January 2013

1. Die Robbertzes
‘Bloed kruip waar dit nie kan
loop nie’
‘Blood flows slower than
Water’

2. “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too
long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those
who love, time is eternity.”
2013 is ook weer vinnig aan die spoed optel,maar as ons 2013 is already in fifth gear going forward but looking back at
terug kyk na 2012 dan is dit met harte vol dankbaarheid. Vir 2012 we’re very grateful for all the experiences and
ons was dit nie net ‘n baie besige jaar nie, maar ‘n jaar wat opportunities we have had.
oorgeloop het van liefde. Soveel so, dat dit nou al voel soos ‘n
ewigheid vandat ons terug is van Australie. Not only was the year a hectic but predominantly one
that overflowed with love and deeper commitment family
Ons vertrou dat 2013 vir julle soveel liefde en vreugde sal wise, leaving us guilty for not doing more to communicate
inhou, dat julle met juigende harte alles sal geniet wat julle better with friends.
doen en groot hoogtes sal bereik. Soos almal het ons
ook terug gekyk na die ou jaar en kon nie anders as om te Hopefully we will do much better in future and I am
dink dat ons in hierdie jaar baie beter met ons familie en going to re-establish contact in every way possible, especially
vriende moet kontak hou, ons lewe so bymekaar verby, with Skype and through the two websites;
gebruik altyd tyd as ‘n verskoning, maar die lewe is te kort http://www.share.za.com and http://www.robbertze.com
daarvoor. Van julle weet dat ons in ‘n ongeluk was, en dit laat
‘n mens net weer dink… You can expect a request to update your contact details.
As dit ou nuus is vir die wat ons goed ken, geniet maar die So good to be back with our children and especially the two
useless information en hopenlik maak dit julle lus om meer te new babies. At the same time we are missing Australia and all
kuier. Vir die van julle wat daar ver is, weet net dat ons the super friends we made. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could
verlang en hou asb kontak. just fall in for a quick cup of coffee or piece of Boerewors from
time to time?

3. Dit is vir ons wonerlik om terug te wees saam met die kinders Robbie... Geniet baie wat hy doen en handhaaf ‘n goeie
en die kleinkinders, maar daarmee saam verlang ons vreeslik balans tussen die besigheid, die onderwyseressie in sy lewe
na ons dierbare vriende in Australie. Dit sou great gewees het en sy off road motorfiets.
as ons net vinnig vir ‘n heen en weertjie kon inloer vir ‘n
Na 2 voet operasies en 2 oog operasies is Maudi dankbaar om
koppie koffie of ‘n stukkie Boerewors.
2012 agter te laat. Sy was helfte van die jaar op krukke maar
skop nou weer hoog.
Eie aan homself is Johann weer baie bedrywig in die
gemeenskap, soveelso,dat hy skaars tyd kry vir sy eie I am now a bionic man with two artificial knees that serves
dinge.Moet ook nie die ‘eiedinge’vlak kyk nie,want hy is nou al me very well. The operation went very well and it is just
‘n expert met beleggings. (Hy kan maar, want nou dat hy 2 amazing what these people are able to do medically these
nuwe knie het is hy so goed soos nuut!) days. My days are spent totally involved in the stock exchange
and I can’t tell you how I’m enjoying it. I have just written a
Maude is ook altyd in die diepkant… eers werk sy vir haar man website called; www.share.za.com. There is a-live forum on
en nou vir haar kinders. Die een is so erg soos die ander. … the website that you could use if what we do interests you in
any way. I’m also working on the Robbertze website to make it
a better source for information and communication. Soon we
Tiaan durf nog die lewe so op sy eie aan, maar daar is weer ‘n
will upload photos, videos and pod casts that could interest
glans in sy oog want daar is ‘n aanhangsel wat lyk asof sy die
you. There are also links to social media pages that you could
knoop kan deurhaak. comment in. It will really be great to hear from you more
often.
Mareli se troue is nou al ou nuus, maar intussen het sy ma
geword van die dierbaarste ding, Emma. Haar Restaurant bars Spare a thought for Maude. After working for me in all sorts
uit sy nate, sy het reggekry wat niemand kon droom of capacities during our marriage, she is now involved full
dat sy sou. time in helping the boys with administration in their
construction business. She reckons the one is as bad as the
other!

4. Tiaan is still on the hunt and he goes through them like a hot
knife through butter. All of it very interesting though.
Mareli’s wedding, I think, is old news but she is now a mum
with the most beautiful baby girl called Emma. We will post
some photos of both the girls. Her restaurant is total chaos.
It is so busy that she had to employ more managers to cope.
If it interests you, you could look at her website at;
http://www.blosrestaurant.co.za
Johann (Robbie) enjoys what he is doing and the two boys
make a formidable team. The one take responsibility for the
Johannesburg area and the other in Pretoria. Next time, we
will tell you more about the projects they do and the
companies they do business with. I just don’t know who is
favoured in time management between the blonde teacher
and business but he seems to be doing well on both fronts.
After two foot operations and two eye operations Maudi is
very thankful to leave 2012 behind. Grateful though, that
everything has worked out well and also involved in helping
the brothers administering their business.

5. Ons grootste plesier is om tyd met die twee kleintjies te spandeer. “Oupa Robbie” is
beide se gunsteling en hulle kan behoorlik met hom toor! Moet sê, die lekkerste is om
hulle terug te gee vir Ma en Pa wanneer die werk gedoen moet word, en rustig huis
toe te gaan…. tot volgende keer!
Ané is nou amper 4, sy is die kwaai een Emma is nou 8 maande, het altyd ‘n
van die twee en kom so amper-amper glimlag maar raak nou baie besig, want
weg met moord maar kruip diep in sy het begin loop en kan nie meer alleen
almal se harte. gelos word nie.
Ons sien daarna uit om al julle nuus te hoor en hopenlik gaan
hierdie jaar ‘n jaar wees waarin ons baie beter kontak met
mekaar hou. Baie voorspoed en baie liefde!