Hi Everybody

I was thinking of doing something special to celebrate my MUM's birthday and I have decided... to open this "blog"!!!

On this page Juan and I will tell you everything that is happening in our lives. We will upload pictures, etc. We will tell you our plans, things that we are doing, have done or would like to do.

This blog is private, I mean, nobody but you can access it. I would like all the family members to open it and read it every now and then. We will try to update it quite often. At the end of every text you can read "comentarios" You can click there and write whatever you want and we will be very happy to read it.

Everytime we write something new it will appear at the top of the page, if you want to read old posts just click "entradas antiguas" at the end of the page and it will take you to the older letters. If you have any questions about the way the blog works, just ask. It's very easy, and unless you want to watch a video I think your internet connexion can be off. The videos I'm talking about won't be ours, they will be from another web called Youtube.

And there's no better way to start with it than dedicating a few words to Mum.

Juan and I can't be there for your birthday, but at least we would like you to spend a few nice minutes reading this!

Werner writes:

Hello my liefste Moeder!!

We were planning to send you a letter / birthday card or something, but with post getting lost, etc. Juan came up with this brilliant idea of starting this blog, dedicated to you.

Can't believe you are turning sixty and you are so full of energy, working full time in your house, and doing all the wonderful things you do everyday for all your children (including dad, hahaha).

I wish we could be there to celebrate it with you, but we will be thinking of you (as we always do) and we will phone you to wish you another sixty years!!

I hope you enjoy the present which dad bought for you on our behalf.

Anyway, you know that you and the rest of our Kriel family means the world to us and that we only wish all of you the best.

Muchos besos!!!

Werner / Jonny

Juan writes:

Hi South African family! We are going to miss the celebration but promise me that we will celebrate the birthday againg once we are there. We don't know yet when we will be able to travel there but it will happen, and that time it will be both of us who go together to visit you.

I want to say sorry (in advance) because of my poor English. I am a little bit confused. Werner told me something about Annetjie's bithday but I did't understand well... Did he say that you are turning sixty o sixteen? Those two numbers sound so similar to me that sometimes I get confused... And then... did he explain to me that you are planning your sixtieth birthday party or your sexiest birthday party? (maybe Chantelle could teach you to do the catwalk and do a sexy modeling show) haha. Anyway, ENJOY whatever you plan, we will go for a special dinner thinking of you.

We hope as well that you'll have piece of... With a glass of...