Hi, my name is Karien...

...and I’m an Internet-aholic. I was at home for three days with a sick child and virtually no internet access (unthinkable! On both counts!), then had four (or five or six, I’ve lost count) incredibly busy days at work and I seriously feel the withdrawal symptoms!! I have come to realise that I can NOT go without OPM and I am seriously addicted to my friend’s blogs.

Which kinda brings me to my next point: I was given a “One Lovely Blog Award” by Marcelle from Making Babies. Thanks, skattie, I feel honoured…and really, really need to brush up on my blogging to actually deserve the award, hehe!

The rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award" are: Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I would now like to pass this award on to the following bloggers:

Jahni at Life starts here
Nikki at So, this is life
Mandy-Leigh at Where's my baby
Kim at God's test on life
Melanie at Life happened
Tammi at Our dream come true
Eve at My TTC life
Paula at The mommy van
Twinkles at The whole 9 yards
Irene at Belly perspective
Monzelle at Joshua Connor de Villiers
Zeu at Alizee - Our journey to here and beyond
Kerry at It's who I am
Erdna at Spoegie's grand entrance

And last but not least, our very own 'naked chef' at Good food, good wine, good living

You girlies rock! (Marts, you should’ve gotten one too, but you know why you didn’t, hehe!)

In other news, my little lazy-bug…ag, uhm, I mean ladybug has finally started crawling (forwards instead of backwards)!! I have to admit that it is the cutest thing I have ever seen (naturally!). Her daddy is ecstatic, as he had been patiently waiting to hear the clap-clap of her little hands as she comes crawling down the corridor since the day she was born. As for me: of course I’m happy, I need to shed a few more kilo’s. And with a little girl who can produce things out of thin air to put in her mouth and choke on while she is stationary, I can imagine just how wide open my eyes will have to be now that she is mobile!

Lastly, I have a little confession to make: I am a horrible mother!! I do not handle throw-up. At all. NO throw-up. I was always told not to worry, that I will be able to handle my kids’ throw-up. I don’t. Therefore, a great big thank you goes out to my amazing hubby, who last week did the cleaning up every time our daughter threw up! He is the most wonderful husband and father in the whole wide world. And I will always be a terrible mother because I don’t think I will ever be able to face throw-up. End of story!