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Entering 2013 is a signifant year for our family with the children each entering a new phase of their lives. Christelle turned 21 in 2012 and graduated with a B.Comm (Financial Accounting) after a very difficult year for her when she shattered her leg in January 2012. Stefane finished matric and was offered a full scholarship to study in Youngstown, USA. Her depature in Janauary 2013 was much earlier than anticpated and our summer holiday was mingled with excitement and stress to get her departure organised. Her matric results were also very pleasing. Adriaan finished primary school and is entering high school, a new phase in becoming a teenager. He captained the U/13 rugby side and did a really good job as captain. As the year draw to a close we had therefore many things to celebrate and the new year arrived full of promise and expectations on a windless and beautiful full moon night.
Year 2012 ended on a sad note with Bobby, our 13 year old Yorkshire terrier who passed away on my birthday. He made sure I will never forget him! Adriaan and I had a really good time camping and exploring off-road trails in the Karoo immediately after we closed for holidays in mid-December. This was a wonderful week of adventure in isolated places where we could rejuvenate our souls.
2012 ended like most of our previous years. The annual fireworks on the Kleinmond beach was not as impressive as in the past, but the full moon glimmering through a cloudy sky made up for a spectacular evening. However, our annual Kleinmond holiday has changed forever. This was the first year that we did not stayed in Ouma's house. During the year they moved into a retirement village and we did not have a "home" in Kleinmond anymore. We stayed a couple of days with Jaco and then in Hanneke's house, but is was with somewhat of an empty feeling as we missed our old Kleinmond days.
I entered the year with a heart full of hope and prayers for my family to be successful in all the many new challenges that the children will face in 2013.
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