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rees with us that saff s has deteriorated but what really threw me was that when we did hip and spine x rays her bones are still in good shape her blood tests and liver enzyme tests all came back normal our vet suspected from the get go that it was neurological but to have this substantiated it would mean an mri which is very costly now don t get me wrong i am prepared to spend money on my pets but when faced with a bill of over 8 5 grand for a very old dog labradors have a maximum expected life span of 14 15 years combined with a diagnosis that would probably result in a costly operation 20k which might or might not add any time to her life span we were at a cross roads as to what to do in the end we decided to try to see if medication would assist her in feeling more comfortable and ease the stiffness after a month of the meds we had not seen any remarkable difference in our beautiful girl chatting to family didn t really help because they don t get how close we are to our animals they all recommended putting her down but it just didn t feel right to me how on earth could i make this decision especially since she wasn t that bad a close friend who works in animal rescue suggested a second opinion at an animal hospital that she uses for her rescue dogs she also told us that the vets there would be quite clear about whether it was time or not to make the hard choice for our beautiful saffs the appointment was three weeks ago i cannot tell you how relieved we are to have seen an amazing vet who was practical caring and who was very honest about how to proceed the 2nd opinion vet concurred that the issue with our girl was neurological she also felt that having the mri and the operation would be a waste of time and energy and may actually make our girl worse she has suggested different meds and has also told us that whilst our saff is in pain and is battling that the time to euthanize is not here yet i cannot wrap my head around having to say goodbye to this sweet girl who has filled our home with helicopter tail wags and the most incredibly soft brown eyes for the last 13 years i am so glad that for now we get to have her in our family for a while longer because i cannot say goodbye like what you ve read why don t you follow me on twitter like my page on facebook or check out my happy snaps on instagram romance is still alive after 13 years 26 april 2017 sam 7 comments i have to say that my husband has truly been upping his anniversary game in the last few years for our big milestone tenth anniversary he took me away to a five star country resort and surprised me with a bigger diamond ring then for our twelfth anniversary we rocked our socks off at the parlotones and an overnight stay at montecasino and then for this year s anniversary he again surprised me with a romantic weekend away at the mount grace hotel who says romance isn t alive after 13 years of marriage with the kids shipped off to granny and aunty moz for the weekend we left on friday evening for a weekend of relaxation and uninterrupted sleep i love the mount grace aside from the rooms being divine it was there that we came home with our hurricane in my belly so it s one of my best places ever the resort is so well maintained and the food is too good for my waistline the staff are amazing and so friendly i honestly don t think that there was one staff member who didn t greet us with a smile and many also had little chats with us wishing us for our anniversary and asking us what is the secret on saturday we decided to explore the area a bit and headed to some shops to explore then cliff told me about a mountain of faith that he had seen on his early morning cycle so we headed off there to check it out it was sweet someone had set up this pathway with bible verses and motivational sayings we climbed up to check out the view and on the way down we held hands and i prayed for god s continued hand on our marriage then we headed to the black horse brewery i have never been there but had heard a lot about it online so was keen to check it out wow what a beautiful setting we are definitely going back there with the kids soon then i managed to squeak in a run before the most scrumptious three course dinner with wine we slept till 08h10 on sunday morning i cannot remember the last time we slept till 08h00 we had such a stunning chilled out weekend together just connecting and talking i am blessed to have a man in my life who spoils me after many years together who is the ying to my yang who despite not being perfect is perfect for me like what you ve read why don t you follow me on twitter like my page on facebook or check out my happy snaps on instagram trenery a w 2017 collection launch 6 april 2017 6 april 2017 sam 2 comments so i ve been feeling a bit like i ve lost myself as a person the last while and when my friend jeanette asked me if i wanted to be her plus one at the woolworths trenery a w collection launch last night i jumped at the chance a night out with a good friend watching a fashion show yes please it all felt very sex in the city sitting on the runway with the most delicious champers with my runway booklet and pencil to evaluate my preferred looks as the most gorgeous models strutted their stuff admittedly i am not a regular trenery shopper i look at their ranges and whilst i love them i often think of my pocket and the fact that i have two kids to feed and school and wistfully walk past last night changed my perspective on this after seeing the most gorgeous silk utility shirt in verdant green and a few pairs of fitted trousers that caught my eye i am of the mind that it might be prudent to invest in core pieces from this range and build around them i am also totes in love with the catherine nubuck loafers like obsessed in love i had the most wonderful time drinking champers sampling the most divine canapes and laughing with a good friend with not a discussion about snotty noses school or what the hell to do during school holidays to stay sane it felt good to be an adult woman enjoying fashion and friendship thank you again jents for inviting me i had the best time having the time of their life at nickfest 29 march 2017 sam leave a comment my kids watch a fair amount of tv and their favourite shows are mostly found on the nickelodeon channels gemma is obsessed with dora and friends and is convinced that dora is actually her best friend and kade is a huge turtles fan not to mention spongebob and blaze naturally when they started seeing adverts for nickfest the pester power started mom can we go to nickfest mom do you know that it s soon nickfest mom did you see that there is going to be slime at nickfest nickfest this nickfest that to say kade was slightly nickfest obsessed would be an understatement then we got an invite to attend nickfest and guys i don t think you have ever seen two more excited kids i won t lie i totally used the threat of not going to nickfest to control the behavior in my home for a whole week i tell you the kids were in heaven on the day they got to meet the turtles dora pablo and kate and the pups from paw patrol on the orange carpet in real life they were in awe to be honest so was i gems got to hug dora and pablo and she keeps asking me when she is going to dora s house again nickfest is an assault on your senses there is so much to see and do giant puzzles kid s rides face painters climbing walls a playstation area the showmax maze and