Happy New Year to everyone!!!

Ok, this is the time of year when I am really busy, 17th November Koji's birthday , 22 December George's birthday, 29th December Zangi's birthday and of course there is xmas as well as new year...so I am not functioning at all ....literally, went shopping yesterday and I spent £120.00 on bras....my heart is still very painful and unfortunately I cant return them...very good quality but that is too much to spend on bras! Anyway that is how crazy my life is.

I hope you all had a lovely Chrismas and will soon have a Happy New Year.

More in 2009. Keep well and thanks for reading my blog

x

My boy is 1yr old...Yepeeeeeeeeeee!

Baby who hates camera flash and he always makes funny facess when his photo is being taken....Wow! I just cant believe a year has gone by, time sure does fly when you are having fun.

Zangi's fav, banana and apple muffins, this recipe is from Annabel Carmel, I replaced carrots for bananas...absolutely yummy!

G & Z

Zangi listening to music and maybe even playing a game on computer...not good :-( way too young to be playing games on computer.

Koji eating nappy wipes...lol!

Zangi eating homemade pizza (George's recipe) this pizza is deliiiiiish! you will never eat any other pizza after eating this one, it is yummy and packed full of goodness..I am getting hungry just talking about it.

Bon fire night, we were watching the fire works from the house and George in the garden, you can tell by the confusion, Zangi scared shitless and Koji just going crazy, they dont like the noise so I think we will live bon fire night for now and revisit the idea 2 or 3 yrs from now.

Baby eating Daddy's homemade pizza and not wanting his pic taken ;-) love you son and happy 1st Birtday again.

Random pic...G and Zangi

Happy 1st Birthday my darling

Happy 1st birthday son, you can probably see how much Koji hates the flash, he is always squintnging or doing something really strange(he absolutely hates the camera flash!) this is one of the cup cakes from his frist birthday cake that he shared with friends, he had a ball, he is almost standing and almost walking...Happy Birthday Son! Mummy and Daddyy oh and big brother love you so much...xxx ...more pics of Koji to come.

Yvonne

My Dear friend Yvonne. Looking good babe!

Half of a Yellow Sun

My father in law bought me this book (Half of a Yellow Sun) about a year ago and I never really got to read it and I am trying to read at least 7 pages before I sleep, very interesting so far but the names are just something else, it is written by a Nigerian authour Chimanda Ngozi Adichie, (In the 1960s Nigeria) It got a lot of raving reviews by the daily mail, richard&judy reading club etc but the names are just doing my head in O!....I have to finish it as it will be the only book I have read the whole of this year...how sad is that?!!! And this is just making me sad because all my books are in storage, I love having my books on the shelves so I can just pick and choose...know wot I mean.

The weather is rubbish today like most days in Winter, Koji and I have really bad coughs and Zangi is running a riot staying at home... so I am thinking we are going to try baking some of Hannah's delish muffins and then later in the afternoon we can do some painting. My son is quite an artist, anyone interested in some art work, lemme know (I am his agent as well as his manager)...yes! Keeping it in the la familia.

Have a fab day where ever you are in the world.

Blogger lashes out!!!

My Dear friends and family that visit my blog...this has absolutely nothing to do with you... and I really do appreciate that you visit my blog, this entry is for certain somebodies and I am so sorry that I have had to lower myself to this level but I had no choice as this is how low they really are.

I have a draft entry that I am probably going to publish this evening when I get a chance and the kids are asleep. Apparently there are some B & W who dont know what the hell a blog is so that entry really is for them , I am explaining in lay man term what it is and why I write and why they should never visit my blog if it is not to their taste...they are a million other blogs out there and if you dont like mine, leave! (You know who are...and you have been questioning and asking and its eating you and yet you still come back for more....! Dont bother yourselves my dears just find something that you like elsewhere and please read the disclaimer. Kapish!

Making things

Pouch made of African fabric



Mande's bag made of African fabric, emblished with vintage buttons.

Beautiful African Doll made from organic materials, she is wearing a dress made of african fabric with matching bloomers.

Chama's visit to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle ( using not so very good camera)...yeah always blame it on the camera when you cant take good pics.

Chama and I when we were about to go out to dinner... 6mnths pregnant with Koji

Chama at Beef eaters....we were so hungry and the food took ages!

