Sorry everyone but as I haven't been doing too much blogging with Paul here you are going to have to suffer with it all in one go!!!
Paul left on Monday and it was not the best scene at the airport, Kelsey and I took a very slow drive back to my brothers, trying not to think about just how bad we felt... but we have already started the countdown to when he's coming back so that's something to look forward to.
We drove back down to Durban on Tuesday, Indie was so happy to see us but she kinda noticed that someone was missing too, I'm sure she keeps looking around for dad...
But we have lots to get sorted now:
K is still off school, he only goes back 21st January. He's going to be continuing in Hillcrest Senior Primary School, we had a long chat about it and after all, he's very happy at that school, even though we thought it wasn't the right school for him, and he's proven that he can work hard if he has to, plus he's now made friends there too... He's going to be in 6G (Mrs Gevers class and although he's not looking forward to going back he's excited about the new year in school) He wants to try out for the cricket team and the rugby team in winter so we have to start getting fitter...
So now I can start making plans for the business, based around the Hillcrest area, I've had my eye on a shop that has been vacant for a while, but I wanted to see what Paul thought about it first... (After all he's gotta find the rent for me for a while till we get sorted...) You know how practical men are - OK so he pointed out all the faults... and now I don't have a shop, well not for the moment. (There was a lot of baggage attached to renting this particular shop too and to be honest that was bugging me a little) So even though I want to put all the blame on Paul for the fact I don't have anywhere yet, deep down I did have my doubts. But I do have a few customers even without a premises, so I can get my stock sorted out now that the storage place is a bit more organised, and I can get mum working on pricing stock up to ZAR prices and who knows something will happen when it's supposed to...
THE HOUSE: well again, this could have been further along had we not been in Africa where the men are only qualified to make a decision.
The 'problem donga' (mini gorge) - I had suggested to the builder previously could we not dig down below the problem area and use the solid land underneath, well that had seemed like not such a good idea then, now after Paul had the chance to actually look at the problem, he came in here, did some calculations, did some drawings and hey presto guess what we're going to dig down below the problem area and build like that....But of course that's not such a far fetched idea now that another man has come up with it eh!what! Man -o- Man.
But Paul made it quite clear to Bruce the Builder that he doesn't need Paul's approval on everything that is done and I am the BOSS. New title 'Project Manager'. The diggers move in on the 19th and the whole property has to be flattened back down to solid ground another 3 metres deep, with a retaining wall against June's property!!! At least this was the cheaper option. So we're starting from scratch but we're led to believe 5 months to completion!!!(weather permitting)
June and I are already planning the rambling roses to be planted along the retaining wall. She is adamant she is going to make a gardener out of me yet! Well it's fun planning and it gives her another project to work on, she loves her gardening, even in the heat... silly woman.
Well girls as you can see I have a very busy couple of months ahead of me, I now also have my work station (sizzix/cricut/cuttlebug etc.) set up at June's place and so I hope to be able to at least get some pages done if not much card making, unfortunately it does'nt look like I'll be over in February for the Trade Show (boo hoo)(Paul says TG as he could'nt afford my spending) So if any of you who read this see the new stuff let me know what it's all about, any info would be greatly received.
Don't forget to keep in touch with each other by attending any of the Crafting Days that Sharon and Glenis are still running, for the dates etc. look at previous posts, or e-mail me if you want the details. And keep in touch with me too, I want to know what you're up to...
A thought for today:
Happiness keeps you sweet,
Trials keep you strong,
Sorrows keep you human,
Failures keep you humble,
Success keeps you glowing,
But Family & Friends Keep You Going
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