the kinderjoy area this is a very well attended event and all of the entertainment areas are free of charge so do expect to stand in a few queues we did not get to see and experience all that there was to do because once the shows started we could not get the kids to move away from the stage the shows were cleverly put together and had cute story lines to them and there was a lot of interaction with the kids needing to shout out dance and sing along when i asked kade what his favourite part was he said watching shredder get his butt kicked lol i was hesitant about pre booking for the slime pit because i didn t want to pay for the tickets and have my kids all of a sudden say no when actually faced with swimming in slime we had been told we could purchase slime access tickets on the day however when i went to purchase them i was advised that they had sold out the day before so if this is something your kids show interest in doing at nickfest don t be a dork like me and pre book your tickets to avoid any disappointment all in all we had a fantastic morning out and by the time we got home i was exhausted so were the kids we will most definitely be putting this event onto our annual calendar i often feel like i ve lost myself 22 march 2017 sam 8 comments i used to be fun i used to be spontaneous and i used to laugh a lot i don t know what it is but i often feel like i ve lost the essence of who i am i was pretty popular in school despite being the president of the nerd herd and i was always confident in the fact that i was liked and respected by my peers that confidence stayed with me as a young adult who made plenty of friends while living in the bush and starting out with my career i have always been a bit of a clown who is loyal ethical hard working kind and fun i met my delicious man and i was fun we did a lot of really cool fun stuff together like a train trip through mozamzbique and jumping off the highest bungee in the world ok i jumped he didn t but hey semantics then infertility hit and i became obsessed with having a baby i changed a lot in those seven years i was selfish hell bent on our journey to parenthood and bitter and twisted i lost a lot of the fun sassy side of me i like to think i stayed funny but it was darker shaded by despair and pain a humor born of desperation and grief then finally we got what we always wanted a wonderful baby a family except no one told me how hard being a mom was no one told me just how all consuming it is to have small babies and how much of yourself gets lost in making sure that this little person who is so very dependent on your for everything lives and grows and thrives don t get me wrong i love my family i love my home and life and all that comes with it but i often find myself thinking who am i now what is the essence of me now am i just a compilation of who i was then vs what i am now a mom and wife i know that everyone changes as life goes on and one can t expect to stay the same person forever but surely the very essence of one s self stays grounded and the same or does that core of oneself shift with life i know as the kids get older life will become easier that there will be more time for me to be me and not kade s mom or gemma s mom as all the kids at school call me in the last year i ve tried to do more for me the essence of sam so i ve focused on my running more i ve tried to read more books yet i still wonder if i m just a lost little soul drifting on the ocean of life still yet to discover just who i am please tell me i am not alone that everyone feels this at some stage of their life dadswhoplaybarbie campaign hits right in the heart win 8 march 2017 8 march 2017 sam leave a comment when we found out that we were expecting a little girl we were both blown away the young family have very few girls in their family tree and we were well tickled pink to find out that we would be adding girl number 5 to the young family then we started to worry i mean what did any of us know about raising girls yes i am a girl and my niece is a girl but on the young side of the family those who would be most involved with our kids only had boy experience that said i was so grateful that god had answered the desires of my heart and to see cliff so happy about having a daughter to dote on really made my heart sing we have both had to learn things about being parents to a daughter but what i love most is how my man has stretched his daddy legs to being the best girl dad ever he lets gemma paint his nails do his make up dresses her in her girliest outfits when i m not around and loves to play girly games with her i love seeing them interact together in traditionally girly ways i think that s why barbie has definitely hit the mark with me and i m sure many other girl parents with their newest dadswhoplaybarbie campaign i love it i mean who wouldn t have their hearts melted watching this ad i think part of the reason i love this campaign so much is i can see my own family echoed in the scenes playing out in front of me i know i am not the only woman out there who gets mushy heart eyes when they see their man playing barbie with their daughter and the folks at mattel want to see your images like mine above they are giving away a barbie hamper valued at r1552 00 to one lucky dadswhoplaybarbie entrant via my blog want to win this amazing hamper valued at r1552 00 this is how head over to my pinned post of this article on my facebook page and give it a like as well pretty please and post an image of your dadswhoplaybarbie moment in the comments section and tag 1 other mom who would love to win for an extra entry and chance to win follow me on twitter and tweet about this competition i want to win a dadswhoplaybarbie hamper valued at r1552 00 with theclam https theclam wordpress com 2017 03 08 dadswhoplaybarbie campaign hits right in the heart win winners will be announced via my fb page on the 17th march 2017 good luck t c s apply sa residents only winners will be selected by random org saying yes in a world full of no s 23 february 2017 23 february 2017 sam 7 comments i think i have said no more in the last five and a half years than i ever have in my life why in the last five and a half years because that is when i became a mom as a mother i have become so good at saying no pretty much all the time mom can i have chocolate for breakfast no mom can i swim in the rain no mom can i climb to the top of the cupboard and jump from it to your bed no mom can i ride the dog like a horse no see gemma with a pot of sudocrem in her hands again cue yelled noooooooo khoki s being welded by same child hovering over her tummy again cue more yelled nooooooo s no no no no no no no no no good lord i exhaust myself with the amount of times i say no however the time i ve had at home recently has made me slightly less anal i am finding that the less stressed i am the more i am allowing myself to actually say yes to the things my kids are asking of me i ve allowed them to face paint me in the afternoons i ve allowed them to play in the rain i ve allowed them to jump on my bed like it s a trampoline i ve allowed them to help me prep our evening meals with gasp knives all things that i probably would have said no to previously either because i was too stressed to take the time to just be with them or because it was easier for to me to just say no now whilst i don t say yes to everything i am still not allowing chocolate for breakfast i have found that saying yes to more has made f...