Congratulations President Barack Obama

I have been speechless for the past few days about Obama being elected president...I have been dreaming about it and really I have no words and everytime I think about it, the hairs on my back stand up from excitement of course...I am just so pleased, we have made history and now we know that as black people the sky is truly the limit, we are now in the most powerful office in the world...wow!!! This just means that for all you brothers and sisters out there who are dreaming of becoming a somebody or doing something extra ordinary now you know that it can achieved, Obama has shown us the way...it is totally doable!!! I am now officially a number one fun of Obama. Well done, I honestly could not say this enough. Just looking at him in the photos or watching him talk, you just know there is something special and extra ordinary about this guy. I should also commend McCain for his speech, I thought it was nice, he is a gracious loser and I kinda felt sorry for him a bit. I am happy that I am alive to see history made.

I am writing this in a hurry (Enlish, grammer and spelling not to good), kids running riot. Gotta go!

Peace love and hair grease
x

I miss Zambia

Thats me in Zambia (Safari Lodge) September 2004

Reading a book....(Safari Lodge)

Homemade

The Best Race Car Driver In The World

May I start by congratulating Lewis Hamilton.....Well done! Brilliant race, nail biting and you just did it....oh well done! a very nice end to a glorious weekend. Good race...and again well done!

Last night I watched a documentary called 'Billion Dollar Man' it was about Lewis Hamilton, I was touched and impressed at how much him and his Dad have worked so hard to be where he is, I know in the previous post I criticised him for seeing a pussycat doll. Now all I want to say is well done for all your hard work and you deserve to be happy and live your life to the full...Wow! Well done kiddo

Wedding dresses & Bridzillas

After a lot of compliments about Mande's wedding dress, I felt compelled to explain one or two things about wedding dresses and also to give you the website of where I think should be any brides first point of call when shopping around for a dress (www.pronutia.co.uk) or you can just google pronutia. This place is amazing! This is where I bought my fabulous wedding dress which I recieved raving compliments about, so far I have met at least 7 other brides who told me they also went to pronutia, literally went in picked a dress and it just felt right, also the dresses are so reasonably priced its unbelievable! (You know where you look at the price tag and you think no there must be some kind of a mistake).
If you can go into a shop and pick a dress right there and then on the spot then you know you have made the right choice, you are choosing a dress that represents you and your personality, these are dresses that just fit you like a glove (they really do!) so my point is, Ladies you should never let anyone buy you a dress, it does not feel right , a bride knows how she wants to look on her big day, she wants to look sexy, sophisticated but yet comfortable, she already has an imagine how she wants to look when thee ONE pops the question.....I know a few people who have worn dresses that have been chosen or bought by other people...they look hideous! and a friend of mine wore a dress that was bought for her, she hated it! but she couldnt really do anything about it as she had spent top dollar for it, she had no choice but wear the hideous dress (sorry mate, maybe when you renew your vows you can choose a dress of your choice...no?! A bride forms a relationship with her dress when picking it, you imagine yourself wearing it on that special day, you imagine how you will look walking down that aisle and that first dance...aaah heaven

Its kinda the same kinda feeling you feel when you meet the ONE...you just know in your hearts of hearts that he is the one , you can sort of see yourself with him in the future with a big family and I am sorry to disappoint, the ONE does not give you butterflies, the one is a reasonable mature kind of love, the butterflies are there but these are kind of butterflies that come with time and they grow as you are getting to know each other as man and wife.... the kind that you nature not the kind you feel when you are with a Brad Pitt look alike on drunken night , oh and I just have to throw this one in or the Daniel Craig look alike (you know how itslike when you are drunk, you see whatever you want to see).

Anyway, its kinda the same thing with the dress, you just know when you see it, you know its right and you know that in 30yrs time when you look at it you will be like wow...! unless you have je ne se que like my late sister josephine then you can design your own killer dress (damn that woman had class!)

Look out for future post of my wedding dress, I cant actually find a pic of our wedding on this computer :-(

So to you all brides to be, you better chose right and I mean the dress and the ONE. And remember be nice to your bridesmaids....do not become a Bridzilla!

More family photos

Mnayani, my very dear friend miss you lots!

My best friend and sister in crime Charity with Chase & Cayden.

Zangi at Mande's wedding tucking into some strawberries and keeping his toy cars close to his heart.

Thats me in Edinburgh at the Portabello beach on a not so hot day, all the same having a nice time (I was 5 mnths pregnant with Likoji).

