's hard, it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch

It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here

You're not a size six and you're not good looking
Well, you better be rich, or be real good at cooking
You should probably lose some weight, 'cause we can't see your bones
You should probably fix your face, or you'll end up on your own
Don't you want to have somebody who objectifies you
Have you thought about your bar, who's gonna tear it in two
We've never had it so good, uh huh, we're out of the woods
And if you can't detect the sarcasm, you've misunderstood

Sometimes it's hard to find the words to say
I'll go ahead and say them anyway
Forget your bulls, and grow a pair of tits
It's hard, it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch

It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here

A bitch, a bitch, a bitch, bitch, bitch
A bitch, a bitch, a bitch, bitch, bitch
A bitch, a bitch, a bitch, bitch, bitch
A bitch, a bitch, a bitch, bitch, bitch

And I won't let you promises, that is here to stay
Always trust the injustice, 'cause it's not going away
And I won't let you promises, that is here to stay
Always trust the injustice, 'cause it's not going away

Sometimes it's hard to find the words to say
I'll go ahead and say them anyway
Forget your bulls, and grow a pair of tits
It's hard, it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch

It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here

It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard (for a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch it's hard, it's hard out here

Bitch

 

Granny Dawn

Other than the usual craziness in our house I’m going to be doing the single parenting things for the next week or so.

My granny-in-law died yesterday so Himself is flying out to support his mom.

So if you don’t hear from me it is just cause I’m busy trying to do everything at home and at work.

She once made Himself (who was about 12 at the time) take a ½ eaten watermelon back to the grocer and demanded her money back. She said that ½ in the watermelon was just not good anymore.

Not only did she get her money back, she also got a free watermelon.

Granny Dawn, she was a force to be reckoned with and will be missed!