After a harrowing few months, the Williams' are all packed up and searching for a house in Bloemfontein! Peter has already moved and the girls and I are visiting in Kroonstad until we have a house! Now, I am able to share a lot of secrets with you all about packing up a house by yourself with two very busy kids running around and a birthday party!!
So, firstly, it is easier to pack at night as you dont have little fingers taking out what you"ve just packed, never mind that you are exhausted by 7! Then, Woolies has a range of ready made food that just needs a few minutes in the microwave and Pick and Pay also has ready made food that needs no warming! The girls and I survived on that and a range of meals consisting of viennas, eggs and toast! And then, I have some very special friends who, if it weren't for them, I would not have made it! They cooked for us, looked after the kids when I couldn't, packed a few boxes and generally gave me the, dare I say courage, to tackle a task which was monumental! We even had a little birthday celebration for Reagan hosted by another very dear friend!
Along the way though, you will feel like you are losing your mind at the site of one more box to pack, you will get hysterical when your youngest finds a mothball and chews on it and you will definitely start enjoying a glass of wine every so often. You will also want to give your children away to the first person who looks your way and then when they are sleeping peacefully you will be apalled at your thoughts and wonder at what a terrible mother you are! Your eldest child will also tell anyone who asks where she lives that, and I quote: "Our house is all packed up in boxes", leaving you once again feeling like a terrible mother. But amidst all this chaos, we made it. We look forward to a new and different way of life and although we have a profound sadness at leaving a lot of loved ones behind in Pretoria, modern day communication and travel will allow us to keep them as close as we can. A big thank you to all of you!
So, firstly, it is easier to pack at night as you dont have little fingers taking out what you"ve just packed, never mind that you are exhausted by 7! Then, Woolies has a range of ready made food that just needs a few minutes in the microwave and Pick and Pay also has ready made food that needs no warming! The girls and I survived on that and a range of meals consisting of viennas, eggs and toast! And then, I have some very special friends who, if it weren't for them, I would not have made it! They cooked for us, looked after the kids when I couldn't, packed a few boxes and generally gave me the, dare I say courage, to tackle a task which was monumental! We even had a little birthday celebration for Reagan hosted by another very dear friend!
Along the way though, you will feel like you are losing your mind at the site of one more box to pack, you will get hysterical when your youngest finds a mothball and chews on it and you will definitely start enjoying a glass of wine every so often. You will also want to give your children away to the first person who looks your way and then when they are sleeping peacefully you will be apalled at your thoughts and wonder at what a terrible mother you are! Your eldest child will also tell anyone who asks where she lives that, and I quote: "Our house is all packed up in boxes", leaving you once again feeling like a terrible mother. But amidst all this chaos, we made it. We look forward to a new and different way of life and although we have a profound sadness at leaving a lot of loved ones behind in Pretoria, modern day communication and travel will allow us to keep them as close as we can. A big thank you to all of you!
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