Baby Stefani (Zuma) Hilarious!

I just cant believe that Gwen stefani named her son Zuma....QWA QWA QWA QWA....!!! these celebrities have lost it next will soon hear someone has named their child Mugabe, oh my gold! I cant wait for her to discover who her child's name sake is...LOL! This is hilarious and I will be bloging about this again, I saw it and I just couldnt wait to share.
You know I should write a African names baby book, I think that will sell well, names with a true good meaning...real names like Zangi and Likoji, unique names like that.

Family

My sweet Mulamu Mwenya my sister in law with Wana Kisu *-*

Daddy and his little girls (Moseni and Wana Kisu)

Ooooh! I love this photo, this photo should be entered in a competition or something or make chrismas cards using this photo, it would be one of those cards you just want to keep forever!

Having said that, check out this card company its called colourblind cards...they make such lovely cards, this girl Jessica is so clever! She saw a gap in the greeting card market of absolute lack of greeting cards featuring non Caucasian children and adults...and she went for it and their cards are just adorable. check it out! here http://www.colorblindcards.com

How could I forget tell you about my Mummy

That is a photo of Colette (my mummy cut).

Let me tell you about life, life is very interesting, well I guess you already know that but I will speak for myself, it has thrown all sorts of things in my direction and I must say most have been very good things and very good people, one of the many important people in my life is my mother and my very good friend Rosemary, I met her in Edinburgh when I worked for the NHS, brilliant times even though at the time she must have thought I was crazy, which I was truth be told. Our friendship grew stronger after I left and a few months later she retired, she has always been there for me and whenever I have needed a shoulder to cry on or someone to listen to my crazy rumblings she has always been there so thank you so much. Rosemary has really proved that you dont necessarily need to be blood related to someone to be relatives and she is just that.

I shall post some photos of Rosemary at a later stage. Mrs Rosie Smith, this is your post, I guess I just wanted to say thank you for being a good friend.

xxx

This Post is for my Darling friends Sibongile and Yvonne

In this pic, Yve and Ime...Hmmmm cant wait to see the bambinos. xox

Thats Sibongile in red, sorry I dont have a photo of Yvonne. Really I just wanted to say thank you for being such good friends and I always look forward to your emails...they are always long and juicy, I wait until the kids are out of my hair and then I make myself a lovely cupa tea and sit and read....with a huge grin on my face. Have you ever had friends that you havent seen for years but still feel a strong connection and really the only thing that keeps us apart is the distance and even then the lovely heart to heart emails make up for the distance. I am one of those people that honestly really count myself lucky to have you guys and know that whatever ramblings I send you I know that you get me and you know what I am talking about. So this post is to you both, you are both doing something that will making a difference to the world we live in, I am a huge follower of what you are doing and I just want to say keep it up and keep representing. I love you and I will always be your friend.

xxx

Lewis Hamilton

My bestest and favourite race car driver, Wow the kid is flying and I was so pleased when I first saw him I was like wow what a fine arse! he is super cute and humble and a very good driver and honestly I just look at him as a young brother and I am really rooting for him....even though recently I was a bit shocked! when I learnt he was seeing a pussycatdoll...surely not! He could be with some nice decent young lady not one who goes round parading in mini skirts and wearing tight fitting leather cat suits looking like catwoman...the girls cant even sing, I dont understand what the hype is about...well the only song I know or heard (not by choice) is 'dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?' I hate that song with a passion!!! If I ruled the world I would ban that song from being played full stop!

Anyway because it is Lewis we are talking about and he is like my young brother, I guess I just have to warm up to Nicole and see the nice side of her...(which is?????) .

Anyway I am sure Nicole is a lovely warm person otherwise Lewis wouldnt be with her...my only word to Nicole is look after that boy and dont break his heart. I have a feeling she is a Heather Mills, I dont know why but will see, time will tell.

I have to stop here lest people think, I am totally crazy and become a celebrity stalker.

Carb-a-licious!!!

Thats Mande in the pic....the blashing bride, you looked very nice I am very proud of you kiddo!

Ok, Ok, Ok! I know I said I was only going to put a photo of me at least until I have lost a few stones but I just couldnt help it, I really like this photo of me...fat or not, I was so happy and it shows! My lil sis was getting married and if that is not a good reason to look yummy, radiant and fabulous then I dont know what..... enjoy!